Tuesday night, after the remaining 17 acts performed, the judges eliminated five acts, revealing THE X FACTOR Top 12 Finalists: Girls – Melanie Amaro, Rachel Crow and Drew; Boys – Astro, Marcus Canty and Chris Rene; Over 30s – LeRoy Bell, Stacy Francis and Josh Krajcik; Groups – InTENsity, Lakoda Rayne and The Stereo Hogzz. During the extended two-and-a-half-hour episode, Simon Cowell eliminated 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.  Next Wednesday, Nov 2, the Top 12 Finalists, with the help of their mentors, Simon, Paula, Nicole and L.A., will battle it out for America’s votes, THE X FACTOR title and a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. The finalists will work with industry experts including vocal coaches, choreographers and style teams to take their LIVE performances to the next level. Don’t miss the Top 12 Finalists LIVE performance show Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 8:00pm on FOX 50. Immediately after the performance show, fans will be able to vote via 1) Twitter at twitter.thexfactorusa.com; 2) Verizon Touch Voting on The Xtra Factor App on Verizon Android devices; 3) toll-free calling; 4) text messaging for Verizon Wireless customers; and 5) online at TheXFactorUSA.com. Fans with valid Facebook accounts can also vote at Facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA. Then, on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8:00pm on FOX 50 tune in to the first LIVE results show of the season as Steve Jones reveals the results of America’s votes and one finalist is eliminated from the competition. The Top 12 Finalists Are: The Girls whom Simon Cowell is mentoring:   Melanie Amaro                        Age: 19         Hometown: Tortola, British Virgin Islands Currently Resides: Coral Springs, FL/Sunrise, FL   www.twitter.com/itsmelanieamaro (@ItsMelanieAmaro) www.facebook.com/pages/Melanie-Amaro/117865004985741   Rachel Crow                            Age: 13 Hometown:  Longmont, CO/Mead, CO Currently Resides: Burbank, CA   www.twitter.com/IamRachelCrow (@IamRachelCrow) www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-Crow/233766853338529                                             Drew                                       Age: 14 Hometown: Chino Valley, AZ Currently Resides: Chino Valley, AZ   www.twitter.com/drewryniewicz (@drewryniewicz) www.facebook.com/pages/Drew-Ryniewicz/251573518221876   The Boys whom L.A. Reid is mentoring:   Astro                                     Age: 15 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Currently Resides: Brooklyn, NY   www.twitter.com/Astronomicalkid (@Astronomicalkid) www.facebook.com/theastronomicalkid     Marcus Canty                        Age: 20 Hometown: Bowie, MD Currently Resides: Bowie, MD   www.twitter.com/IamMarcusCanty (@iammarcuscanty) www.facebook.com/officialmarcuscanty     Chris Rene                             Age: 28 Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA Currently Resides: Santa Cruz, CA   www.twitter.com/MrChrisRene (@mrchrisrene) www.facebook.com/ChrisReneMusic831   The Over 30s whom Nicole Scherzinger is mentoring:   LeRoy Bell                             Age: 60 Hometown: Tacoma, WA Currently Resides: Edmonds, WA/Seattle, WA   www.twitter.com/LeRoyBell (@LeRoyBell) www.facebook.com/LeRoyBellMusic     Stacy Francis                        Age: 42 Hometown:  Brooklyn, NY Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA www.twitter.com/StacyFrancis (@StacyFrancis) www.facebook.com/officialStacyFrancis   Josh Krajcik                          Age: 30 Hometown: Wooster, OH Currently Resides: Columbus, OH www.twitter.com/JoshKrajcik (@JoshKrajcik) www.facebook.com/joshkrajcikmusic Groups that Paula Abdul is mentoring:   InTENsity Nick Dean                               Age: 15           Hometown: Rochester, NY Francesca Duncan        Age: 17           Hometown: Orange Co., NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Resides: Brockport, NY John Lindahl                          Age: 15           Hometown: Travuco Canyon, CA Emily Michalak                       Age: 13           Hometown: Pine Brook, NJ Austin Percario                      Age: 15           Hometown: Warren, NJ Arin Ray                                   Age: 16           Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Lauren Ashley Redmond     Age: 17            Hometown: Houston, TX                                                                                              Resides: DeSoto, TX Ellona Santiago                      Age: 15           Hometown: San Lorenzo, CA Ma’at Bingham Shango        Age: 12           Hometown: Houston, TX Emily Wilson                           Age: 15           Hometown: Warren, NJ www.twitter.com/its_inTENsity (@its_inTENsity) www.facebook.com/itsInTENsity     Lakoda Rayne Cari Fletcher                           Age: 17           Hometown: Wall Township, NJ Dani Knights                          Age: 22           Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA Paige Ogle                             Age: 18           Hometown: Baltimore, MD Hayley Orrantia                      Age: 17           Hometown: Highland Village, TX   www.twitter.com/LakodaRayne (@lakodarayne) www.facebook.com/lakodarayne   The Stereo Hogzz Kregg Gibson         (aka KG)               Age: 25           Hometown: Houston, TX Jonathan Glenn      (aka Jon Glenn) Age: 25           Hometown: Houston, TX George Jenkins III  (aka Trae Badd) Age: 25           Hometown: Houston, TX Leeland Stephenson                           Age: 24            Hometown: Houston, TX                                (aka Trace Kennedy) Justin Williams       (aka Just’n)          Age: 25           Hometown: Houston, TX www.twitter.com/theStereoHogzz (@thestereohogzz) www.facebook.com/thestereohogzz                                  Visit www.TheXFactorusa.com for up-to-the-minute news, videos and information. Become a fan of THE X FACTOR on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA and follow the series on Twitter @TheXFactorUSA and join the discussion at #XFactor. THE X FACTOR was created by Syco Television and is produced by Syco Television and FremantleMedia North America. Rob Wade and Siobhan Greene are executive producers for Syco Television. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Richard Holloway and Andrew Llinares serve as executive producers for FremantleMedia North America.