The X Factor UK – Recap and Results – Live Show 6 – 11/17/2013
Here is the recap and results for The X Factor UK Live Show 6 on November 19, 2013.
Two acts hit the bottom 2 for the first time!
The X Factor UK – Recap and Results – Live Show 6 – 11/17/2013
Group Performance
The Top 7 perform "Never Forget" by Take That
X Factor 2013 - X Factor Live Shows, Week 6 group performance ‘Never Forget’ on MUZU.TV.
Guest Performances
Gary Barlow sings "Let Me Go" (I kind of loved this. A lot)
Miley Cyrus sings "Wrecking Ball"
Results
Bottom 2
Luke Friend and Sam Callahan are the bottom 2
Luke Friend in the bottom 2
Final Showdown
Luke Friend sings "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2
(Has any contestant ever used an instrument during a sing-off before? I can't recall having seen it)
Luke Friend - X Factor Live Shows, Week 6 survival song 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' on MUZU.TV.
Sam Callahan sings "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls
Sam Callahan - X Factor Live Shows, Week 6 survival song 'Iris' on MUZU.TV.
Sam vs. Luke
Results
Judges Vote
Louis Walsh abstains from voting
Nicole Scherzinger sends home Sam Callahan
Gary Barlow sends home Sam Callahan
Sam Callahan is eliminated from The X Factor UK!
Sam Callahan eliminated from The X Factor UK
X Factor 2013 - X Factor Live Shows, Week 6, Who’s going home? on MUZU.TV.
Thoughts
This is perhaps the one week where I really don't have anything to add. For me, this was pretty much the right result. I didn't dislike Luke last night, but he was one of the weaker performances when all was said and done. Even with Tamera forgetting her words and Rough Copy being given a terrible song choice for their voices and style, I still found their performances to have more going for them than either Sam's or Luke's. With that said, both chaps took it like men, showing poise and maturity in a situation where many other singers have fallen apart.
I've been a vocal proponent of Sam Callahan leaving for weeks now, but even then, I still find him to be a really cool, down-to-Earth guy. If only his talent matched his likability. Ah well, it's not as if he can't still grow over the years. Gary Barlow said himself that he wasn't the best singer at 19 either. Of course, this isn't to excuse the iffy performances Sam has turned in, but I can see why other people see a star in him.
So what did you think of this result? Did the UK get it right? Sound off in the comments!