"At judges' homes, the acts have one shot to impress their mentors." "[Overlapping singing]" "♪ Every little thing ♪" "♪ she does is magic ♪" "[Overlapping singing]" "Flawless." "How do you compete against that?" "My head says yes to them." "But we can't have both." "This is really hard." "I don't want to see anybody go." "Are you sure you're making the right decision?" "I think I am." "Last week, Britney Spears revealed which four teens she's taking to the live shows." "One of us is a winner here." "One." "I've made my decision." "[Dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" "You're through to the final four." "Oh, my..." "Oh, my God." "[Groans]" "Britney, thank you." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." "And L.A. Reid revealed which four over 25s he is taking forward." "This is literally my last chance." "You're in my final four." "Oh, my God, I did I thank you so much." "[Dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" "Let's do this, man." "[Laughs]" "Thank you." "Man, I-I swear to you, I swear to you." "Congratulations to you." "♪ ♪" "Is this the right journey for you?" "Demi and Simon..." "It's the moment of truth." "Reveal their finalists." "When you've got this much on the line, even 100% is not enough." "It's bad news." "[Dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" "You're going home." "[Women crying]" "I love you." "I love you." "I really do." "I love you." "I love you." "[Upbeat techno music]" "♪ ♪" "I'm here at my home in downtown Los Angeles with my category." "I've got Jillian Jensen, Willie Jones, jennel Garcia," "Paige Thomas, Nick youngerman, and Cece frey." "I have six acts, but I can only take four of them through to the live shows." "Today is one of the biggest days of our lives." "I was nervous to the point where I can't even, like, talk." "If w was to go home, I'd feel like I let my daughter down." "Nick, you ready?" "You're one step closer to your dream." "Demi's decision really means, like, the world to me." "Do you see either of us going home?" "I don't see this being the end." "For some reason, I feel in my heart that this isn't the end for either of us, you know?" "Everything I've put into this, all my hard work, I have to go on." "I really do." "I have come to my final decision." "I'm very confident in it." "This is the moment of truth." "[Dramatic soul music]" "♪ ♪" "I really can't explain how badly I want to stay in this competition." "It's just been amazing." "I've grown a lot through this experience." "♪ Ooh, LA, LA ♪" "♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, LA ♪" "Whoo!" "[Cheers and applause]" "♪ One step ♪" "♪ closer ♪" "This is everything to me." "I don't have a job anymore." "I don't go to school anymore." "I mean, this is it." "♪ I have loved you ♪" "I do feel like I did enough in my performance yesterday to deserve a shot." "♪ K kissed a girl ♪" "♪ and I liked it ♪" "♪ and all along I believed ♪" "♪ I would find you ♪" "Whatever I left in that room is all I got, so hopefully it's enough." "I want to stay in this competition more than anything in the whole entire world." "[Sighs]" "[The writer by Ellie goulding]" "♪ ♪" "[Laughs]" "Are you okay?" "Um, yeah." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "All right." "I just wanted to start off by saying you have an incredible voice." "Thank you." "There's no doubt about that." "First time I saw you, I was just blown away." "But I have a few concerns." "I feel as if you were really insecure with your performance, and in order to be a pop star, like, the biggest thing is how you entertain people." "What do you think she's talking about in there?" "I'm sure Demi will give us an explanation, hopefully." "I've made a decision." "♪ ♪" "Jennel... you're in my final four." "♪ Why don't you be ♪" "♪ the artist ♪" "♪ and make me out of Clay ♪" "This is a huge opportunity for you." "God. [Laughs]" "I was so worried." "Come here." "So much weight was just lifted off my... my shoulders." "Like, that was, like, the highlight of my life." "I'm still dreaming." "Like, I'm waiting to wake up, but I