'The X Factor' USA finale: Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro, and Chris Rene face off

Matt Carter
, TV Examiner
December 21, 2011

The first part of "The X Factor" finale arrived on Wednesday night -- but yet, it may have been one of the stalest episodes of the show we have seen yet. At the end of the day, we saw some performances that could have been done ten years ago -- and a final performance that was just the contestants singing something they had already done on the show.

Nonetheless, let's try to rank these performances!

Part one -- the duets

3. Josh Krajcik (with Alanis Morissette) - This song did not benefit Josh at all. It was just not exciting, and it really just benefited Alanis much more than him.

2. Chris Rene (with Avril Lavigne) - Vocally, the first half of this song was a disaster. The only thing that really seemed to redeem it was that Chris seemed to be legitimately enjoying himself for the whole time Avril was on stage with him.

1. Melanie Amaro (with R. Kelly) - Melanie looked about equally thrilled to be with R. Kelly, but the difference here was that the vocals here were much better. Nonetheless, it was obvious that these duets were thrown together at the last minute -- and weren't that great because of it.


Part two -- the reprisals

3. Josh Krajcik - This performance of "At Last" summed up what we love about Josh -- his vocals, his musical talent, and his emotion. At the same time, it also showed that he is also not someone that is going to necessarily get somebody dancing in their seats.

2. Chris Rene - We have a major debate with Chris. We love "Young Homie" and think it could actually be a big-time hit, but the problem here is that this is the third time we have heard it. How much can a guy rely on just one song? We still have it ranked #2, though, just because the performance is so great.

1. Melanie Amaro - In looking over the course of the whole competition, Melanie has blossomed into a phenomenal singer. She's clearly one of the strongest vocalists we have seen on any reality show ... but is she exciting enough? We certainly hope so!

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tuberale a écrit : Je sais vraiment pas ce que vs trouvez à Mélanie de spécial......des grandes voix féminines il en pleut. C'est certain qu'elle vendrait des cd et être populaire par la suite mais comme toutes les autres grandes voix mais elle n'apporte rien de nouveau comme tel. Elles chantent des ballades la plupart du temps....

Chris fausse assez souvent mais il a des chances de gagner car son parcours émeut les gens, tout comme Josh mais celui-ci manque malheureusement d'un atout de magnétisme en dehors de sa voix........donc va y avoir encore une autre chanteuse à voix qui va gagner fort probablement, rien de nouveau sous le soleil hélas ! et rien d'original non plus..

Zoukie a écrit : Je pense que je viens de voir le plus beau duo,toutes émissions de télé-réalité confondus et dieu sait que j'en ai vu plusieurs

Pas que leurs voix étaient si expectionnelles...Mais j'ai vu un franc respect un envers l'autre,de l'amitié franche,bref...J'ai senti qu'ils étaient content d'être en finale tout les deux et étaient heureux de chanter la chanson! J'ai eu le grand sourire tout le long

akakristel a écrit : Bon, on se prépare pour American Idol et The Voice maintenant groupe?