The X Factor (U.S. season 3)
| The X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Broadcast from | September 11 – December 19, 2013 |
| Judges |
Simon Cowell Demi Lovato Kelly Rowland Paulina Rubio |
| Host(s) | Mario Lopez |
| Broadcaster | Fox |
| Winner | |
| Alex & Sierra | |
 | |
| Origin | Florida |
| Song | "Say Something" |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop, indie folk, folk pop, pop |
| Mentor | Simon Cowell |
| Runner-up | |
| Jeff Gutt | |
The third and final season of the American music competition television show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013.[1] This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.
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 boot camp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows.
On December 19, 2013, Alex & Sierra won the show, as mentored by Cowell. On February 7, 2014, Cowell announced his departure from the show which was followed by Fox announcing that it was not going to be renewing The X Factor for a fourth season.[2]
Judges and hosts
On October 22, 2012, it was announced that The X Factor would be returning for a third season,[3] with Simon Cowell confirmed to be returning.[4] On December 14, 2012, L.A. Reid announced he would not return to the show for its third season, as he wished to refocus his work on his record company, Epic Records.[5] Britney Spears stated her intentions on returning to the show for its third season,[6] but it was confirmed on January 11, 2013, that she would not be returning, in order to focus on her music career.[7]
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."[8] On March 28, 2013, it was confirmed that Lovato would return. On April 22, it was confirmed by Fox that Mario Lopez would be returning to host season three, along with the news of Khloé Kardashian not returning as co-host.[9] Cowell confirmed via his Twitter account that the full judging panel will be announced on May 20, 2013, with auditions beginning the next day.[10] On that same day, Fox confirmed that Destiny's Child member and one-time 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.[11] This was the first judging panel with three girls and one boy.
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[12] 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 |
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.[14]
This season, the categories did not follow the age-based format from season two but rather the format from season one: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Rowland mentored Over 25s, Lovato the Girls, Rubio the Boys, and for the second season in a row, Cowell mentored the Groups.[15]
The four-chair challenge episodes were broadcast on two 2-hour Wednesdays and two 1-hour Thursdays shows on October 2, 3, 9 and 10.
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 their own category
| Episode | Category (mentor) | Act | Order | Song[16][17][18][19] | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 7 (October 2) |
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" / "Push It" | 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 (October 3) |
Simone Torres | 15 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Put in chair 1 | Bree Randall | |
| Danie 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 (October 9) |
Boys (Rubio) | Al Calderon | 21 | "Call Me Maybe" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Isaiah Alston | 22 | "The Greatest Love of All" | Eliminated | — | ||
| Isaac Tauaefa | 23 | "Bubbly" | Eliminated | — | ||
| Carlos Guevara | 24 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Put in chair 2 | — | ||
| Stone Martin | 25 | "Torn" | Put in chair 3 | — | ||
| Chase Goehring | 26 | "Airplanes" | Put in chair 4 | — | ||
| Tim Olstad | 27 | "The Climb" | Put in chair 3 | Stone Martin | ||
| Carlito Olivero | 28 | "Dreaming of You" | Put in chair 4 | Chase Goehring | ||
| Timmy Thames | 29 | "The New Girl in Town" | Put in chair 3 | Tim Olstad | ||
| Tim Olstad | N/A | N/A (reinstated by mentor)1 | Put in chair 1 | Al Calderon | ||
| Josh Levi | 30 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Put in chair 3 | Timmy Thames | ||
| Groups (Cowell) | Girls United | 31 | "Yeah 3x" | Put in chair 1 | — | |
| Wild Thingz | 32 | "Party Rock Anthem" | Put in chair 2 | — | ||
| Glamour | 33 | "When I'm Gone" | Put in chair 3 | — | ||
| Restless Road | 34 | "Somebody Like You" | Put in chair 4 | — | ||
| Episode 10 (October 10) |
Sweet Suspense | 35 | "Wishing on a Star" | Put in chair 2 | Wild Thingz | |
| Yellow House Canyon | 36 | "Hell on Heels" | Eliminated | — | ||
| Forever in Your Mind | 37 | "Lovebug" | Put in chair 3 | Glamour | ||
| Good News | 38 | "Landslide" | Eliminated | — | ||
| Alex & Sierra | 39 | "You're the One That I Want" | Put in chair 1 | Girls United | ||
| RoXxy Montana | 40 | "Man in the Mirror" | Put in chair 3 | Forever in Your Mind |
^1 Rubio initially switched out Tim Olstad for Timmy Thames, but after some consideration brought him back and instead switched out Al Calderon.
