Even though Cowell was nice enough to give her a stay of execution and another chance to offer up her interpretation of a song so that we could her the real Krysten, she was terrified and choked.

First up in Greensboro was 17-year-old Willie Jones from Louisiana who stepped out looking like he was an extra in a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode, according to Demi Lovato. To say that his vocal ...

Welcome back y’all! This round of auditions led us to Greensboro, NC, home of grits, gravy and lots of attitude. The episode started off with all the judges lounging in their natural habitat talking ...

A new competitor raised the bar for destructive tendencies on Thursday’s episode of “The X Factor.” One young singer lashed out at the camera after her audition in a moment of emotion fit for an ...

(CBS/AP) GREENSBORO, N.C. - When Simon Cowell gives a contestant a rare second chance, it's best not to respond with a tantrum. Nineteen-year-old Krysten Colon tried out for "The X Factor" with an ...

As just about any reality-show contestant will tell you, God maintains an encyclopedic knowledge of/a keen rooting interest in the outcome of everything from Big Brother to RuPaul’s Drag Race to The X ...

After Wednesday’s 5-ish hours of recapping and live-blogging, it’s almost a relief to only have one hour of “The X Factor” looming in front of me tonight. 8:47 p.m. Here come storm clouds. Krysten ...

A storm put a literal damper on some of the less than impressive auditions during Thursday's episode of The X Factor, when some of the equipment was hit by lightning and the roof of the arena started ...

Apparently The X Factor wasted all of its talent on Wednesday night – because during Thursday’s hour of auditions, we saw only two quality performers. In fact, we only saw four serious performances ...

After all the crazy faces Britney Spears has already made during this young season of The X Factor, the one that we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived last night. Earlier episodes relentlessly ...

The X Factor started off on its usual high note Thursday. Calling the day he first heard 17-year-old Willie Jones "a day to remember," Simon Cowell was pleased as punch when the kid with the Kid 'n ...