Emily Middlemas has been voted off 'The X Factor'.
Emily Middlemas
The 18-year-old hopeful was booted from the ITV show after losing the sing-off to fellow contestant Matt Terry, despite a beautiful performance of 'Wings'.
Speaking after her exit, she said: "I'm so proud of myself to actually get to the semi-final. I want to say a massive thank you to all of the team behind this - the researchers who look after us in the house, people doing make up, Brian [Friedman] ... the judges, Dermot, all of the contestants. This year's been amazing and I'm just so happy to have been a part of it."
Whilst her mentor Simon Cowell added: "It is a competition and the three do deserve to be there [in the final]. I'm gutted for Emily because when you get this close ... but it's all about what you do with the rest of your life now. You should see this positively. You were fantastic. I'm really proud of you."
And Matt - who sang Christina Aguilera's 'Hurt' in the sing off - admitted the whole experience was "terrifying".
He explained to host Dermot O'Leary: "It was terrifying. Emily was incredible. I was so nervous but now I'm so relieved!"
Following the news, Matt and his fellow finalists Saara Alto and 5 After Midnight made their way out of the studio where they hopped on their own Battle Buses. They are set to tour the country this week in a bid to secure votes ahead of next weekend's final.
Meanwhile, the four semi-finalists kicked off the show with a group performance of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', continuing Saturday night's (03.12.16) festive theme. Lady Gaga wowed with a performance of 'Million Reasons' whilst Zara Larsson impressed with a mash up of hit tracks 'I Would Like' and 'Lush Life'.
The 'X Factor' continues on Saturday December 10, where the remaining three contestants - Matt, Saara and 5 After Midnight - will take to the Wembley Arena stage in a bid to be crowned this year's X Factor champion.
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