InTENsity, one of the finalists of USA's "The X Factor," has a Filipina member named Ellona Santiago.

Ellona Santiago's profile picture on Twitter

During the group's performance on the first live episode of the show, Ellona, 14, was specially mentioned by the judges for her impressive singing.

"You in the red jacket have got an amazing voice," judge Simon Cowell said.

After all the Group Category contestants performed, it was revealed that InTENsity, who did a cover of Kenny Loggins' "Footlose," will be advancing to the next round of the competition together with 11 other acts.

Check out InTENsity's "Footlose" performance below:

The Fil-Am singing duo of "The X Factor," The Brewer Boys, did a good job in their rendition of George Michael's "Faith." Judge Simon Cowell noted that they "progressed."

However, comparatively, the Brewer Boys’ performance could not stand up to the competition for judge Paula Abdul, who cut the boys from her category.

The Brewers Boys were among the 5 semifinalists who were sent home during last night's live episode of USA's "The X Factor." The boys shared the same faith with Tiah Tolliver, Simone Battle, Phillip Lomax and Dexter Haygood.

“We feel good. We just want to thank the judges. Thank you so much, Miss Paula, for everything. We've learned a lot,” Justin Brewer said on last night's show.

Check out below The Brewer Boys' "Faith" performance:


Read more about The Brewer Boys here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/filipino-american-brothers-justin-and.html