US X Factor crowns first winner
US X Factor crowns first winner Host Steve Jones announces the first winner of US X Factor. Footage courtesy of Fox The first winner of the US version of The X Factor has been named as Melanie Amaro from Sunrise, Florida. Amaro, 19, won a $5m (£3.2m) contract with Simon Cowell's record label SyCo and a role in a TV commercial. "I want to say 'America, thank you for giving this girl an opportunity'," said Cowell after Amaro was named the winner ahead of runner-up Josh Krajcik, 30. Justin Bieber, Stevie Wonder and 50 Cent were among the stars who appeared on Thursday's season finale. Amaro had been tipped by the show's four judges to win after her rendition of the Beyonce hit Listen on Wednesday's X Factor show. Her triumph was all the more notable given she was originally eliminated from the contest during the judges' houses stage of auditions, only to be subsequently reinst...