TV Show Review - The X-Factor USA - great entertainment

The X-Factor USA is a new American talent show where the contestants can compete to win $5million as well as a recording contract. This format has been used successfully in the UK for a number of years under the producers Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell who have both proven themselves to be excellent talent scouts.

The show features a panel of four judges and the line up for the 2011 season features Simon Cowell himself, after he left his previous role on te UK show to be a judge for the American x-factor. He is great fun to watch and has a name for being quite a nasty character for the acts that he doesnt think are very good. Other Judges include Paula Abdul who is a singer from the 80s, Nicole Scherzinger who was in the group called the Pussycat Dolls and is now a solo singer as well as a man known as L.A., who has worked with many singers in the past to help them to launch their career.

The show starts by giving the viewers a glimpse of the auditions for the show. The auditions are held all over the states and the best and worst auditions are aired. This is one of my favorite parts of the show as I like to have a giggle at te acts who are misguided and believe they have the ability to sing when really tey just cant. The judges opinions are also interesting to hear especially when they disagree and often they will have arguments.

After the auditions comes the bootcamp where the best of the auditionees are cut down further and split into girls, boys, over 25s and groups. Te judges are ten each given a random group to mentor and coach.

Each group then goes to their mentor's house and the groups are all cut in half again. Sometimes I feel that the judges make the wrong choices and send the wrong acts home.

At the live shows ths is where the competition really takes off. Each week, there is a thee and each contestant mst sing to stay in the show. The public votes off the act they like the least. The judges have ther own competition between themselves to see who will be the mentor to have the winning act.

All in all I think this is a great show that shouldnt be missed!