The music mogul took his groups to the South of France while manager Louis took the boys from this year's competition to Istanbul where they all performed for the final time to win a place in the live stages of the competition
SIMON Cowell and Louis Walsh have revealed the final six X Factor finalists for this year's competition.
The music mogul took his groups to the South of France while manager Louis took the boys from this year's competition to Istanbul where they all performed for the final time to win a place in the live stages of the competition.
Returning judge Cheryl managed to steal the limelight from everyone else as she landed in the South of France to help Simon Cowell whittle down the groups.
The Cutkelvins impressed Simon and Chezza with their reworked mash-up of Camila Cabello's Havana and J.Balvin's Mi Gente.
However, Simon was worried, saying: "No matter how good she was, they were bringing her down."
Rak-Su, the Watford boyband, seemed more excited by the prospect of being near Cheryl than getting through to the live shows, but managed to impress the judges enough with another original song to be given a place in the lives.
The final place went to brother act Sean and Conor Price who were the last to perform with Pink's What About Us.
Meanwhile Louis Walsh was helped by Mika to make his top three picks for the live shows.
Plasterer Sam Black, who was handpicked to join judges houses after being rejected at boot camp, was put through to the live shows after impressing with his rendition of Otis Redding's Hard to Handle.
And Sam couldn't believe that he had made it through to the live X Factor shows - after honing his talent on karaoke.
Preparing to hear his fate and expecting bad news, he told Louis Walsh: "I've never even done a gig, just sung karaoke."
"I work seven days a week to get by," he told Walsh and guest judge Mika.
Walsh told him: "We saw something. I need you to start believing in you."
US singer Spencer Sutherland also made it through in the boys category, as well as Welsh contestant Lloyd Macey, who carries a heart-shaped stone given to him by his grandmother for good luck.
Macey delivered the good news to his granny, saying: "You'll have to start making more fish finger sandwiches when I stay up in London."
On Saturday night, Sharon Osbourne picked her final three - Holly Tandy, Rai-Elle Williams, Grace Davies - while Nicole Scherzinger opted for Tracyleanne Jefford alongside Kevin Davy White and Matt Linnen.
The first live show of X Factor kicks off on Saturday 28th October at 8.20pm on ITV.
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