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Melanie Amaro is the first winner of the talent show 'The X Factor "in the U.S. - while she was sent home in the first round already. "The X Factor" creator Simon Cowell, the 19-year-old was brought back into the competition.
He supported Amaro as a mentor and called on the audience to vote for them. Thursday night (local time) was as the singer from Florida in the two-hour finale against soulful voice Josh Krajcik (30) and rapper Chris Rene (28) by.
Amaro gets a record contract in the amount of $ 5,000,000 and may star in a commercial. "Oh my God, oh my God," was all that Amaro could stutter after her win.
Victory song by Beyonce
In their version of Beyonce's "Listen" then the tears flooded her face. Their time at "The X Factor" was marked by great emotions: Amaro had already flown in the first round out of the box. Cowell later personally knocked on their door and admitted that he had made a "massive mistake".
"We have come to America to find a superstar and we have found a super star," Cowell said in the final. He had presented his concept of the British success-show for the first time in the U.S.. Sat in the jury also LA Reid, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.
In the last edition of Justin Bieber singing carols and Stevie Wonder, Leona Lewis, Pitbull, Ne-Yo and 50 Cent were on the stage as guests. The second season of "The X Factor" is scheduled to begin in the fall on U.S. television.
