The auditions concluded in The X Factor Season 1 Episode 4 with performances by Cari Fletcher, Austin and Emily, and Jazzlyn Little. Tonight bootcamp begins in Los Angeles.
The not at all Ryan Seacrest host whose name escapes me tells us Paula Abdul has sold over 53 million albums. Wait. What? Apparently she was a big deal 20 years ago.
In addition to singing, they will be going through choreography, which at the end of the day is largely irrelevant no matter how much Simon tries to convince us it’s about the complete package. Granted, it’s not all about singing either, as these shows have long been a popularity contest. Brian Bradley refuses to dance because Jay Z doesn’t dance.
So apparently The Anser is spelled without a W. Caitlin Koch gives Paula chills. Tora Woloshin falls flat, and I’m not surprised. Brendan O’Hara forgets his words, but he doesn’t sound good anyway. Chris Rene and his sister Gina Rene have both made it to boot camp and both are good. Melanie Amaro is awesome singing Whitney. Stacy Francis’ ridiculously long note does a good job of annoying the judges more than anything.
After everybody is done singing, a bunch of people I don’t recognize (and whose names we are not given) get eliminated. The cuts bring us down to 100 acts, some of whom get some rest while others party through the night.
They are put into groups and given a few hours to perform a song. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this before. At least we don’t have to go through the drama of people choosing and kicking others out of their groups.
Dexter Haygood is over his desire to impersonate James Brown. Now he is impersonating Mick Jagger. Audrey Turner was married to Ike Turner for a year or so before his death.
Leroy Bell, 59, does not plan on trying again if he fails this time. We get our first glimpse of Dani Knights, who wants to be a country star. Simon likes Paige Ogle.
Brian Bradley’s group gets a Jay Z song. Good news for him. Bad news for the rest of his group. I’m confused how this is supposed to demonstrate singing ability, or what it’s supposed to demonstrate for that matter. Tatiana “Reina” Williams, however, wants to prove she can rap, too. Jennifay Joy Nichols also surprises. Brian ends up forgetting half his words and interrupting everybody throughout the song.
Nick Dean has the name and looks to go far, but his performance is a bit of a disaster. Tiger Budbill overcomes the somewhat lackluster first impression he made.
Tiah Tolliver made it through after much begging by Simon. I still don’t get it, but she’s much better this time. LA asks how they got her on key.
I Have Nothing proves to be the toughest song to remember the words to, but it presents a good opportunity for some of the girls to shine.
Brock continues to hope Makenna will realize he has a crush on her sooner or later. I assume Emily Michalak, at the show’s minimum age of 12, is the youngest to make it this far, and her solo is where the song starts to take off. Siameze Floyd aims to prove he’s something different, as if there were a question. They and the rest of their group, consisting of The Stereo Hogzz, Jeremiah Pagan, Song Preservation Society, and Cesar de la Rosa, leave the judges smiling with their better than the original performance of Run by Snow Patrol.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The X Factor Season 1 Episode 6, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.