Career

2011: The X Factor

Crow auditioned for season 1 of the US The X Factor in Los Angeles, California, in front of judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole, and L.A. Reid. She was the first person auditioning in front of the judges. She sang "Mercy" by Duffy and she made it all the way to the live shows. She made it to the top 5. Scherzinger, the judge responsible for sending the vote to deadlock, was visibly upset by the result. When Steve Jones asked Nicole Scherzinger if she had anything to say, she shook her head and turned away, and she was booed by the audience for taking the vote to deadlock.

Performances on The X Factor

Episode	Theme	Order	Song	Original artist	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	N/A	"Mercy"	Duffy	Through to Bootcamp
Bootcamp 1	Group Performance 1		"Who You Are"	Jessie J	Advanced
Bootcamp 2	Group Performance 2		"I Have Nothing"	Whitney Houston	Advanced
Bootcamp 3	Solo Performance		"If I Were a Boy"	Beyoncé	Through to Judges' Houses
Judges' houses	Free Choice		"I Want It That Way"	Backstreet Boys	Through to Live Shows
Week 1		14	"Baby"/"Where Did Our Love Go"	Justin Bieber / The Supremes	Saved by Simon Cowell
Week 2	Judge's Choice	4	"Walking on Sunshine"	Katrina and the Waves	Safe (2nd)
Week 3	Songs from movies	11	"I'd Rather Go Blind"	Etta James	Safe (1st)
Week 4	Rock	2	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	The Rolling Stones	Safe (1st)
Week 5	Giving Thanks	1	"I Believe"	Yolanda Adams	Safe (3rd)
Week 6	Songs by Michael Jackson	4	"Can You Feel It"	The Jacksons	Safe (2nd)
Week 7	Dance music hits	3	"Nothin' on You"	B.o.B / Bruno Mars	Bottom two
	Save me songs	8	"Music and Me"	Michael Jackson
Final Showdown	Free Choice	2	"I'd Rather Go Blind"	Etta James	Eliminated by Deadlock (5th)

2012-Present: Rachel Crow EP, Tour, Television

It was announced that Crow signed a music deal with Columbia Records and a TV deal with Nickelodeon for her own TV show. She will also be featured on Big Time Rush's Summer Tour 2012 along with Cody Simpson. She also guest starred on a two-part episode of Fred: The Show. Recently, she's appeared in some episodes of the revival of the '90s Nick game show Figure It Out. She appeared as Winnie on the July 5, 2012 episode of Big Time Rush.

In June, 2012, Crow announced via Twitter that she would be releasing a five-song EP, featuring one song co-written by Crow herself. She later announced via her website that it would be released on June 26, 2012 and would be self-titled. The lead single is "Mean Girls," which Crow co-wrote with Toby Gad. Gad also produced the song. The four other songs are "Rock With You" featuring rapper Mann, "Lemonade," "My Kind of Wonderful" and "What A Song Can Do." She has also worked with producer Jonas Jeberg, who has worked with singers such as The Wanted.

In his review of 'Mean Girls', The Re-View complimented Crow's "intelligence and aspirations" and finished his article saying of the singer: "I don’t doubt that her vocal ability to out-diva some of the best singers will lead to even greater things in the future."

Rachel Crow appeared on a few Nickelodeon shows such as Fred: The Show, Figure It Out, and Big Time Rush, she even signed a deal with Nickelodeon for her own Musical-Comedy. “We are in the early stages now,” Crow told The New York Post. “I want it to be definitely very ‘Rachel.’ Something that shows who I am and who I want to be.” she continued, in the aforementioned interview. Crow said that, if she could have any guest star on her show, it would be Eminem; she also said she has also always wanted to duet with him.

Crow had a recurring role as Starr on the Nickelodeon series Fred: The Show. Crow voiced Carla in the film Rio 2, which was released in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Rio 2	Carla	Voice
2015	Invisible Sister	Nikki

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Three Wise Guys	Girl	Uncredited
2006	In from the Night	Little girl in doctor's office	Uncredited
2010	Pizza & Karaoke	Darla	TV Movie
2011	BrainSurge	Herself	Contestant
	The X Factor USA		Contestant
2012	Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2012
	Big Time Rush	Winnie	Bel Air Rush
	Fred: The Show	Starr	Recurring role
2013	The Office	Gabriella	Guest star
	Figure It Out	Herself	6 Episodes
2016	Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh	Tip	voice

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		US	CAN
2012	"Mean Girls"	—	—	Rachel Crow

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat
Rachel Crow	Release date: June 26, 2012 Label: Syco Music/Columbia Records Formats: Digital download	—	14

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