"[dramatic music] everybodyistryingtogetin" "There... thebigdayisfinallyhere." "thousandsofpeopleare here" "Today, all here trying out for" "The x factor." "thelargestprizeinmusic" "History... wehaveseenIages ,from" "12 to..." "Up to 88." "alsointhenews,simon" "Cowell's new show x factor is" "Off to a good start." "He is confident that this whole" "Show will yield a superstar." "[crowd cheering]" "shutitandstartsinging." "youhaveagiftthat isnot" "To be wasted." "youhaveto comehere" "Prepared to win it." "yougetthatthisisa" "$5 million prize." "youhadme beforeyou even" "Sang." "thisfeelsgood!" "♪singittheboys♪" "♪sing it for the girls ♪" "♪every time that you lose it ♪" "♪sing it for the world ♪" "I'vedonethisalong ,long" "Time." "That was one of the best" "Auditions I have ever heard in" "My life." "[crowd cheering]" "♪singitforthe deaf♪" "♪sing it for the blind ♪" "♪sing about everyone ♪" "♪that you left behind ♪ doyoureallywantasinging" "Career?" "I'mgonnahavetosayno." "Idon'tneedtosoundlike" "Anybody else!" "I sound like me!" "I don't know who else I oughta" "Talk to!" "[sobbing] whyaretheydoingthis to" "Us?" "♪singitforthe world♪" "♪yeah, you got to see ♪" "♪what tomorrow brings ♪ it'sridiculous!" "Idon'teverlie !" "♪singitforthe world♪" "I'mtellingyounow ,ifit" "Carries on like this, I'm [bleep] hating this." "What is going on?" "This is total, utter [bleep]." "It's just not working." "[upbeat techno music]" "♪♪" "america,thisis it ..." "The search for an act worthy of" "A $5 million recording contract" "Is on." "Welcome to the x factor." "♪I'montheedge♪/i yes,thehuntfor the next" "Big thing in music starts here." "And the auditions begin in the" "City where people from all over" "The world come to make their" "Dreams come true..." "The home of the stars" "Los angeles." "[crowd cheering]" "And a record-breaking 20,000" "People have turned up, making it" "The biggest audition turnout the" "City has ever seen." "whata seaof humanity" "Showing up here to try out for" "Simon cowell's new show the x" "Factor." "wecanhardlybelieveit." "it'ssoexciting." "[crowd chanting] keepgoing." "Don't stop, folks." "Ineedeverybodyfocused." "We have thousands of people." "Ready to go, guys." "thecompetitionis opento" "Singers age 12 and upwards," "Whether they are soloists or" "Groups." "andtheyallhavethesame" "Dream... ourdreamis to performat" "The grammys." "youknowhowpeoplegoback" "And look at elvis?" "I want people to go back and" "Look at me like that." "wewannabe biggerthan" "The jackson 5." "♪I'montheedge♪/i" "♪of glory ♪/i andthey'reallcompetingfor" "A record-breaking prize." "It's the biggest prize in" "Television history" "A recording contract with sony" "That guarantees the winner" "$5 million." "♪I'montheedge♪/i notonlycanIhelp outmy" "Family and friends, but I can" "Buy myself stuff." "it'slikewhateveryone" "Dreams about." "This is like the most surreal" "Prize in the world." "wetakethe$5millionandgo" "Base jumping off the empire" "State building." "[record scratch]" "Swag!" "♪I'montheedgewith you♪ /i buttherearefourpeople" "Standing between them and that" "Amazing prize..." "The x factor judges." "Heading up the x factor judging" "Panel, he's back." "It's simon cowell." "As a record executive for sony," "He's responsible for 300 million" "Record sales, and he's renowned" "As the most successful talent" "Scout on the planet." "Iwalkedawayfromthenumber" "One show in america to launch a" "Brand-new show." "The whole thing's a gamble." "But that's what makes it" "Exciting." "joiningsimoncowellis" "Grammy award winning songwriter," "Producer, and record executive," "L.A. Reid..." "The man responsible for the" "Careers of mariah carey, pink," "Rihanna, usher, and justin" "Bieber." "Iwasthechairmanofisland" "Def jam." "I had to walk away." "I walked away from friends." "I walked away from a lot of" "Money." "I made a decision to take a shot" "At discovering the next" "Generation of stars." "joiningthelosangeles" "Auditions, uk pop star" "Cheryl cole." "She's a member of british" "Supergroup girls aloud, a solo" "Artist in her own right, and has" "Sold over 10 million records in" "A career spanning a decade." "comingtofindastar in" "America, for me, is one of the" "Most exciting things ever." "Most of the biggest superstars" "In the world come from america." "So the chances are we're gonna" "Find somebody amazing." "andfinally,it 'sthereturn" "Of choreographer and performer" "Paula abdul." "Having had a string of hits and" "Worked with the biggest stars in" "The world, she's no stranger to" "Judging talent." "Ican'twaittogetstarted." "I can't wait for all the amazing" "Surprises we're about to" "Encounter..." "And I'm looking forward to" "Sitting next to my partner in" "Crime." "He's a handful." "But so am I." "laterinthecompetition," "The contestants will be split" "Into four categories, and the" "Judges will go into battle," "Mentoring one category each." "Then they'll choose which" "Contestants to take to the live" "Shows to face your vote ahead of" "The season finale just before" "Christmas." "But for now, they're working" "Together to find a star." "But it's not just the judges" "That the contestants have to" "Audition for." "Because these auditions take" "Place in arenas in front of" "An audience of thousands." "[crowd cheering, music playing]" "So the audience are in place and" "The judges arrive for the first" "Day of auditions." "[background noise] pleasewelcome..." "The judges, l.A. Reid..." "Cheryl cole..." "Paula abdul..." "And simon cowell." "uh,paulaneedsacushion." "Paula, stand up." "howembarrassing." "that'stoohigh." "That is too high." "andfirstup ,hopingtoget" "At least the three yeses needed" "To get to the next round of boot" "Camp is 13-year-old rachel crow." "who'sauditioningtoday?" "me." "what'syourname?" "rachelcrow." "I'm rachel crow." "I'm 13 years old, and I'm in" "Eighth grade." "you'regonnastepoff tothe" "Holding room on the left." "okay." "Ireallywannabea singer." "I know that's like a big dream," "But you know...[laughs]" "I sing all the time." "Just all the time, everywhere I" "Go." "My sister says it's 'cause I'm," "You know, crazy." "But I don't think I'm crazy." "I think I just love singing," "So... rachel,followme backstage." "♪tonight,tonight♪ oh,mygod!" "I'm nervous!" "I'm just so excited." "Ah!" "myfamilyis supportive." "Thanks, mom." "doesn'tmatter." "rachel,I needyouuphere ." "You're first up." "mom... allright,youguysstand" "To the side." "thisauditionis themost" "Important thing I've ever done" "In my life." "Hi!" "whatisyourname,lovely" "One?" "mynameis rachelcrow." "areyouexcitedtobehere?" "yes,very." "I'm like so excited." "I can't even--[laughs] youtwoarenot relatedin" "Any way?" "[laughter]" "Possible." "Well, it's you!" "oh,mygosh." "andrachel,important" "Question for someone your age." "What would you do with the" "$5 million?" "okay,soyouguysmightthink" "This is crazy, but my family" "Has, like, no money." "[laughter]" "And..." "Let me tell you." "We live in a two-bedroom house," "Okay, and I have six people in" "My family." "So..." "See, I have my grandma, my" "Grandpa, my sister, my dad, my" "Mom, and me." "Which is a lot of people." "yeah." "andI 'ma girl." "I need my own bathroom!" "[cheers and applause]" "Itotallygetit." "We get that!" "Ihearyou." "okay,well,listen,bestof" "Luck." "What are you gonna