Did you hear that Melanie Amaro won X Factor? Well, she did! She Rocked it! Here is your top twelve.

12. InTENsity

11. The Stereo Hogs

10. Stacy Francis

9. Lakota Rayne

8. Leroy Bell

7. Astro (Brian Bradley)

6. Drew

5. Rachel Crow

4. Marcus Canty

3. Chris Rene

2. Josh Krajik

1. Melanie Amaro

That was the top 12 just incase you missed!  :)

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The much-hyped X-Factor: the American edition is premiering on September 21. Touted as a competition for Cowell's previous project, American Idol, X-Factor managed to recruit Paula Abdul as well, effectively marketing this as a Cowell-Abdul reunion.

For good measure, FOX offered an early 8-minute preview for the American premiere during Sunday's NFL game. Watch the extended promo below! Will you be watching X-Factor or are you a diehard American Idol fan? Tell us in the comments!

It's recently been reported that X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole has been fired from X Factor USA.

It's still unclear who exactly fired her and why, though many are saying it was the work of Simon Cowell.

Now the hollywood reporter tells us that Freemantle, the production company behind the show, has not officially fired Cheryl and is requesting she apply for a U.S. visa so she can still be on the show.

It appears that they would have been in breach of her contract and they don't want to have to pay her unless she works. All I can say is poor Cheryl. She's being thrown around like a rag doll in the public eye and it's just not right.

What does everybody else think? Tell us by voting below!

Hello X Factor fans,

You've probably been reading all the hype over how Simon Cowell's X Factor USA will do compared to American Idol. Well if you're a bettor, than you might want to put your money on Idol.

The team of oddsmakers at Bookmaker.com have calculated the odds for each of the two shows getting the highest ratings in 2011. While X Factor has a 28.6% chance, Idol has a 90.9% likelihood, according to the firm.

The return on the wager is higher for X Factor at +250, compared to -1,000 for Idol, because betting on the option less likely to occur always earns the most amount of money.

The oddsmakers analyzed media reports and experts opinions on the two Fox music shows to come up with the numbers.

Whether it will be the ratings champion or…

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