X Factor: THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED! Finale Results

This is the episode we've all been waiting for. We finally find out who the winner is. But first we must sit through 3 Christmas songs, a performance from One Direction, the elimination of 3rd place, and a duet with the top 2. The only things I really know about One Direction are that they were on X Factor and placed 2nd, and that Niall has a crush on Demi. Which I learned from X Factor.

The judges all arrive on the red carpet with thousands of screaming fans. Tate is the first contestant to arrive and sings down the red carpet. Carly follows, and continues the song, and Fifth Harmony also follows and continues the song. The other contestants who were eliminated are lined up across the red carpet. Carly hugs Diamond and it's really cute. The finalists finish their song on stage, and it was a great entrance.

Tate is the first to sing his Christmas song, but before he begins, Khloe and Mario show a video making fun of LA. It's basically a piano playing track while they show clips of him fingering piano pieces while a contestant is singing, and strumming imaginary guitars. It's pretty funny. Tate sings, he does great but it doesn't really matter because the votes are done by now. Fifth Harmony goes next, and they play clips of Simon insulting people while the song "Mr. Grinch" is playing. He does have some pretty great insults, I must say! Finally, Carly Rose sings "All I Want for Christmas is You" and I won't comment on that because I don't like that song. But I will comment on the faces of Britney, because they play clips of the faces she makes throughout the show and it is hilarious. She seriously always looks confused!

The finalists are brought back out, and they announce the third place winner who gets eliminated. To nobody's surprise, Fifth Harmony came in 3rd. They even weren't surprised. I am happy for them though, because they did make it really far into the competition. But now it's down to Carly and Tate, who have been in the top 2 this whole time. I'll be happy with either one, but I think Tate needs it more.

They perform their final song, which is a duet between the two of them of "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. It is beautiful but I'm eager to see who won already!

The two are brought back onstage, and Mario takes an hour before he says the name of the winner, which is...
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TATE STEVENS!!!!!

Yay! I'm so happy for Tate! He just won 5 Million Dollars! All of the contestants from the top 12 (including Lyric 145, who we missed last night probably because rap didn't exactly go with the song choice) come out and dance while Tate sings one last time. Although I'm pretty sure Carly isn't there. It's a really touching moment, and Tate is a really talented singer. I'm so happy for him! Aaahh!

So, looking back at all of the contestants from the beginning of the season, I have to say I didn't expect Tate to win. I expected Jennel, of course. She should've made it way further. I would've loved to see Carly and Diamond in the final 2, that would've made things interesting. Here are the final results I would've picked:

1. Diamond White
2. Carly Rose Sonenclar
3. Jennel Garcia
4. Tate Stevens
5. Cece Frey
6.Vino Alan
7.Fifth Harmony
8. Emblem 3
9. Paige Thomas
10. Lyric 145
11. Arin Ray
12. Beatrice Miller
13. Jason...

Here is the order it turned out:

1. Tate Stevens
2. Carly Rose Sonenclar
3. Fifth Harmony
4. Emblem 3
5. Diamond White
6. Cece Frey
7. Vino Alan
8. Paige Thomas
9. Beatrice Miller
10. Arin Ray
11. Jennel Garcia
12. Lyric 145
13. Jason