Lines are now CLOSED. It has been a very interesting vote.

Now while I verify the results, please welcome our musical guest for the evening. I mentored this act very recently and he went on to win the forum game Second Chances and get me another win! Here to get his Christmas No. 1, it's my boy Simon Lynch singing his winner's single Reforget!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsqDPqII6-Q

Thanks for coming Simon!

Now let's welcome back our The A* Factor judges and The Top 8!

NicPlays and the Girls
Faye Horne
Sam Lavery

danyal_ahmed and the Boys
Christian Burrows
James Hughes
Niall Sexton

RileyHollyoaks and the Over 25s
James Craise
Janet Grogan
Relley C

Mariesteller and no remaining Groups


The first act safely through to next week and safe from tonight's double elimination is...

RELLEY C!

Well done Riley, one of your overs safely through.

Also back next week is...

CHRISTIAN BURROWS!

Well done Danyal one of yours safely through, two more boys to go.

Joining Relley and Christian next week is...

SAM LAVERY!

There you go Nic, one girl safe. One more to go.

The fourth act safely through is...

FAYE HORNE!

No chance of losing your acts this week Nic, that's all your girls safely through.

However, that leaves us with:

Danyal with James H and Niall
Riley with James C and Janet

Both of you have at least one act in the bottom three tonight.

The final act safely through is...

As announced before, one act will now leave the competition immediately. The act with the lowest number of votes and therefore going home is...

It's now Janet Grogan vs. James Hughes in tonight's sing off, both appearing here for the first time.

Once both acts have performed, we'll go to the judges for their decision in the following rotation:

Riley > Danyal > Nic

As you can see, there can be no deadlock and therefore the judges must make a decision tonight on who leaves.

Danyal and Riley, please post their sing off performances when you're ready.

I don't think Riley is here but thankfully I have Janet's sing off song.

Here to sing for surivival, it's Janet Grogan!

Like a River Runs (Bleachers Cover) by Sia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYRZ...ature=youtu.be

Two great sing off performances. It's time to make a decision judges.

Based on his vote and assuming he would back his own act Janet, we start at 1-0 to send James Hughes home.

Danyal we're coming to you next, please give the name of the act you're sending home and your reason for doing so.

1-1.

Nic, it's all down to you tonight as you have the sole power to eliminate someone. Send James H home, he goes home right now. Send Janet home, she goes home right now. Please give the name of the act you're sending home and your reason for doing so.

2-1 to send Janet Grogan home, which means she is heading home; finishing in 7th place.

Riley loses his first act of the competition and that means all our remaining judges are down to 2 acts each which is unusual but also follows the trend of the X Factor UK 2016.

Now who wants the theme reveal?