The twelve final acts perform live on stage for the first time in front of the judges. The judges give their comments on what they have heard and seen and at the end of the show the phone lines open for the first public vote of the series. Rhydian and Niki received the best comments from the judges.
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.