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Feeling the pressure?

The X Factor’s Matt Terry messes up the lyrics to Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas during group song

Singer is hoping to make it to the final of the ITV show next week

Jill Robinson

Published: 20:19, 4 Dec 2016
Updated: 20:35, 4 Dec 2016

MATT Terry was certainly feeling the pressure during the X Factor live semi-final results show when he messed up his lyrics during the group performance.

The four semi-finalists were singing the festive classic, Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas when the wannabe made the blunder.

Matt Terry sang the wrong lyrics during the group's Do They Know It's Christmas performance on Sunday night — Matt Terry sang the wrong lyrics during the group's Do They Know It's Christmas performance on Sunday nightCredit: ITV

Viewers took to Twitter to comment on the mistake — Viewers took to Twitter to comment on the mistakeCredit: Twitter

Opening the track, Matt sang the first two lines the wrong way around, so instead of: "It's Christmastime; there's no need to be afraid/At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade" he sang: "It's Christmatime, we let in light and we banish shade/At Christmastime, there's no need to be afraid".

Eagle-eyed and eared viewers were quick to notice the slip up, taking to Twitter to question if the show's producers had changed it on purpose or if it was Matt's mistake.

One wrote: "Did they re-write the lyrics or did Matt sing it arseways?" while another added: "Rewritten lyric or did Matt totally F that up? #XFactor".

Matt covered his tracks but viewers still noticed the mistake — Matt covered his tracks but viewers still noticed the mistakeCredit: ITV

One viewer wondered if the producers had altered the order of the lyrics — One viewer wondered if the producers had altered the order of the lyricsCredit: Twitter

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Another added: "Think Matt might have got those lyrics round the wrong way".

The star is in the final four alongside Emily Middlemas, 5 After Midnight and Saara Aalto, with only three making it through to the live X Factor final extravaganza at Wembley Arena next weekend.

Matt opened the track but immediately sang the wrong line — Matt opened the track but immediately sang the wrong lineCredit: ITV

Others couldn't believe had had managed to mess up the Christmas classic — Others couldn't believe had had managed to mess up the Christmas classicCredit: Twitter

And with the stakes at their highest, Matt may have been starting to feel the pressure.

Another Twitter user added: "What's up with Matt? He's forgetting lyrics. He seems so stressed.#XFactor".

Matt is hoping to make it to the final at Wembley next week — Matt is hoping to make it to the final at Wembley next weekCredit: ITV

Viewers were rageful at the mistake — Viewers were rageful at the mistakeCredit: Twitter

Others couldn't believe he had messed up such an iconic Christmas record, having been recorded by famous faces three times in total since the original in 1984.

One wrote: "Is Matt just getting all the words wrong here?! Who doesn't know the words to Band Aid?!"

A fellow viewer agreed, writing: "Matt how in the name of f**k did you get those lyrics wrong? Actually what t***tery is this?"

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