and Lenny Kravitz ("Rock Star City Life" and "Are You Gonna Go My Way") Nervo served as the house DJs for the first song of the night. Originally, the second song was going to be chosen by the public as part of the Pepsi Challenge, however, due to technical problems that happened with the Pepsi Challenge the night before the performance show, that feature was delayed to the semi-final and executive producers told that the contestants had only 24 hours to choose another song. Judges' votes to eliminate Reid: Rachel Crow – backed his own act, Marcus Canty. Cowell: Marcus Canty – gave no reason, but effectively backed his own act, Rachel Crow. Abdul: Marcus Canty – said that Crow's final showdown performance blew her away. Scherzinger: Rachel Crow – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock. With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Crow was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 8: Semi-Final (December 14/15) Themes: Pepsi Challenge songs, "songs to get you to the final" (no theme) Group performance: "No Diggity" / "Shout" Musical guests: Nicole Scherzinger ("Pretty") and Florence and the Machine ("Spectrum (Say My Name)") Each act performed two songs. The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Canty, was automatically eliminated. Week 9: Final (December 21/22) The final lasted for 1.5 hours on Wednesday, December 21 and 2 hours on Thursday, December 22. December 21 Themes: Celebrity duets; winner's song (billed as "$5 million song") Group performance: "They Don't Care About Us" (with Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour) December 22 Theme: Christmas songs Group performances: "The Edge of Glory" (all top 12 contestants) and "Heroes" (performed by Melanie Amaro and Josh Krajcik) Musical guests: Justin Bieber with Stevie Wonder and Drew ("The Christmas Song" / "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"), Leona Lewis ("Run"), 50 Cent with Astro ("Wait Until Tonight" / "In da Club") and Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo with Marcus Canty ("International Love" / "Give Me Everything") Contestants Who Appeared on Other Shows or Seasons James Kenney auditioned again for Season 3. He was eliminated on the first live show. InTENsity members Arin Ray and Ellona Santiago returned in later seasons as solo acts. Ray finished in 10th place on