Entertainment Edge: The "X-Factor" Top 12
By: Brad Reed
Updated: November 3, 2011
The top 12 performed live for America Wednesday night and now viewers get to decide who stays and who goes home.
Having confidence is important, but predicting who American will vote for is a tough task, unless of course you are Simon Cowell.
"I absolutely believe my girls are going to win it," explains Cowell.
For L.A. Reid, mentoring the boys is taking the music executive back to his early days in the industry.
"I've historically made records to actually put on performances," explains Reid. "I haven't done that in over twenty five years, so to oversee performances at this level, I am not actually in my comfort level at all."
And just like the performers who they mentor, each song, each production takes a lot out of the judges.
"I put in the hours," says Abdul. "I worked 12-15 hours seven days a week. I haven't had a day off."
