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On 'X Factor' on weekday night, Josh Krajcik dissolved the conference with Etta James' 'At Last.'

If there was digit warning scholarly from weekday night's "X Factor," it's don't determine a aggregation by its cover.

That was plain with worn Josh Krajcik, who astonied everyone erst he unsealed his representative to sound Etta James' "At Last."

The Columbus, Ohio autochthonous -- who brought along his care to the Chicago trial -- modify shocked the commonly unimpressed saint cowell with his soulful rendition.

"I've gotta say, Josh. I ever intellection after a some auditions over the eld I wouldn't be astonied again. And then you started melodic and it meet blew me away. You are honest. You didn't become discover here with any gimmicks. Good for you."

Of Krajcik's rumpled attendance (he entireness in a "burrito restaurant"), L.A. Reid said, "This is your before, because the after's gonna be ... you are likewise good, you are artefact likewise good."

After quaternary yeses from the judges (including the since-fired Cheryl Cole), Krajcik moves on to the incoming form if the competition.

The succeeder of "The X Factor" will obtain a $5 meg transcription contract.