Josh Krajcik

Josh Krajcik
Contestant Profile
Birth Date	23 January 1981
Age	43
Hometown	Wooster, Ohio
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
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Category	Over 30s
Mentor	Nicole Scherzinger
Placement	Runner-up (2/17)
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Josh Krajcik (born 23 January 1981) is an American blues singer. He auditioned for Season 1 of The X Factor USA and made it all the way to the final as part of the Over 30s category mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.

Due to the eliminations of Dexter Haygood, Stacy Francis and LeRoy Bell, Krajcik was the only act left in his category. He finished as runner-up to Melanie Amaro from the Girls category mentored by Simon Cowell.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition 1	Free choice	"At Last"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1	Solo performance	"Superman (It's Not Easy)"	Advanced
Bootcamp 2	Group performance	" Up to the Mountain"	Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Advanced
Week 1	Free choice	"Forever Young"	Saved
Week 2	American anthems	"Jar of Hearts"	Safe
Week 3	Songs from movies	"What a Little Help from My Friends"	Safe
Week 4	Rock	"The Pretender"	Safe
Week 5	Giving thanks	"Wild Horses"	Safe
Week 6	Songs by Michael Jackson	"Dirty Diana"	Safe
Week 7	Dance music hits	"We Found Love"	Safe
	Contestant's choice	"Something"
Week 8: Semi final	Pepsi Challenge songs	"Come Together"	Safe
	Get me to the final songs	"Hallelujah"
Week 9: Final	Celebrity duets	"Uninvited" (with Alanis Morissette)	Runner-up
	Winner's song	"At Last"
	Christmas songs	"Please Come Home for Christmas"