Finalists
The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows;
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Rubio) | Carlos Guevara | Josh Levi | Carlito Olivero | Tim Olstad | |
| Girls (Lovato) | Khaya Cohen | Danie Geimer | Rion Paige | Ellona Santiago | |
| Over 25s (Rowland) | Jeff Gutt | James Kenney | Lillie McCloud | Rachel Potter | |
| Groups (Cowell) | Alex & Sierra | Restless Road | RoXxy Montana | Sweet Suspense | |
Live shows
The first two-hour live show aired on a special Tuesday time slot on October 29; which followed the same format as the first season with each of the judges narrowing their number of acts down to three, without a public vote. The public vote then started with the following performance and results shows starting November 6, which aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively. As with previous seasons, each live show had a different theme. The live final took place in on December 18 and 19. Cowell had also said on Twitter that there may be a wildcard this season.[20] The leaderboard that showed which act had received the most public votes did not return.
Musical guests
Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. Selena Gomez was supposed to perform on the second result show, but was postponed to third result show night[21] which featured a performance from season 2 finalist Fifth Harmony.[22] One Direction performed on the third results show.[23] Michael Bublé performed on the fifth performance show,[24] then again on the fifth results show alongside judge Demi Lovato.[25] Emblem3 and Little Mix performed on the sixth results show,[26] while Enrique Iglesias performed during the seventh results show.[27] Paulina Rubio,[28] Mary J. Blige, Lea Michele,[29] Leona Lewis, Pitbull and One Direction performed on the finale.[30]
Results summary
- Color key
| – | Contestant did not face the public vote |
| – | Contestant was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown) |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 23 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday3 | Thursday | ||||||||
| Alex & Sierra | Saved | N/A | 1st5 | 9th5 | 1st5 | 1st5 | 1st5 | 1st5 | Winner |
| Jeff Gutt | Saved | N/A | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Runner-up |
| Carlito Olivero | Saved | N/A | 11th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Restless Road | Saved | N/A | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | Eliminated (week 7) |
| Rion Paige | Saved | N/A | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 4th | Eliminated (week 6) | |
| Ellona Santiago | Saved | N/A | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | Eliminated (week 6) | |
| Josh Levi | Not saved2 | N/A | 7th | 2nd | 7th | 7th | Eliminated (week 5) | ||
| Lillie McCloud | Saved | N/A | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | Eliminated (week 5) | ||
| Tim Olstad | Saved | N/A | 12th | 3rd | 9th | Eliminated (week 4) | |||
| Khaya Cohen | Saved | N/A | 9th | 11th | 10th | Eliminated (week 4) | |||
| Rachel Potter | Saved | N/A | 6th | 10th | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||
| Sweet Suspense | Saved | N/A | 10th | 12th | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||
| Carlos Guevara | Saved | N/A | 13th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||
| RoXxy Montana | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| James Kenney | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Danie Geimer | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Final showdown | None1 | None3 | None3 | Cohen, Potter |
Olivero, Olstad |
Levi, Paige |
Olivero, Paige |
No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone | |
| Judges voted to | Save | Eliminate | |||||||
| Rowland's vote | Potter, Gutt, McCloud | Cohen | Olstad | Paige | Paige | ||||
| Lovato's vote | Santiago, Paige, Cohen | Potter | Olstad | Levi | Olivero | ||||
| Rubio's vote | Olivero, Guevara, Olstad | Potter | Olstad | Paige | Paige | ||||
| Cowell's vote | Restless Road, Alex & Sierra, Sweet Suspense | Potter | N/A4 | Levi | Paige | ||||
| Eliminated | Danie Geimer by Lovato |
Carlos Guevara Public vote to save |
Sweet Suspense Public vote to save |
Khaya Cohen Public vote to save |
Lillie McCloud Public vote to save |
Ellona Santiago Public vote to save |
Restless Road Public vote to save |
Carlito Olivero Public vote to win | |
