The X Factor (American season 3)
Act Category ( Mentor ) Order Song Result
Ellona Santiago Girls ( Lovato ) 1 Till the World Ends Safe
Danie Geimer Girls ( Lovato ) 2 Wrecking Ball Eliminated
Rion Paige Girls ( Lovato ) 3 Skyscraper Safe
Khaya Cohen Girls ( Lovato ) 4 Mercy Safe
Josh Levi Boys ( Rubio ) 5 Only Girl ( in the World ) Eliminated
Carlos Guevara Boys ( Rubio ) 6 Do n't You Worry Child Safe
Carlito Olivero Boys ( Rubio ) 7 Maria Maria Safe
Tim Olstad Boys ( Rubio ) 8 Always Safe
Lillie McCloud Over 25s ( Rowland ) 9 When a Man Loves a Woman Safe
Jeff Gutt Over 25s ( Rowland ) 10 Try Safe
Rachel Potter Over 25s ( Rowland ) 11 I Hope You Dance Safe
James Kenney Over 25s ( Rowland ) 12 Red Eliminated
RoXxy Montana Groups ( Cowell ) 13 Royals Eliminated
Sweet Suspense Groups ( Cowell ) 14 I Love It Safe
Alex & Sierra Groups ( Cowell ) 15 Blurred Lines Safe
Restless Road Groups ( Cowell ) 16 Roar Safe
Live shows -- Live show details
The third and final season of the American music competition television show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013. This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges. Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on July 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. New for this season is the removal of the boot camp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows. On December 19, 2013, Alex & Sierra won the show, as mentored by Cowell. On February 7, 2014, Cowell announced his departure from the American version to return to the UK show for the 2014 series of the UK show which was followed by Fox announcing that it was not going to be renewing The X Factor in America for a fourth season.