Rachel Dempster
With the first week of the Live Shows stage of the competition on ‘The X Factor’ now complete, contestants Olatunji Yearwood and Armstrong Martins have become the first two contestants to be eliminated from the competition.
The theme of the first Live Show was ‘This Is Me,’allowing contestants to express their individuality, in a bid to impress Judges – Simon Cowell, Louis Tomlinson, Ayda Field-Williams and Robbie Williams – and the nation.
On Saturday night, Olatunji Yearwood took to the stage to perform his catchy original ‘Jiggle It’ – but unfortunately, it failed to impress the audience, as he didn’t have the opportunity to fight for his place in the competition, as he was voted out of the competition immediately.
From his first audition, Olatunji brought a special energy to the show, with his unique sound and impressed with his originals. During his time in the competition, he was mentored by Judge Ayda Field-Williams.
Think you can move like Mr Snakehips himself @OlatunjiMusic?! 🐍🔥Get a look at his performance and get practising: https://t.co/z7raC2V4qM #XFactor pic.twitter.com/6mEPClZK0I
— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) October 20, 2018
The #XFactor is going to feel a lot less sunny without your Soca vibes @OlatunjiMusic 😢 pic.twitter.com/pFl6Om6d3X
— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) October 21, 2018
You can watch Olatunji Yearwood’s performance on the show below:
The second act to be eliminated from the competition was Armstrong Martins, who was in the Boys Category and mentored by Louis Tomlinson. On the first Live Show, he performed ‘Story Of My Life’ by One Direction, with an original impressive rap.
You can watch his performance from the Live Show below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drq3vzONtSE
In the sing-off, whereby he was up against Janice Robinson from the Overs Category, Armstrong Martins performed a rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colours.’
You can watch his sing-off performance below:
Unfortunately, his performance wasn’t enough to secure him a place in the competition and he was voted out of the competition.
Did you agree with our Judges? @RealArmstrongUK is headed home… here's a look at his final #XFactor performance 😔https://t.co/1KgKJAsL20 pic.twitter.com/Zv4IBrWhmb
— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) October 21, 2018
On Sunday’s Live Show, Keala Settle performed ‘This Is Me’ from movie phenomenon ‘The Greatest Showman’ and reigning ‘X Factor’ winners Rak-Su took to the stage to perform their new single ‘I Want You To Freak.’
We’re sorry to see Olatunji Yearwood and Armstrong Martins leave the competition!
‘The X Factor’ continues on Saturday and Sunday nights on ITV.
