Dermot is back with the results of the fifth public vote of the series. The finalists perform on stage together live. Celine Dion and Robbie Williams also perform. Dermot reveals that Abi and Hannah are in the bottom two and will have to perform again in this week's Final Showdown. After both acts have performed the judges decide to save Hannah leaving Abi eliminated from the competition.
Each X Factor judge is in charge of a different section of singers on the show. The judges do not know what section of the competition they will be in charge of until the audition process has finished. Each judge then has to pick four acts to take forward to the live section of the show. Each week the two acts with the lowest amount of public votes have to sing again in a final showdown after which the judges decide who should be eliminated. Once there are only five acts left remaining it becomes left to the public to decide who should go.