Marcus Canty

Marcus Canty entered an exclusive club on Tuesday night's edition of 'X Factor' -- in more than one ways than one. First, he tackled the Culture Club classic 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,' and second, he made it through to the final 12.

L.A. Reid assembled the boy's team on tonight's emotional episode of 'X Factor.' We felt like we were put through the ringer, too, especially when the judges had to break hearts and dash dreams. No fun! We're sure Reid and his fellow judges needed a healthy dose of therapy after this episode. Nevertheless, we think Reid made some astonishing choices, but it's his team and he'll fashion it as he wi

If you've been watching this season of 'X Factor,' know one thing: Marcus Canty is a star. Simon Cowell said so himself. But we hope he doesn't get a big head, because Mr. Cowell also said he needed a lot of work.

Marcus Canty, 20, got a two-year window from his mom. He could pursue a career in entertainment for two years and if it didn't work at the end of that time frame, he would have to put music on the backburner and go to school to get a degree. Well, Canty got an extension of those two years because he was upstreamed on 'X Factor.'