'X Factor' Redux: 12 Burning Questions Clarified

Ray Mickshaw / FOX X Factor's Top 12 have formed as much as be an entertaining lot that provides something for everybody. But once we become familiar with these runners up, who range in age from 13 (Rachel Crow) to 60 (LeRoy Brown), questions remain, such as these 12 naggers in the first shows.our editor recommends'X Factor' Redux: 5 Most Enhanced Entertainers Who Still Will not Win the ShowInside Simon Cowell's Luxurious 'X Factor' Trailer (Exclusive Photos)'The X Factor' Restored for Second Season Was Josh Krajcik's cover of Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts" a tad girly for that burly burrito guy? 'When When i first heard it, it felt just a little feminine," he appreciates. "However I think Used to do it my very own way and that i feel very good.Inch Josh adds that he's still becoming accustomed to happens, too. "It's unlike anything I've seen, not to mention been in,Inch he states. "Just nine several weeks ago, I had been playing in small, nearly empty clubs in Columbus. I usually gave it my all, I don't wish to disparage individuals clubs because I really like individuals people, but this really is so different. And in many ways it's completely exactly the same. And when I keep that feeling about this, I believe I'm able to prosper.Inch Whose idea could it have been to possess Melanie Amaro begin her song, a protective cover from the Eagles "Desperado," a capella? "Which was Simon's idea," Melanie informs The Hollywood Reporter. "He wanted me to show my vocals at first and provide it that drama using the beat in the centre. I believe the song option is right. I trust Simon and the choices and to date, they haven't brought me wrong." PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Top 17 Runners up When Simon Cowell told Nicole Scherzinger to seal her yap because "the grown ups" were speaking, that which was the response like backstage? "It had been, like, 'Woah, contain the phone, sister," states Rachel Crow. "After I got offstage, Came was like, I'm able to't believe he stated that! I could not, either." What's Astro's process if this involves writing their own raps? "I'll get it done whenever, wherever I'm able to,Inch states the 15-year-old whose real title is John Bradley. "If I must write around the wall, I'll write around the wall, or maybe I've got a phone, I'll type something, an ipad... it's whatever I'm thinking. When words flow through my thoughts, I write them lower." His original raps appear to become working. On Wednesday, he received tweets from Snooki, who known as his abilities "sick," and Jaden Cruz, who recommended connecting up. What inspired Chris Rene's "Youthful Homie?" Remarkably, Top 40 radio, states the guy themself. "I simply began hearing Beyonce, Drake and Weezy within the last 2 yrs,Inch he states. "I had been inspired me to create a mix tape and 'Young Homie' was produced because I took in to Wayne and Drake." PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot Why were the idol judges questioning LeRoy Bell's confidence: Your guess is just like his. "It surprised me," states the 60-year-old Washington native. "However it didn't bother me much because I believe my confidence was there. I felt in your own home for the reason that song, even I wouldn't wish to sing slow tunes at each show." With L.A. Reid leaving comments that Came Ryniewicz "got the incorrect mentor," we needed to know: who could have been her second place judge pick? "Simon's been my dream," states Came, "but clearly LA is somebody I idolize nearly as much." Did Lakoda Rayne have gown regrets? Not within the smallest, states the audience's resident Jersey girlCari Fletcher. "We're certainly ones to consider the way we look because you want to stay in keeping with ourselves and that we want America to determine who we actually are. We should also be comfy on stage if we're uncomfortable, we're feeling from our element which will affect our performances. Lots of thought adopts what we should put on." PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline Why was Stacy Francis so bent in poor condition about Cowell's chapel comments? "I really like Gospel music, I participate in it every single day however it's within the chapel, it is a more compact forum," she clarifies. "I wish to do Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Susan Boyle-type records. My uncle would be a preacher I was raised within the chapel and that i didn't desire to be labeled 'a chapel singer.' In my experience, it felt really small. The folks there aren't about this stage." Could it be more nerve-wracking to sing an audio lesson to L.A. Reid he were built with a submit writing? "I wasn't really intimidated," states Marcus Canty, who needed to undertake the Reid's Bobby Brown classic "Every Little Step." "I seem like LA Reid provided his baby, his song, for any reaons. i ahvd to provide it and that i did to the very best of my ability." How trippy could it be to look at themselves back on television? "It's almost just like exciting to be on stage," the Stereo system Hogzz. "We watch it enjoy it's a football game. Like, 'Woah, touchdown!'" The X Factor