Tara Simon

Remember when the Dark Mark settled over Hogwarts and everyone was like "OMG, where are you, The Boy Who Lived?" Well, The Planet X (you know, the one that is careening around the atmosphere) is kind of like The Dark Mark, Britney Spears is The Boy Who Lived, and Simon Cowell is He Who Must Not Be Named. In other words, The X Factor is a seven-part epic full of magic and hormonal teenagers....

UPDATE: Tara does NOT make it into the live rounds.

Age: 27
Hometown: Atlanta via West Palm Beach, FL
Audition City: San Francisco
Audition Song: David Guetta "Without You"

This Florida native turned Atlanta-based singer has a hand on every sound board. Besides singing solo and in a band called Glow (we’re pretty sure it’s a Christian group), she’s also a vocal coach...

X Factor auditions are a giant hot mess of magical wonder, yet Simon Cowell and his minions always end up finding a handful of shining stars. Get the lowdown on our week in Planet X by checking out our favorite performances!

1. David Correy Makes Us Cry –– Also, Someone Please Find His Mom
You guys, David Correy just wants to find his birth mother through music, and if we don't see...

Last night, we took a trip to a magical land filled with unicorns and fairy tramp stamps, otherwise known as Britney Spears' house. Being in Brit's love nest made our X Factor experience 100% flawless, yet there were still a few WTF moments to mine from that special cave of sparkly diamonds and cheez whiz.

Enjoy, brave souls!

1. Camera Zooms In On Biebs Licking His Lips
Look, cameraman /...