The judges of The X Factor learned Thursday night which categories they will be mentoring for season 3.

All four judges-- Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio had the tough task of whittling down the top 40 contestants from the 200 they initially said yes to.

Cowell told the female judges there will not be a boot camp this year which was part of the process for the first two seasons.

Cowell will continue to mentor the groups category, Rowland will oversee the Over 25s and Lovato was selected to oversee the girls to victory and Rubio will mentor the boys.

The judges decided to create the final three groups with 9 remaining contestants that stood out during the auditions for the past three weeks that were too good to let go.

Here is the list of The X Factor season 3 Top 40

BOYS - Paulina Rubio

Carlito Olivero

Chase Goehring

Timmy Thames

Isaiah Alston

Tim Olstad

Al Calderon

Josh Levi

Isaac Tauaefa

Carlos Guevara

Stone Martin

GIRLS - Demi Lovato

Khaya Cohen

Bree Randall

Jamie Pineda

Simone Torres

Rion Paige

Danie Geimer

Rylie Brown

Primrose Martin

Ellona Santiago

Ashly Williams

OVER 25s - Kelly Rowland

Lillie McCloud

Jeff Brinkman

Rachel Potter

Kristine Mirelle

Victoria Carriger

James Kenney

Allison Davis

Denny Smith

Lorie Moore

Jeffrey Gutt

GROUPS - Simon Cowell

Glamour

Good News

Yellow House Canyon

Alex & Sierra

Roxxy Montana

Andrew Scholz, Zach Beeken, Colton Pack put together in a male country group

Millie Thrasher, Summer Reign, Celine Polenghi put together in a girl group

Emery Kelly and brother duo put together in a boy band.

Week 4 of The X Factor season 3 will air on Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. at 8 p.m. EST/7 Central on FOX.

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