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'The X Factor' Recap: The Top 5 Perform Dance and Self-Selected Songs (VIDEO)
by Laura Prudom, posted Dec 7th 2011 11:05PM
After last week's stunning (and in some quarters, highly divisive) elimination, this week's 'X Factor' performance show felt a little anticlimactic -- especially since we didn't have Blanket Jackson in the front row showing us how not to emote.The theme was a little vague this week, promising popular songs sung in a dance style (as you can imagine, Josh Krajcik was somewhat perturbed by this development). And, because of a vaguely-explained technical glitch that prevented the contestants from singing Pepsi Challenge songs, we were also treated to tunes of the contestants' choosing, which were all put together in under 24 hours. (It showed.)
Hit the jump for our take on the final five's double performances, and place your bets on who is most likely to go home.
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