sing," "Sweetheart?" "I'mgonnasingmercyby" "Duffy." "bestofluck." "[mercy begins]" "♪♪" "♪now,I loveyou♪" "♪but I gotta stay true ♪" "♪my morals got me on my knees ♪" "♪I'm beggin', please ♪" "♪stop playin' games ♪" "♪I don't know what you do ♪" "♪but you do it well ♪" "♪I'm under your spell ♪" "♪you got me begging you ♪" "♪for mercy ♪" "♪why won't you release me?" "♪" "♪you got me begging you ♪" "♪for mercy ♪" "♪why won't you release me?" "♪" "♪I said release ♪" "♪me ♪" "♪I'm begging you for mercy ♪" "♪hey, now ♪" "♪why won't you release me?" "♪" "♪I'm begging you for mercy ♪" "♪you got me beggin' ♪" "♪you got me beggin' ♪" "♪you got me beggin' ♪" "♪mercy ♪ [crowd cheering]" "♪why won't you release me?" "♪" "♪you got me beggin' you ♪" "♪for mercy ♪" "♪why won't you release me?" "♪" "♪I said release ♪" "♪me ♪ [cheers and applause]" "rachel,I wantyoutoknow" "Something." "What you just did is exactly" "What we need people to do on" "This stage." "You delivered the goods on every" "Level." "You delivered with personality." "And then you opened up your" "Mouth to sing and blew us away." "really?" "allofit together." "Cheryl, what do you think about" "This?" "youhadme beforeyou even" "Sang." "And then when you sang, I was" "Like..." "Oh, my god, we found" "Ourselves a little star." "oh!" "youhaveeverythingthat" "Every artist I've ever seen has." "Spunky, funky, fly, feisty," "Sassy, soulful--you got it all," "Baby." "I love it, I love it." "oh,thankyou!" "simon." "uh,youknow,rachel,we" "Spent a long time deliberating" "How low we took the age on this" "Competition." "You are the reason why we were" "Right taking this age down." "[cheers and applause]" "Remember these two words, rachel" "Crow, because I think we're" "Gonna be hearing a lot about" "You." "thankyou!" "[cheers and applause] l.A.,yesor no ?" "ahands-downabsoluteyes !" "thankyou!" "absolutelyyesforme." "paula?" "I'mgonnasayyes ." "thankyou!" "rachel... [applause dies down]" "Get ready for a new bathroom." "It's four yeses." "thankyou!" "I won't let you down!" "♪there'snotathing♪" "♪that I would change ♪ thankyou!" "Thank you!" "Thank you!" "[laughing]" "Oh, no." "don'tcry." "We're supposed to be happy!" "♪'causegirl♪" "♪you're amazing ♪" "♪just the way you are ♪ [serene piano music]" "♪♪ mom,didyousee that?" "Did you see that?" "Did you see that?" "Did you see that?" "Oh!" "welcomebackto thexfactor" "Where auditions are in full" "Swing here in los angeles." "Contestants face record" "Executive l.A. Reid," "Pop star cheryl cole," "And yes, simon cowell and paula" "Abdul are back together." "you'renotbeingverynice to" "Me." "Iamtoo." "I lov-l-l-lov-o-o-o-ve-- [laughter]" "Oooove... doyoumissme?" "haha." "Do Iever." "sonowtheauditions" "Continue." "♪Ineedsomebodytolove ♪/i" "♪I don't need too much ♪/i" "♪just somebody to love ♪/i howyoudoing?" "talktome ." "What's your name?" "myname'sterrellcarter." "allright,terrell." "And where are you from?" "frombuffalo,newyork," "Originally, but I live in los" "Angeles." "whatbroughtyoutolos" "Angeles?" "music,singing." "you'rereallycommittedto" "This?" "oh,thisis my passion." "This is it." "thestageis yours." "Good luck to you." "♪please♪ /i" "♪may I once again ♪/i" "♪so that you ♪/i" "♪too will understand ♪/i" "♪there's a ribbon in the sky ♪/i" "♪for our love ♪/i you'vegotthepackage." "[laughter, cheering]" "I'm gonna say yes." "I'mgonnagiveyou ayes." "yes." "I'mgonnasayyes ." "♪Ineedsomebodytolove ♪/i" "♪I, I don't need too much ♪/i hello." "Yourname?" "myname'sellona." "howoldareyou ,ellona?" "I'm14yearsold ." "you're14." "Good luck to you." "♪don'tyouknow♪/i" "♪you're beautiful ♪/i for14yearsold ,Iwas" "Really impressed." "Yes." "absolutely." "Yes." "it'sa yes." "you'vegotfouryeses." "[cheers and applause]" "♪Idon'tneedtoo much♪/i" "♪just somebody to love ♪/i what'syourname?" "myname'sjohnlindahl." "whatexperiencehaveyou had ?" "schoolproductionsandstuff" "Like that." "allright,john,bestof" "Luck." "♪Iseeyoudrivin'♪/i" "♪round town ♪/i" "♪with the girl I love ♪/i" "♪and I'm like, forget you ♪/i" "♪I guess the change ♪/i" "♪in my pocket ♪/i" "♪wasn't enough ♪/i" "♪I'm like, forget you ♪/i" "♪and forget her too ♪/i" "Ilikeyouverymuch ." "youhavegreatenergy." "howhardareyou preparedto" "Work?" "hardasyoucan everimagine." "gonnagiveua yes ." "it'sa yes." "yes." "you'vegotthreeyeses." "For what it's worth, you've got" "Four yeses." "thankyou!" "♪Ineedsomebodytolove ♪/i" "♪I don't need too much ♪/i" "♪just somebody to love ♪/i soit'sbeenagreatstart" "To the los angeles auditions." "And next up is a person who's" "Convinced he'll be keeping the" "Run of success very much alive." "Meet 30-year-old siameze." "♪Iamthethe one and only♪/i mynameis siameze." "I'm 30 years old, and I'm a" "Singer." "Let me explain it to you." "I have the look." "I have the attitude." "Mic stand--I need a mic stand." "I have the talent." "♪ow ♪/i" "I'm like, yeah, let's do it." "Girls are like way easy to get" "Like when you've been on stage." "Hey, there, how you doing?" "Once I'm a megastar--not a" "Superstar, a megastar" "I want a energy drink that's" "Called simenergy." "Si-men-ergy." "♪Iamtheone and only♪/i" "♪nobody...♪/i howareyou?" "I'mgood." "Howare you ?" "good,good." "What's your name?" "siameze." "siameze." "If you were to win, what would" "You do with your $5 million?" "Iwouldinvestitinto my" "Career, becoming the megastar" "That I wanna be." "really?" "Soyoureally" "You're committed." "You really believe that you have" "What it takes?" "oh,yes,sir." "This is my life." "goodluck." "♪Idon'tknow♪/i" "♪what you're doin' to me ♪/i" "♪baby ♪/i [give it to me, baby plays]" "♪♪" "♪when I came home last night ♪" "♪wouldn't make love to me ♪" "♪give it to me ♪" "♪give it to me ♪" "♪give it to me, baby ♪" "♪give it to me ♪" "♪just wanna make love ♪" "♪giveit,giveit♪" "♪give it ♪" "♪give it, give it ♪" "♪give it, give it ♪ go!" "Go!" "Go !" "Go !" "♪give,give,give,give♪" "♪give, give, give, give, give ♪" "Ican'ttakemuchmore ." "♪I'maboutto bustit♪" "♪baby ♪" "♪give,give,give,give♪" "♪give, give, give, give ♪" "♪I'maboutto bustit♪" "♪baby ♪ [music stops] [cheers and applause] thankyou." "Well, cheryl." "itwasoneofthosewhere I" "Was like do I absolutely love" "This and think it's genius, or" "Is this kinda weird?" "And I don't-- [laughter]" "And I don't really know what the" "Answer is." "simon,whatdo youthink?" "well,you'reobviouslyafan" "Of prince." "yes,I am." "Iam." "mostofit wasverycopycat." "Um..." "But there is something" "Kind of fascinating about you." "paula,whatdo youthink?" "itisraretoavesomeone" "Commit to taking a stage and" "And giving that kind of energy." "But it's not original enough." "okay,l.A.,yesorno?" "uh,I willhavetosayno" "Based on originality." "[audience booing] cheryl." "foreverythingyoujustdid," "I would have to say yes." "[cheers and applause] paula." "I'mwillingto seewhatyou" "Have." "thankyou." "andsimon." "youaretalented,but you are" "Deluded." "[laughter]" "Uh..." "But I'm gonna say yes." "[cheers and applause]" "♪Iamtheone and only♪ thankyouso much." "You won't regret it." "congratulations." "[cheers and applause] [whooping, clapping]" "I'mgreat." "I'm ecstatic, yeah." "If somebody compares me to" "Prince--you know, my looks" "I can't help my looks." "I'm wearing the heels, so..." "Of course." "What else do I expect?" "hewouldbe atotal,utter" "Nightmare." "andyoucanhavehimall" "To yourself." "[both laugh]" "welcomebackto