Bupsi Brown and Alien Uncovered have become the first acts to leave The X Factor.
It
was announced on Sunday’s results show that two acts would be axed from
the ITV competition in a shock twist, with the singer with the fewest
number of public votes leaving with immediate effect.
Simon
Cowell’s exuberant hopeful Bupsi Brown took the news on the chin when
she was voted off first, leaving girl band Alien Uncovered and vocal
powerhouse Kiera Weathers to battle it out in the Bottom Two sing-off.
First to go: Simon Cowell's act Bupsi Brown was the first to get the
boot after receiving the lowest number of public votes on Sunday night's
X Factor results show
Emotional: Girl band
Alien Uncovered were devastated when they were sent packing after facing
off against Kiera Weathers in the Bottom Two sing-off
Alien
Uncovered were the first to sing for survival and the six-piece were
determined not to fall foul of the Groups' first week curse, putting on a
lively performance.
Kiera
then took the tempo down a notch with a powerful version of R.E.M’s
Everybody Hurts, looking as though she fully expected to be sent
packing.
Bottom Two: Kiera looked defeated as
she warbled through R.E.M's Everybody Hurts, but all three judges expect
for Cheryl opted to save her
Singing for survival: The striking star's vocals were ultimately deemed more deserving of Alien Uncovered's edgy image
No hard feelings! Bupsi took the news on the chin, telling the crowd, 'I hope you enjoyed my Bupsi magic!'
Group hug! Louisa Johnson (C), Lauren Murray (L) and Monica Michael (R) rejoiced
Jumping for joy: Seann Miley Moore (R) and Mason Noise (L) celebrated with mentor Nick Grimshaw (C)
Thrilled: Reggie n Bollie and 4th Impact couldn't hide their delight when they sailed through to next week
Cheryl
Fernandez-Versini naturally opted to save her group, saying, ‘My
loyalty and love is obviously with Alien Uncovered’, while Rita Ora
stayed true to her act Kiera, declaring, ‘It’s only the start for Kiera,
and there’s so much you can do.’
Nick Grimshaw said: ‘Those performances really changed my opinion. I loved that Keira, so I’m going to have to send Alien home.’
Show
boss Simon Cowell was left with the deciding vote and took his time
delivering his verdict – but embarrassingly got the girl band’s name
wrong in the process.
Holding their heads high: The six piece's disco number failed to impress Nick Grimshaw and Simon Cowell
Ouch! Elsewhere, Simon Cowell clutched his face in pain after being headbutted by Anton Stephans
Going in for the kill! The music mogul recoiled in shock when Anton planted a big smacker on his lips
In the hot seat: Rita wasn't expecting her girl Kiera to wind up in the bottom two
‘I’m
going to have to judge it on the sing off, there is an obvious person
who was better tonight. Even though I’m unhappy with this decision, the
artist I’m going to send home is Alien Nation', he declared.
The girls enthused, ‘It’s been an amazing experience. Thank you so much Cheryl for getting our swag. We will be back!’
Meanwhile,
all eyes were on Rita and Cheryl ’s fashion choices as they stepped
onto the stage on Sunday evening for the action-packed results show.
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