The X Factor

I would love to have the Boys.

me too.

they are great.

- I want the girls' category. - the girls want me.

what?

I'm so excited about the overs category.

I've seen some stars.

let's talk about the groups. I want the groups.

I want the groups. no, I want the groups.

demi. I'm so excited.

man.

tonight, the competition heats up.

I see a future pop star Standing in front of me.

you just killed it! ? I've got to show

thousands of hopefuls...

4 judges.

one audition.

one winner.

simon, wake up!

welcome to the x factor,

Where the search continues across the country to find a

Star.

and contestants are rushing for their chance to audition.

who lights it up they're competing in four

I'm glowing in the dark

a million hearts

you're the only one

who lights me up

like I'm glowing

in the dark

all these people are here to win a life-changing recording

Contract with sony music, where they'll join the ranks of global

Superstars including...

'cause we danced all night

to the best song ever when auditions come to an end

Tomorrow night, the x factor producers will finally reveal to

The judges which category they will mentor for the rest of the

Competition. And coming soon, the four-chair

Challenge, where the remaining contestants will face the

Biggest challenge of their lives.

oh, my god. television auditions will

Never be the same again.

no one's safe until the end.

right now, the x factor auditions continue in long

Island, and first to audition, a contestant who's been

Preparing for this shot her whole life.

hi, welcome to the x factor. my name is melanie wright.

I'm 49 years old. I'm from crofton, maryland.

good luck. I've been a paralegal for 26

Years. However, I'm ready for a new

Chapter, doing what my heart has always wanted to do since I

Was a little girl.

thank you. Good luck.

thank you. I want to be the equivalent of

Carrie underwood, someone with staying power.

Winning this competition would mean everything.

It would be like a whole new start.

burnin' rollin'

rollin' rollin' on the river

hello.

oh, hi, how are you? how are you?

can you hear me? I can hear you, darling.

What's your name? melanie wright.

okay, melanie wright. hola, melanie.

hi. hola.

oh, melanie, you and pau-pau like gloves.

yes! I love your gloves.

I love you, mama. you got your fingertips

Showing. I like that.

blue, like your dress. yes.

melanie, where are you from? I'm from crofton, maryland.

okay, and how old are you, darling?

I'm 48, will be 49 next week. great. You look good.

What do you do for a living? Do you work?

I've been a paralegal for about 28 years.

okay, and why, melanie, now have you decided to enter a show

Like this? well, because I've been

Waiting for that opportunity. I've been preparing for years,

Since I was about three or four years old.

so 46 years, effectively. yes, for a moment like this.

okay, melanie, and what are

You gonna sing, babe? I was gonna sing titanium by

David guetta. really?

yep. okay, good luck.

all right, thank you.

you shouted hello

but I can't hear

a word you say

I'm talking loud not saying much

I'm bulletproof

nothing to lose fire away, fire away

ricochet you take your aim

fire away, fire away you shoot me down

but I won't fall I am titanium

you shoot me down but I won't fall

I am titanium

I am titanium

Thank you.

Speechless, simon?

speak, simon, speak. Speak, boy.

si...

yeah, simon! melanie, why did you choose

That song? I like it.

do you know what?

It was like finding out cinderella works at the playboy

Mansion.

Right? The-you-you're not what you

Seem. You understand what I'm trying

To say? not exactly.

well, because you're sweet and southern and nice, and then

You sang that weird version of titanium.

It just-it just didn't go. it didn't work?

it didn't work.

Paulina. well, I really enjoy just to

See... you liked her, didn't you?

how happy you were, and that's all that matters.

okay, we're gonna vote. Demi.

I-I'm gonna have to say no. I'm sorry.

paulina. not for now.

okay. Kelly. your shoes are cute.

your shoes are real cute.

thank you. it's gonna be a no.

okay, uh, it's four nos, sweetheart, but nice to meet

You. I am titanium

bye-bye.

what the bloody hell was that?

that was the weirdest thing. I think you should try it.

I am titanium

so melanie didn't win the

Judges over, but maybe these next contestants can.

I say the same thing twice

I'm awkward when I speak welcome. What's your name?

oksana. and where are you from?

originally, I'm from ukraine, but I live in queens.

okay. Do you work? actually, I'm a dentist.

two minutes to change your life.

thank you so much.

'cause I'm your lady

and you are my man

whenever you reach for me

gonna do all that I can oksana, um, I just don't

Understand why you choose music.

uh, you're a dentist, right? And you know all about

Delivering pain to people. Because that's what it was like.

It was like being in the chair for three hours with-with no

Anesthetic. Okay, we're gonna vote.

Demi. I'm so sorry.

It's gonna have to be a no. oksana, I'm sorry.

It's-it's a no. kelly.

uh-uh.

Uh, it's a no, sweetheart, but nice to meet you.

thank you. all right

express yourself

hi. What's your name? uh, my name is rob zarro.

and how young are you, rob? 55 young.

all right, let's hear it.

born to be wild

uh...

express yourself it was like watching

Something out of an austin powers movie.

maybe you should be a movie

Star. I'm sorry, rob, it's gonna

Be a no. see, it's not

what you look like that was weird, right?

that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day.

hello.

hi. what's your name?

my name is maya lehmann. good luck.

I guess

there is no one to blame

we're leaving ground

will things

ever be the same again?

it's the final countdown did you ever watch close

Encounters of the third kind? If that ever happened and they

Sang, they would probably sound like that, because it just

Didn't sound human. it's not what you

look like when you doin' what you doin'

hello. hi.

what's your name? my name is ruben gloria.

that's beautiful.

And what's your favorite type of music?

my favorite type of music is actually, uh, pop music.

yeah, you made me feel

shiny and new

yeah, ooh

like a virgin, oh

touched for the very first time

la like a, a virgin

a virgin ooh

well, you totally reinvented that song.

oh! no!

that was unbelievable.

that was... awful.

well, the auditions are not

Off to a good start... express yourself

but hoping he can turn things around is this next contestant.

you're gonna be great. oh, thanks, bro.

are you one of the contestants?

yeah, I'm auditioning today. do you have a girlfriend?