The X Factor

We are here to find a star worth $5 million dollars.

I am here trying to chase after my dreams.

I've never wanted something as much as I've wanted this.

It really means absolutely everything to me.

Thousands applied...

Girl, you're a star.

It's time for you to get with it.

I think you guys are so cute.

We think you're cute.

That was incredible.

Whoo!

You are a little diva.

This is your time.

Definitely yes.

Yes.

That's four yeses.

Congratulations.

Whoo!

But only 120 made it to boot camp.

Boot camp is the epitome of tough.

If you're not strong mentally, you gonna crumble.

It's cutthroat, so y'all better watch it.

Come on! Entertain!

We're looking for a star!

Battle time.

Uh-oh, it's showtime.

19-year-old girl just stood there and outshined me.

I just up serious.

Tonight... Final place.

60... The judges' homes is... Become 24.

For the rest of you, that's the end of the competition.

Now... You have no idea what's coming your way.

The judges... That's exactly the group that I wanted.

This is gonna be tough.

Get competitive.

He's gonna be furious.

I wouldn't wanna be near here when he gets that call.

As they take their categories to judges' homes... Look around.

This is your competition.

And the final 24... Now, we're in.

Now we gotta win.

Fight for a place in the live shows.

My strategy is a little different.

Judges are joined by guest mentors... It's will. I.Am.

Will. I.Am.

Oh, my God!

Do you think she believes that she's a star?

That's the question.

Nick Jonas.

Almost right.

And the bar has been raised.

Marc Anthony...

Do you believe that?

Yes.

Justin Bieber.

We're looking for the whole package.

The battle... is on.

The competition starts now.

All right, this is it.

This is it, this is the last time we're all gonna be together.

Yeah, I can't believe this is the last day of boot camp.

I'm just hoping, like, I make it to the judges' homes.

It's the final day of boot camp.

We've seen all the performances now, 60 acts.

We've put them through a lot.

Today, very simply for these contestants, it's the moment of

truth.

More than half are gonna go home.

Now, we've gotta decide which 24

are gonna go through to the next stage of the competition.

So here we go.

This is the hard one.

60 down to 24.

I don't wanna let any of my family down.

I wanna make my parents very proud too.

It's all right.

The other ones delivered more.

That's a yes.

She's a yes.

A yes?

Love, love, love.

I'm here not only for me but for my son, and I really need

this.

There's a lot at stake, and I wanna win it.

We can keep him, but he won't last.

I want so badly to get to the judges' homes.

She's out, right?

Yes.

Yeah. Oh, she's still here?

Ooh.

Whoa, whoa.

Have we ranked them?

Six.

Out of all these?

Yeah, uh-huh.

I want this.

I was meant to do this.

I don't have anything else.

I'm... I'm just not going home.

I'm not.

She's the one you'd pay to see.

Like, every mother or parent that, you know, loves their

child is doing whatever they want to do and need to do for

their child.

That's a no from me.

Re... what?

That's a no.

I think a no too.

You think about going back home.

It just really sucks to think that that might happen.

I like him.

There's, like, 18 more of him.

I'm not goin' home.

Yeah.

This is not time for me to go home yet.

They're probably gonna like him.

The thought of being able to live this life, to do whatever I

wanted to do, that's what I want, not to have to go work

concrete or asphalt.

That would be amazing.

America will love him.

I'm kind of over her now.

I'm fighting for her.

She's gonna be crushed.

I know.

I did my best.

I did what I had to do.

We both did.

Yeah.

Now we just gotta see where it takes us.

Let's vote.

Yes.

Yes.

You're outvoted.

It's time. Let's do it.

Let's do this.

We made our decisions, and now it's time to tell them.

Final place to judges' homes is...

It's the final day of boot camp, and now we finally get to

say to 24 contestants, "you're the ones who've made it through

to the next round."

We've gotta tell some people some good news, and we've got

to tell a lot of people some bad news.

The categories this year, we've split them into four.

We've got the teens, the young adults, 17 to 24, the over 25s, and the groups.

Four categories.

Only six acts in each category are gonna go through to the next

stage of the competition, and each category's gonna be

mentored by one of us judges.

Jennel Garcia.

I gotta bring them onstage now in their categories, and out

of each line, six people will be told good news, and the rest

are gonna go home.

The first category we're gonna tell is the young adults.