The X Factor (American TV series) season 3
Template:Infobox reality music competition The X Factor is an American television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. The third season premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013.[1] Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned as judges for their respective third and second season. Judges Britney Spears and L.A. Reid had been replaced by Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio. The show is hosted by Extra host Mario Lopez.
Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on July 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. New for this season is the removal of the bootcamp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows.
Judges and hosts
On October 22, 2012, it was announced that The X Factor would be returning for a third season.[2] with Simon Cowell confirmed to be returning.[3] On December 14, L.A. Reid announced that he would be leaving the show after serving as a judge on the show for its first two seasons, as he wished to refocus his work on his record company, Epic Records.[4] Britney Spears stated her intentions on returning to the show for its third season,[5] but it was confirmed on January 11, 2013, that she would not be returning, in order to focus on her music career.[6]
Following the conclusion of season two, Demi Lovato questioned whether she would return for another season, or instead focus on her own career as a performer, stating, "I have no idea what’s gonna happen next season, and I don't think anybody does."[7] However, on March 28, 2013, it was confirmed that Lovato will return. On April 22, it was confirmed by Fox that Mario Lopez would be returning to host season three, but Khloé Kardashian did not return.[8] Cowell confirmed via his Twitter account that the full judging panel will be announced on May 20, 2013, with auditions beginning the next day.[9] On May 20, 2013, the day before auditions began, Fox officially confirmed that former Destiny's Child member and The X Factor UK judge Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer and former La Voz... México judge Paulina Rubio had been hired to replace Spears and Reid.[10]
Selection process
Auditions
In addition to having online auditions, it was announced at the conclusion of season 2 that auditions for season 3 would be held throughout the country in Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Long Island, New York; Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. On the "Registration and Audition Rules" document[11] on The X Factor's website about the auditions, it was announced where the auditions were going to be taking place.
| City | Auditions dates | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producers | Judges | ||
| Los Angeles, California | March 6, 2013 | July 10–12, 2013 | Galen Center |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | April 14, 2013 | June 11–12, 2013 | Lakefront Arena |
| Charleston, South Carolina | March 19, 2013 | May 21–22, 2013 | North Charleston Coliseum |
| Long Island, New York | April 25, 2013 | June 19–21, 2013 | Nassau Coliseum |
| Denver, Colorado | May 14, 2013 | June 30 – July 2, 2013 | Denver Coliseum |
Final 40
On September 26, 2013, the top forty acts, ten for each category, were revealed as follows;
| Judge | Category | Contestants |
|---|---|---|
| Rubio | Boys | Isaiah Alston, Al Calderon, Chase Goehring, Carlos Guevara, Josh Levi, Stone Martin, Carlito Olivero, Tim Olstad, Isaac Tauaefa, Timmy Thames |
| Lovato | Girls | Rylie Brown, Khaya Cohen, Danielle Geimer, Primrose Martin, Rion Paige, Jamie Pineda, Bree Randall, Ellona Santiago, Simone Torres, Ashly Williams |
| Rowland | Over 25s | Jeff Brinkman, Victoria Carriger, Allison Davis, Jeff Gutt, James Kenney, Lillie McCloud, Kristine Mirelle, Lorie Moore, Rachel Potter, Denny Smith |
| Cowell | Groups | Alex & Sierra, Forever in Your Mind, Girls United, GLAMOUR, Good News, Restless Road, RoXxy Montana, Sweet Suspense, WiLD THiNGZ, Yellow House Canyon |
Four-chair challenge
For this season of The X Factor, Cowell confirmed that the boot camp and judges' houses sections of the competition, which traditionally followed the audition rounds, had been dropped and replaced with a brand new stage called "The Four-Chair challenge". Speaking on the change, he said "It [boot camp and Judges' houses] was the one element of the show I wasn't happy with, and it looked too similar to what everybody else is doing." He went on to describe the new "middle section" as "really dramatic, very tough on us and the contestants, and very high pressure", and compared the new round as similar to the live shows.[13]
This season, the categories will not follow the age-based format from season two but rather the format from season one: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Rowland will mentor Over 25s, Lovato the Girls, Rubio the Boys, and for the second season in a row, Simon Cowell will mentor the Groups.[14]
Key:
- – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch
- – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
- – Contestant was not switched out and made the final four of his/her/their own category
