Singer Carly Rose Sonenclar was runner-up last season on The X Factor so speaking from experience, she gave some advice to contestants competing in season 3 of the FOX show, which premiered Wednesday.
The fierce competition between the Top 3 acts-Rose Sonenclar, Tate Stevens and Fifth Harmony- was described by the show's co-host Khloe Kardashian as "a schoolgirl against a family man against five girls who has never given up."
A frontrunner for "The X Factor" was shocklingly eliminated from the Top 4 acts on Thursday, Dec. 13. One of Simon Cowell's groups was sent home, despite becoming a favorite among the judges, in a decision soley based on audience votes.
