The Secrets of the Semi-Finals

Carly Rose Sonenclar (X Factor USA Finalist

Last week we found out after the X Factor USA semi-final whose moving on to this weeks final. Those moving on are Carly Rose Sonenclar, a amazingly talented 13 year old, Tate Stevens, a inspiring country singer and Fifth Harmony. These are the three finalists that will be giving their all this coming Tuesday & Wednesday during the X Factor season two. Who will win? Whose going home after an amazing journey. We will all find out Thursday night during a two hour show starting at 8pm. The following is according to X Factor USA, on the secrets of the semi-finals

Well, there we have it. The Semi-Finals are over. We have our Top 3 finalists vying for the big
$5 million prize next WED DEC 19. Before we get our finale dresses ready and prepare to be covered in confetti, let's take a look at how our finalists felt about this past week. Here's what they had to say about what went down on the all-important Semi-Finals...

Carly Rose Sonenclar, Tate Stevens, Khloe K. and
Fifth Harmony

Tate Stevens and Carly Rose Sonenclar

Emblem3 on their shocking elimination: "Right now in the center of my chest, my heart chakra, is actually overflowing with joy and gratitude from this amazing experience that we've been journeying on for these past couple months," says Drew. For more about from Emblem3, out their Exit Interview here. 

Emblem3 on being compared to the Beatles on Wednesday night: "It was the best compliment ever. We cannot believe it," says Wes. "That is our dream to be like. We want to be a revolution. We want to be the Beatles of this generation," says Drew.

Carly Rose Sonenclar on getting some rough criticism Wednesday night: "I think that you can't always win. You can't get every single comment positive and if you did than where is there to go? I feel like you need to have a little bit of a problem in order to come out victorious."

Carly Rose Sonenclar on playing piano: "I haven't played in a long time. It was since before I got to Live Shows, so it's been a while and it was nerve wracking for me. I think I picked it back up quickly, though. It felt good to play."

Emblem3 on finally winning Demi Lovato over: "This week, the main thing we were trying to do was to make Demi eat her words. So, we're really happy," said Drew. 

Fifth Harmony on their "Anything Can Happen" performance: "It felt amazing. It felt like we were in a Disney movie. We loved our fairy princess dresses," says Normani. 

Fifth Harmony on two judges saying they'd be going home: "It felt good to sing that song again, actually. Does it really matter what the judges say? It's America's decision this week," says Lauren. 

Fifth Harmony, Tate Stevens and Carly Rose Sonenclar

Tate Stevens on Britney Spears' negative comments: "'Bonfire' was my favorite last night even though Britney said it wasn't her favorite. It doesn't affect me at all. It's her opinion and I had fun and everyone had fun, so that's all that matters."

Tate Stevens on L.A. Reid's cowboy hat: "How cool was that, really? It felt good, man. He believes and that feels good. It was a surprise. I had no idea."

Tune in for the two-night finale on WED DEC 19 and THU DEC 20 for two back-to-back two-hour shows at 8/7c on FOX.