X Factor runner-up Josh Krajcik is in the studio working on his debut album with Adele producer Eg White.

While Krajcik doesn’t have a label desitination, The Hollywood Reporter says he does have a deal with Sony Music. So it sounds like he is well on his way to having a major label debut.

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Fans have wondered if they’d get a chance to see their favorite singers from X Factor in a city near them, but we now know that won’t happen.

Runner-up Josh Krajcik confirmed that, although it was considered, there will not be tour.And that seems to be just fine with him.

“There was talk of it,” Josh said. “It’s been taken off the table. I’m glad, because I didn’t want to do that. I’m ready to get to work on my career.”

It’s probably safe to assume producers thought a tour would be too risky for the new show since ratings weren’t as high as Simon Cowell thought. And the American Idol tours haven’t exactly been doing so well the past couple years either.

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She might be the only contestant to ever be eliminated from a singing competition show and win it as well.

Melanie Amaro walked away with the title of X Factor 2011 Champion and a $5 million dollar contract Thursday night. Oh, and there’s also that Pepsi commercial. Not many surprises there. America was sure to get behind their favorite judge Simon Cowell’s only remaining contestant. Oh, and there’s that whole thing where she was the best singer in the competition.

I must say I was a bit surprised to see Chris Rene go out in third place. But with this Top 3, anything was possible. It could’ve easily been Josh Krajcik or Chris in that No. 1 spot with Melanie finishing second or third. They each had some amazing aspect about them that could have landed them in the winner’s circle.

Earlier in the night, the Top 12 acts returned to sing some Lady Gaga. Then we go to hear the Top 3 sing some holiday songs. Did anyone else expect Mariah Carey to jump out of one of those Christmas presents during Melanie’s version of “All I Want For Christmas Is You”?

Chris gave us his version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and I kept saying to myself, “Quick Chris, get to the part where you rap.” A crooner, you are not, sir. But that magical spark in your personality is always there, so it’s all good.

Josh’s version of “Please Come Home For Christmas” was probably the best of the three. It sounded better than half the Christmas songs I hear on the radio from Thanksgiving day until Dec. 26 or after.

After all that, Steve says we get to find out who made it in the third place spot. I thought that was odd. That person still has 25 minutes to suffer through this too-long-already show. Gah. And that title went to Chris.

Then we get some more filler performances and it’s finally back down to business.

Melanie or Josh? Simon or Nicole? Like we already know, it was Melanie. Steve tries what most shows don’t try to do to the person who just won and that’s ask stupid questions. Melanie blurts out a couple words and goes back to rejoicing in the fact that she just won $5 million dollars.

What are your thoughts on the outcome of The X Factor 2011?

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The first part of the “X Factor” finale was definitely a mixed bag for me. It was great to see some special guest show up in the first round, but those guests ended up overshadowing the contestants. Well, mostly. Avril Lavigne couldn’t overshadow anyone.

So it was round two where the Top 3 really shined and we can only hope America votes based on those performances.

As always, I’ll review each performance and assign each the grade I personally feel they deserve.

ROUND ONE. In order of performance:

Josh Krajcik, “Uninvited.” At first I thought “now why would this lug of a guy be singing an Alianis Morrisette song. I thought that because I never in a million years though a special guest would show up during a performance that America was actually voting on. But I was wrong. She did show up and I thought it was very random. Josh did not pull out his best performance ever and Alanis upstaged him just a bit. B-

Chris Rene, “Complicated.” If I thought Alanis and Josh were a weird pairing then imagine how I must’ve felt when Chris was paired with Avril Lavigne. Weird…. Much like Josh, Chris wasn’t at his best. But Avril’s such a blah singer at least she didn’t upstage Chris. It did get better later in the song when Chris put his own spin on the song. I’m just happy there’s a round two. B

