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...and Cyrus Villanueva.

Congratulations BRUNO MARS, JAMES ARTHUR and CRYUS VILLANUEVA!
You are my top three performers for tonight, each tying for the number one slot, and you have all made it to the LIVE SHOWS.

That leaves The Weeknd, Sam Smith and James Bay; you are my bottom three.
Two of you will be eliminated.
Only one will survive.

This was incredibly tough. I ended up listening to each of your songs multiple times and using my criteria... I found someone who I thought just wasn't up to par with the others.

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...you are eliminated.

I'm very sorry.
I loved the song and you have a great voice, but when comparing to everyone else, I just thought your voice was very generic. You never showed much vocal range whereas everyone else did.
This means your journey on the X-Factor ends here.

That means it's down to Sam Smith and The Weeknd.
You both have amazing vocals and if I could, I would keep you both. I wish there was a way I could keep you both. You're both so talented and have amazing voices... but I had to make a decision.

Good luck to the both of you.

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That means, Sam Smith, you have been eliminated.

You both had great performances and stellar voice. I really wish you would both move on.
In the end, it game down to which performance I thought was more interesting and Sam, I thought that wasn't you.
You did a great job and I would love to see you return sometime.
This marks the end of your journey on the X-Factor... for now.

Congratulations to Bruno Mars, James Arthur, Cyrus Villanueva and The Weeknd; you have all survived another round and have made it to the LIVE SHOWS.

Make sure you read and understand how I critiqued you and take it to heart.
Now is the time to start pulling out your best songs, your most amazing vocals. You need to make jaws drop.
I hope to see good things from each and everyone of you... and I expect that I will.

Good luck.

Honestly I didn't expect to move on LOL