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The Four: Battle for Stardom also known as The Four is an American reality television music competition show created by Armoza Formats and produced by ITV Entertainment and Armoza Formats. The show premiered on Fox on January 4, 2018. This show is based on a Israel format called The Final Four.

The three judges are Sean Combs, DJ Khaled, and Meghan Trainor. The show is hosted by Fergie. The winner will receive the grand prize of being named iHeartRadio's "On the Verge" artist and be awarded a recording contract with Republic Records, through Universal Music Group.

On February 8, 2018, Fox renewed the series for a second season.

Format

The Four is a singing competition that differs among similar talent competitions, in that there is no auditions stage. The artists, also known as the challengers, are held in the holding room before singing in front of a live studio audience and the judges. This panel of people in the music industry ultimately decides the best challengers that compete against "The Four". Their decision must be unanimous. The members consist of vocalists of varying genres, and they must win challenges against new fellow artists to keep their seat and remain as a member of "The Four". At the end of six weeks, the last singer standing among "The Four" wins the competition.

There are two distinct rounds in The Four. In the performances round, new challengers must earn their seat by performing in front of a live studio audience, the panel of judges and "The Four". After the performance, the judges then vote and make a "Yes" or "No" decision, signifying the challenger's fate in the competition. If a challenger receives a unanimous four blue rings on stage (four "Yes" from the panel), they advance to the next round of the competition. A red ring given to the challenger signifies a "No", ending his or her time in the competition. Artists who advance to the challenge round can compete against a member of "The Four" for their seat. In a sing-off style battle, the challenger and "The Four" member sing against each other for their seat. After the challenge, the studio audience then votes to decide which of the two should remain in the competition. The winner locks their seat for the rest of the night and cannot be challenged again until the next episode.

The Four

An asterisk indicates one of the original members of "The Four," who were Lex Lu, Blair Perkins, Elanese Lansen and Ash Minor.

Key:

- Challenger against "The Four" won and secured a seat as a new member.

- Member of "The Four" did not perform.

- Member of "The Four" won the challenge and secured their seat.

{{colorbox}} - Member of "The Four" lost the challenge and was eliminated.

- Challenger lost their challenge, and was originally eliminated, but received a second chance via #TheFourComeback.

- Comeback Artist lost their opportunity to challenge one of "The Four" when another comeback artist defeated them.

- Not in the competition.

- Final member of "The Four"?

Artists	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5			Finale
					#TFC
Evvie McKinney						WIN	N/A	WIN	Winner
Candice Boyd		WIN	OUT		SAVE	N/A	WIN	WIN
Vincint Cannady						WIN	N/A	OUT
Zhavia	WIN	IN	SAFE	OUT	SAVE	N/A	WIN	OUT
			WIN	IN	N/A	IN	OUT
Nick Harrison				WIN	N/A	IN	OUT
Ash Minor*	IN	OUT			SAVE	N/A	LOSE
Saeed Renaud	WIN	OUT			SAVE	N/A	LOSE
Kendyle Paige				WIN	N/A	OUT
Jason Warrior		WIN	SAFE	SAFE	N/A	OUT
Rell Jerv			WIN	OUT
Cheyenne Elliot		WIN	OUT
Lex Lu*	SAFE	OUT
Blair Perkins*	OUT
	OUT

1. ^ On January 29th, a few days before episode 5, it was announced that via The hashtag #TheFourComeback (abbreviated as #TFC), Zhavia, Ash Minor, Candice Boyd, and Saeed Renaud were the highest vote-getters, and would get another opportunity to earn a seat

Challenge Episodes

Key:

- Artist secured a spot and has remained in "The Four".

- Artist won their challenge, but was eventually eliminated from the competition.

- Artist was eliminated from the competition.

- Artist lost their challenge, and was originally eliminated, but received a second chance via #TheFourComeback.

