Melanie Amaro Wins X Factor USA 2011 Video Million Stevie Wonder Performance with Justin Bieber Parody. Melanie wins a million recording contract. Comment/ Subscribe!!! Melanie Amaro wins first US season of "X Factor" Story Link: www.reuters.com (Reuters) - An emotional Melanie Amaro won the TV singing contest "The X Factor" on Thursday, earning a million recording contract and closing the first US season of the heavily hyped Fox show. Josh Krajcik finished second after a public vote and Chris Rene came in third after a Christmas-themed, two-hour finale that also saw performances by Justin Bieber, Stevie Wonder, Leona Lewis and 50 Cent. Amaro, 19, a ballad singer whose voice has drawn comparisons to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, had been tipped by the four judges to win after delivering a powerful rendition of Beyonce's hit "Listen" in Wednesday's live show. On Thursday, she dropped to her knees in prayer and wept with joy, speechless at her victory. More than 100000 people auditioned for a chance to compete in "The X Factor," which judge and entrepreneur Simon Cowell brought to American television after making it the most-watched show in his native Britain. But the US show has fallen short of the ratings and critical expectations set up by Cowell this year. It has drawn an average of 12 million viewers or about half the audience for long-running singing contest "American Idol" that is also on Fox. Amaro gets a million contract with Cowell's Sony Music ...

Melanie Amaro, WINNER of the first season of the X Factor (US)

This video is with the judges comments, because i truly think this is the one to beat so far... OMG, she got the voice... and only 18 years old. The X Factor is an American television singing competition originating from the United Kingdom, created by Simon Cowell and produced by SYCOtv. The competition is open to both solo artists and groups and has no upper age limit. Each judge is assigned one of four categories—either girls between 12 and 30, boys between 12 and 30, individuals over 30, or groups (some of which may be formed from rejected soloists after the audition process).[4] Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from the other categories; they also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning judge. The winner stands to receive a million recording contract with Epic Records.