haven't." "[Sobbing]" "♪ Won't you try to help me?" "♪" "[I won't let go by rascal flatts]" "♪ ♪" "Thisisthebiggest moment ever in my life." "An opportunity this big would never come around, like, ever." "♪It'slikeastorm♪" "WhenI auditionedin  greensboro, north caroli..... ♪Thatcutsapath ♪" "Iwasverynervous." "♪ I've been thinking about ♪" "♪ this all day long ♪" "But when I got onstage, it was, like, all the nerves left and felt like I was singing in front of family." "It was, like, amazing." "[Cheers and applause]" "Going home is not an option." "Like, I refuse to go home." "I don't want to go back to shreveport at all." "For me to pursue my dreams, you know, I feel like I really can't do it in shreveport." "And I just have to get through to the live shows." "I just put my everything in it when I sung yesterday." "♪ Just keep thinking about ♪" "♪ all the love that we had ♪" "♪I willholdyou tight♪" "IfI getsenthometoday, I'll be freakin' heartbroken." "I just want this." "I need this, like, more than anything." "[What about now by daughtry]" "♪ ♪" "How are you?" "Hey." "How you doing?" "I'm good." "Good." "You good?" "I'm good." "That's what's up." "All right." "So first off, I just want to say, you know that you're completely unique." "And you have something going for you that a lot of people don't expect." "But what's difficult for me is I feel like there's this inner battle in your head." ""How much of me is gonna sing this line country?" "How much of me is gonna sing this line RB?"" "That's a really big problem to have as an artist." "So right now I'm thinking it's a big risk." "With time, you might learn how to be able to craft that and blend it in a beautiful way, bubut it's... are you ready right now?" "♪ ♪" "So I have made a decision." "You're in my final four." "♪ what about now?" "♪" "Oh." "[Laughs]" "♪ What about today?" "♪" "♪ what if you're making me ♪ all that I was meant to be thank you so much." "Congratulations ♪ what about love ♪" "♪ that never went away ♪ what if it's lost behind ♪" "♪ words we could never find*" "[Laughter]" "This means the world to me." "I feel like I'm in a dream." "That's how I feel." "If... if there's a... you know?" "I feel good." "♪ What about now ♪ I feel good." "There are only two spots left." "I made my decision." "[Cries]" "I love you." "So it's down to four, but there are only two spots left." "My heart's pounding every time I start to think about telling who is making it through and who's not making it through." "If they went through, that means only half of us are making it through." "This is definitely one of the biggest moments of my life." "If I don't make it through this, I'm going back to Ohio, and my head's not gonna be held high." "[Superman by Joe mcelderry]" "♪ I can't stand to fly ♪" "I am so close." "My first audition in greensboro, north Carolina, in front of the judges was awesome." "♪ Check out the hook ♪" "♪ while the dj revolves it ♪" "♪ ice ice baby ♪" "[Laughs]" "See ya!" "♪ Ice ice baby ♪" "My performance yesterday, I feel like I did 110%." "♪ And now, the girls ♪" "♪ are lining up ♪" "♪ 'cause they hear ♪" "♪ I got swagger ♪" "♪ but I kicked her to the curb ♪" "♪ she looked like Mick Jagger ♪" "Nothing's gonna stand in my way from winning." "I feel like I have what it takes to win this competition." "I don't wanna be known as the rapping toilet cleaner the rest of my life." "This is the most nerve-racking thing I've ever done in my life." "Oh." "All righty." "[Clears throat]" "Nick..." "Yes." "You are so much fun to watch onstage." "You know, you have the ability to light up a room and get everybody on their feet." "My concern is... with all the talent that I've seen, we've set a really high" "bar." "All right." "Nick, I've made my decision." "[Apologize by onerepublic]" "♪ ♪" "And you're going home." "Thank you." "♪ It's too late ♪" "♪ to apologize ♪" "♪ it's too late ♪" "♪ I said it's too late ♪" "♪ to apologize ♪" "♪ oh, yeah ♪" "Ah, well, I'm going home." "It... it hurts." "Like, it's like a bad break-up right now." "It's..." "I don't know." "There's not really words I