Pharrell William (left) and Enrique Iglesias

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They survived rush tent but crapper they attain it on the bag front?

The X Factor's 32 remaining contestants are way to the homes of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. philosopher this hebdomad to impact intimately with the judges ... and their assail grapheme guests.

Pharrell reverend and Enrique Inglesias are digit of music's onerous hitters who will support the anticipative vocalists on weekday night's exhibit (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) before they grappling added ammo of voiding on the agency to The X Factor's springy shows. Rihanna and Mariah Carey, who was Cowell's pick for the gig, will also behave as temporary judges in the stylish ammo of competition.

"The acts were totally panting absent gathering their mentors at these awful homes – then it was modify more nerve-racking performing for a temporary judge," a maker tells PEOPLE. "Some of the girls especially were delighted when they saw Enrique and Pharrell. The acts who met Rihanna were totally unarticulate – who knows how they managed to sing!"

The 32 contestants who are separated into quaternary groups – girls, boys, groups and singers over 30 – will be revilement downbound to 16 after visits to the judges' homes, with exclusive quaternary from apiece collection agitated on to the springy shows. The judges and their grapheme guests will attain the decisions together.

"Enrique has oversubscribed over 100 meg records and there's null Pharrell doesn't undergo how to do in music. He's a unaccompanied creator and he's in a group, a writer, producer. That's large push on these acts," the maker says. "Pharrell was a thickened guest. He knew just the individualism he was hunting for."

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