Judges Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger have narrowed the field of contestants down to 32 on the first season of The X Factor, with the lucky chosen contestants now heading off to a judge’s home (or a location of the judge’s choice) for some intense instructional sessions.
Simon Cowell will be mentoring the top 8 girls, L.A. Reid was selected to mentor the boys, Paula Abdul will be handling the groups, and Nicole Scherzinger’s taking the Over 30 group under her wing.
Next week’s shows will find the contestants each performing for their mentor. The top 32 The X Factor contestants will then be further whittled down in numbers during the mentor sessions, with the final batch performing live for the first time on the show’s October 25, 2011 show.
The Top 8 Boys:
Skyelor Anderson
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Currently Resides: Southaven, MS
Age: 16
Brian Bradley
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Currently Resides: Brooklyn, NY
Age: 15
Marcus Canty
Hometown: Bowie, MD
Currently Resides: Bowie, MD
Age: 20
Tim Cifers
Hometown: Granville County, NC
Currently Resides: Willow Spring, NC
Age: 30
Brennin Hunt
Hometown: Harrah, OK
Currently Resides: Nashville, TN
Age: 26
Phillip Lomax
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Currently Resides: Seattle, WA
Age: 22
Chris Rene
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Currently Resides: Santa Cruz, CA
Age: 28
Nick Voss
Hometown: Hialeah, FL
Currently Resides: Hialeah, FL
Age: 22
The Top 8 Girls:
Melanie Amaro
Hometown: Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Currently Resides: Coral Springs, FL
Age: 19
Simone Battle
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 22
Rachel Crow
Hometown: Longmont, CO
Currently Resides: Burbank, CA
Age: 13
Caitlin Koch
Hometown: Orchard Park, NY
Currently Resides: Orchard Park, NY
Age: 21
Jazzlyn Little
Hometown: Cape Coral, FL
Currently Resides: Cape Coral, FL
Age: 17
Drew Ryniewicz
Hometown: Chino Valley, AZ
Currently Resides: Chino Valley, AZ
Age: 14
Tiah Tolliver
Hometown: Chula Vista, CA
Currently Resides: Bremerton, WA
Age: 20
Tora Woloshin
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Currently Resides: Tucson, AZ
Age: 22
The Over 30s
LeRoy Bell
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Currently Resides: Edmonds, WA
Age: 60
Tiger Budbill
Hometown: Seattle/White Center, WA
Currently Resides: Bothell, WA
Age: 42
Christa Collins
Hometown: Burlington, IA
Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 32
Stacy Francis
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 42
Elaine Gibbs
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 53
Dexter Haygood
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Currently Resides: Chicago, IL
Age: 49
James Kenney
Hometown: Portland, OR
Currently Resides: West Hollywood, CA
Age: 34
Josh Krajcik
Hometown: Wooster, OH
Currently Resides: Columbus, OH
Age: 30
The Top 8 Groups:
2squar’d
Liza Forero Age: 27 Hometown: Edison, NJ, Resides: Miami, FL
Deveraux Lavinia Age: 27 Hometown: Miami, FL
Abighail Mary Age: 28 Hometown: Miami, FL , Resides: Pembroke Pines, FL
Aimee Santos Age: 25 Hometown: Quebec, Canada, Resides: Miramar, FL
4Shore
Allynn Walker Bey Age: 23 Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Jessie Nunn III Age: 21 Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Daijreous Poole Age: 21 Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Brandon Showell Age: 21 Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
The Anser
Gray Aydelott Age: 22 Hometown: Kaysville, UT, Resides: Orem, UT
Jarrett Burns Age: 27 Hometown: Orem, UT
PJ Schwartz Age: 21 Hometown: Bountiful, UT
Brewer Boys
Justin Brewer Age: 17 Hometown: Temecula, CA
Nathan Brewer Age: 14 Hometown: Temecula, CA
Illusion/Confusion
Lazaro Chavez Age: 26 Hometown: Hialeah, FL
Ahmed Jaime Age: 26 Hometown: Miami, FL
Richard Mason Age: 26 Hometown: Hialeah, FL
InTENsity
Nick Dean Age: 15 Hometown: Rochester, NY
Francesca Duncan Age: 17 Hometown: Orange Co., NY, Resides: Brockport, NY
John Lindahl Age: 15 Hometown: Travuco Canyon, CA
Emily Michalak Age: 13 Hometown: Pine Brook, NJ
Arin Ray Age: 16 Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Lauren Ashley Redmond Age: 17 Hometown: Houston, TX, Resides: DeSoto, TX
Ellona Santiago Age: 15 Hometown: San Lorenzo, CA
Ma’at Bingham Shango Age: 12 Hometown: Houston, TX
Austin Percario Age: 15 Hometown: Warren, NJ
Emily Wilson Age: 15 Hometown: Warren, NJ
Lakoda Rayne
Cari Fletcher Age: 17 Hometown: Wall Township, NJ
Dani Knights Age: 22 Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Paige Ogle Age: 18 Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Hayley Orrantia Age: 17 Hometown: Highland Village, TX
Stereo Hogzz
Kregg Gibson Age: 25 Hometown: Houston, TX
Jonathan Glenn Age: 25 Hometown: Houston, TX
George Jenkins III Age: 25 Hometown: Houston, TX
Leeland Stephenson Age: 24 Hometown: Houston, TX
Justin Williams Age: 25 Hometown: Houston, TX
