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| Jedward bow out of X Factor show | Jedward bow out of X Factor show |
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| Twins John and Edward Grimes have been voted off ITV1's the X Factor, after losing in a sing-off against Olly Murs. | Twins John and Edward Grimes have been voted off ITV1's the X Factor, after losing in a sing-off against Olly Murs. |
| The pair, 18 and dubbed Jedward, sang Boyzone's No Matter What, but without a dance routine or any gimmicks. | The pair, 18 and dubbed Jedward, sang Boyzone's No Matter What, but without a dance routine or any gimmicks. |
| Olly, one of the show favourites, said he was "a bit gutted" to be in the bottom two after the public vote. | Olly, one of the show favourites, said he was "a bit gutted" to be in the bottom two after the public vote. |
| But his performance of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight was too good for the brothers and all the judges bar their mentor Louis Walsh voted them off. | But his performance of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight was too good for the brothers and all the judges bar their mentor Louis Walsh voted them off. |
| The twins kept their smiles as they were voted out, saying Olly deserved to go through and reach the final. | |
| One of the twins said: "It's been the greatest experience of my life. We're here every single weekend on live television having the greatest time of our life." | |
| The other chipped in with: "It's, like, deadly. It's, like, so cool." | |
| Their mentor, Walsh, said: "I've had the best time working with these guys. I feel young again. We've had an amazing time." | |
| PM's support | |
| The spiky-haired pair had sung a medley of Wham's I'm Your Man and Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) on a George Michael theme night on Saturday's show. | |
| Afterwards, judge Simon Cowell admitted they had "converted a lot of people" - despite having compared them with the less successful half of Wham. | |
| He told them: "I don't think it was George (Michael) and Andrew (Ridgeley), it was Andrew and Andrew." | He told them: "I don't think it was George (Michael) and Andrew (Ridgeley), it was Andrew and Andrew." |
| The twins' talents divided opinion - Cowell had said they could not sing and they regularly got booed on the show but have been popular with many fans. | |
| Olly is a customer adviser from Essex | |
| Bookmakers have breathed a sigh of relief at their departure with Gary Burton of Coral saying it had saved them from a potential £10m pay out. | |
| On Thursday, Prime Gordon Brown sent his best wishes to the twins after admitting he had got into trouble for having said they were "not very good". | |
| The prime minister told ITV's This Morning he had "burnt my bridges with 'Jedward'" but hoped the twins would "do well". | The prime minister told ITV's This Morning he had "burnt my bridges with 'Jedward'" but hoped the twins would "do well". |
| Also performing on Sunday night's show was Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle, who said the whirlwind of the past six months had been "fantastic", adding: "Look out the public, that's all I can say, look out the public." | |
| Earlier on Sunday, it was announced that the X Factor finalists had gone straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a cover version of Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. | |
| It has already sold more than 193,000 copies, making it the second highest selling single of the year so far. | |
| Still left in the show are Joe McElderry, Stacey Solomon, Lloyd Daniels, Danyl Johnson and Olly Murs. |