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The X Factor season 3 (2013)

Aired on Fox from September 11, 2013 to December 19, 2013. 13 finalists, with their show results and what they did after the show.

Top 13.

Finalists

FinalistShow resultMentorAfter the show
Alex & SierraMembers: Alex Kinsey, Sierra Deaton
WinnerDecember 19, 2013Simon CowellAlex & Sierra released It's About Us on Columbia on October 7, 2014. The album reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 and had sold 86,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016. Columbia dropped the duo in 2015, around July. The EP As Seen on TV came out on September 30, 2016, and reached number 183 on the Billboard 200. On September 1, 2017, they announced that they would no longer make music together. In 2020, Little Do You Know was certified 2× Platinum.
Jeff Gutt
Runner-upDecember 19, 2013Kelly RowlandJeffrey Adam Gutt has been the lead vocalist of Stone Temple Pilots since 2017. The band announced him as its singer on November 14, 2017. The band's 2018 album Stone Temple Pilots, on Rhino, reached number 24 on the Billboard 200. Perdida followed on Rhino on February 7, 2020. Earlier he sang lead in Dry Cell, which Warner Bros. Records signed and then released from its contract, and in 2012 he was eliminated at the boot-camp stage of The X Factor.
Carlito Olivero
Third placeDecember 19, 2013Paulina RubioCarlos Emmanuel Olivero sang in the 2007–2009 Menudo lineup after MTV's Making Menudo. The group had a multi-album contract with Epic Records and disbanded in 2009. He later acted in East Los High, Step Up: High Water, and Bad Samaritan, and released the album D.D.B.R.W.S. on Indie Art Music on July 16, 2015.
Restless RoadMembers: Andrew Scholz, Colton Pack, Zach Beeken
Fourth placeDecember 12, 2013Simon CowellRestless Road is Zach Beeken, Colton Pack, and Garrett Nichols, a country band based in Nashville. In 2019 the band signed to Kane Brown's 1021 Entertainment label through Sony Nashville. RCA Nashville released the debut album Last Rodeo on October 20, 2023, and the 2024 single Last Rodeo reached No. 53 on Country Airplay.
Rion Paige
Fifth placeDecember 5, 2013Demi LovatoBy March 11, 2019, Rion Paige was writing songs from her home in Nashville, preparing for a radio tour, and had released a single called Freight Train.
Ellona Santiago
Sixth placeDecember 5, 2013Demi LovatoEllona Rano Santiago, a Filipino singer, was placed in InTENsity in 2011. On January 13, 2014, the mayor of San Lorenzo proclaimed Ellona Santiago Day. On March 22, 2014 she gave her first full concert, Inspired, at the Brava Theatre. Her song Electricity came out on August 27, 2018 on 962319 Records DK.
Josh Levi
Seventh placeNovember 28, 2013Paulina RubioJoshua Levi Bolden acted on Friday Night Lights, joined Citizen Four in 2017, and released the EP DISC ONE on Love Quotient Records on July 3, 2020. By September 7, 2021, he had signed with Raedio and Atlantic Records. DISC TWO followed in 2022 and the album HYDRAULIC on October 10, 2025. He voiced Aaron Z of 4*Town in Turning Red.
Lillie McCloud
Eighth placeNovember 28, 2013Kelly RowlandLillie Arlene Nicole Jade McCloud recorded as Nicole, Nicole McCloud, and Nicole J. McCloud. Her debut album What About Me? came out on Portrait in 1986. Later studio albums are Jam Packed, Love Town, So What?, and Red Apples. Don't You Want My Love, Runnin' Away, and Search'n reached the US Dance chart. In 2014 she signed with Spectra Music Group.
Tim Olstad
Ninth placeNovember 21, 2013Paulina RubioTim Olstad, from Winona, Minnesota, signed with Ron Pope's Brooklyn Basement Records. The worldwide release of his debut single Piece of You was set for February 12, 2016. By August 11, 2016, Piece of You had premiered, and the EP All The Pieces was scheduled for the next day.
Khaya Cohen
Tenth placeNovember 21, 2013Demi LovatoKhaya Cohen graduated from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU in 2019 and writes songs for other artists. She is the lead singer of Moon Kissed, formed in 2018. The group's album I'd Like to Tell You Something Important came out on October 22, 2021, and I'll See You In New York came out on September 20, 2024, through Final Girl Records.
Rachel Potter
Eleventh placeNovember 14, 2013Kelly RowlandRachel Lindsey Potter signed with Narrow Door Records and released Come Back Home in 2002. She played Ariel, Belle, and Nemo at Walt Disney World, Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, and the Mistress in the Broadway revival of Evita. Her album Not So Black and White came out on March 3, 2015. In 2024 she sang Journey to Fantasy Springs for Tokyo DisneySea.
Sweet SuspenseMembers: Celine Polenghi, Millie Thrasher, Summer Reign
Twelfth placeNovember 14, 2013Simon CowellSweet Suspense began as Summer Reign, Celine Polenghi, and Millie Thrasher, solo singers placed in one group. The group released the single Here We Go Again on February 24, 2015, on Sweety High Music. Bryana Salaz replaced Celine Polenghi in 2015. On June 11, 2015 the group announced that Salaz had joined and that the group was on the Pop Nation tour that summer.
Carlos Guevara
Thirteenth placeNovember 13, 2013Paulina RubioBy 2020 he had confirmed that he was no longer associated with Warner Records. On April 22, 2021 he released the independent single Pin Me Down under the name Carlos Guevara. He had a deal with Warner Records and released the debut EP Have You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down?
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