thexfactor." "It's day two of the los angeles" "Auditions, and hours before the" "Judges are set to arrive... [crowd noise]" "Outside, thousands of hopeful" "Singers are already lining up." "[ain't no mountain high enough]" "And everyone here hopes to" "Follow in the footsteps of the" "World's biggest solo artists" "And groups." "[wind howling] [comical music plays]" "And in pahrump, nevada, husband" "And wife duo dan and venita are" "Getting ready for their trek to" "L.A., hoping they have whait" "Takes to be the next supergroup." "I'mdan." "I'm 70 years young." "I'mvenita." "And I'm 83." "wearedan... andvenita." "We met at the gunfighter's club." "welivein pahrump,nevada." "Our dream is we want to get" "A $5 million recording contract." "It means a lot to both of us," "Feeling like we can be that" "Winner." "yes." "[comical music continues]" "♪♪/i" "♪ain'tnomountain♪/i" "♪high enough ♪/i" "♪ain't no valley low enough ♪/i withdanandvenitaonthe" "Road, the judges arrive at the" "Arena with high hopes for los" "Angeles." "it'sdaytwo,and we're" "Expecting lot of talent." "thisiswherepeoplecome to" "Become famous." "♪nothingcankeepme♪ /i  mypleasure." "alsoa pleasure." "Dan and venita." "We're a duet." "you'reliningup behind" "Casey, whose got the x up in the" "Air." "oh!" "♪ain'tnovalley♪/i" "♪low enough ♪/i" "♪ain't no river wide enough ♪/i" "♪to keep me from you ♪/i thisauditionmeans" "Everything in our hearts" "And we're not stopping." "We're gonna go all the way." "[cheering] andthereyougo, guys." "[cheering] isthemicon?" "Hey, god bless each one out" "There." "We're doing this for america" "And you judges." "We're so proud to be here." "yes,weare." "she's83yearsyoung." "wow." "Andyou." "How old are you, sir?" "7-0andyoung." "areyouacouple?" "Are you married?" "yes." "Yes,we are." "we'remarried." "Going on two years, yeah." "youhaveafeistylife ,I" "See." "[laughter] wherewouldyousee yourself" "In five years' time?" "fiveatatime?" "no." "Notfiveata time ,no." "[laughter]" "Where--where would-- [laughter, chatter]" "Where would you see" "Yourselves... infiveyears." "infiveyears'time." "What would you do with the" "$5 million if you won?" "well,we-- wewillbe in ourtravel" "Home." "inourmotorhome." "We want to travel." "andwe'regoingtoplay all" "The places that has the most" "Beautiful senior centers." "[laughter, applause] right." "Whatareyou gonna" "Sing?" "unchainedmelody." "goforit ." "music." "[unchained melody plays]" "♪♪" "Ihopetreatsher well." "♪♪ [off-key]♪ whoa♪" "♪my love ♪" "♪my darling ♪" "♪I've hungered for ♪" "♪your touch ♪" "♪a long ♪" "♪lonely time ♪ bothoff-key:♪oh♪" "♪my love ♪" "♪my darling ♪" "♪I've hungered ♪" "♪for your touch ♪" "♪are you ♪" "♪still mine?" "♪" "♪I need ♪" "♪your love ♪" "♪I need ♪" "♪Ineed♪" "♪yourlove♪" "♪godspeed♪" "♪your love ♪" "♪to me ♪ [shrill off-key note]" "♪to me ♪ [cheers and applause]" "youaregonnaberemembered" "For that version." "You know what's terrifying?" "I can imagine me and paula being" "You in ten years' time." "[laughter] godblessyou,simon!" "solet'sputthistoavote ." "we'renotgonnasingagain?" "no,no,no ,we 'regood." "We heard--we're good." "I promise you." "Paula, would you vote first," "Please?" "um..." "Ithinkthetwo ofyou" "Doing this together is" "Fantastic." "You'll probably live longer than" "All of us." "But it's no for the competition." "I'm sorry." "andcheryl." "Ilovewhatyou saidyour" "Reasoning were for coming on" "Here, but I didn't love the" "Audition as much as your reason." "No." "Sorry." "andsimon." "youareadorable." "You just didn't give up." "You were literally all over the" "Place but...." "You stuck to it." "But best of luck, guys." "Thank you." "wedidn'tmakeit?" "no,youdidn't." "thankyou." "bye-bye." "bye!" "oh... he'sbroken-hearted." "shedidn'tknowwhatshow she" "Was on." "soit'sanofordanand" "Venita." "Iloveyou..." "Somuch." "andI lovemy husbandvery" "Much too." "butacrossat thelos angeles" "Auditions, can these next" "Contestants do any better?" "andyournamesare ?" "we'recalledyouonlylive" "Once." "howoldareyou both?" "I'm15." "I'm19." "okay." "goodluckto you." "♪Ithinkit 'sreallysad ♪" "♪how we're singing ♪" "♪the same song ♪ [screaming]♪ don'tyousee♪" "♪what this means ♪" "♪to me ♪ [screaming/singing] itwaslike..." "Youwere" "Singing, and she swallowed" "Poison." "[laughter] absolutelynotforme." "no." "Thanks." "Ihaveto sayno." "thankyou." "gonnahaveto getahearing" "Aid after..." "It's killing my" "Ears." "paula?" "Istillcan'thearyou," "Simon..." "Thank god." "hi,darling." "What's your name?" "uh,jetta." "That's my nickname." "whydopeoplecallyoujetta ?" "myrealname'slinda,and" "There's always a bunch of" "Lindas." "goodluck." "♪Idon'twant♪" "♪anybody else ♪" "♪when I think about you ♪" "♪I touch myself ♪" "♪I I I ♪" "♪I don't want anyone else ♪" "♪no oh oh oh ♪ youarealittletiger," "Aren't you, jea?" "Icanbe ." "[laughter]" "I'mgonnahavetopass ." "oh,no,no-- notinamillionyears." "herecomesthegoodone." "This is the good one." "sotellus yourname." "mynameis miranda." "I wanna be the next madonna." "bestofluck." "[off-key]♪ justown♪" "♪the night ♪" "♪like the fourth of July ♪" "♪'cause, baby ♪" "♪you're a firework ♪" "♪come on, show 'em ♪" "♪what you're worth ♪ itwaslike..." "Youand Ihad" "Fallen out and you were" "Screaming at me." "I don't think you're a very good" "Singer." "you'rewrong." "I'm a great singer." "youhaveareallybad" "Attitude." "excuseme?" "simon." "it'sa no." "no." "no." "absoluteno." "♪baby,giveit up ♪" "♪give it up ♪" "♪baby, give it up ♪ [ crowd cheering ] welcomebackto thexfactor" "And the los angeles auditions." "Everyone is competing for a" "$5 million recording contract." "But that's not all the winning" "Act will receive." "The winner of the x factor will" "Star in their own pepsi" "Commercial." "To air during next year's super" "Bowl on nbc." "tohaveacommercialwith" "Pepsi is above and beyond any" "Wild dream that any artist could" "Have." "michaeljackson,mariah" "Carey, britney spears." "The greats have done this." "andthenextsinger" "Determined to have her own pepsi" "Commercial and at least three" "Yesses from the judges... [beyoncé's crazy in love ]" "College student simone battle." "mynameis simonebattle." "I am 21 years old, I'm a full" "Time student right there at usc." "But really, I just wanna sing." "♪uhoh,uh oh ,oh no no ♪ mydreamis to be apop icon." "I want to have millions of" "Screaming fans who ask me to" "Sign their baby." "I think I'm special, I think I'm" "Different than the other" "Contestants because I'm fierce." "[snaps fingers]" "How you doin'?" "I'm special." "whoo!" "see?" "Theyloveme!" "Hap-happy, how you doin'?" "♪crazyrightnow♪" "♪your touch got me lookin' ♪" "♪so crazy right now ♪ tyrabanksis fierce,beyonce" "Is fierce, britney is fierce." "Fierce is just exuding" "Self-confidence and just, like," "Working it." "The confidence that the x factor" "Winner needs to have." "Getting a $5 million record" "Deal, it's just the next step to" "My ultimate dream of becoming a" "Pop icon." "sowithherfamilywaiting" "Nervously backstage, it's time" "For simone to audition." "[cheers and applause] hi." "hi." "whatisyourname," "Sweetheart?" "mynameis simonebattle." "howoldareyou ,dear?" "I'm21yearsold ." "21." "You are beautiful." "well,thankyou." "whereareyoufrom?" "I'mfromlosangeles." "fantastic." "[cheers and applause] l.A.!" "areyouarealgood