{"id":5862,"date":"2011-10-18T23:26:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T22:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=5862"},"modified":"2011-10-20T00:03:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T23:03:17","slug":"the-x-factor-usa-2011-top-16-act-through-to-the-live-shows-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/5862\/the-x-factor-usa-2011-top-16-act-through-to-the-live-shows-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The X Factor USA 2011: Top 16 Acts Through To The Live Shows Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"X Factor top 16 acts\" src=\"\/images\/usa\/thexfactor\/xfactor-usa-logo.jpg\" alt=\"X Factor top 16 acts\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The X Factor judges, Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul and LA Reid have chosen the acts from their category that they will be taking to the live shows.<\/p>\n<p>They made their decision after giving the acts a final chance to shine at judges houses this summer. Simon went to Paris, LA the Hamptons, Paula to Santa Barbara and Nicole to her mountain retreat in Malibu.<\/p>\n<p>To help them reach a decision on their acts, each judge was joined by a celebrity guest judge from the world of music. Paula was joined by N.E.R.D\u2019s <strong>Pharrell Williams<\/strong>, <strong>Enrique Iglesias<\/strong> joined Nicole,<strong> Rihanna<\/strong> travelled to LA\u2019s home in The Hamptons and Simon Cowell went solo because his guest judge failed to arrive due to bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>After the final performances by the contestants, the judges reached their decisions and delivered the final verdict to the worried looking contestants. Checkout the video below:<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions mid page 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2217652781\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWqoxIQkwlo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The names of the acts from each category going through to the live shows are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Simone Battle<br \/>\n2. Drew Ryniewics<br \/>\n3. Tiah Tolliver<br \/>\n4. Rachel Crow<br \/>\n5. Melanie Amaro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Brian Bradley<br \/>\n2. Phillip Lomax<br \/>\n3. Chris Rene<br \/>\n4. Marcus Canty. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. The Brewer Boys<br \/>\n2. Intensity<br \/>\n3. Lakoda Rayne<br \/>\n4. StereoHoggz. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 30s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Josh Kracjik<br \/>\n2. Dexter Haywood<br \/>\n3. Leroy Bell<br \/>\n4. 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