A singing slip-up on Thursday's episode of The X Factor caused outcry as millions of viewers heard contestant Leroy Bell singing before his microphone was even up to his mouth.

The blunder occurred while the finalists were performing a group number together, but still spawned speculation that the other performances could be faked, which Fox quickly addressed.

"All survival songs are performed live, with just a backing track," an X Factor representative said in a statement to TheWrap.com.

Move over Milli Vanilli, there’s a new lip-synching champ in town -- and it’s everyone’s favorite little pint-sized Jersey Shore star! 

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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi uploaded to YouTube a new video of herself singing a Britney Spears ballad on Tuesday. Well, she isn’t really singing, just lip-synching, but she gets the words right while crooning away into the television remote control.

French manicured nails prominently displayed, Snooki sings her little heart out to Spears’ “Sometimes”. 

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Forget Dancing With the Stars, Snooki’s should be a contestant on America’s Got Talent!