singer?" "I'mfierce." "youarefierce." "annoying." "Simone, what would you call your" "First album?" ""honeywork."" ""honeywork"?" "why?" "well,I liketo describemy" "Sound as a threesome between a" "Cheerleader, a hipster, and a" "Drag queen." "what?" "okay." "ifyoucanimaginethat ." "whatareyougonnasing ," "Honey?" "I'mgonnasingwhenIgrowup" "By the pussycat dolls." "goahead,sweetheart,you 're" "On." "okay." "[pussycat dolls'" "When I grow up ]" "♪♪" "♪they used to tell me ♪" "♪I was silly ♪" "♪until I popped up on the tv ♪" "♪ha!" "♪" "♪I always wanted to be ♪" "♪a superstar ♪" "♪and knew that singing songs ♪" "♪would get me this far ♪" "♪when I grow up ♪" "♪I wanna be famous ♪" "♪I wanna be a star ♪" "♪I wanna be in movies ♪" "♪I wanna see the world ♪" "♪drive nice cars ♪" "♪I wanna have groovies ♪" "♪I'll be on tv ♪" "♪people know me ♪ [cheers and applause] uh,okay,simone." "You interest me, simone." "What I like about you is that" "You really are fearless." "I think that you are ambitious," "Which I love." "thankyou." "uh,I thinkyou'regonnawork" "Hard." "I think you'd be fun to watch as" "A performer." "I really, really like you." "thankyou,simon." "Ienjoyedit ." "thankyouso much." "Ithinkthatyou 'vegot" "Potential, once you found your" "Own style." "massivepotential." "youcouldbe great." "completely." "thankyou." "l.A." "I'mgonnacompletely" "Disagree." "I was underwhelmed." "no!" "completelyunderwhelmed,I'm" "Sorry." "oh,comeon ." "Why don't we just do something" "Where we can hear your voice," "Simone." "[le roux's bulletproof ]" " ♪I've been there done that ♪" "♪messed around ♪" "♪I'm havin' fun ♪" "♪don't put me down ♪" "♪I never let you ♪" "♪sweep me off my feet ♪" "♪ha!" "♪" "♪I'm burning bridges ♪" "♪shore to shore ♪" "♪I break away ♪" "♪from something more ♪" "♪I'm not turned on to love ♪" "♪until it's cheap ♪" "♪yeah ♪" "♪I said I've been there ♪" "♪done that, messed around ♪" "♪I'm havin' fun ♪" "♪don't put me down ♪" "♪I never let you ♪" "♪sweep me off my feet ♪ [cheers and applause] allright,so hangon." "Just to be clear here." "I wanna ask l.A. Again." "Do you still stand by what you" "Said?" "I'msorry,Iwasn'tmoved." "no." "thehairon my armdidn't" "Raise, I didn't get excited," "I didn't wanna sing along." "I didn't wanna dance." "I'm sorry, I just didn't-- butl.A.,l.A.,I'm sorry." "But this show is not about" "Necessarily to what decisions" "She's made now, it's about what" "You could do for somebody like" "This." "And therefore I'm gonna disagree" "With you." "This is exactly the sort of" "Person I think you should be" "Working with." "Ican'tbe swayed,Ijust" "Don't believe it." "cheryl?" "yes." "thankyou." "okay,itwasalwaysgonna" "Be a yes." "So I'm gonna say it again." "Yes, I think you're terrific." "thankyouso much." "I'mthetiebreaker." "You wanna know something?" "You are fierce." "[cheers and applause]" "And I think being able to be" "Smart, witty, and current are" "What's gonna set you apart." "I say yes." "[beyoncé's crazy in love]" "♪got me looking ♪/i" "♪so crazy right now ♪/i thankyouso much." "♪yourlove'sgotme♪ /i" "♪looking so crazy right now ♪/i" "♪got me looking ♪/i" "♪so crazy right now ♪/i" "♪your touch got me looking ♪/i" "♪so crazy right now ♪/i withopinionssplit," "One thing becomes clear." "A new rivalry is forming." "pleaseexplain,whatdid you" "Like about that?" "l.A.Isformethenumberone" "Music executive in the world." "But I know what it takes to find" "An artist and turn them into a" "Star." "And not just in one country but" "All over the world." "theushersandthe justin" "Timberlakes, they give all of" "Themselves." "You gave some of yourself." "It's a no." "Iwouldhavesaidyes," "Thomas." "formany,manyyearsI've" "Followed simon's career." "He's not the greatest record man" "In the world, but he is the" "Greatest talent magnet in the" "World." "[laughs]" "♪what?" "♪ /i" "♪thepalmtrees♪/i" "♪sowhere?" "♪/ i" "♪♪the palm trees ♪/i" "Ithoughtit wasamess ." "I'm gonna say no." "Idon'tknow,simon," "I would have said yes." "whenyou'vegotsomeonelike" "That sitting alongside you," "This is gonna make it tougher" "For me." "♪seeyoudrivin'roundtow" "With the boy I love ♪/i yougottadigdeeper." "no,I 'mgonnadisagreewith" "L.A., I'm gonna say yes." "[cheers and applause]" "♪wecouldhavehad itall♪ /i thecompetitionouttherefor" "What you do is really, really" "Stiff." "I believe you compete with them," "Yes." "therearealot ofpeople" "Your age sounding better." "I'm gonna say no." "♪theeyeof thetiger♪/i it'sa no." "Iabsolutelyloveyou ." "Ihatedit ." "it'slikeyou'vegrownclaws." "no." "whyarewe evendeliberating?" "[james brown's I feel good ]" "♪Ifeelgood!" "♪ no." "Iwouldhavesaidyes, but" "It's good night." "[laughs]" "I'vedefinitelymetmymatch." "[slurping through straws]" "welcomebackto thexfactor" "And the los angeles auditions." "[cheers and applause] thisaudition,it sortof" "Makes it or breaks it for me." "man,itwouldreallychange" "My life." "It would really change my life." "Iwantto be abletogoto" "Australia and sing to a girl in" "Australia and the next day be in" "Spain and be able to just share" "That with the world." "ifI gota$ 5 millionrecord" "Deal, it would change" "Everything, it would just change" "My life." "hi." "welcometothexfactor." "thankyouso much,hi." "whatwasthename?" "I'mstacyfrancis,I'm 42" "Years old and I'm a single mom" "Of two." "I have a five month old and a" "Three year old." "Let me hold that pacifier." "Thank you." "It's been very difficult to" "Try to sing when you have two" "Kids." "Are you sleepies?" "My three-year-old is, like," ""no, mommy, no!"" "no!" "givemeakiss." "no!" "givemeakiss." "[laughs] canyoukissyourmommy?" "Late at night, my baby's" "Sleeping, I go in the bathroom," "I close the doors and I sing to" "Aretha franklin or whitney" "Houston or celine dion." "In my late 20s into my early 30s" "I met someone and things just" "Went really wrong." "He kept telling me that I was" "Too old or that I wasn't" "Talented enough and I started" "Believing it." "[crying] I'm sorry." "I started believing him." "And he would push me around..." "Sometimes and I just lost faith" "In myself." "I'm so scared, I'm--but I'm" "Ready 'cause I also feel like as" "A mom this is my last shot to" "Make an impact and really grow" "Forward for my kids." "My son needs to start school" "Next year and I need to be able" "To pay for that." "It's now, the time is now." "heh... what'syourname?" "stacyfrancis,I'm42years" "Old." "whereareyoufrom?" "I'mfrombrooklyn,new york." "[cheers and applause] sodidyoutraveltolos" "Angeles for the audition today?" "no,I 'vebeenlivinginlos" "Angeles for ten years." "whydoyouthinkthis hasn 't" "Worked out?" "Why haven't you had the break?" "Ijustsortagot stuck." "I mean, I've been told I'm too" "Old since I'm 30." "So I've been living for 12 years" "Believing I'm too old." "I don't wanna die with this" "Music in me, simon." "Um... what'sthesongyou 've" "Chosen?" "I'vechosennaturalwoman." "Aretha franklin." "yousure?" "yes,sir." "okay." "All right, best of luck," "Sweetheart." "thankyou." "[cheers and applause]" "[aretha franklin's" "Natural woman ]" "♪looking out ♪" "♪on the morning rain ♪" "♪I used to feel so uninspired ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪and when I knew ♪" "♪I had to face another day ♪" "♪lord, it made me feel ♪" "♪so tired ♪" "♪before the day I met you ♪" "♪my life was so unkind ♪" "♪but you're the