| Josh Levi by Rubio | |||||||||
| James Kenney by Rowland |
Rachel Potter 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Tim Olstad 3 of 3 votes Majority |
Josh Levi 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Rion Paige 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Jeff Gutt Public vote to win | ||||
| RoXxy Montana by Cowell | |||||||||
| Reference(s) | [31] | [32] | [33] | [34] | [35] | [36] | [37] | [38] | [39] |
- ^1 There was no public vote in the first week and therefore no final showdown. Each judge was required to reduce their number of acts to three.[40]
- ^2 Levi returned to the competition in week two because the judges felt that he "deserves a second shot".[41]
- ^3 Owing to graphic errors in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen during the performance recap, there was no elimination in week two. All acts performed again on Thursday night in week two and a public re-vote was conducted. Carlos Guevara was eliminated on Wednesday night in week three after receiving the least amount of votes in week two.[32]
- ^4 Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
- ^5 Cowell revealed in an interview that Alex & Sierra "won every single week" in the public vote except the fourth.[42]
Live show details
Week 1 (October 29)
| Act | Order | Song[43] | Result[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellona Santiago | 1 | "Till the World Ends" | Safe |
| Danie Geimer | 2 | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated |
| Rion Paige | 3 | "Skyscraper" | Safe |
| Khaya Cohen | 4 | "Mercy" | Safe |
| Josh Levi | 5 | "Only Girl (in the World)" | Eliminated |
| Carlos Guevara | 6 | "Don't You Worry Child" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 7 | "Maria Maria" | Safe |
| Tim Olstad | 8 | "Always" | Safe |
| Lillie McCloud | 9 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| Jeff Gutt | 10 | "Try" | Safe |
| Rachel Potter | 11 | "I Hope You Dance" | Safe |
| James Kenney | 12 | "Red" | Eliminated |
| RoXxy Montana | 13 | "Royals" | Eliminated |
| Sweet Suspense | 14 | "I Love It" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 15 | "Blurred Lines" | Safe |
| Restless Road | 16 | "Roar" | Safe |
There was no public vote in the first week. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate.
- Judges' decisions to eliminate[31]
- Lovato: Danie Geimer – gave no reason
- Rubio: Josh Levi – gave no reason
- Rowland: James Kenney – based on the performances
- Cowell: RoXxy Montana – gave no reason
Week 2 (November 6/7)
- November 6
- Theme: Motown songs (billed as "Motown Night")[44]
- Group performance: "ABC" / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" / "Reach Out I'll Be There" / "Dancing in the Street"[45] (all top 13 finalists except Josh Levi)
One of the four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1 and was eliminated by their mentor was reinstated to the show as the judges felt that the act "deserves a second shot". The reinstated act was announced as Josh Levi.[41] There was no elimination on this week's live show.
| Act | Order | Song[41] |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Levi | 1 | "Who's Lovin' You" |
| Rachel Potter | 2 | "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" |
| Carlos Guevara | 3 | "What's Going On" |
| Restless Road | 4 | "Easy" |
| Ellona Santiago | 5 | "Baby Love" |
| Jeff Gutt | 6 | "Say You, Say Me" |
| Alex & Sierra | 7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" |
| Khaya Cohen | 8 | "My Girl" |
| Carlito Olivero | 9 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" |
| Lillie McCloud | 10 | "All In Love Is Fair" |
| Sweet Suspense | 11 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" |
| Rion Paige | 12 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" |
| Tim Olstad | 13 | "I'll Be There" |
- November 7
- Theme: "Save Me" songs[32]
Owing to graphics error in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen during the performance recap, there was no elimination this week, instead all the acts performed their "Save Me" songs on Thursday night and a public re-vote was conducted after the show. The results were announced the following week, at the start of the live show on Wednesday night.[32]
Selena Gomez was going to perform her single "Slow Down" but due to graphics issues, she performed on the second night in week 3.
