The X Factor

Phillip Lomax does not lack for confidence.

This 21-one year old waiter from Seattle did his best impression of Frank Sinatra on The X Factor last night, as challenging an act to emulate as almost any that a contestant could attempt.

Did he pull it off? Did he try to come across as too cool? And what do you think of the fedora? Check out Lomax's cover of "Fly Me to the Moon" now.

Phillip Lomax X Factor Audition

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Elaine Gibbs is a 53-year old grandmother who turned a quiet Carole King classic into her own last night.

Auditioning for the first time on The X Factor, this wedding singer belted out "You've Got a Friend," receiving a huge ovation from the audience and unanimous approval from the judges.

Watch her snippets of her rendition below and then compare it to a couple other THG favorites from this week: Drew Ryniewicz and Josh Krajcik.

Elaine Gibbs X Factor Audition

Drew Ryniewicz made Justin Bieber proud last night.

Well, correction: the 14-year old from Arizona made the man who signed Justin Bieber proud.

After learning that Ryniewicz is a huge Belieber (quick, do you know Justin's favorite colors? Drew does.), this young hopeful took to The X Factor stage, hoping to impress a panel of judges that includes L.A. Reid, who warned the contestant that he might be extra harsh because he's so close to the song she covered, "Baby."

But Drew had little to worry about it. Watch her full audition below.

Drew Ryniewicz X Factor Audition

Josh Krajcik shared his gift with X Factor viewers last night.

The Columbus, Ohio native attended auditions with his proud mother, who gushed over her 30-year old offspring before he took the stage, saying how she'd always dreamed of Josh blowing Simon Cowell away with his talent.

And then Krajcik proceeded to do just that. Watch Cowell's expression after the contestant says what he does for a living ("I sling burritos") and then adds with a straight face that he's gonna sing the Etta James classic "At Last." Impressive stuff. It's okay to cry, Mrs. Krajcik. We understand...

Josh Krajcik X Factor Audition

In the tradition of all singing competitions, The X Factor aired a few catastrophes this week, from those who cannot carry a tune to those who drop their pants in the middle of the stage.

Wait... what?!? Yes, Geo Godley bared almost all on Wednesday night, making Nicole Scherzinger scream and accomplishing something even more impressive: making Simon Cowell speechless.

Geo Godley Drops His Pants

The Parents Television Council does not find Godley's antics funny, however, and has called out Fox for airing such filth.

"If Godley performed his act in public, he would have been arrested," writes Tim Winter. "But if he performs it in front of a Fox camera, his act is beamed via the public airwaves into every home in the nation...

“Families were led to believe the ‘X Factor’ would be family-friendly programming and instead were assaulted by graphic nudity."

That's actually not true, Godley says, responding that he was donning a g-string and they "are legal."

In less silly news, how about a couple of the acts we witnessed this week?!? Watch Melanie Amaro and Caitlin Koch display their singing skills now!

There might be competition for Melanie Amaro after all.

While that 18-year old might be considered the very early X Factor front-runner, a 21-year old rugby coach named Caitlin Koch also took to the stage last night and performed a stripped down version of "Stop in the Name of Love." It prompted Simon Cowell to simply utter "wow" halfway into the song.

L.A. Reid referred to the rendition as "very, very special" and now you can see it for yourself:

Caitlin Koch X Factor Audition

With apologies to Rachel Crow, Nick Voss and other impressive acts from week one of The X Factor, Melanie Amaro is it.

This 18-year old put gave us the audition of the (early) season last night, belting out Beyonce's "Listen," bringing Nicole Scherzinger to tears and prompting Simon Cowell to say: "When I was asked by people why I was bringing this show to America it was because I hoped we were going to find someone like you."

High praise, indeed. Does Melanie deserve it? You decide...

Melanie Amaro X Factor Audition

Nick Voss really needs The X Factor to pay off for him. Literally.

This 21-year old auditioned for the new Fox competition last night, shortly after sharing his story with viewers. It involves a large family, a small house, a hard-working mother and the fact that Voss was fired from his job for leaving to perform on the show.

Was it a worthwhile risk for the young man who says music is his life? Watch his cover of the Elvis track "Trouble" below and decide for yourself:

Nick Voss X Factor Audition

Simon Cowell has made his expectations for The X Factor very clear: he expects the show to be number-one, totaling more viewers than his former juggernaut, American Idol.

Therefore, the judge/producer must be very disappointed today. Last night's two-hour premiere of this British import was only watched by 12.6 million households, nearly half the number that tune in for Idol each week and not even enough to help The X Factor win its Wednesday night battle.

Marcus Canty X Factor Audition

The competition was beat out by back-to-back episodes of Modern Family (14.3 million) and later in the night by Criminal Minds (14.1 million). The series premiere of Revenge (11.4 million) wasn't even far behind The X Factor's tally.

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Have we already found the first-ever X Factor champion?!?

Just kidding. Sort of.

But 13-year old Rachel Crow, a contestant who would have been too young to compete on American Idol, opened the premiere with a rendition of "Mercy" that practically left Simon Cowell himself speechless. She showed confidence, poise, attitude and talent far beyond her age.

Watch the impressive audition now, compare it to that of Stacy Francis and decide: Who is your (very) early X Factor favorite?

Rachel Crow X Factor Audition