Whilst the public vote Tony Bennett sings live on stage. After the phone lines close Kate announces that the act with the least amount of public votes will be definitely going home whilst the next two acts with the least amount of votes will sing again in the final showdown. Dionne finds out that she is the first person eliminated whilst Kerry and Ashley have to sing again in the final showdown. After both of them have sang again Simon and Sharon elect to save their own acts leaving Louis with the casting vote. Louis decides to save Ashley leaving Kerry 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.