LOS ANGELES - Melanie Amaro has "The X Factor." The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Fla., won the Fox talent competition Thursday over soulful 30-year-old singer Josh Krajcik of Wooster, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An emotional Melanie Amaro won the TV singing contest "The X Factor" on Thursday, earning a $5 million recording contract and closing the first U.S. season of the heavily hyped ...

With the help of a personal trainer, nutritionist and, according to a source, an etiquette coach, the season 1 winner is laying low while readying a big reveal. By Shirley Halperin Melanie Amaro, ...

Melanie Amaro is Digital Spy readers' favorite to take home The X Factor USA's $5m grand prize. The 19-year-old singer gained 45.9% of the overall votes to top the DS readers' poll of the final three ...

Melanie Amaro has confessed that she felt anyone could have won The X Factor USA. The 18-year-old was crowned the winner of the Fox singing competition in December and recently signed a $5 million ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- She’s got a $5 million recording contract, but Melanie Amaro still sees herself as a nurse someday. The 19-year-old was studying nursing in college before her winning run on Fox’s ...