key ♪" "♪to my piece of mind ♪" "♪'cause you make me feel ♪" "♪yeah ♪" "♪you make me feel ♪" "♪you make me feel ♪" "♪like a natural woman ♪" "♪whoa, baby ♪" "♪what you've done to me ♪" "♪you make me feel ♪" "♪so good inside ♪" "♪and I just wanna be ♪" "♪close to you ♪" "♪you make me feel alive ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪feel like a natural woman ♪" "♪whoa, yeah ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪feel like a natural woman ♪" "♪yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Whoo!" "[cheers and applause]" "Thank you." "[crying] thank you." "l.A.,whatdo youthink?" "everythingthatIdo, uh," "Musically is all about having my" "Spirit stirred and having the" "Hair on my arm raised." "And you did both to me today." "You are so gifted, you got what" "It takes." "[cheers and applause] paula?" "opportunitieslikethis," "They come along once in a" "Lifetime for someone as angelic" "As you." "Hone to gosh, this is your" "Time." "This is your time, baby." "God bless you." "Iwascompletelyand utterly" "Blown away with every single" "Word you sang and I could feel" "The whole room was willing you" "To win." "And you just won." "thankyou." "letmetellyou something," "Stacy, I've done this a long," "Long time." "That was one of the best" "Auditions I have ever heard in" "My life." "You did more than sing it," "You believed in it." "Loved it, loved it, loved it." "I love you." "thankyou." "okay,we'regonnavote." "L.A., yes or no?" "youknowwhat?" "Itgivesme" "Great, great pleasure to" "Absolutely say to you, yes," "Sweethrt, yes." "paula?" "absolutely." "Mwah." "[crying]thankyou." "cheryl?" "100,000%yes." "[crying]thankyou." "stacyfrancis,4,304yesses." "[leona lewis'" "Footprints in the sand ]" "♪I promise you ♪" "♪I'm always there ♪" "♪when your heart ♪" "♪is filled with sadness ♪" "♪and despair ♪" "♪I'll carry you ♪" "♪when you need a friend ♪" "♪you'll find my footprints ♪" "♪in the sand ♪" "♪Ipromiseyou♪" "♪I'm always there ♪" "♪whenyourheart♪" "♪is full of sadness ♪" "♪and despair ♪ oh,mygod,girl." "Oh, my god." "I didn't expect them to say all" "Of that stuff." "[crying] mama..." "Ijust--Ididn'tknowifhe" "Was gonna see it." "I didn't know if he was gonna" "See it, girl." "♪footprintsinthesand♪" "welcomebackto thexfactor," "Where the hunt for an act worthy" "Of a $5 milliorecording" "Contract has moved to a new" "City." "Yes, the auditions have moved" "Uphe west coast to the rockin'" "Grunge cit of the d," "Seattle." "♪webuiltthiscity♪/i xfactoris in towntoday." "♪webuiltthiscity♪" "♪on rock and roll ♪" "♪built this city ♪ yourchanceto stepupand" "Show simon cowell what you got." "andthousandsof peoplehave" "Arrived from far and wide, all" "With the same hope." "mydreamis to be asinger." "Iwantto singdtour the" "World." "can'tseemyselfflippin'" "Burgers for the rest of my life." "♪we built this city ♪" "IthinkIhavethe" x"inthe" "Factor, baby." "Whoo!" "I came to rock the house!" "thecompetitionis opento" "Singers age 12 and upwards," "Whether they are soloists... [singingsolo]ya-ay,yeah." "...Orgroups... [groups singing] ...Andthere'salot at" "Stake, the biggest prize in" "Television history, a recording" "Contract worth $5 million." "With the audience of thousands" "In their seats... [cheers and applause]" "♪webuiltthiscity♪ andthecontestantsreadyfor" "Their moment in the spotlight," "It's time to meet the people who" "Stand betwn them and their" "Dreams, the x factor judges." "Record executive and" "World-renowned talent scout," "Simon cowell," "Choreographer and performer," "Paula abdul," "And the man who helped shape the" "Careers of pink, rihanna, mariah" "Carey, usher, and justin bieber," "Record executive, l.A. Reid," "And with a new city comes a big" "Change." "Yes, there's a pussycat in town." "Nicolecherzinger, who replaces" "Cheryl as the new x factor" "Judge." "She's the lead singer of one of" "The biggest girl bands in the" "World, and now a" "Multi-platinum-selling artist in" "Her own right." "Iactuallystartedona show" "Like this over a decade ago." "I went through the entire" "Audition process." "I got there at 4 a.M. In the" "Morning, I waited in line." "Is that the stage?" "Oh, my gosh." "There's no room for" "Cookie-cutter pop stars or" "Singers on this show." "I'm excited to see the talent" "That america has." "What's up, seattle?" "[cheers d apause] ycan'tthere'snothin- it'stimeforthe seattle" "Auditions to begin." "Rs is geo godley." "Ibelievehavthex" "Factorbecause I sing, write," "Produce, a play." "I stted signing in elementar" "School, and then I was" "Clsicay trned on piano," "And progressed to synthesizer," "Progmming." "arey allright,you ready?" "yeah,I 'mready,I'mready." "okay,thejudgesare ready" "For you, dyou want to follow" "Me?" "oh,mgod,it 'shittingme" "Now, but yeah, okay." "theverybestofluck ." "Enjoy yourself" "There's the stage." "[cheers and applause] [dramatic music]" "♪♪/i towinthiscompetitionI'm" "Willing to do whatever it takes." "hi." "howdoyoudo?" "wow." "What is your name?" "Geo godley." "geo,I takeit youloveto" "Sing." "yeah,yeah." "I'm classically trained, piano" "And stuff, and then, uh, I" "Started writing, uh, in my 20s." "allright,geo,whatareyou" "Gonna sing?" "atunethatIwrote,and,uh," "It's just a feel-good song." "allright,well,bestof" "Luck." "thankyou." "♪mr." "Stud♪/ i [voice echs]" "♪I'ma studwithathud ♪/i" "♪and I'm gonna pick you up ♪/i" "♪such a hu with the funk ♪/i" "♪too much just enough ♪/i" "♪rumors abound ♪/i" "♪how I get around ♪/i" "♪hit the town ♪/i" "♪I'm comin' over ♪/i" "♪I'm a stud, not a dud ♪/i" "♪I don't ask for much ♪/i" "♪we can do bill clinton stuff ♪/i" "♪live real, dude ♪/i" "♪let's get nude ♪/i" "♪don't be a prude ♪/i" "♪I'm comin' over, I'm a stud ♪/i" "♪♪/i [screams]" "♪I'ma stud♪/ i" "♪and I'm never stoppin' ♪/i" "♪I'm a stud, oh ♪/i" "♪I'm a stud ♪/i" "♪roll out the red carpet ♪/i" "♪I'm a stud ♪/i" "♪and'm never stoppin' ♪/i" "♪I'm a stu♪/i [screamin oh,mygod!" "♪♪/i" "♪thebumon thestreet♪/i" "♪all the people that you meet ♪/i" "♪it's never too soon ♪/i" "♪to be a buffoon ♪/i [scaming]no!" "♪somearestuckup♪ /i" "♪others are not ♪/i" "♪it's potluck ♪/i" "♪I'm comin' over, I'm a stud ♪/i [screaming]" "♪rolloutthered carpet♪/i" "♪I'm a stud ♪/i" "♪and lever stop it ♪/i" "♪I'm a stud ♪/i" "Uh-oh, looks like I'm in" "Trouble." "whereispaulagoing?" "♪♪/i that'sit." "[booing] [booing] keepback,keepgoingtothe" "Right." "[booing] whatthebloodyhellwas" "That?" "I'vegot--I'vegotslow" "Songs, too, gentle ballads." "allright,whatever." "You know, geo, I came here, and" "I put $5 million on the line" "Here, and--and that appeared." "I don't know what you're" "Thinking, genuinely." "Ihaveothersongs,too, but" "Okay, I mean-- no." "[crowd jeers] l.A.?" "wheredidpaulago?" "Idon'tknow." "whathappenedto paula?" "Did we lose paula?" "[coughs] there'ssomeonein there,go" "In here." "Hello?" "So, yeah." "[helen's toxic]" "♪your toxic dance ♪/i" "♪slippin' under ♪/i okay,solisten,thatwas" "Offensive." "yeah." "disgusting,distasteful," "Upsetting." "Get him out of the building," "Please." "[cheers and plause]" "Nicole?" "yeah,geo,I'malittle" "Traumatized." "I'm gonna have to say no." "[cohs] paula,areyouokay?" "♪with the taste of your lips ♪/i" "♪I'm on a ri ♪/i allright,I'mgonnasayno," "So that's the last we're gonna" "See of you, I think." "♪witha tasteof apoison♪/i" "♪paradise ♪/i [booing