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| Jones out as fans save 'Jedward' | Jones out as fans save 'Jedward' |
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| Lucie Jones has been voted off the ITV1 talent show The X Factor after public support saved twins John and Edward Grimes following the sing-off. | Lucie Jones has been voted off the ITV1 talent show The X Factor after public support saved twins John and Edward Grimes following the sing-off. |
| Judge Simon Cowell could have voted to send the twins, nicknamed "Jedward", out of the competition, but said: "I am going to let the public decide." | Judge Simon Cowell could have voted to send the twins, nicknamed "Jedward", out of the competition, but said: "I am going to let the public decide." |
| Judge Louis Walsh had voted to keep the double act, whom he mentors. | Judge Louis Walsh had voted to keep the double act, whom he mentors. |
| But fellow judges Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole both wanted 18-year-old Jones to remain in the contest. | But fellow judges Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole both wanted 18-year-old Jones to remain in the contest. |
| After the result of public voting was announced, Jones said: "I'm gutted but the boys deserve to be here - they work harder than anyone." | |
| The 17-year-old Dublin twins have divided the judges' and public opinion, with critics saying they lack the singing ability to justify their continued presence in the competition. | |
| Minogue, who mentored Jones, said: "I just wish all the good singers good luck in the singing competition. | |
| "It shouldn't have happened," she added. | |
| Cowell has previously joked he will leave the country if John and Edward win, but on Saturday's programme he praised their performance of the Ghostbusters theme. | |
| "It was possibly more entertaining than anything you have done before. Well done," he said. |