Carly Rose Sonenclar keeps close to mentor Britney Spears on the carpet at the X Factor USA season finale news conference held at CBS Television City on Monday afternoon (December 17) in Los Angeles.

“I am so excited! @LeAnnRimes is going be singing with me on @TheXFactorUSA Wed 8/7c! I think she’s amazing!” the 13-year-old singer tweeted the news.

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“I think she’s so talented that it doesn’t even register most of the time that she’s 13. She’s beyond her years in vocal ability,” fellow finalist Tate Stevens shared about Carly‘s talent.

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