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Cream of the Crop: The "X Factor" Top 5

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We're catching up with the very diverse Top 5 finalists of the "X Factor" -- Marcus Canty, Rachel Crow, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro -- who rest their singing voices long enough to share with us their favorite songs right now, advice they've received from the judges, and their humble first jobs. Find out which contestant wants to tour with Eminem (probably not who you think)! Hosted by Kinsey Schofield.

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Welcome to Young Hollywood. Kinsey here with Young Hollywood and we are talking to X Factor's top five contestants. What's your favorite song to sing in the shower? Guest 1: Usually something classic, you know. Cupid, draw back your bow.

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Oh. Great song. Guest 1: I cannot seem to get my songs out of my head for this week. Oh, really? So it's usually those or it's something like super upbeat like moves like Jagger and I'm just like rocking out with a shampoo bottle.

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What song do you sing in the shower? Guest 2: I feel good.

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What's your favorite song to sing in the shower? Guest 3: Uh, Al Green. Oh. Let's Stay Together. No matter where my baby is, never leave me without love.

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How does it feel, sir? Guest 3: Uh, amazing. Um, it's an amazing feeling, you know, a feeling that you can't get back, you know. I'm enjoying every moment of it, you know, I got this sun shining on me in Hollywood, you know, feeling good, top five, you know. Hopefully some great things come out of this, so, you know, that's what I'm that's what I'm hoping for.

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What is number one going to feel like for you? Guest 3: Man, number one, you know, I probably my heart might stop, man. They might need to come give me some some push. You know, I might get

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Paramedics out there, are you listening? Guest 3: I might need some paramedics.

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Have you received any piece of advice from any of the judges that um, meant a lot to you? Guest 3: Never let anyone take away your joy, you know. Um, no matter what this competition may you know, may throw at you no matter what, you know, different trials and tribulations you can go through, you know. Never let anyone take away the joy that is you.

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Are there any contestants that you're going to continue to have relationships with after the show's over? Guest 3: Uh, always uh hold near little Rachel. You know, I treat her, I treat her like a little sister, you know. I tell her about those boys, man, you know. Watch out for those boys, you know. They want to come after you, man, you better watch out for those boys, you know. She's 13, you know, she's just grown up, so, I gotta always look out for little Rachel.

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What's your favorite Top 40 song right now? Guest 3: The Rihanna song that she came out with. We fell in love in a hopeless place. Yeah. We fell in love in a hopeless Come on, Rihanna. Send us a download. We here for you.

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Have you heard from any celebrities? I know you're on you're on the Twitter. Guest 3: The one that I always talk about, you know, my most inspiring one, Dwayne Wade tends to tweet me a couple of times, you know. Which is amazing, you know, um, he he was like, man, I'm I'm glad you're sticking true to you you are, you know, you're out there singing, you're doing good, like, keep up the good work. You know, that's amazing to me, you know. That's amazing. Dwayne Wade tweets me, man. That's crazy. Still want Kobe to tweet me but uh

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Kobe, are you Guest 3: Yes. Kobe, Kobe, tweet me. On regular.

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What are you rocking in the top 40 40 arena? Guest 4: It Will Rain by Bruno Mars. That's like my new favorite song right now. I love it, love it.

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If you could tour with anyone, who would it be? Guest 4: Eminem. I love Eminem so much and I just want to meet him.

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Do you think he knows that you love him because I've read that multiple times? Guest 4: I hope he knows. Hint hint.

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Tweet tweet her. Have you had any celebrities reach out to you yet that that excited you? Guest 5: I love Willow Smith and she called me right after Mercy and said, oh my gosh, you're amazing, I love you. And then she performed on the show, so I got to meet her and her brother and it was really nice.

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Did you whip your hair back and forth? Guest 5: I whipped my hair back and forth.

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Is it true that you used to work at a burrito shack? Guest 6: I couldn't just get by on my gigs, so I had to uh, I had to suck it up and get a job as a burrito guy.

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Have you noticed that those are like the most epic like success stories though, when somebody really is humble? Guest 6: Through success or failure, be humble, man.

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Do you have a favorite song right now? Guest 7: I really like the new um, there's a song off Beyoncé's new record, uh Love On Top. Which is kind of weird for me to say. But like, I was hanging out in the hair room, which is the best room on the lot. And that song was on and I felt really, really good and I was like, is this is this Beyoncé? Oh my god, I love this.

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Have you received any celebrity love? Guest 6: I was walking in West Hollywood. I was gonna go to a little diner and Queen Latifah stopped and said, she said, "You bad, [bleep] man." And then she saw my daughter and she's like, "I mean, you're bad. You're bad." David Arquette, I saw him and and he uh, he was like, "We're rooting for you, man." I didn't have my glasses on. And I was like, hey, thanks. Yeah. And my girlfriend, she grabbed me and she said, that's David Arquette. I said, David Arquette? What's up? He's like, yeah.

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Can you tell us a piece of advice one of the judges have given you that you want to keep with you for the rest of the competition or the rest of your life? Guest 8: To stay reminded to be yourself and staying humble is a big part of it and just appreciating all the uh, blessings.

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Did you think you were gonna get to the Top 5? Guest 8: Um, to be honest, no. I really didn't think that I was gonna make it this far. Um, but once again, I gotta go with what my judge always told me and that the thing that always stuck with me the most was when he said, never doubt yourself, never doubt your

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Marcus Canty

    Contestant, X Factor Top 5

  • Rachel Crow

    Contestant, X Factor Top 5

  • Josh Krajcik

    Contestant, X Factor Top 5

  • Chris Rene

    Contestant, X Factor Top 5

  • Melanie Amaro

    Contestant, X Factor Top 5

  • Kinsey Schofield

    Host of Young Hollywood

  • Rihanna

    Artist, mentioned for her song

  • Dwayne Wade

    Basketball player, tweeted Marcus Canty

  • Kobe Bryant

    Basketball player, Marcus Canty wants him to tweet

  • Bruno Mars

    Artist, mentioned for his song 'It Will Rain'

  • Eminem

    Artist, Melanie Amaro wants to tour with him

  • Willow Smith

    Artist, called and met Rachel Crow

FAQ

Who are the X Factor Top 5 finalists featured in this video?+
The X Factor Top 5 finalists featured are Marcus Canty, Rachel Crow, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro.
What kind of advice did the X Factor contestants receive from judges?+
Contestants received advice such as 'never let anyone take away your joy', 'stay reminded to be yourself and stay humble', and 'never doubt yourself'.
Which X Factor contestant wants to tour with Eminem?+
Melanie Amaro expressed her desire to tour with Eminem, stating she loves him and wants to meet him.
Which celebrities have reached out to the X Factor finalists?+
Dwayne Wade tweeted Marcus Canty, Willow Smith called Rachel Crow, and Chris Rene met Queen Latifah and David Arquette.
What was Josh Krajcik's first job?+
Josh Krajcik's first job was working at a burrito shack, which he took to support himself beyond his gigs.
Who is the host of this Young Hollywood interview?+
The interview is hosted by Kinsey Schofield for Young Hollywood.

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