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The X Factor
Season 3
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DENVER
Denver Coliseum

Denver's first contestant Yosselin Marquez (21; Denver; model) is a BIG fan of Paulina Rubio's. She wants to become as big, or perhaps bigger, than Paulina. She hopes to get there with "Only Girl (in the World)" by Rihanna. Getting lyrics from her smart phone. Just... NO... NO... NOOOOOO. I'm wasting my time even watching this. Like what the actual what. "You don't have the X factor, and Denver hates you."

And it just gets worse there, right? Here's Thomas Wiederspoon (19; Greeley, CO; ranch hand) with "Your Man", as covered by Scotty "It's Bo Time" McCreery. And yes... it gets worse with Carrigan Bradley (15; Fort Gibson, OK; student), Amber, and K+B.

Rylie Brown (15; Lee's Summit, MO) doesn't see much in the way of opportunity from where she comes. She's been practicing one song since she got the call to be on the show. The song, "Clarity" by Zedd featuring Foxes. And... she goes one line.. and forgets the rest of the song. Once she gets back her footing, she nails it. So who cares if she messes up her lines, she has that voice. It's FOUR yeses.

Jeff Brinkman (36; Longmont, CO; doggy day care)'s daughter came six weeks early, which gave him the opportunity to do this. He'll be doing Joe Cocker, "You Are So Beautiful". Perhaps one of the most genuine, original voices to come from this series. He sweeps the panel easily.

LONG ISLAND, NY
Nassau Coliseum

The biggest turnout, over 17,000 people strong, continues to churn out talent with Jocelyn Hinton (34; Pittsburgh; unemployed)... who sees herself as up there with the great divas of our day. We'll see her blow up a little Katy Perry, "Firework". And... there go the lyrics. And unlike Rylie Brown, she doesn't have the voice or the charisma to forgive such things. And then things get desperate. Play her off, Simon.

Rachel Potter (29; Nashville; bartender) has dreamt of being a country singer for a long time. She says that she doesn't want to live a life of regret, so here she is... Her ID card says "bartender", but not too long ago, she was a Broadway star. Funny how this show insults the intelligence of its audience like that. Like we don't have access to Google or something. Anyway, here's Queen's "Somebody to Love". And of course, it's about as far removed from country as it gets, but she's playing the game. She's getting her foot in the door. And the judges are buying it... FOUR yeses.

Taking a break from the action... and we have Simon being... Simon. That leads us to a birthday celebration for Paulina... complete with a piņata of Simon's face.

Let's cool it off with an ice cream trucker who happens to be lactose intolerant, Jorge Pena (22; Long Island, NY, ice cream man), who is a bit of a flirt. His target: Paulina. All he needs it a bit of Latin flair, right? His song, "Amame (Love Me)" by Kelly Clarkson featuring Alexandre Pires. "You liked it?" Awkward silence... ... No one likes his attitude. But they pass him through.

Simone Torres (19; Port Jefferson Station, NY; student) calls her townsmen a bit of a rowdy bunch. Her talent: speed rapping. She's... not normal, but that's good. She tries out "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett.  The crowd got into it. She's getting into the crowd right now. It's going to be a yes here...

Back in Denver, and we meet Russ Pouliot (56; Littleton, CO; stock trader), a classically-trained crooner who is on a mission to bring back the love songs. He offers "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis. And the king is rolling over in his extra large grave. Demi thinks that this is what Simon sounds like when he sings... And I think we're about to have a moment here... IS SIMON COWELL GOING TO SING FOR HIS SUPPER?

... Sort of? It's more of a Russ impersonation.

Roxxy Montana (20-22; Detroit; sisters) are the Moten sisters Tiara, Tanisha, and Temperance. Their parents do not know they are here. They will once this airs. It's "One Night" by Jennifer Hudson. Temperance was better than the other two according to Simon. They try again with something else... and Kelly is excited. They are good together, but Temperance is the secret weapon. They'll figure this out eventually, but right now, it's a YES.

And back to Long Island we go with Al Calderon (19; Glen Cove, NY; restaurant host), a family-oriented boy whose mother is a sales analyst and whose father is a sanitation manager. He is the designated happy birthday singer in his restaurant, something he wants to get out of. He can't picture doing it forever, so here he is singing "Sara Smile" by Hall & Oates. This is an easy yes for having the X factor written all over him. But there were some tuning issues. You're going to have to really work on those.

Denise Weeks (41; New York City; subway singer/single mother) is a subway busker who sings on the R train for tips. She has this thought in her mind that she was meant to do something better. She needs this for her two children. She'll be singing "The Greatest Love Of All". Simon says that she was rushing the emotion out of it. He asks her to sing it without a track. And this will perhaps be the easiest yes of the night. Make it four...

And that's a good night from "The X Factor" premiere week. We'll have more of the best and the worst of auditions in the coming weeks.

For more information on the contestants, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to TheXFactorUSA.com.