| Act | Order | Song[46] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Levi | 1 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Rachel Potter | 2 | "Anyway" | Safe |
| Carlos Guevara | 3 | "Cannonball" | Eliminated |
| Restless Road | 4 | "Don't You Wanna Stay" | Safe |
| Ellona Santiago | 5 | "Titanium" | Safe |
| Jeff Gutt | 6 | "In the Air Tonight" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 7 | "Give Me Love" | Safe |
| Khaya Cohen | 8 | "Distant Dreamer" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 9 | "If You're Not the One" | Safe |
| Lillie McCloud | 10 | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Safe |
| Sweet Suspense | 11 | "That Should Be Me" | Safe |
| Rion Paige | 12 | "Born This Way" | Safe |
| Tim Olstad | 13 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Safe |
Week 3 (November 13/14)
- Theme: Songs from the 1980s (billed as "80s Night")[47]
- Group performance: "Perfect Day"[34]
- Musical guests: Selena Gomez ("Slow Down")[21] and Fifth Harmony ("Me & My Girls")[22]
Carlos Guevara, the act that received the fewest votes from the public re-vote in week 2, was eliminated at the start of the November 13 episode.[33] He would have performed "Mad World".[33] Starting from week three, two acts will be eliminated from each results show until week five. The three acts with the fewest public votes will be announced and then the act with the fewest votes will be automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts will then perform in the final showdown and face the judges' votes.
| Act | Order | Song[33] | Result[34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillie McCloud | 1 | "Ain't Nobody" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 2 | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" | Safe |
| Rion Paige | 3 | "We Belong" | Safe |
| Sweet Suspense | 4 | "Mickey" | Eliminated |
| Tim Olstad | 5 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Safe |
| Khaya Cohen | 6 | "Borderline" | Bottom three |
| Restless Road | 7 | "Footloose" | Safe |
| Rachel Potter | 8 | "Alone" | Bottom three |
| Ellona Santiago | 9 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Safe |
| Josh Levi | 10 | "Straight Up" | Safe |
| Jeff Gutt | 11 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 12 | "Addicted to Love" | Safe |
| Final showdown details[34] | |||
| Khaya Cohen | 1 | "Don't Give Up on Me" | Safe |
| Rachel Potter | 2 | "From This Moment On" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[34]
- Rowland: Khaya Cohen – based on the final showdown performances, effectively backing her act, Rachel Potter.
- Rubio: Rachel Potter – gave no reason.
- Lovato: Rachel Potter – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Khaya Cohen.
- Cowell: Rachel Potter – felt that Cohen has more potential in the X Factor singing competition.
Week 4 (November 20/21)
- Theme: Songs by British artists (billed as "British Invasion")[48]
- Musical guest: One Direction ("Story of My Life")[23]
| Act | Order | Song[49] | Result[35] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gutt | 1 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Safe |
| Tim Olstad | 2 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Bottom three |
| Khaya Cohen | 3 | "Let It Be" | Eliminated |
| Josh Levi | 4 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 5 | "Best Song Ever" | Safe |
| Rion Paige | 6 | "Your Song" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 7 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Bottom three |
| Lillie McCloud | 8 | "This Woman's Work" | Safe |
| Ellona Santiago | 9 | "Burn" | Safe |
| Restless Road | 10 | "Fix You" | Safe |
| Final showdown details[35] | |||
| Tim Olstad | 1 | "You Raise Me Up" | Eliminated |
| Carlito Olivero | 2 | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[50]
- Rowland: Tim Olstad – based on the final showdown performances
- Lovato: Tim Olstad – gave no reason
- Rubio: Tim Olstad – gave no reason
- Cowell was not required to vote since there was already a majority
Week 5 (November 27/28)
- Theme: Big band (billed as "Big Band Night")[25]
- Guest mentor: Michael Bublé[51]
- Group performances:
- Wednesday: "Cry Me a River"[52]
- Thursday: "Somewhere Only We Know"[36]
- Musical guests:
- Wednesday: Michael Bublé ("You Make Me Feel So Young")[24][25]
- Thursday: Demi Lovato ("Neon Lights") and Michael Bublé ("It's a Beautiful Day")[25]
| Act | Order | Song[53] | Result[36] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rion Paige | 1 | "Swingin'" | Bottom three |
| Restless Road | 2 | "Life Is a Highway" | Safe |
| Jeff Gutt | 3 | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| Josh Levi | 4 | "Treasure" | Bottom three |
| Carlito Olivero | 5 | "La Copa de Vida" / "María" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 6 | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | Safe |
| Lillie McCloud | 7 | "Summertime" | Eliminated |
| Ellona Santiago | 8 | "Mamma Knows Best" | Safe |
| Final showdown details[36] | |||
| Rion Paige | 1 | "Perfect" | Safe |
| Josh Levi | 2 | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[54]
- Lovato: Josh Levi – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Rion Paige
- Rubio: Rion Paige – backed her own act, Josh Levi
- Rowland: Rion Paige – gave no reason
- Cowell: Josh Levi – wanted to let the public decide and therefore sent it to deadlock
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Levi was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[54]
Week 6 (December 4/5)
- Themes: Divas; unplugged songs (billed as "stripped down songs")[26]
- Musical guests: Emblem3 ("Just for One Day")[55] and Little Mix ("Move")[26][56]
For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.
