Rachel Crow Kicked Off X-Factor

Rachel Crow sheds a tear as she gets eliminated on The X Factor on Thursday (December 8) in Los Angeles.

The day before, the 13-year-old fan favorite and the rest of the top five contestants performed “dance style” music and a song of their choice.

Watch the tearful elimination below – and judge Nicole Scherzinger‘s breakdown too!

“I feel really bad. Nicole was so sad,” Rachel told E!. “I saw her in her room and she was still crying tonight even. I went in there and I was just like, ‘It’s OK.’ She was like, ‘No one can calm me down, but you!’ I hugged her and it was OK. She’s fine. She’s amazing. It was not her fault.”

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