Tate Stevens took the Season 2 X Factor crown Thursday night during a two-hour finale that featured performances by Pitbull and One Direction. Fifth Harmony wound up third in the voting; Carly Rose Sonenclar was the runner-up. Here’s a photo gallery from the show. For photos of Tate Stevens’ winning night, head here.
For weeks, I had read comments from viewers of The Voice saying Cassadee Pope’s victory was bound to happen. They were looking at her number of Facebook and Twitter followers, comparing them to the other contestants and figuring there was no way she could lose given the wide disparity.
Months ago, a 37-year-old road worker from Raymore, Missouri, stepped onto an X Factor audition stage wearing a cowboy hat and pronounced that he sings rap. He was joking of course.
Devoid of the goofballs known as Emblem 3, devoid of the vocally challenged like Cece Frey and the atrociously inconsistent like Paige Thomas and Diamond White, The X Factor delivered a pretty good night of singing on Wednesday. Fifth Harmony sounded like they could be relevant on the pop charts today. Carly Rose Sonenclar sounded…
