The X Factor Australia Top 9 Results: Top 8 Revealed on 09/08/2014 (VIDEO)
Here is the recap and results video for The X Factor Australia Live Decider 5 on September 8, 2014.
The latest twist is implemented this week: for the first time in the history of The X Factor Australia, the official rankings will be revealed, showing the voting order for the Top 9 acts. Which act got the most votes? And which acts will be at risk for elimination? The results might surprise you -- not just the Bottom 2, but the top acts as well.
Let's get to it!
Finalists Performance
Top 9 sing 'Jump (For My Love)' by The Pointer Sisters (Sooo, strangest group performance ever?)
Guest Performances
Hilary Duff sings 'All About You'
Results
Host Luke Jacobz reveals the results in the official voting order...
1. Brothers 3
2. Dean Ray
3. Reigan Derry
4. Rochelle Pitt
5. Marlisa Punzalan
6. Caitlyn Shadbolt
7. Tee
Bottom 2
Jason Heerah and Sydnee Carter
Final Showdown
Sydnee Carter sings "Little Talks" / Jason Heerah sings "Let's Get It On"
Final Decision
Judges Vote
Redfoo sends home Sydnee Carter
Ronan Keating sends Jason Heerah
Natalie Bassingthwaighte sends home Sydnee Carter
Dannii Minogue sends home Sydnee Carter
SYDNEE CARTER is eliminated from THE X FACTOR AUSTRALIA 2014!
THOUGHTS
I probably shouldn't be shocked that Brothers 3 is ranked #1 while Jason was near the bottom, but blech. I just don't get it. I really, truly don't. They're nice guys, and they do have talent, but I have no idea how on Earth they're so popular. It's also looking like Rochelle's massive flub in last night's performance really mobilized her fanbase, since I'm not sure why she'd be ranked so high otherwise. This entire experiment has me looking for motives as to why producers would feel the need to reveal the voting order in the first place. Do they need a twist to hook viewers and keep them watching through the entire results show, and not just tuning in at the end? Or is it, as some have speculated, a scare tactic to mobilize Reigan's fanbase? Or Dean's? It's almost as if the producers are saying, "Guys, come on. Brothers 3 is winning. Are you really going to let this happen?" I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but it does seem kind of random that now, at Live Decider 5, is where they decide to start showing the voting order.
But what did you think of the result? Did the right act go home? Was this the right Bottom 2? Did the right acts reach the top of the rankings? Sound off in the comments!