| Act | Order | First song[57] | Order | Second song[57] | Result[37] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restless Road | 1 | "Red" | 7 | "Wake Me Up" | Safe |
| Rion Paige | 2 | "See You Again" | 8 | "Glass" | Bottom three |
| Jeff Gutt | 3 | "Without You" | 9 | "Daniel" | Safe |
| Ellona Santiago | 4 | "Applause" | 10 | "If I Were a Boy" | Eliminated |
| Alex & Sierra | 5 | "Say My Name" | 11 | "Say Something" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 6 | "Let's Get Loud" | 12 | "Stand by Me" | Bottom three |
| Final showdown details[37] | |||||
| Rion Paige | 1 | "The House That Built Me" | Eliminated | ||
| Carlito Olivero | 2 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Safe | ||
- Judges' votes to eliminate[58]
- Lovato: Carlito Olivero – backed her own act, Rion Paige
- Rubio: Rion Paige – backed her own act, Carlito Olivero
- Rowland: Rion Paige – based on the final showdown performances though stated both acts did not give their best
- Cowell: Rion Paige – wanted to give Olivero the opportunity to stay in the competition as he felt it was "probably his last chance"
Week 7: Semi-final (December 11/12)
- Themes: Viewers' choice;[59] "songs to get you to the final" (no theme)
- Group performances:
- Wednesday: "Falling Slowly" (performed by Alex & Sierra and Carlito Olivero) and "Every Breath You Take" (performed by Jeff Gutt and Restless Road)
- Thursday: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"[38]
- Musical guest: Enrique Iglesias ("Heart Attack")[27][60]
On December 4, the song choices for the public were revealed.[59]
| Act | Song choices[59] | Result[61] |
|---|---|---|
| Alex & Sierra | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Not chosen |
| "Little Talks" | Chosen | |
| "Troublemaker" | Not chosen | |
| Carlito Olivero | "Boyfriend" | Chosen |
| "Hasta Ayer" | Not chosen | |
| "Promise" | Not chosen | |
| Ellona Santiago | "Love Me Again" | N/A (already eliminated) |
| "Who You Are" | N/A (already eliminated) | |
| "You Got the Love" | N/A (already eliminated) | |
| Jeff Gutt | "Creep" | Not chosen |
| "Hallelujah" | Chosen | |
| "Wonderwall" | Not chosen | |
| Restless Road | "Hey Brother" | Not chosen |
| "It Goes Like This" | Not chosen | |
| "That's My Kind of Night" | Chosen | |
| Rion Paige | "Girl on Fire" | N/A (already eliminated) |
| "So Small" | N/A (already eliminated) | |
| "Umbrella" | N/A (already eliminated) |
| Act | Order | First song[62] | Order | Second song[62] | Result[38] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | 1 | "Boyfriend" | 5 | "I Need to Know" | Safe |
| Restless Road | 2 | "That's My Kind of Night" | 6 | "Wanted" | Eliminated |
| Alex & Sierra | 3 | "Little Talks" | 7 | "Gravity" | Safe |
| Jeff Gutt | 4 | "Hallelujah" | 8 | "Demons" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Restless Road, was automatically eliminated.[38] The top three acts each then performed a victory song of their choice after they were announced safe, with Olivero performing "Suavemente", Alex & Sierra performing "Let Her Go", and Gutt performing "Open Arms".[38]
Week 8: Final (December 18/19)
The final consisted of two two-hour episodes on December 18 and 19.