can say to the fact that I'm leaving" "Los Angeles, California, and I won't be back, you know?" "Man, I got nothing, man." "I got nothing at home." "You just gotta take what you learned here and all of that and just keep grinding, dude." "You know what I'm saying?" "Like, you guys don't understand." "Like, it wasn't good enough." "[Exhales]" "If they all got yeses, we each have a one-in-three chance of making it." "[Door opens]" "Paige, they're ready to see you." "When I had first walked onto the stage for the judges, it was an amazing experience." "♪ I'm goin' down ♪" "This is definitely the biggest opportunity of my life." "I wouldn't have to worry about if I can provide for my daughter or not." "I did my best that I could do yesterday." "♪ Now turn up the music ♪" "♪ I need it in my life, yeah ♪" "I know I have what it takes to potentially win this thing, but I need a yes for Paige and for jade." "How are you?" "Good." "[California king bed by rihanna]" "Okay." "So, Paige..." "Yes?" "Iwannastartoff bysaying there's nobody in the world that can say that you are not a beautiful, gorgeous person who has that star quality about her." "Unfortunately, it's not just about that." "Yeah,I know." "Andeachweek,we needed to see you grow." "IknowIhave something in me." "I know it, and, you know..." "This whole journey has just been, like, up and down for me a little bit 'cause not only am I trying to collect my nerves as a contestant alone." "Like, I'm a mother too." "Ihaveno doubtthat whatever your future holds..." "ThisisallIgot." "You'regoingto continue to be a wonderful mother." "[Exhales]Just...the question is, is this the right journey for you?" "Ibelieveit is ." "I do." "♪JustwhenIfelt like ♪" "♪ giving up on us ♪" "♪ you turned around ♪" "♪ and gave me one last touch ♪" "Allofthatbeingsaid , I made my decision." "[Sniffles]" "♪Myeyesgot wetter♪" "♪ so confused when I asked you ♪" "♪ if you love me ♪" "♪ but I don't wanna ♪" "♪ seem so weak ♪" "♪ maybe I've been ♪" "♪ California dreaming ♪" "♪ yeah-eh-eh-eh ♪" "You'regoingthrough to the final four." "[Cries]" "♪Californiakingbed ♪" "Congratulations." "Oh,mygosh!" "Sorry!" "[Giggling]" "♪A thousandMilesapart♪" "Oh,myGod." "Don't pass out." "Thankyouso much." "Thankyou." "Congratulations." "Thankyou." "Mm-hmm." "[Sniffles]" "♪MyCaliforniaking♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ my California king ♪" "[Sighsandcries]" "Dang,girl,calmdown." "Ican't." "My face is numb." "I made it." "I'm so happy." "Now I can just come out and just really show the world what." "I can do." "I'm so excited." "I'm ready." "I'm so ready, and I'm so happy and blessed to make it to live shows." "I really am." "♪MyCaliforniaking♪" "So it's down to two..." "Jillian and Cece... but I can only take one with me to live shows." "Like, this could be it." "This could be the start of a completely different life or going home." "I'm really hoping it's the answer that I want." "I have come such a long way, not only in this competition, but as a person as well." "The first time I stepped onstage at the first audition, I mean," "I had never been so scared in my entire life." "♪ Seeing is deceiving ♪" "♪ dreaming is believing ♪" "♪ it's okay not to be okay ♪" "I'm not that bullied little caterpillar anymore." "I'm not just sitting there, taking all the mental, emotional abuse." "♪ You're keepin' me ♪" "♪ do-o-own ♪" "I am a butterfly." "This is my opportunity to fly, and this is my... this is my time, and I believe that with all my heart." "Just, I don't know what's going on through my head." "Yeah." "I just can't go back and sell stamps." "[Sniffles]" "Getting a yes today will change my life in more ways than" "I can count on all my fingers and toes." "This whole experience has changed me little by little." "When I went to my first audition, I was Cece." "I was a boss." "I was here to work." "♪ You're the kinda guy ♪" "♪ a girl finds ♪" "♪ in a blue moon ♪" "♪ hey, you got soul ♪" "♪ you got class ♪" "♪ you got style ♪" "♪ and you're bad ♪" "And slowly, as I've gone along, I've just gotten to know myself." "♪ Oh yeah ♪" "I'm worried because even though I do believe in myself... ♪ Oh, whoo, whoo, girl ♪" "♪ look at that body ♪" "Demi could see something totally different." "Got the sassiness." "You've got the rock star quality inside of you, and sometimes, it borderlines a little bit unlikable." "I just want it so much." "If I get a no today, it means I go home, and it means that I have to go back to work on Monday morning." "I'm gonna be devastated, absolutely devastated." "[Fix you by coldplay]" "♪ ♪" "I want that yes so bad." "It means everything." "It can't be over." "I need to hear a yes today so badly." "I just need that." "I need that word." "Hi." "Hi." "How are you?" "Terrified." "How are you?" "Good." "That's Jill." "That's Jill." "Jillian." "Hi. [Laughs]" "You are so extremely talented, and everyone can see that." "Cece, I told you that it was going to be difficult trying to find a balance between on fire, fierce with attitude in a way where people can still relate to you." "The problem is, is this competition is based on more than just incredible vocals." "Yesterday, when you sang, I knew that you took my advice, but it went a little overboard." "[Sniffles]" "I tried really hard." "[Cries]" "Sometimes, I have to make some really, really tough decisions." "♪ Tears come streaming ♪" "♪ down your face ♪" "I promised myself I wouldn't cry." "I promised." "[Cries]" "This just means everything." "[Hiccups]" "Jillian..." "Cece..." "♪ lights will guide ♪" "I've made my decision." "♪ You home ♪" "♪ and ignite your bones ♪" "And you're going home." "♪ And I will try ♪" "I'm so sorry." "[Sobs]" "♪ To fix you ♪" "♪ ♪" "[Sobs]" "She is so overjoyed." "♪ Lights will guide ♪" "♪ you home ♪" "Thank you." "♪ And ignite your bones ♪" "[Cries]" "♪ And I will try ♪" "♪ to fix you ♪" "Are you serious?" "♪ ♪" "[Cries]" "You did everything you could, okay?" "And we know we've worked so hard for so long, for so long together, okay?" "It sucks." "[Sobbing in distance]" "Oh, my God." "[Both crying]" "♪ ♪" "You're in my final four." "[Sobs]" "[Laughs] Come here." "[Sobs]" "♪ ♪" "[Sniffles]" "Go celebrate." "[Laughs]" "♪ ♪" "I'm from the middle of nowhere, and I get to come back, and I get to see it again, and I get to be here and work here and live the dream, you know?" "I don't have to be in a place where I don't belong anymore, and it just feels unbelievable." "♪ And I will try ♪" "[Sobs]" "Shh." "Today is the day." "I've got six acts, but I can only take four through." "I have made a decision." "Simon has our fate in his hands." "It's bad news." "[Crying] Oh, my God." "I'm here in Miami, my place." "My category is groups." "I've got emblem3." "I've got sister c, playback, dope crisis, lyric 145, and lylas." "I've got six acts, but I can only take four through." "Today, very simply for these contestants, it's the moment of truth." "Grab my mom's lucky ring." "Okay, man." "This is it." "Everything's riding on this moment, everything we've ever worked on." "Simon has our fate in his hands." "It's just weird thinking that the decision's already made, you know?" "Our emotions are on a roller coaster." "This right here is going to be the determination of our future." "If we weren't here, would we be doing something greater than this?" "Definitely not." "It's crazy to think that in a few hours, our futures are gonna change." "If we didn't get a yes today, I would feel like we're back at square one." "To go home now would just blow." "It does not get any bigger than this." "We just gotta hope for the best." "[Uplifting music]" "♪ ♪" "Yep, this is it, man." "Can't be our time to go." "There's no other way that we can think at it." "This whole experience has just been motivation." "It was like the first audition was intense because you don't really know what to expect." "This is, like, I'm pretty sure it's one of the biggest things that anybody here has ever done in their life." "♪ You out here giving ♪" "♪ these rappers more credit ♪" "♪ than they deserve ♪" "♪ but lyric the landlord ♪" "♪ is evictin' them to the curb ♪" "♪ my word ♪" "♪ I am a problem unsolved ♪" "♪ and all