The judges have made their decision and the top 12 finalists of the most talked about US singing competition “The X Factor” have been finally revealed and will compete for America’s votes starting Thursday (Nov 3) during the first live performance night airing 7PM via satellite on Studio 23.

Making it to the top 12 are Melanie Amaro, Rachel Crow and Drew for the Girls; Astro, Marcus Canty and Chris Rene for the Boys; LeRoy Bell, Stacy Francis and Josh Krajcik for the Over 30s; and InTENsity, Lakoda Rayne and The Stereo Hogzz for the Groups.

It was a very tough call for “The X Factor” judges/mentors but Simon Cowell decided to eliminate both Simone Battle and Tiah Tolliver from the Girls; Paula Abdul eliminated The Brewer Boys from the Groups; Nicole Scherzinger eliminated Dexter Haygood from the Over 30s; and L.A. Reid eliminated Phillip Lomax from the Boys.

Meanwhile, Pinay singer Ellona Santiago is still in the game after Paula send through her group InTENsity. Ellona rocked the house and paved the way for the group’s success as their lead female vocalist for the night. Simon even gave props to her and said “you in the red jacket have got an amazing voice.” Paula then quipped “the girl in the red is Ellona” followed by a round of applause from her groupmates and the live show audience.

Don’t miss the first performance night of “The X Factor” on Thursday (Nov 3), 7 PM, via satellite on Studio 23 with a same day replay at 10:30 PM, followed by its first results night on Friday (Nov 4) at the same times. The performance night will be replayed on Saturday (Nov 5), 6PM, while the results night will be replayed on Sunday (Nov 6) at 7 PM.