And the first two acts to leave The X Factor 2018 are…Olatunji Yearwood and Armstrong Martins.

Advertisement

The 33-year-old singer from Trinidad was eliminated after finishing bottom in the public vote, while Martins lost a sing-off with Janice Robinson.

Yearwood, who was in Ayda Field's Overs category, failed to gain enough votes in the competition after his performance of original song Jiggle It on Saturday's This Is Me night.

Martins lost his emotional sing-off after three judges – Simon Cowell, Ayda Field and Robbie Williams – voted to send home the 23-year-old youth worker. Only Louis Tomlinson, who mentored Martins in the Boys category, opted to eliminate Robinson.

After host Dermot O'Leary asked what went wrong with his performance, a shocked Martins answered simply: "The people always want what they want."

Advertisement

The X Factor continues 8:35pm Saturday, ITV

Sign up for the free RadioTimes.com newsletter

Authors

Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement