The X Factor

This is loco loco.

I quit.

I can't do this.

No one's safe until the end.

The pressure is so on right Now.

This is the four-chair challenge.

Category by category,

One by one, the acts will perform.

You have got to do the performance of your lives.

Their mentor must decide

Whether to give them a seat...

Is he in, or is he out?

Take a seat!

Or send them straight home.

you're going home.

But getting a seat doesn't mean they'll keep it,

as their mentor may decide to switch them out.

All your seats are filled. Who are you switching out?

no one is safe until all ten acts in their category have

Sung. Only the four in the seats at

The end make it to the live shows.

It's never been so dramatic... no!

so emotional... I was literally born to do

This. and so intense.

We need a decision. This is the four-chair

Challenge.

No!

No!

welcome to the x factor, in the shrine auditorium here in

Los angeles. Tonight our contestants are

Singing for a place in the live shows in a brand-new challenge.

Just ten acts remain in each category...

The boys!

The over-25s!

The groups!

And the girls!

As you can see, there are four seats for each category.

Only the four acts sitting in those seats at the end of the

Show make it to the live finals. This is the four-chair

Challenge. Judges, welcome.

thank you. thank you.

thank you. Simon, how you feeling

About all this? you know what?

I wouldn't want to be in your place right now.

If you're in the chair at the end of the show, you've made

It through to the live shows, so you have got to do the

Performance of your lives, because no one's safe until the

End. no one is safe.

Let's get started. We're going category by

Category and starting tonight with kelly and the over-25s.

so, kelly, how are you feeling

About your category and the decisions you got to make

Tonight? I think that everybody's

Gonna put forth such a wonderful effort and be incredible

Tonight. They're ready.

yes, they are ready, but you have some tough

Decisions to make later on, so good luck with that.

thanks a lot, mario. You pointed that out so

Beautifully. just keeping it real.

now, all of kelly's

Contestants are waiting to perform, so let's get started.

First up, in the over-25s category, it's victoria carrige

my name is victoria carriger.

I'm 41 years old, and I'm the

Mother of eight beautiful

Children.

Do you want to help mommy with something?

Right now I'm separated from my husband.

I have two part-time jobs. Stop.

There is no sense of support, and it is nerve-racking sometimes

through that song, I think I'm beginning to understand

Your story now. You had a point to prove there,

Right? ? if you're lost

Opportunity like this. It's like being underwater for

So long, and then all of a sudden, you have a breath of

Fresh air, and that's exactly what it feels like.

my mom is the best singer in

The world.

they've never seen me

Actually pursue something and

Finish it, and I want to finish

This, all the way to the end.

? when the rain ? is blowing in your face

? ? and the whole wide world

? ? I'd go hungry

victoria, I think you did so great.

There was fire behind it. I love the rasp.

I think that the energy was a little low, but I really do love

The passion that was behind your voice.

victoria, the raspy voice is

What has captivated me since the beginning.

I think you did great. Congratulations.

victoria, you had a very,

Very good first audition. The song was great.

Now, if it was me, based on the fact there are four people going

Through to the finals, on that performance, I wouldn't put you

Through. yeah.

I wouldn't.

victoria, that's why I have the over-25s category.

while I respect what my fellow

Judges did say, you silenced this room, and then for a

Second, it got boring, and then you picked it back up again.

I mean, the question is, do I send you home, or do you take

A seat?

all right, judges, thank you. It is time to find out if

Victoria is in a seat or out of the competition, and that

Decision lies with her mentor. So, kelly, what is your

Decision?

victoria...

You're ready for this competition.

I'm gonna say yes to you. You can take a seat.

congratulations, victoria.

Take a seat.

Now, victoria has taken the

First seat, and if she's still

There at the end of the show,

Then she's in kelly's final

Four.

Up next, the singer we first met

In los angeles auditions.

It's kristine mirelle.

? oh, oh, starry eyed

my name is kristine mirelle.

I live in los angeles,

California.

I'm 27 years old. I work in a grocery store,

Selling chips and salsa. ? have some chips

You can't ever let pride get in the way of following your dream.

Everybody starts at the bottom, and sometimes you're at the

Bottom for a really long time. ? never wanted to put my love

Not mental about your voice. Personally, I was hoping for

Something a little bit better. I like you.

I want to give you a chance, 'cause I actually want to be in

The developing process with you. ? starry eyed...

if there was one performance that I could do in my life, and

Do it the best that I possibly can, can it please be this one?

? oh, oh, oh

[slow version of britney spears' oops! I did it again]

? ? mmm

kristine... I love when you walk onstage.

Your presence... I feel like I'm in front of a star.

But it was very, very pitchy. So, personally, I don't know if

You could compete with the other talent.

unfortunately, I feel the

Same way as demi. I think you have a great talent,

But I don't know if you're ready for this.

you know what?

The vocal wasn't perfect. The arrangement was-was

Kind of confusing, but this is where I disagree with the girls.

our job is to see potential,

Work with it, and make people like you better.

So... I would be keeping you in at

This point. I...

I'm not sure.

kelly, is kristine in a seat or out of the competition?

Now I need your decision.

come on, kristine! love you, kristine!

whoo!

kristine...

You're in my final four. I'm gonna give you a chance.

thank you, guys.

kristine, head on over. Take a seat.

Waffling a little. This is a struggle for you, huh,

Kelly? I didn't think it was gonna

Be this hard, but this is really hard.

well, it's gonna get even

Tougher, because we have more

Contestants to see, but so far,

Kristine takes the second seat.

But can she keep it?

If she's still there at the end

Of the show, she is in kelly's

Final four.

And after the break, it's the