The X Factor Season 2, Episode 1

UPDATE: Reed did not make it through to the live shows.

Reed Deming is a very well-managed young man. A 13-year-old singing sensation, Reed not only has perfect pitch, but a pitch-perfect team. His website boasts “Even his vocal coach who has worked with many famous pop and rock artists was stunned when she discovered that Reed could hit any note she named.”

It turns out, Reed......

Fox had huge expectations for the premiere of The X Factor, especially with new judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato on the panel. But with controversy stirring over The Voice’s last-minute change to pit its three-day premiere opposite X Factor, we were a little worried about the show’s sophomore premiere. Simon Cowell told Ellen DeGeneres (and anyone else with a free...

When 32-year-old Don Philip walked out onto the X Factor stage for his audition in San Francisco, he totally lost it. “I never thought I would see her again,” he said tearfully, talking about judge Britney Spears.

Turns out the two sang the duet “I Will Still Love You,” on Britney’s 1999 debut album, Hit Me Baby One More Time. Okay, fair enough, we’d...

The X Factor Season 2 opens with 21-year-old African American mother, Paige Thomas, who is waiting in the wings, readying for her audition. While nervously waiting to go onstage, Paige is also tasked with looking after her 3-year-old daughter in the crowded holding room.

Simultaneously, a 22-year-old Barbie-blonde named Kaci Newton (from Texas) — joined by her equally blonde sister for...