The final three contestants, Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro, and Chris Rene, joined Cirque du Soleil on stage for a special performance of Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us” during the “The X-Factor” big final performances show on Wednesday (December 21)- watch video below.

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Seriously? Michael Jackson again? The three contestants just looked uncomfortable and sounded even worse in this completely pointless performance. Why? Oh Why? It’s not like they were even allowed to showcase they vocal skills or performance skills. That was not worthy of a finale in which the contestants are competing for a $5 million recording contract.

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Two words for this performance/segment/time filler: UTTERLY UNNECESSARY!

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