these other ♪" "♪ hard rappers ♪" "♪ getting unthawed ♪" "♪ hey Demi ♪" "♪ you really got somethin' ♪" "♪ that I need ♪" "♪ I see you trying to flirt ♪" "♪ I just hope you not a tease ♪" "♪ yo, my team, how we runnin' ♪" "♪ you thinkin' it was ♪" "♪ a stampede ♪" "♪ Andre, what you rollin' with ♪" "♪ son?" "♪" "I've heard some of the best talent I ever heard in my life since I've been here, but I've never seen this before, and I just think that the world is ready for something different," "and I think that's what it means to be the x factor." "♪ Uh, hopped out the plane ♪" "♪ at the l.A.X. ♪" "♪ with my dream ♪" "♪ and my cardigan ♪" "♪ welcome to the land ♪" "♪ of the fame and sex ♪" "Both: ♪ whoa ♪" "♪ are we gonna fit in?" "♪" "It's crazy to think." "I mean, like, this could be the life that we are living, you know, in some time." "The lives that we were living before, we were trying to survive." "It was more like survival instead of living." "Right now, we're living." "[What if by Jason derulo]" "So much of my passion comes from growing up in flint, Michigan." "When you come from a situation like that, you don't have a choice but to win." "♪ ♪" "How are you?" "Good." "How do you think you did?" "We definitely put our all." "I left my voice on the stage, literally." "[Chuckling]" "Well, I felt for you, yesterday, the pressure." "When you've got five days to compete with bands who've been together for years, that's quite a daunting thing to do." "What I did like about the song was... is that I love the humor you brought into it." "I like the fact that you are performers, and you had fun with it." "Unfortunately, as you know, we've only got limited spaces for the live finals, and I have to put people, if I'm being honest with you, who I believe are gonna absolutely blow people away." "So what it comes down to:" "Do we make a good decision or a bad decision doing this?" "And I have made a decision." "♪ What if ♪" "♪ what if ♪" "♪ what if ♪" "It was a good decision." "Yes!" "[Laughs]" "♪ We can't tell ♪" "♪ the future, no ♪" "I've made a very good decision." "Love you guys." "Thank you so much." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." "You deserve it." "God, thank you, thank you." "I love you guys." "We're grateful to be here." "We love the experience and everything that's happened so far, but we're ready to go on and keep going and keep stepping." "Like, definitely, we're just hungry, hungry, hungry." "[Breathe in, breathe out by mat kearney]" "♪ ♪" "It'sthelongestwalkever ." "Yeah." "I thought our performance yesterday went really, really well." "♪ Girl, you got my heartbeat ♪" "♪ running away ♪" "♪whoo♪" "♪beatinglikeadrum ♪" "♪ and it's coming your way ♪" "Going back to Philly would suck." "I feel like we've worked so hard to become good, so basically, if it's no, then you're not." "What's goin' on, Simon?" "Everythingisfine,and you ?" "Doinggood,man." "Justa littlenervous." "Youhadalongnight,right ?" "Yes,verylongnight." "Yes." "Howdoyouthinkyoudid?" "Ithoughtwe didgreat." "Yeah?" "Ido,Ifeellike weput our heart and soul out there." "Ithoughtyoucouldnothave put anything more into that performance." "Thankyou." "Igenuinelyfeelthat." "Um, the difficulty I've had is, do I see you as recording artists?" "Where do you fit in the market?" "Could you take the place of somebody else?" "I have come to a decision." "Okay." "♪Breathein ♪" "♪ and breathe out ♪" "♪ breathe in ♪" "It'sbadnews." "I'm afraid you didn't make it." "Okay." "I'mreally,really sorry to tell you this." "Okay." "Cool." "Itisverysad that it wasn't enough." "Our best wasn't enough." "Time here is done." "It's over." "[Sighs]Wow." "Ourfirstaudition was, like, so epic." "It was amazing." "♪ Let's take a trip ♪" "♪ to sunset boulevard ♪" "♪ in the city of stars ♪" "♪ the city of blinding lights ♪" "♪ and starry eyes ♪" "♪ I said now welcome ♪" "♪ to the city of angels ♪" "It was a great experience." "Really, a lot of learning." "It was hard work, and it really showed that, you know, this job isn't just all fun and games." "We'refromcali,so, like, that's totally part of