- December 18
- Themes: Winner's song (billed as "song to win"); celebrity duets (billed as "musical hero duets"); favorite performance (billed as "song of the season")
- Group performance: "We Will Rock You"[63]
- Musical guest: Paulina Rubio ("Boys Will Be Boys")[28]
| Act | Order | First song[63] | Order | Second song (duet)[63][64] | Order | Third song[63] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | 1 | "Impossible" | 4 | "Stand by Me" (with Prince Royce) | 7 | "Maria Maria" |
| Alex & Sierra | 2 | "Give Me Love" | 5 | "Bleeding Love" (with Leona Lewis) | 8 | "Say Something" |
| Jeff Gutt | 3 | "Dream On" | 6 | "Iris" (with John Rzeznik) | 9 | "Creep" |
- December 19
- Theme: Christmas songs[65]
- Group performances: "One" (all top 13 finalists) and "Love Me Again" (performed by Alex & Sierra and Jeff Gutt)[65]
- Musical guests: Mary J. Blige ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"), Lea Michele ("Cannonball"), Leona Lewis ("One More Sleep"), Pitbull ("Timber") and One Direction ("Midnight Memories")[30]
| Act | Order | Song[65] | Result[39] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | 1 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Third place |
| Jeff Gutt | 2 | "O Holy Night" | Runner-up |
| Alex & Sierra | 3 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Winner |
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 | 3 | [66] |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | September 12 | 6.87 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 2 | [67] |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | September 18 | 6.62 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 4 | [68] |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | September 19 | 6.43 | 2.0/7 | 2 | 4 | [69] |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | September 25 | 7.73 | 2.5/7 | 2 | 7 | [70] |
| 6 | Auditions 6 | September 26 | 6.47 | 2.1/6 | 2 | 8 | [71] |
| 7 | Four-Chair challenge 1 | October 2 | 7.80 | 2.4/7 | 3 | 7 | [72] |
| 8 | Four-Chair challenge 2 | October 3 | 7.13 | 2.0/6 | 2 | 8 | [73] |
| 9 | Four-Chair challenge 3 | October 9 | 7.25 | 2.2/6 | 3 | 6 | [74] |
| 10 | Four-Chair challenge 4 | October 10 | 6.49 | 2.0/6 | 2 | 3 | [75] |
| 11 | Finalists chosen (Top 12) | October 29note 1 | 4.90 | 1.5/4 | 3 | 5 | [76] |
| 12 | Meet the Top 12 | October 31 | 3.25 | 0.8/3 | 5 | 8 | [77] |
| 13 | Top 13 perform | November 6 | 4.54 | 1.5/4 | 2 (Tie) | 4 (Tie) | [78] |
| 14 | Top 13 Acts Get Another Chance | November 7 | 3.67 | 1.2/4 | 4 | 9 | [79] |
| 15 | Top 12 perform | November 13 | 5.78 | 1.7/5 | 2 | 4 | [80] |
| 16 | Live results 1 | November 14 | 5.18 | 1.3/4 | 2 (Tie) | 3 (Tie) | [81] |
| 17 | Top 10 perform | November 20 | 5.51 | 1.7/5 | 3 | 4 (Tie) | [82] |
| 18 | Live results 2 | November 21 | 5.88 | 1.6/5 | 2 | 2 | [83] |
| 19 | Top 8 perform | November 27 | 4.85 | 1.2/4 | 2 | [84] | |
| 20 | Live results 3 | November 28 | 3.75 | 1.0/3 | 3 | [85] | |
| 21 | Top 6 perform | December 4 | 5.41 | 1.4/4 | 4 | [86] | |
| 22 | Live results 4 | December 5 | 4.93 | 1.4/4 | 3 | [87] | |
| 23 | Top 4 perform | December 11 | 4.97 | 1.4/4 | |||
| 24 | Live results 5 | December 12 | 4.90 | 1.2/4 | |||
| 25 | Top 3 perform | December 18 | 5.04 | 1.3/4 | [88] | ||
| 26 | Winner announced | December 19 | 6.22 | 1.7/5 |
- Notes
^1 Due to the 2013 MLB World Series running past October 28, the first live show of the season aired on October 29 to make room for Wednesday's potential deciding game.[89]
Controversy
Voting numbers graphic error
Due to graphic errors made in the top 13 round of the live shows regarding voting, all voting results posted in that episode were invalidated, and the contestants sang once more in the November 7 show, with the results revealed on November 13.[90]
Demi Lovato's tribute video
On December 19, 2013, during the finale a segment featuring judge Lovato had aired. The segment showed Lovato drinking a green-colored beverage called "Annoying Juice" throughout the duration of the season, poking fun at Lovato's "annoying" relationship with show creator Cowell.
The next day, Lovato expressed her frustration with The X Factor producers for mocking her drinking addiction that she openly struggled with.[91]
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