and jeering] whatthehellwas that?" "whatwasthat?" "I--I don't--paula was so" "Offended, she left." "Iwasin key,everythingwas" "Going well, I just--my pants" "Were down, I was just jumping" "Around, and the audience turned" "Against me, I don't know what" "Happened." "I'm a stud is one song out of" "Of many that I have to offer," "And I thought they'd like it." "Ijustwitnessedanightmare" "Onstage." "It really got me sick." "♪yourtoxicdance♪" "♪slippin' under ♪ [crowdchanting]paula!" "Paula!" "[cheers and applause]" "♪I'maddictedto you♪" "♪don't you know ♪" "♪that you're toxic?" "♪" "♪with the taste of your lips ♪" "♪I'm on a ride ♪ [fromthecrowd]paula,we" "Love you!" "wereyoureallysick?" "yeah." "I'm disgusted." "It made me sick to my stomach." "well,thankyoufor letting" "Up." "you--youhaveno idea." "whilepaularecoversfromher" "Experience, outside the" "Contestants keep coming." "pleasehaveyourticketsout." "andamongthethousandsis" "The next auditionee-- 20-year-old gardener, marcus" "Canty." "Istartedsingin'at11years" "Old." "Me andy mom would sing in the" "Kitchen while she was doin' the" "Dishes." "Irememberhimbeingthis" "Little, shy kid." "I don't even think words can" "Express just how proud I am of" "Him today." "I'ma stay calm for you." "I'm like, I'ma stay calm." "yeah." "okay?" "You know I love you." "you'regood,lady." "I dream about music." "You know, I dream about bein'" "Onstage, big lights, bright" "Lights, laughing'." "My ultimate goals are to be my" "Own record producer, you know," "Earn a grammy, uh, red carpet." "I practice everywhere." "Uh, I could be singin' in the" "Bathroom, uh, I could be on the" "Toilet." "[laughs] [laughs] marcushasbeenworkin'" "Really hard, and I gave him a" "Two-year window." "I was like, you can do this for" "Two years, but after that you're" "Gonna have to go and get me a" "Degree." "alotof peopletellyou," ""you need to go to school,"" "But I see this dream that I want" "To--I'm chasin'." "I won't stop until I get it." "This audition means the world to" "Me." "dowegettomove with him?" "yup,everyonecomewith." "thisismy lastchance." "[cheers and applause] marcus." "[cheers and applause] sweetheart!" "[heart beating]" "welcomeback." "Earlier, 20-year-old marcus was" "Preparing to audition." "Idreamaboutmusic,Idream" "About being' onstage, big lights," "Bright lights." "andI gavehimatwo-year" "Window, I was like, you can do" "This for two years, after that" "You're gonna have to go and get" "Me a degree." "thisismy lastchance." "This audition means the world to" "Me." "takethatdreamontothe" "Stage, sir." "appreciateit." "excellent,marcus,there" "You go." "[family cheers] andwithhismum and family" "Supporting him from backstage," "It's now time for marcus to face" "The judges." "[applause] hello,dear." "What is your name, sir?" "uh,mynameismarcuscanty ." "howoldareyou ?" "I'm20yearsold ." "whatdoyoudo, besidessing ?" "uh,I playbasketballinmy" "Free time." "I like children." "I watch children at the church," "And, uh... nice." "Ijustenjoylife." "goodforyou." "thankyou." "uh,areyouatcollege," "Marcus?" "I'mactuallynotincollege." "I'm two years out of high" "School, and this is my--this is" "My last chance, my mom gave me" "Two years, and it's my last" "Chance, so I'm here." "whathappensaftertwo years?" "he'sgottagetareal career." "after--aftertwo--yeah,yeah," "After two years I gotta choose" "Another career, I guess." "howfarintothe two-year" "Windowre we?" "he'salmostdone." "sothisis it ." "andthisis comin'onmy--my," "Uh, two-year mark, so-- thisisallornothin'." "yes,ma'am." "okay,whatareyou gonna" "Sing?" "uh,I 'mgonnasong,Iwish ," "By stevie wonder." "well,wewishyou the bestof" "Luck." "thankyouso much." "[song begins]" "♪uh, a-come on, uh ♪/i" "Can I get y'all to clap for me?" "[audience claps in rhythm]" "♪yeah-ee, uh!" "♪/i" "♪looking back on when I was ♪/i" "♪a little nappy-headed boy ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "♪yeah ♪/i" "Listen." "♪then my only worry ♪/i" "♪was for christmas ♪/i" "♪what would be my toy ♪/i" "♪hey ♪/i" "♪ha ♪/i" "♪you're tryin' your best to ♪/i" "♪bring the water to your eyes ♪/i" "♪thinkin' it might stop her ♪/i" "♪from whipping' your behind ♪/i" "♪I wish those days ♪/i [audience cheers]" "♪could come back once more ♪/i" "♪why should those days ♪/i" "♪ever have to go?" "♪/i" "♪I wish those days ♪/i" "♪ever have to go ♪/i" "♪'cause I love them so ♪/i oh,mygod!" "[cheers and applause]" "♪uh, a-doo-doo-no ♪/i" "Come on!" "♪smokin' cigarettes ♪/i" "♪and writin' something nasty ♪/i" "♪on the wall ♪/i" "♪you nasty boy ♪/i [laughs]" "♪teacher sent you to ♪/i" "♪the principal's office ♪/i" "♪and it's down the hall ♪/i" "♪yeah ♪/i" "See, listen!" "♪you grow up and learn ♪/i" "♪that kind of thing ♪/i" "♪ain't right ♪/i" "♪see, but while you were ♪/i" "♪doin' it ♪/i" "♪it sure felt outta sight ♪/i" "♪I wish those days ♪/i" "♪could come back once more ♪/i" "♪why should those days ♪/i" "♪ever have to go?" "♪/i" "♪'cause I love them so ♪/i [music ends abruptly] [cheers and applause] [r." "Kelly's the world's" "Greatest]" "♪♪/i [cheers and applause] [screaming and cheering]" "♪Iamamountain♪/i" "♪I am a tall tree, oh ♪/i" "♪I am a swift wind ♪/i" "♪sweeping' the country ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "♪I am a river ♪/i" "♪down in the valley, oh ♪/i" "♪I am a vision ♪/i" "♪and I can see clearly ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "♪if anybody asks you who I am ♪/i marcus." "Sweetheart!" "whoo!" "[cheers and applause] oh,mygod,Iknow he's" "Excited." "wow,wow,wow." "I worked with an artist in the '80s who was like, amazing," "Amazing, amazing, and his name" "Was bobby brown, right?" "ooh!" "Ooh!" "andI 'vebeenlookin'for" "Bobby brown ever since." "[laughing] right?" "[laughter]" "And--and listen, I know you're" "Unique, and you've got your own" "Thing, but boy, you got that" "Bobby brown in you." "yes,youdo ." "you'rethetruth,boy !" "whoo!" "nicole." "ooh,marcus,you'rewhat" "We've been waiting for, babe." "[audienceers]" "Wish I could see the look on" "Your mom's face right now... oh,mygod." "Iknowshemustbeso proud ." "marcus,everythingaboutyou" "Is relevant, fresh." "You are adorable, and you just" "Illuminate the room." "You are fantastic." "[audience cheers]" "Simon." "youknow,this--thisisone" "Of those songs, normally I go," "You do not sing this song..." "But I really, really like you." "I don't know what it is about" "You, you remind me of actually" "More like usher." "I think that you are cool." "myidol!" "youcansing,you can dance." "I tell you, marcus, you are one" "To watch." "[cheers and plause] let'sgoto avote." "oh,mygod,oh, mygod!" "yesorno ,l.A.Reid?" "Icouldn'tbe happierthanto" "Say yes, my friend." "[cheers anapplause] nicole." "absolutely,yes." "[cheers and applause] simon." "thisisforyou ,and thisis" "For your mother..." "You've got three yeses." "[crowd goes wild]" "♪I'm that star up in the sky ♪/i" "♪I'm that mountain peak ♪/i" "♪up high ♪/i" "♪hey, I made it ♪/i yesforme ,fouryeses," "Congratulations." "[cheers and applause]" "♪I'm that little bit of hope ♪/i" "♪when my back's ♪/i" "♪against the rope ♪/i" "♪I can feel it ♪/i whoo!" "♪I'm the world's greatest ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "♪I'm that star up in the sky ♪/i" "♪I'm that mountain peak ♪/i" "♪up high ♪/i" "♪oh, yes, I am ♪/i" "♪hey, I made it ♪/i" "♪I made it ♪/i" "♪I am