Dermot returns with the results of the second public vote of the series and once again there will be a double elimination this week. All of the remaining finalists perform together live on stage. Diana Vickers and Katy Perry both perform live on stage. Dermot then reveals which acts are safe and have made it through to next week. Diva Fever, Belle Aime and Storm learn that they are in the bottom three this week. Storm then learns he has received the lowest amount of votes and has to leave the competition. Diva Fever and Belle Aime then perform once again before the judges decide to send home Diva Fever.
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.