Melanie Amaro, “I Believe I Can Fly.” What planet must I be from? I ask that because in NO shape or form believe this song is one of the best or most important songs ever written. I couldn’t disagree more with the judges on that one. And is R. Kelley even allowed to be on TV anymore? Anyway, Melanie is never a bad vocalists, but she does have the tendency to be boring. During this one, she nearly flatlined. She was just kind of absent. Maybe she hates this tack song too. B+

ROUND TWO:

Josh Krajcik, “At Last.” It was such a smart move to pull out the contestants’ original audition songs. And the fact that Josh did a stripped down acoustic version of this classic song was pure brilliance. He surely picked up some non-fan votes with this great performance. I loved it. A+

Chris Rene, “Young Homey.” I was a little afraid that Chris wouldn’t do this one again since he used a bit of it a couple weeks ago. So I was very happy when he did. I’m so not tired of this song yet. He could’ve performed it every week as far as I’m concerned. Chris won me over when he first sang the song and he did it again Wednesday night. I think Chris might have actually won the X Factor with tonight’s performance. As the judges have said, it’s not just about singing. It’s about an energy, a passion, a connection to music and an audience. And Chris nails those areas. A+

Melanie Amaro, “Listen.” Melanie nailed this song the first time we heard her sing it and she did it again Wednesday night. Her performance reminded me how much I liked her the first time and how happy I was when Simon brought her back into the competition. But for the past several weeks (including Round One this week), she’s bored me. But I remember now how amazing she is. An energy and passion that she sometimes doesn’t show was definitely there this time. A+

Who should win this contest? I have no idea. If it were based purely on vocal ability, then it should be Melanie. If it were based purely on passion, heart, presence and likability, then it would go to Chris Rene. If you base it on all the above, then it would go to Josh. What a tough one. I think I’m leaning just a tiny bit toward Chris. But then I quickly change my mind and go with Melanie. But then I think of Josh. Aaaaaaah! OK, Chris. That’s my final answer.

What did you think of the performances? Who should win this $5 million contest?

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It was all up to America on Thursday night’s X Factor, and if you ask me, the right decision was made.

There were no save me songs, no judges’ bickering, no cop-outs, no dumb decisions. Just pure numbers. And that’s the way I like it. So who got the least amount of votes and was sent pack? Keep reading. I’ll do this recap chronologically to avoid some whiner crying “spoiler!” on Facebook. To whom I’d say “It’s not my fault you can’t catch up to your DVR until well after the West Coast viewing!”

So the show opens with the final four performance. And I had to chuckle at Josh Krajcik just standing there while the other three were really getting into their version of “No Diggity.” It really came off as one of those “One of these things is not like the other” moments. He was so not into it.

Next we get a weird (as if there are any other kinds) performance from Florence and the Machine. Then, finally,35 minutes in, it’s time for some results. NO wait! It’s actually time for more filler about the contestants that we’ve seen 100 times already. Psyche!

Now it’s finally, finally time. RoboSteve is ready for some results. He points out that he’s announcing these results in completely random order so stop speculating who had the second least amount of votes.

First to safety is Chris Rene. No surprise there after the “Chris Rene” audience chants last night. America is love with this guy and I won’t be surprised if he takes the crown next week. Melanie Amaro is the second one sent to safety. Simon’s losing streak is finally on hold.

That’s all we get for now. Instead we have to suffer through a performance by Nicole Scherzinger (because she’s SO popular with America at the moment). I decided t keep an open mind during her song and give her an honest, unbiased review. So here it goes: I think she’s completely boring and generic. If you squint, she looks like a Kardashian. And her vocals are so trained and forced. I’ve heard better performances from Miss America contestants who literally ONLY know that one song for the pageant. Bah. Gah.

Steve’s back and as usual, he’s left all his emotion in the dressing room. He calls out Josh and Marcus again and is ready to deliver the final results. Marcus finally spends his nine lives and is sent out the door. Of course the next several moments we have Steve feeding him the mic asking “are you OK?’ “are you OK?” hoping to make him cry or something. Steve, you suck.

So the three finalists are Chris Rene, Melanie Amaro and Josh Krajcik. Who do you think will win the $5 million contract next week?

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