Week 1 (January 4)

• Group performance: "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

Starting lineup of The Four

Artist	Age	Hometown	Starting seat
Lex Lu	32	Los Angeles, California	Put in seat 1
Ash Minor	23	Ipswich, Australia	Put in seat 2
Elanese Lansen	22	Boca Raton, Florida	Put in seat 3
Blair Perkins	25	Corona, California	Put in seat 4

Artist performances on the first episode

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Judges' verdict	Walk	Trainor	Combs	Khaled
1	Tyler Griffin	24	North Bergen, New Jersey	"Talk Dirty"	Eliminated
2	Zhavia	16	Los Angeles, California	"Location"	Advanced
3	Anthony Hill	28	Delray Beach, Florida	"Feel It Still"	Eliminated
4	Illakriss	21	Dallas, Texas	"Let's Groove"	Advanced
5	Valentina Cytrynowicz	19	Los Angeles, California	"Green Light"	Eliminated
6	Saeed Renaud	37	Brooklyn, New York	"Run to You"	Advanced

Challenge performances on the first episode

Order	Artist	Song	Challenge result
2.1	Elanese Lansen	"chame la Culpa"	Eliminated
2.2	Zhavia	"Unforgettable"	Put in seat 3
4.1	Lex Lu	"Wild Thoughts"	Safe
4.2	Illakriss	"Special Delivery"	Eliminated
6.1	Blair Perkins	"Stay with Me"	Eliminated
6.2	Saeed Renaud	"Love Me Again"	Put in seat 4

Week 2 (January 11)

• Group performance: "Free Your Mind"

Artist performances on the second episode

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Judges' verdict	Walk	Trainor	Combs	Khaled
1	Candice Boyd	27	Rancho Cucamonga, California	"I'm Goin' Down"	Advanced
2	Stevie Brock	27	North Hollywood, California	"Sugar"	Eliminated
3	Cheyenne Elliott	23	New York, New York	"Wings"	Advanced
4	Cocoa Sarai	28	Brooklyn, New York	"Jealous"	Eliminated
5	Kayla Ember	18	St. Petersburg, Florida	"Bad at Love"	Eliminated
6	Jason Warrior	22	Chicago, Illinois	"Love Me Now"	Advanced

Challenge performances on the second episode

Order	Artist	Song	Challenge result
1.1	Ash Minor	"Adorn"	Eliminated
1.2	Candice Boyd	"Dangerous Woman"	Put in seat 2
3.1	Lex Lu	"Bad and Boujee"	Eliminated
3.1	Cheyenne Elliott	"Too Good at Goodbyes"	Put in seat 1
6.1	Saeed Renaud	"Superstition"	Eliminated
6.2	Jason Warrior	"Radioactive"	Put in seat 4

Week 3 (January 18)

Note: This is the first time that all four members have been challenged.

• Group performance: "Bang Bang"

Artist performances on the third episode

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Judges' verdict	Walk	Trainor	Combs	Khaled
1	Rell Jerv	24	Wilmington, Delaware	"Pools" (Original Song)	Advanced
2	Sean Cavaliere	18	Los Angeles, California	"Stitches"	Eliminated
3	Jefferson Clay	23	Austin, Texas	"Better Man"	Advanced
4	Nicole Boggs	30	Nashville, Tennesee	"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"	Advanced
5	Tim Johnson Jr.	18	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	"Let's Stay Together"	Advanced

Challenge performances on the third episode

Order	Artist	Song	Challenge result
1.1	Cheyenne Elliot	"Wrecking Ball"	Eliminated
1.2	Rell Jerv	"I Own It" (Original Song)	Put in seat 1
3.1	Jason Warrior	"Love on the Brain"	Safe
3.2	Jefferson Clay	"Ignition"	Eliminated
4.1	Zhavia	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"	Safe
4.2	Nicole Boggs	"Praying"	Eliminated
5.1	Candice Boyd	"Here"	Eliminated
5.2	Tim Johnson Jr.	"All I Want"	Put in seat 2

Week 4 (January 25)

• Group performance: "Finesse"

