The X Factor finalists were shocked to learn that one of them will be voted off this Saturday, therefore leaving the competition before Sunday’s big results night.
This year’s grand final, which takes place over two nights this Saturday and Sunday, will see
Stacey Solomon,
Olly Murs and
Joe McElderry respectively perform with Michael Buble, Robbie Williams and George Michael.
But it has emerged that one of the contestants will have their dream crushed earlier than planned. X Factor bosses have indeed decided that whoever receives the fewest votes on Saturday will now leave on the night – and miss out on their chance to release their own single and compete for this year’s Christmas number one.
It’s also been reported that whoever wins this year’s X Factor will cover Miley Cyrus’s track The Climb and feature in a video based on one of the world’s most expensive ads ever, the Chanel advert starring Nicole Kidman.
The Sun reports that the video has already been recorded with each of the three contestants, and an X Factor source told the paper: “Simon is going for a lavishly-produced video to give the song a massive boost.