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Austin Drage voted off X Factor | Austin Drage voted off X Factor |
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Former boy band member Austin Drage has become the latest hopeful to be voted off ITV's the X Factor. | Former boy band member Austin Drage has become the latest hopeful to be voted off ITV's the X Factor. |
After the finalists competed in a disco music special, 21-year-old Austin and mum-of-five Rachel Hylton were left to battle it out to stay in the running. | After the finalists competed in a disco music special, 21-year-old Austin and mum-of-five Rachel Hylton were left to battle it out to stay in the running. |
Simon Cowell, who mentored Austin, said: "For me, he was one of the best singers tonight, so he can go out with his head held high." | Simon Cowell, who mentored Austin, said: "For me, he was one of the best singers tonight, so he can go out with his head held high." |
Louis Walsh chose to save 26-year-old Rachel, saying she was a "raw talent". | Louis Walsh chose to save 26-year-old Rachel, saying she was a "raw talent". |
Help for Heroes | |
Austin, who used to be in boy band Five Boys and has supported Lemar, Westlife and Girls Aloud, said he sang for his mum. | Austin, who used to be in boy band Five Boys and has supported Lemar, Westlife and Girls Aloud, said he sang for his mum. |
But his performance of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles was not enough to save him. | |
Asked how he felt at being voted off, he said: "I'm really well because I know everyone ain't seen the best of me yet." | |
Austin performs a solo on the X Factor Help for Heroes song, which looks set to become the biggest selling single of 2008. | |
Chancellor Alastair Darling has said he will refund tax on sales of the track, which is raising money to help wounded servicemen and women. | |
Cowell now has only one singer - Eoghan Quigg - left in the contest. | Cowell now has only one singer - Eoghan Quigg - left in the contest. |
Rachel is in Dannii Minogue's over-25s category and has spent time in prison for drugs offences. | Rachel is in Dannii Minogue's over-25s category and has spent time in prison for drugs offences. |
Earlier in the evening, she had stumbled over her words, but Minogue told her: "I thought you sang from the heart." | |
There are now eight finalists remaining in the competition. | There are now eight finalists remaining in the competition. |
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