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Little star in the making: Rachel has gotten over her exit out of the competition and is enjoying her new found fame seen last night at the CNN event

Last week people went on and on about Rachael being eliminated from the X Factor.  Although it was America‘s fault for not voting enough to keep her on the show, people sought to blame Nicole.  I still cannot understand why people had a problem with the person receiving the least votes going home.  Would they feel the same way if they were actually in the competition?  The thing is young Rachael is a star in the making.  She is going to be a success story with or without the X  Factor.  Here she is on the red carpet at the CNN Heroes Award in LA.  The X F actor is now behind her and she is moving on to bigger things.  Those of you who are still blaming Nicole for Rachael not being in the competition; my advice to you, take a page from Rachael’s book and move on already!

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Last night was a very dramatic night on the X Factor.  It was a night of a lot of tension, joy and disappointment.  That said people need to understand that this is a competition and there can only be one winner and for that to happen some people are going to have to go home.  After Wednesday night’s performances  America voted; Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene were sent through leaving Marcus Canty and Rachael Crow in the bottom two.  The two sang their hearts out for survival making it hard for the judges to choose as they both did so well.  Needless to say this resulted in a deadlock, leaving the final decision with America and how they voted.  As it turned out Rachael Crow received the least votes and the poor girl was completely devastated.  She broke down in tears and fell to the floor.  Nicole too appeared upset and in tears.

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Marcus Canty miraculously survived three weeks of being in the bottom two and will go on to the semi-finals.  Fans of Rachael are blaming Nicole for Rachael being sent home.  These fans need to be realistic; they had the opportunity to vote to keep her in the competition, they obviously did not make use of the chance and by not voting they are the ones responsible for her going home and not Nicole!  But then I guess it is easier to put the blame on someone else!

 

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Last night  saw each contestant on the X Factor performing two songs, one of which they had only twenty-four hours to prepare for.  There was nothing really spectacular about last night’s performances.  The contestants more or less held their own.  My top picks of the night  are Melanie Amaro followed by Josh Krajcik.  Rachael Crow is still very much in the competition.  The two contestants who I believe will be in the bottom two are Chris Rene and Marcus Canty.  Marcus Canty is a great singer but he has so far been unable to get the votes of America.  He has been in the bottom two twice and there is the possibility that if he finds himself once more in the bottom two, he is going to go home tonight.

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Wednesday night was a night of surprises on the X Factor.  It was somewhat surprising to see Marcus Canty in the bottom two after the performance he gave the night before.  LeRoy Bell sang for his life, giving one of his best performances ever; unfortunately he got the less votes and was sent home.  The other act that went home was Lakoda Rayne; that however did not come as much of a surprise as groups do not seem to do well in these competitions.  The competition is now heating up; who is going to make it through to the next round?  Will Chris Rene continue to captivate the audience?  Will Rachael Crow bubbly personality see her through?  Will Marcus recover from being in the bottom two and be on top again?  Will Josh Krajcik, Drew and Melanie Amaro powerful voices put them through.  Will Astro be able to keep on to of his game?  Next week’s performance will provide us with all these answers!

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Last was a night of great performances on the X Factor.  The contestants all performed well and it is going to interesting to see which two acts will go home tonight.  Melanie Amaro really emerged from her shell last night and for the first time we really got a chance to see who the real Melanie is.  Marcus Canty song, dedicated to his mother was very touching.   Astro apologized but it somehow lacked sincerity; one get the feeling that he still thinks he is too good to ever be in the bottom two.  Rachael Crow gave a very energetic performance.  I admire her confidence and I do believe she is headed for a great career in the music industry.  LeRoy Bell, Josh Krajcik, Lakoda Rayne, Drew and Chris Rene all performed well; so the question is, who is going home tonight?  We will just have to wait and see.