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"The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s live finalists have been named. Judges Britney Spears and LA Reid each picked their final four contestants on Wednesday evening&amp;#039;s broadcast (October 17), the second half of which was delayed due to a rain delay in a live baseball match on Fox. Demi Lovato&amp;#039;s first two choices for the Young Adult category were also named in last week&amp;#039;s broadcast.   [Left: Britney Spears with the Teens / Right: LA Reid with the Over 25s] A special one-hour broadcast on Tuesday (October 23) showed the remainder of the Judges&amp;#039; Houses stage of the show, as Lovato picked her remaining contestants and Simon Cowell chose four groups to put through to the live stages of the competition. Spears took Diamond White, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Arin Ray and Beatrice Miller through to the Top 16 in the Teens category, while Reid put forward David Correy, Jason Brock, Tate Stevens and Vino Alan in the Over 25s age band. Lovato put through Jennel Garcia, Willie Jones, Paige Thomas and Cece Frey as contenders in the Young Adults category. Finally, Cowell&amp;#039;s chosen groups were Lyric 145, Emblem3, Sister C and LYLAS.   [Left: Demi Lovato with the Young Adults / Right: Simon Cowell with the groups] James Tanner, Reed Deming, Daryl Black, Tara Simon, Nick Youngerman and Jillian Jensen, along with groups Dope Crisis and Playback, were sent home. The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s live shows begin on Thursday, November 1 at 8/7c and will be hosted by Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez. A second live show will then air on Sunday, November 4 at 8/7c. Top 16 in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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