The X Factor USA Series Premiere Episode 1 Live Recap 9/21/11

The X Factor made its series premiere in the United States today and our sister site Earsucker.com is covering the events live! The show will award a $5 million recording contract with Sony. Hosting the show is Steve Jones and the judges are Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul. Wheres Nicole Scherzinger?!?

Rachel Crow is up first to the auditions. Shes 13-years-old and really wants to be a singer and shes nervous! Shes singing Mercy by Duffy. She sounds okay, but a tad flat. The crowd loves her. Paula loves her performance and said she delivered the goods. Cheryl said she had her before she sang. L.A. Reid said shes feisty, soulful and she has it all. Simon said shes the reason why they lowered the age limit for the show. All of the judges gave her a yes.

Up next is Terrell Carter and he sounds okay, but not wonderful. Four yeses from the judges! Ellona Santiago sang her heart out and got four positive responses from the judges. John Lindahl sang Forget You be Cee Lo Green and he wasnt too bad. Four positive responses!

Next up, is Siameze Floyd and hes definitely got some kind of style going on. AWFUL. He can hold a note. Cheryl said she doesnt know if its just weird. Simon said it was poppy jazz, but it was fascinating. Paula said he gave that energy, but it wasnt enough. L.A. said no, Cheryl said yes, Paula said yes and Simon said yes, even though hes talented but deluded. Ugh.

Dan and Venita are up next to auditions. Theyre singing Unchained Melody and while theyre a cute and funny couple, they sing like they belong in a senior center. Terrible, but cute. L.A. looks like something awful invaded the stage. Simon said it was terrifying. Paula said no, Cheryl agreed, Simon said theyre adorable, but the answer is no.

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