Artist performances on the fourth episode

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Judges' verdict	Walk	Trainor	Combs	Khaled
1	Nicolina	22	Orlando, Florida	"Don't Let Me Down"	Eliminated
2	RaVaughn	30	Carson, California	"Sorry Not Sorry"	Advanced
3	Edi Callier	22	Covington, Georgia	"Jealous"	Eliminated
4	Nick Harrison	28	Sherman Oaks, California	"Bad Boy For Life"	Advanced
5	Josh Wyper	30	Vancouver, Canada	"Tennessee Whiskey"	Eliminated
6	Kendyle Paige	20	Circleville, New York	"Me, Myself & I"	Advanced

Challenge performances on the fourth episode

Order	Artist	Song	Challenge result
2.1	Jason Warrior	"Titanium"	Safe
2.2	RaVaughn	"Have You Ever?"	Eliminated
4.1	Rell Jerv	"Feeling Alright" (Original Song)	Eliminated
4.2	Nick Harrison	"Survival of the Fittest"	Put in seat 1
6.1	Zhavia	"Diamonds"	Eliminated
6.2	Kendyle Paige	"PILLOWTALK"	Put in seat 3

Week 5 (February 1)

This week features two distinct parts. The first part is the same format as the previous weeks. However, in the second part, four previously eliminated artists received an opportunity to earn a chance to challenge a member of "The Four" another time.

• Group performance: I Gotta Feeling (With Fergie)

Part 1: New Artist Challenges

Artist performances on the fifth episode

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Judges' verdict	Walk	Trainor	Combs	Khaled
1	Vincint Cannady	26	"Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"	"Magic"	Advanced
2	Evvie McKinney	20	"Memphis, Tennessee"	"Rise Up"	Advanced

Challenge performances on the fifth episode

Order	Artist	Song	Challenge result
1.1	Jason Warrior	"Ordinary People"	Eliminated
1.2	Vincint Cannady	"Sittin' Up In My Room"	Put in seat 4
2.1	Kendyle Paige	"Stay"	Eliminated
2.2	Evvie McKinney	"I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You"	Put In Seat 3

Part 2: Comeback Artist Performances

Throughout the run of the season, viewers voted for their favorite eliminated members of "The Four" on twitter using the hashtag #TheFourComeback and another hastag with the artist's first name (ie. "#TheFourComeback #Elanese"). On January 29, FOX posted a video on the show's YouTube channel, which announced the Ash Minor, Candice Boyd, Saeed Renaud, and Zhavia had been the top 4 vote-getters, and would be returning to the competition.

In Part 2, the 4 comeback artists were put into two pairs. Each pair had to battle for the judges' unanimous vote to move on. Once the judges picked which of the two comeback artists would move on, each winner challenged one of the remaining members of "The Four"

Comeback Artist Battle Results

Order	Artist	Song	Result
3.1	Saeed Renaud	"All My Life"	Eliminated
3.2	Candice Boyd	"Love"	Advanced
4.1	Ash Minor	"When I Was Your Man"	Eliminated
4.2	Zhavia	"Bodak Yellow"	Advanced

Comeback Artist Challenge Performance Results

Order	Artist	Song	Result
5.1	Nick Harrison	"All The Way Up"	Eliminated
5.2	Candice Boyd	"Ex-Factor	Put in Seat 1
6.1	Tim Johnson Jr.	"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"	Eliminated
6.2	Zhavia	"Say Something"	Put in Seat 2

Finale

Week 6 (February 8)

• Group performance:

Finale Performances

Artists who appeared on previous shows

• Jason Warrior was on the eleventh season of The Voice and reached the live playoffs, but was eliminated.
• Ash Minor made the top 12 on X Factor Australia in 2012 under his real name, Adil Memon.
• Elanese Lansen was a contestant on the U.S. version of X Factor in 2013. There is no footage of her performances, but there is an interview package on YouTube entitled "Yes, I Made It!"

Ratings

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