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Stacey France was voted off The X Factor USA this week after finishing in the bottom two along with 14 year-old rapper Astro.<\/p>\nStacey France was voted off The X Factor USA this week after finishing in the bottom two along with 14 year-old rapper Astro.<\/p>\n
It was a surprise to see Astro in the bottom two because we thought he was pretty good in the main show this week, although strictly speaking we could see that some people might be a little bit put off, as it was rock week and perhaps rapping and rock are not comfortable bed fellows.<\/p>\n
As a singer we like Stacy, but we have to agree with Simon; This week she was a complete mess and deserved to go.<\/p>\n
In the sing off, Stacy performed \u201cAmazing Grace.\u201d It\u2019s… pretty rough. She gets better as the song goes on, but it was not a truly inspiring performance.<\/p>\n
Astro comes out and says he doesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s necessary for him to perform, and asks L. A. if he should, and then asks the audience. How dramatic! His rap, set to the Jackson 5\u2019s \u201cNever Can Say Goodbye\u201d is actually a pretty good,\u00a0 but he\u2019s clearly miserable. If he performed it with his normal swagger, he\u2019d be lighting the place up.<\/p>\n
Judges Votes<\/strong><\/p>\n L.A: <\/strong>He tells Astro he\u2019s disappointed in his performance tonight, but he still chooses to send Stacy home.<\/p>\n Nicole:<\/strong> No surprise here, Nicole votes\u00a0 to save Stacy because that\u2019s her girl.<\/p>\n Paula: <\/strong> has \u201ctremendous respect\u201d for both of them and votes to send Stacy home.<\/p>\n Simon:<\/strong> he had the deciding vote on the night \u2014 if he sends Stacy home she goes, if he sends Astro home it comes down to the votes.<\/p>\n Luckily for Astro, Stacy\u2019s performances the past couple of weeks have been big enough messes that Simon votes to send her home, and the littlest rapper lives to fight another day. Stacy pulls herself together and makes a speech thanking the judges and singles out Simon instead of her mentor Nicole, so that\u2019s awkward.\n<\/td>\n\n
\n \nSimon lectures Astro about his attitude, and Astro proceeds to completely blow it for himself by saying putting him in the Bottom 2 made him not want to perform. Astro cries, showing for the first time he is only a child. Maybe contestants like Astro and Rachel really are too young for a show like this.<\/p>\n \n