our lifestyle is to work hard, play hard." "Wearefocused." "We want this." "This is an awesome opportunity." "Yesterday, we had, like, an incident in the middle of our performance." "[Acoustic pop music]" "♪ ♪" "Bring it around." "One more." "♪ Yeah, I resolve ♪" "♪ to call her up ♪" "All:♪ a thousandtimes♪" "♪ a day ♪" "Youlostyourway a bit there, didn't you?" "Itwasareally humbling experience." "[Somewhere only we know by keane]" "If we got a no today, I mean, I would be absolutely disappointed." "Oh,yeah,if theexperience ended today, um, I would feel like we're back at square one." "Restart,basically." "Simon." "Youinahurrytohear the news, aren't you?" "Yeah,what'sgoingon?" "I'm freaking out." "I feel, personally, like we've done pretty good." "I don't know how you do." "Um, we really wanna work with you, man." "You're the best in the business, and we just have to make you wanna work with us." "So we're trying to give you..." "we wanna give you everything that we got, man." "Iappreciatethat." "Um, I have been impressed with you from the minute I first saw you." "The very first audition, this was the first time when I got excited about a group." "I always like originality." "I like people who have charisma." "And you're fun." "What I did pick up, unfortunately, I didn't feel, yesterday, you were quite as rehearsed as the others." "When you got this much on the line, even 100% is not enough." "Yeah." "I understand." "♪ ♪" "Hey, we did our best, right?" "No,I don'tthinkyou did ." "I don't think you did your best." "It was good, but I would've expected better." "Iknowyesterdaymay not have been top, but, dude, we're ready to do this, like, for real." "I'm ready to give my everything." "I'm... this is it." "Thisisit ." "I mean, I breathe and sleep music." "That's it." "That's all I wanna do." "Imadeadecisionlast  night, guys, and you know me." "I like to work with winners." "♪ ♪" "I think you're winners." "Holy...stopit ." "[Overlapping chatter]" "Thankyouso much." "Yougottastop doing that, man!" "You're making me grow old too fast." "Seriously,I 'm getting gray hairs." "Iswear,everysingletime , I get another chest hair." "♪Endof everything♪" "♪ so why don't we go ♪" "♪ somewhere only we know ♪" "Weneedto stepupourgame." "We need to take this very seriously." "Uh, yes, we are really chill and laid-back, but we have to step it up and show the audience now, who are completely involved with live shows, that we really care, and we really want this." "[White horse by Taylor swift]" "♪ ♪" "I'm here in Miami, my place." "My category is groups." "I've got three groups left:" "The boy band we formed at boot camp, playback, sister c, and lylas, and only two can go through." "And I think there's one act who are gonna be devastated." "♪ Say you're sorry ♪" "♪ that face of an angel ♪" "♪ comes out ♪" "♪ just when you need it to ♪" "It's just a waiting game, and our fate has already been decided." "Nobody wants to go home after all the hard work, and after we've come this far, it'd be devastating." "It's definitely been a struggle coming from Texas, and we're used to playing on these teeny-tiny stages, to working on this giant stage with an audience that's massive." "All: ♪ got a high-rise fla ♪" "♪ in Hollywood ♪" "♪ from a married man ♪" "♪ wasn't up to no good ♪" "What I'm worried about is, are people gonna like you?" "Because you do come over a little bit standoffish." "We performed in front of Simon, and I think we did the best we could with it." "♪ You'll be okay ♪" "♪ in time, baby ♪" "♪ but it won't be today ♪" "Both: ♪ walk around ♪" "♪ and take a look ♪" "♪ at the bed that you ma-a-Ade ♪" "I think if we were to proceed from here, people would really see how just goofy and normal girls we are." "It's a sign." "It's a good sign." "Your rainy day is going away." "♪ Regrets collect ♪" "♪ like old friends ♪" "We're definitely feeling some heat." "It would be devastating if we weren't to move on." "Hello, girls." "All:" "Hello." "Bit of a sleepless night?" "Very." "Yeah?" "So what did impress me yesterday is that when I heard you sing, I can imagine in