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Last night it was announced that Stacy Francis, one of Nicole Scherzinger's Over 30 finalists, was eliminated from THE X FACTOR.

On last night's THE X FACTOR, the Top 10 had to perform rock music for the judges and voters. Once again, there were disagreements among the judges as to who performed the best.

Appearing on last night's THE X FACTOR was singer Willow Smith who sang her latest hit 'Fireball' and Jessie J who performed 'Domino.'

Last night it was announced that The Stereo Hogzz, one of Paula Abdul's Groups, was eliminated from THE X FACTOR. After Steve Jones announced that Lakoda Rayne and The Stereo Hogzz received the fewest votes following last night's movie-themed performance show, judges Simon Cowell, Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger asked the two finalists to perform their 'song for survival' and then eliminated The Stereo Hogzz, of Houston,

IFC announced today additional guest stars who will be lending their talent to the network's hit original series Portlandia when the show returns on Friday, January 6 at 10pm ET/PT.

The Fox Network has announced that on Thursday, November 10th (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on THE X FACTOR's live results show, there will be a special performance by singer Willow Smith.

Last night was the first THE X FACTOR live elimination show. The show started off with a bang as the Top 12 sang 'Without You' made famous by Usher.

On last night's live episode of THE X FACTOR on the Fox network, singer Rachel Crow, one of the contestants being mentored by judge Simon Cowell, sang the popular song 'Walking on Sunshine', made famous by the singing group Katrina & The Waves. Judge Nicole Scherzinger criticized the performance saying that she did not appreciate the changes which were made, including adding some new lyrics to the song.

Last night, after the remaining 17 acts performed, the judges eliminated five acts, revealing THE X FACTOR Top 12 Finalists: Girls - Melanie Amaro, Rachel Crow and Drew; Boys - Astro, Marcus Canty and Chris Rene; Over 30s - LeRoy Bell, Stacy Francis and Josh Krajcik; Groups - InTENsity, Lakoda Rayne and The Stereo Hogzz.

On THE X FACTOR's Judges Home episodes, contestant Rachel Crow sang 'I Want It That Way' for mentor Simon Cowell.

Outasight's first official single, 'Tonight Is The Night,' was selected by Pepsi for their new 'Music Icons' TV ad campaign which celebrates Pepsi's rich music history and features superstars Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Ray Charles and Mariah Carey.

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut last month on FOX. THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger began their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. This week boot camp began!

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut last week on FOX. THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger began their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. This week boot camp began!

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut last week on FOX. THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger began their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. This week the judges travelled to New Jersey for auditions.

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut last week on FOX. THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger began their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. This week the judges travel to Chicago and Seattle for auditions.

Talk show listings for Wednesday, September 28.

Talk show listings for Wednesday, September 28.

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut with a two-night series premiere event Wednesday, Sept. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Sept. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Be there as THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger begin their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music.

Outasight's first official single, 'Tonight Is The Night,' was selected by Pepsi for their new 'Music Icons' TV ad campaign which celebrates Pepsi's rich music history and features superstars Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Ray Charles and Mariah Carey.

Hosted by Steve Jones, THE X FACTOR made its highly anticipated debut with a two-night series premiere event Wednesday, Sept. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Sept. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Be there as THE X FACTOR judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger begin their search for undiscovered talent 12 years old and over - both solo artists and vocal groups - who are worthy of the largest prize in television history: a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music.