the world's greatest ♪/i" "♪at the end of the tunnel ♪/i" "♪believe in the pot of gold ♪/i [laughing]that'sforyou !" "oh,mygod." "thankthelordwecaughtyou" "Within that two-year window." "[laughs]" "Iamso proudofhim." "youshouldbe ." "Iamso proudofhim." "[laughs] [singing]whatyousay ,bobby" "Br-iz-own, usher, what is it?" "♪believe in the pot of gold ♪/i" "Iamso excited." "[laughs] [squeals]y !" "ooh,I lovethisboy ." "[laughs]" "I love this boy." "I'mjust--I'mjusthappythat" "She's here with me." "I'm a mamma's boy." "yes,heis ." "All:" "Whoo!" "♪just walk on through, hey!" "♪/i welcomebackto thexfactor." "The search for music's next big" "Thing is on." "And the crowds have turned out" "In force here in seattle." "And it's the start of a new day" "For new judge nicole scherzinger" "Who's joined the panel in the" "Search for an act worthy of a" "$5 million recording contract." "Not only is it a big day for the" "Contestants, it's also nicole's" "Birthday." "But she's keeping it quiet." "[crowd singing happy birthday]" "♪happy birthday to you ♪/i tome!" "♪happy birthday ♪/i" "♪dear nicole ♪/i that'sme!" "♪happybirthdayto you♪/i" "♪happybirthdayto you♪/i" "♪happy birthday to you ♪/i oh,mygosh." "It's a beautiful birthday cake" "With your face on it, simon." "youknowwhatIlove about" "You guys?" "No one's full of themselves." "yeah." "That's amazing." "contestants:" "Happybirthday," "Nicole!" "whyareyoutalkinglike a" "Six-year-old?" "becauseit'smy birthday," "Simon." "It's my birthday." "happybirthday." "now." "wealmostforgot." "I'mjustso happyIcanshare" "My 21st birthday with all of you" "Today." "sothejudgesare ina" "Celebratory mood." "And hoping to join the party" "Is boy band, the anser." "hi,welcometo thexfactor." "thankyou." "mynameis greyand I'm 21" "Years old." "mynameis pj andI'm 20" "Years old." "mynameis jarretand I'm 27" "Years old." "all:" "Andwe arethe anser." "wheredoyoucomefrom ?" "What's the deal?" "wecomefromsaltlake city ," "Utah." "We road-tripped it up here." "840miles?" "youbet." "840miles." "that'sa longwaytocome ." "myjobis essentiallymaking" "Copies and making coffee." "Iamaloungesinger." "Iworkat afastfood place." "Of course the only thing I wanna" "Be doing is music." "wewannafillstadiums," "We want sold-out tours." "justtakeadeepbreath," "Relax." "Everything's gonna wor kissyourfamiliesbeforeyou" "Go on." "Very best of luck." "Thser takes the stage!" "Okay, welcome, guys." "And who are you?" "wearetheanser." "And before we get this business" "Started, we have a little" "Message for somebody." "We hear it's somebody's" "Birthday." "ll: ♪happy birthday ♪/i" "♪to you ♪/i" "♪nicole♪ /i you'resobeautiful." "thankyouso much." "That was so sweet." "Thank you." "whoputthegrouptogether?" "weallputthe group" "Together." "We've actually known each other" "For a few yes." "okay." "Okay, what are you gonna sing" "Today?" "theong'scalledrollingin" "The deep, but we're gonna put" "A little twist at the end." "okay,goodluck." "thankyou." "[ rolling in the deep plays]" "♪♪" "♪there'sa fire♪" "♪starting in my heart ♪" "♪reaching a fever ♪" "♪it's bringing me ♪" "♪out the dark ♪" "♪thescarsof yourlove♪" "♪they leave me breathless ♪" "♪I can't help feeling ♪" "♪wecould'vehaditall♪" "♪you'regonnawishyou ♪" "♪never had met me ♪" "♪rollinginthedeep♪" "♪tearsaregonnafall♪" "♪rolling in the deep ♪" "♪youhadmy heartinside♪" "♪of your hand ♪" "♪but you played it ♪" "♪to the beat ♪ all:♪ oh,oh,oh ,oh ,oh ♪" "♪oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪" "♪weseethesunlight♪" "♪we ain't stopping ♪" "♪keep on dancing till the... ♪ comeon,seattle!" "♪we could've had it all ♪" "♪you'regonnawishyou ♪" "♪never had met me ♪" "♪rollinginthedeep♪" "♪tearsaregonnafall♪" "♪youhadmy heartinside♪" "♪of your hand ♪" "♪but you played it ♪" "♪to the beat ♪" "♪we could've had it ♪ all:♪ all♪" "l.A.?" "youwereprepared,you got" "The swagger, you got the" "Excitement, you got us excited." "It felt good down here." "I know it felt gd up there." "itdid!" "I'mgonnasayyes ." "thankyou." "whoo-hoo!" "nicole?" "becauseyouarethreewords" "Fa, bu, lous, I'm gonna say" "♪yes, yes, yes ♪ paula?" "yougetthatthisisa" "$5 million prize." "Honored to have you, yes." "okay,theansweyou have" "Got..." "Four yeses." "whoo!" "thankyouso much." "loveyou!" "they'regood." "sotheboysfromtheanser" "Are one step closer to their" "Dream and they've made it" "Through to boot camp." "welcomebackto thexfactor" "And seattle, wherehe crowds" "Are out in force, hoping they've" "Got what it takes to be the next" "Big thing in music." "And someone who's desperate to" "Make it big is 23-year-old" "Nici." "musicissomethingI'm" "Passionate about." "Hi, how's it going?" "I'mgood,I'mgood." "What's your name?" "nici." "nici,it'slovelytomeet" "You." "lovelytomeetyou aswell ." "howlongyoubeensinging" "For?" "forever,I liketo sing" "Regularly." "Since I was like a little girl." "it'sallyou,nici." "thankyou." "youready?" "absolutely." "offyougo ,sweetie." "thex factor'sthefirst" "Rsuitowards music for me." "Someday I nna like sell out" "Stadiums, tire somewhere." "hi,what'syourname?" "nici." "nici." "Nici-- collins." "howoldayou ,nici?" "23." "okay,whereyoufrom?" "maryland." "anddoyouwork,nico ?" "yeah." "whatdoyoudo, babe?" "I'maneventplanner." "allright,nicole [emotions plays]" "♪♪" "♪[off-key] feels like a dream ♪" "♪when you love me tenderly ♪" "♪I don't know if it's real ♪" "♪but I like the way I feel ♪" "♪inside ♪" "♪you've got me feeling ♪" "♪emotions ♪" "♪deeper than I've ever ♪" "♪dreamed o♪" "♪oh, oh, you got me feeling ♪" "♪emotions ♪" "♪higher than the heavens ♪" "♪above ♪ [high-pitched shrieking]" "I'm done." "you'restoppingtheaudition?" "no,no,we candoanother" "Song." "Idon'tthinkweneed tohear" "Anything else, nicole." "simon,thisisnworking." "itisworking,darling." "We heard you." "um,youguys,I'lljust do" "Another song." "You're in the audience." "nicole?" "well,hi,nicole." "nicole." "youhavearange." "it'stheregister." "yes,itis ." "Many, many registers." "thankyou." "feellikeyoudid this" "On a dare." "no,never." "I sing all the time, regularly." "Ithiwe shouldgotoa" "Vote." "letmestarthere,nicole." "You have a horrible voice." "areyoukiddingme?" "I'mbeingserious." "I've gotta say no." "no,no,no ." "paula?" "no." "no?" "no." "no?" "yougotfournos ." "that'sgottabe ajoke." "thatwasfun." "Iamshockedand outraged." "shewasreallyhorrible." "I'mgonnaguessmum and" "Daughter." "both:" "Yes!" "andwhatareyou gonnasing ?" "we'regonnastartoff witha" "Little stevie wonder medley." "Whoo, whoo!" "allright,bestofluck ." "♪surroundedbyfourwalls♪" "♪that ain't so pretty ♪" "♪hisparentsgive♪" "♪him love and affection ♪" "♪to keep him strong ♪" "♪moving in the right ♪" "♪direction ♪ canwetryone more?" "no." "no." "both:" "Thankyou." "hermotheris literally" "Pulling her off the stage." "You just know they live in a" "Field, don't you?" "Surrounded by no houses." "Right?" "IfeellikeIshould'vegot" "Three yeses." "what'syourname?" "darrenmichaels." "andwhereyoufrom,darren?" "lasvegas." "whatdoyoudoinvegas ?" "I'ma musician." "My girl kinda supports me, has" "Been the last several years." "howmuchhasshe investedin" "You?" "over$ 100,000sofar." "wow." "[laughingdevilishly] goodluck,darren." "♪likergin♪" "♪like a virgin ♪" "♪touched for the very fit ♪" "♪time ♪" "♪virgin ♪ [laughing devilishly] it'slikeI'mlivinginsome" "Sort of nightmare