X Factor 2026: Scraffs Eliminated, Manu and ALÌA Move On
X Factor 2026 had its fourth live show on TV.
It was a special night. People called it the night of the Giostra.
In the Giostra, three contestants leave the show. This is called a triple elimination.
The group Scraffs was eliminated from the show.
Two singers, Manu and ALÌA, stayed in the competition.
They will sing again in the next live show.
The singers sang cover songs on the night.
A cover song is a new version of an old song.
There was also a special guest on the show.
X Factor is a singing competition on TV.
Many singers want to win the show.
Every week, some singers must leave.
The judges and the audience choose who stays.
Manu and ALÌA will try to do well next time.
Fans are waiting to see who wins X Factor 2026.
Vocabulary11 words
- X Factor
- a famous TV singing contest
- live show
- a TV show that happens now, not recorded before
- Giostra
- a special round in the show; name used on the night
- contestants
- people who try to win a competition
- triple elimination
- when three people leave at the same time
- eliminated
- made to leave a competition
- competition
- a contest where people try to win
- cover songs
- new versions of songs that already exist
- guest
- a special visitor on a show
- judges
- people who decide who is good or bad
- audience
- people who watch a show
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Answer key
1. Three contestants were eliminated 2. Scraffs 3. True
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X Factor 2026 had its fourth _____ on TV.
It was a special night. People called it the night of the _____.
In the Giostra, three _____ leave the show.
This is called a _____.
The group Scraffs was _____ from the show.
Two singers, Manu and ALÌA, stayed in the _____.
The singers sang _____ on the night.
There was also a special _____ on the show.
The _____ and the _____ choose who stays.
Fans are waiting to see who wins X Factor 2026.
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