| Episode | Category (mentor) | Act | Order | Song[citation needed] | Mentor's decision | Switched with | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 7 | |||||||
| Over 25s (Rowland) | Victoria Carriger | 1 | "Make You Feel My Love" | Put in chair 1 | — | ||
| Kristine Mirelle | 2 | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Jeff Gutt | 3 | "Amazing Grace" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Rachel Potter | 4 | "Irreplaceable" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Lorie Moore | 5 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Put in chair 2 | Kristine Mirelle | |||
| Allison Davis | 6 | "Tik Tok" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Jeff Brinkman | 7 | "Without You" | Put in chair 1 | Victoria Carriger | |||
| Denny Smith | 8 | "In the Midnight Hour" | Eliminated | — | |||
| James Kenney | 9 | "Lean on Me" | Put in chair 1 | Jeff Brinkman | |||
| Lillie McCloud | 10 | "A House Is Not a Home" | Put in chair 2 | Lorie Moore | |||
| Girls (Lovato) | Bree Randall | 11 | "Glad You Came" | Put in chair 1 | — | ||
| Khaya Cohen | 12 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Jamie Pineda | 13 | "Don't Speak" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Ashly Williams | 14 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Episode 8 | |||||||
| Simone Torres | 15 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Put in chair 1 | Bree Randall | |||
| Danielle Geimer | 16 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Put in chair 1 | Simone Torres | |||
| Rylie Brown | 17 | "Angels" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Primrose Martin | 18 | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Rion Paige | 19 | "I Won't Let Go" | Put in chair 4 | Ashly Williams | |||
| Ellona Santiago | 20 | "Clarity" | Put in chair 3 | Jamie Pineda | |||
| Episode 9 | |||||||
| Boys (Rubio) | - |
Finalists
| Category (mentor) | Acts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Rubio) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Girls (Lovato) | Khaya Cohen | Danielle Geimer | Rion Paige | Allona Santiago | |
| Over 25s (Rowland) | Jeff Gutt | James Kenney | Lillie McCloud | Rachel Potter | |
| Groups (Cowell) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Live shows
The live shows will begin on October 29, 2013.[15] One Direction are confirmed to perform during the live shows.[16] Fifth Harmony, Emblem3, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland are also reported to be performing.
Reception
U.S. Nielsen ratings
| Ep. # | Episode | Airdate | Viewers (millions) |
Rating/share (18–49) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | September 11 | 6.45 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 4 | [17] |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | September 12 | 6.87 | 2.2/7 | 1 | 1 | [18] |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | September 18 | 6.62 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 4 | [19] |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | September 19 | 6.43 | 2.0/7 | 2 | 3 | [20] |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | September 25 | 7.73 | 2.5/7 | 1 | 4 | [21] |
| 6 | Auditions 6 | September 26 | 6.47 | 2.1/6 | 2 | 8 | [22] |
| 7 | Four-Chair challenge 1 | October 2 | 7.80 | 2.4/7 | 2 | 4 | [23] |
| 8 | Four-Chair challenge 2 | October 3 | 7.13 | 2.0/6 | 2 | 8 | [24] |
| 9 | Four-Chair challenge 3 | October 9 | |||||
| 10 | Four-Chair challenge 4 | October 10 | |||||
| 11 | Live show 1 | October 29[15] | |||||
| 12 | Live results 1 | October 30[15] |
References
- ^ "FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2013–2014 Season". Facebook. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (October 22, 2012). "'The X Factor' gets a third season". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Erin (December 21, 2012). "Simon Cowell Talks Tate Stevens' X Factor Win & Plans For Season 3". Access Hollywood.
- ^ "L.A. Reid not returning to 'X Factor' next season". Fox News. Associated Press. December 14, 2012.
- ^ "Britney Spears On 'The X Factor' Season 3? 'Definitely'". The Huffington Post. November 6, 2012.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 10, 2013). "Britney Spears Leaving 'X Factor' After One Season". mtv.com. MTV.
- ^ Sager, Jessica (December 23, 2012). "Will Demi Lovato Return to 'X Factor' Season 3?". Pop Crush.
- ^ "Khloe Kardashian not returning to 'X Factor'". April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ Simon Cowell: 'New X Factor USA judges will be revealed on Monday' – X Factor USA News – Reality TV – Digital Spy
- ^ "Kelly Rowland And Paulina Rubio Join The X Factor". Facebook.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "Registration and Audition Rules" (PDF). The X Factor USA. January 23, 2013.
- ^ "How To Audition For X Factor USA 2013". JTMagz. December 22, 2012.
- ^ September 6, 2013, 14:27 BST (September 6, 2013). "Simon Cowell teases 'X Factor' USA changes, promises 'high pressure' – X Factor USA News – Reality TV". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
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- ^ One Direction to perform on 'X Factor' USA, Simon Cowell confirms – X Factor USA News – Reality TV – Digital Spy
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