here." "goodorbad?" "bad." "Nightmares are never good," "Darren." "[imitating darren's laugh] absolutelynotforme, my" "Man." "oh,no." "no." "no." "thankyou." "[imitatingdarren'slaugh]" "theydon'tknowI'm good" "Music?" "If you're not looking for me," "What the hell are you looking" "For?" "areyouafamilygroup?" "prettymuch." "youcouldcallussisters." "sowhydidyou put the group" "Together?" "weloveto singtogether," "We have a diverse sound." "okay,goodluck." "all:♪ whatthehell♪" "♪is going on ♪ itwasalittlebitthe" "Kind of music I have when I'm" "Having a massage." "You know?" "I'mgonnahavetopass ." "no,I 'msorry." "I'mgonnasayno." "thankyou,ladies." "withthejudgesneedinga" "Break, there's still someone" "Who has something on her mind." "simon!" "How could you tell me that I'm" "The worst singer in the world?" "rewindthetape." "simon,I singregularly." "You are the meanest judge." "Then, how can you--no, not even" "That." "nicole,niceto meetyou ." "simon!" "Simon!" "I sing on a regular basis." "I'm going to go and post" "Something on youtube right now." "elcome back to the x factor" "Whe the seattle auditions are" "In full flow." "♪Ifellin lovewithaboy ♪ /i" "I'mgonnagiveyou ayes." "congratulations." "you'rethrough." "nextupis chrisrene." "thatsoundrightthereis" "Sick." "My name is chris rene." "I'm 28 years old..." "What?" "D my job is to haul trash." "I am what I am, I am who I am." "You know what I mean?" "But that's..." "What I'm chasing" "Now." "I got a two-and-half-year-old" "Boy." "This audition could open up so" "Many doors for us." "I wanna be on stes singing for" "People." "Making money." "This is my brother me ne." "pleuretomeetyou ,sir" "You ready?" "I'mrea." "I'm done with hauling tras" "Time to sing on stagand" "Enteain america." "hel." "hi,evebody." "hi." "What's your name?" "myname'schrisrene." "howoldareyou ,chris?" "I'm8." "28." "Anwhere you from?" "I'mfromsantacruz," "California." "youworking?" "uh,yes." "So, I haul trash." "Yeah." "sowhatwouldwninghis" "Compition--$5 million" "Recording coract--me to" "You?" "iwodmeantheworld," "Specifical it uid mean" "Stabitfor mendy so" "My family." "I just got out oreb" "Tually." "oh,wow." "growingup,my lifewas" "Really good." "Couldn't have asked for better" "Parents or better brothers and" "Sisters." "When I was like 12 or 13," "I started smoking weed." "When I was 15, I started" "Drinking beer and stuff." "And then it went on to cocaine" "And methamphetamines." "I have this disease called" "Addiction." "The shame and the guilt just" "Got to me." "Just totally broke me." "There's always a chance." "And there's always a choice." "Instead of doing nothing with" "Myself, I want my son to see me" "Singing on stages because life" "Is too precious to waste." "howlongyoubeenclean?" "70days." "goodforyou." "goodforyou." "What are you gonna sing for us?" "I'mgonnasinganoriginal" "Song called young homi younghomie." "that'sright." "didyouwriteit?" "yeah,I wroteit ." "I made the music for it too." "goodluck." "thankyou." "herewego ." "[soft piano music]" "♪♪/i" "♪ah yea yeah yea ♪/i" "♪ah yea yeah yea ♪/i" "♪see, I opened up my mind ♪/i" "♪with these spoken words ♪/i" "♪let this music heal lik" "♪an overture ♪/i" "♪now she's t only one ♪/i" "♪yeah, and so I roll with her ♪/i" "♪ooh, and that's how ♪/i" "♪it's supposed to ♪/i" "♪living life with loved ones ♪/i" "♪close to me ♪/i" "♪shh, ah, this is the remedy ♪/i" "♪and got the recipe ♪/i" "♪I don't need hennessy ♪/i" "♪yeah, it's be two months ♪/i" "♪now, I haven't had a drink ♪/i" "♪and I'mtarting to see ♪/i" "♪lear now ♪/i" "♪I'm putting all my ♪/i" "♪fears down ♪/i" "♪I can hear the cheers now ♪/i" "♪seeing peace signs ♪/i" "♪when I look around ♪/i" "♪hey, yog hoe ♪/i" "♪what you trippin' on ♪/i" "♪loon' at life like ♪/i" "♪how did I getere oh ♪/i" "♪but life's too short ♪/i" "♪gotta live it long ♪/i" "♪o my brothers and sisters ♪/i" "♪and where we get along ♪/i" "♪hey, big homie ♪/i" "♪what you trippin' on ♪/i" "♪yeah, what you trippin' on ♪/i" "♪life is too short ♪/i" "♪gotta live it ♪/i oh,yeah,he 'sdiggingit" "All right." "♪give peace to the war ♪/i" "♪on these streets ♪/i" "♪give peace to even ♪/i" "♪the creeps, yeah ♪/i" "♪it takes education ♪/i" "♪to change your reputation ♪/i" "♪from good to bad ♪/i" "♪and even better now you're ♪/i" "♪elevating' ♪/i" "♪baby singing ♪/i" "♪family's hanging ♪/i" "♪everybody's chillin' ♪/i" "♪not gonna stop this ♪/i" "♪livin' on a feelin' ♪/i" "♪man, this is the real thing ♪/i" "♪tell me can you feel me ♪/i" "♪so waitill they drop this ♪/i" "♪dancing on the ceiling ♪/i" "♪hey, young homie what you ♪/i" "♪trippin' on ♪/i" "♪living life like how did I ♪/i" "♪get here oh ♪/i" "♪what you really trippin' on ♪/i" "♪life's too short ♪/i" "♪gotta live it long ♪/i" "♪see my brothers and sisters ♪/i" "♪we get along ♪/i" "♪they never thought ♪/i" "♪I'd make it this far ♪/i" "♪look now here we are ♪/i" "♪see, I never thought ♪/i" "♪I'd take it this far ♪/i" "wow-wee." "Let me tell you something." "What did you write?" ""little homie what you trippin'" "On?"" "yeah." "yeah,honey,I'mtrippin'" "On you." "I'm serious." "I can't even desibe your" "Talent." "It's "undescribable."" "People always say, "what's" "The x factor?"" "I say it's "undescribable."" "So I guess you got the x factor." "youareabrightlight." "You lit us all up." "You are so talented, words can't" "Articulate." "That's all I can say." "thankyou." "youknowwhat,I'veworked" "With some of the greatest" "Hip-hop artists from jay-z" "To kanye west, and all of my" "Boys, they would be proud of me" "Today to tell you that you are" "The truth." "simon?" "um..." "Always my favorite feeling in" "The world is when I sit in this" "Chair and I meet a star for the" "First time." "And there's something about you." "And what I like about the fact" "Is that maybe you need the show" "And maybe we need you." "let'sgoforavote ." "chris?" "Yes!" "youknowwhat,chris,I'm" "Gonna give you a yes, but man," "You gotta stay straight!" "And when I call, and when I call" "You, I don't wanna talk to your" "Sister, I don't wanna talk to" "Your" "You better pick up the phone" "And let me hear your voice and" "So I know that you're okay." "Iwill,always." "I will always be right here." "myman." "righthere." "chris,wehaveadeal here ," "Right?" "If we're gonna put you through," "For you, your son, we're staying" "On the right track, yeah?" "yeah,yeah." "that'sthedealwemake ." "There's no breaking that." "Got it?" "Igotit ,simon." "fine,thenyougot myyes." "congratulations,chris." "God is good, you got four yeses," "Honey." "thatrightthere,that" "Changed my life." "My son's gonna see that," "You know what I mean?" "Like, oh, my god!" "I couldn't believe that." "That blew my mind, man." "That blew my mind." "Did it sound good?" "I sounded good?" "It was good?" "oh,yeah." "I'mblownaway." "I'm blown away." "Yeah, I'm overwhelmed." "Dude, did you feel that feeling" "Of almost passing out?" "yeah." "[exhales]wow!" "Dude." "The first best day of my life" "Was when my son was born." "The second best day of my life" "Was when I got clean and sober." "The third best day of my life" "Is what just happened just now." "[dramatic music]" "♪♪/i [overlapped vocalizing]" "Iabsolutelyloveyou ." "♪[lowdrone]♪/ i" "Ipersonallyfeeljusta" "Little violated." "oh,mygosh." "it'sridiculous!" "♪[highnote]♪/ i whenyoustartedsinging," "I wanted to slit my wrists." "sync by llsling"