On tonight’s X Factor results show, judge Mel B bid farewell to her third contestant Paul Akister.
Following on from performances from Sam Smith, who sang a sensational track from his album
Lonely Hour and a very mature looking One Direction taking to the stage with their brand new single, Demot O'Leary announced the shocking result.
Akister and Jay James received the lowest votes and the sing-off was commended as the best of the competition Simon Cowell.
Despite an incredible performance of Emilie Sandé's
Clown, which saw both Mel B and Cheryl Vernadez-Fersini take to their feet, Akister was eliminated from the competition.
The vote went to deadlock after Louis failed to make a decision and chose to hand the power back over the public.
Akister was one of our favourite contestants in the competition and this is without doubt one of the standout performances of the entire series.
http://youtu.be/c94CKobv51o
Video via YouTube/The X Factor UK 