the future recognizing you on radio." "I think the three of you've got very, very distinct voices." "I have had an issue in how much you kind of wanted this, whether people would support you." "Talent is the most important thing, but then personality and likability is really, really important as well." "And I have made the decision about whether you make it through to the live finals or not." "♪ I'm gonna let it happen ♪" "♪ to me ♪" "I think America are gonna love you." "[Gasps]" "You've made it through to the finals." "Thank you so much." "Oh!" "[Laughs]" "You are so... we're gonna be in front of, like, millions and millions." "Like, the whole nation." "We're going to the live shows." "We're going to the live shs.S." "♪ Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ♪" "♪ ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪" "♪ ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪" "♪ ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪" "[Secrets by onerepublic]" "So now, it's down to only two acts, the girl group lylas and the boy band playback." "But there's only one spot left." "I've dreamed of this my entire life, and now we're here together, and this moment is huge." "We all came in as solo artists, and we all had our own thing that made us kind of, like, special." "♪ All these people ♪" "♪ all these people ♪" "At my first audition, Simon told me that he sees the steel in my eyes." "You've got that steel in your eyes and ambition." "I really hope that he still feels the same way and that he believes in our group." "When we were told that we were going home, we were knocked down." "A lot of you really deserve to go further." "I'm really sorry." "Thank you very much indeed." "We were just on the verge of just giving up." "We were given another chance." "You are all invited to the judges' homes." "[Cheers and laughter]" "We really took our second chance seriously, making sure that we've done all that we can to stay here." "♪ You're a rich girl ♪" "♪ and it's goin' too far ♪" "♪ 'cause you know ♪" "♪ it don't matter anyway ♪" "All:" "Hey!" "♪ You can rely ♪" "♪ on your old man's money ♪" "♪ you can rely ♪" "♪ on your old man's money ♪" "The last thing I wanna do is be further from my girlfriend" "Tori another year." "A yes today would totally fix all my problems and all of our problems, really." "You get the opportunity to become a group." "You just can't have that stripped away from you." "Exactly." "We've all had this dream for a very long time." "To get a no and go back home, that would be the end of us." "It's the worst thing I could ever imagine." "It would feel like everything we've worked for just kind of disappeared." "This morning, we're feeling nervous." "It's crazy to think that our futures are gonna change." "[Singing]" "We entered the competition, all of us, as solo artists, and then we got eliminated." "I'm really sorry." "Thank you very much indeed." "And it was so sad and devastating for us all, you know?" "And then all of a sudden... you are all invited to the judges' homes." "[Shrieking and laughter]" "I think it's really impressive, the fact that we were thrown together, five individuals." "I..." "I'm honestly very, very proud of absolutely every one of us." "All: ♪ impossible ♪" "♪ impossible ♪" "♪ impossible ♪" "♪ impossible ♪" "We have worked so well together in these past few days, and we have bonded as not only performers and artists but friends." "It would actually mean everything to me if we make it to the next round." "My family sacrificed so much." "I just wanna, um, make them very proud of me." "[Against all odds by westlife featuring Mariah carey]" "♪ ♪" "If he says no, like, if this is... this might be it for our group, and if he says yes, like, this is just the beginning." "♪ Walk away ♪" "Our fate lies in the hands of Simon right now." "We're a few steps away." "All we need is a yes today." "♪ When I stand here ♪" "♪ taking every breath ♪" "Hello, boys." "Hey, Simon." "What's up?" "Right." "How are we feeling?" "A little nervous?" "Yes." "Just a little bit, yeah." "I've kind of been in this place