The top 3 performed for the last time in The X Factor season 1 Episode 25. Tonight, after two hours of lame filler, either Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, or Chris Rene will be announced as the first American The X Factor winner.
I can’t picture any of LA’s or Paula’s contestants having had a chance to actually win this show, though LA did manage to have one somehow survive the process. Nicole and Simon had much stronger lineups, and both of them also have one contestant competing for the prize of a $5 million contract that they have no hope of making worthwhile. More than that, it’s about bragging rights for the judges, which they have made blatantly and annoyingly obvious throughout the season.
I keep seeing Justin Bieber on every channel. If you didn’t get the memo, he’s got a Christmas album.
1 hour down, 1 hour to go. That brings us to our first result. In third place is Chris Rene. I’m not sure how he made it this far, as he had one of the weakest voices in the competition. However, if he can capitalize on the success of Young Homie, which has 10 million views on Youtube, about the same as the other two have combined, he’ll be set.
That leaves Melanie Amaro and Josh Krajcik on stage to battle for the title. The X Factor season 1 winner is Melanie Amaro. Not surprising. She’s been doing Whitney and Mariah all season with ease. The first round goes to Simon.
In spite of the disappointing start, The X Factor has been renewed for season 2. It may only be half the size of Idol, but it’s still moderately competitive. I’m not sure what to make of this show. With The Voice and now this (forget about The Sing Off… it was DOA), the market is oversaturated by shows that are basically all the same. At least America’s Got Singing Talent differentiates itself by pretending to give variety acts a chance. The thoroughly random scheduling didn’t help matters any. Complicating things was the bickering judges who are more interested in winning than judging. By its very nature, the mentor twist is a problem because they always praise their own acts without offering criticism, and unnecessarily tear down the other acts and each other. Granted, they’re still better than the American Idol judges, who suck. Sure, Nicole Scherzinger is lame, but even Paula’s better than the AI rejects. As for the wooden host, he’s no Ryan Seacrest. To that end, rumor has it Steve Jones is out as host, and Nicole is in.