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"Carlos Guevara has become the first act to be eliminated from The X Factor USA. The 16-year-old was eliminated at the beginning of yesterday&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;80s Night&amp;#039; show after a voting mix-up last week delayed the first exit.  Guevara - who performed &amp;#039;What&amp;#039;s Going On&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Cannonball&amp;#039; last week - was named by host Mario Lopez as the first act going home yesterday before anyone had performed. &amp;quot;This has been the best experience of my life,&amp;quot; Guevara said. &amp;quot;I got to do what I&amp;#039;ve always wanted to do, and these guys are my best friends and they&amp;#039;re going to be awesome.&amp;quot; His mentor Paulina Rubio described him as an &amp;quot;inspiration&amp;quot;, adding: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so, so honoured to be working with you. You had the hearts of all America - you did great. Keep going, keep doing it. You&amp;#039;re a champion.&amp;quot; The X Factor USA continues with a double elimination tonight on Fox. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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