before, you know, where groups have been put together from the show." "Sometimes, it doesn't work." "Sometimes, it has worked ecectacularly well." "♪ So take a look at me now ♪" "I was very, very impressed with your vocals." "♪ There's just ♪" "♪ an empty space ♪" "And there was a great energy, and I felt a friendship and a chemistry." "But you do understand that when I put someone into the live shows, I have to have total and utter confidence that they can deliver under an awful lot of pressure." "♪ You're the only one ♪" "But I have made a decision." "♪ Who really knew me at all ♪" "♪ so take a look at me now ♪" "♪ there's just an empty space ♪" "It's bad news." "♪ And there's nothing ♪" "♪ left here to remind me ♪" "♪ just the memory of your face ♪" "♪ so take a look at me now ♪" "I'm really sorry, but it's been a pleasure meeting you all." "Thank you very much." "♪ There's just ♪" "♪ an empty space ♪" "♪ but to wait for you ♪" "It just sucks to go home." "To have to tell the people that you love most that you messed it up?" "It's the worst feeling in the world." "♪ But to wait for you ♪" "♪ is all I can do ♪" "♪ and that's what ♪" "♪ I've gotta face ♪" "You are through." "[Shrieking]" "[Simon laughs and applauds]" "Oh, my God!" "[Overlapping chatter]" "Come here, girls." "Come here and give me... [Shrieking]" "Oh, my God." "Thank you so much." "I was seriously, seriously blown away, as was Marc." "♪ ♪" "[Screaming]" "Mom?" "Hi, baby." "We made it to the live show!" "[Shrieking]" "[Giggling]" "Hello, ally's mommy!" "All:" "Hi!" "I still can't believe that we made it to the live show!" "[Shrieking]" "Next week, the x factor goes live, and fighting for a shot at the $5 million recording contract are Britney Spears and the teens..." "Carly rose sonenclar is like an angel." "♪ Oh whoa ♪" "Her voice is completely flawless." "She's a true star." "Beatrice Miller has the look, she has the personality, and she has the voice, which I think is gonna be very intimidating to the other teams." "Arin ray is the whole package." "I feel like his voice has so much personality into it, and when he performs, it shines through." "And diamond white." "Diamond white is a spitfire." "I think she's really funky and spunky, and I think she's gonna really surprise us." "Demi Lovato and the young adults..." "♪ all day long ♪" "Willie Jones is so original and incredibly unique." "There's absolutely nothing like him in this competition." "Paige Thomas... no doubt she's a superstar." "You can tell when she walks in a room, everything about her is a star." "She has what it takes to win." "Jennel... she's got the attitude, and she has one of the best voices in this entire competition, and I'm so excited that she's in my group." "And Cece frey." "Cece has a stage presence." "She may not be the most likable person in the competition, but" "I believe that I can get America to fall in love with her." "L.A. Reid and the over 25s..." "David correy has as great voice and talent and charm, so I expect big things from David correy." "Jason Brock's voice is angelic." "This a very tough category, but this is flamboyance at its finest." "Tate Stevens is someone that you have to take seriously." "He's the real deal." "He is an American classic." "And vino Alan." "Vino Alan may have the strongest voice in the entire competition." "He's the greatest example of, "don't judge a book by its cover."" "And Simon Cowell and the groups..." "I love this group of girls." "I see massive, massive potential here." "They look great." "They have great voices." "I think they're professional, I think they sound great, and you just don't ignore talent." "I like this combination." "The two guys needed her, and she needed the two guys, and they're different." "And emblem3." "I think they could be the surprise in this competition." "They're funny, difficult, trouble, but everything I like in a boy band." "The battle is officially on." "This is where it gets competitive." "Now it gets serious." "They just have no idea what's coming their way." "That's the x factor, live November 1st, 8:00/7:00 central."