4th Impact ends 'X Factor UK' journey

The “X Factor UK” judges once again lauded 4th Impact’s performances on Saturday, but this time it seems this wasn't enough for the Filipino sisters to remain in the competition.

During the results show on Sunday (Monday in Manila), the all-Filipina girl group placed in the bottom two along with Lauren Murray after receiving the lowest number of public votes.

Singing for their survival, 4th Impact performed the Broadway classic “And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going,” while Murray did a cover of Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love.”



The judges then rendered their final verdict with Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw sending the 4th Impact home, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell picking Murray for elimination. With judges’ votes tied, the basis on who would be booted off would be the act with the lowest number of votes.

It was then revealed that 4th Impact will be leaving the show.


After the announcement, one of the Filipina sisters said: “We just want to thank the British public. The fact that we’re on this stage, this is already a prize for us. Even if we are Filipinos, you guys accepted us and welcomed us in your hearts. That’s unforgettable. Thank you so much.”

Celina collapses anew

Meanwhile, it was revealed that Celina, one of the Filipina sisters, was taken ill anew after the announcement of the results.

In an interview after the program, the girls’ mentor Fernandez-Versini said: “I was talking to her and she wasn’t engaging so I pulled her closer to ask if she was okay and she just passed out.”

Despite this, Fernandez-Versini assured the group’s supporters that Celina is doing fine now as she was immediately attended to by paramedics.

Asked how she feels about the results, Fernandez-Versini said: “I’m sad but I’m happy that they went out on this weekend of all weekends because for me, last night, they were phenomenal.”

She also lauded the group’s version of the "Dreamgirls" number. “They sang for the first time a ballad last night. But tonight, the passion in their performance, the hunger to stay was so apparent,” she said.

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4th Impact, Pinoy get mixed reviews on 'X Factor UK'

MANILA – Filipino acts 4th Impact and Seann Miley Moore received mixed reviews for their performances on the second live show of “The X Factor UK” on Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila).

The Filipina sisters were up first among the 11 finalists and they decided to sing a mash-up of “Sound of the Underground” and “Boom Clap.”

While Simon Cowell thought the group has “always done great,” he told their mentor, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, that it was “narcissistic” for choosing a song which was originally recorded by the group she was previously part of.

Despite this, Nick Grimshaw said the songs worked for the girls, and Rita Ora likewise only had good words for them.

Versini, for her part, said the group’s performance was “fabulous,” and insisted that it was the siblings who personally chose the songs.





Meanwhile, Moore impressed his mentor Grimshaw, as well as Ora and Fernandez-Versini with his take on “California Dreamin.”

"It was like I was watching a movie in slow motion. Vocally, you are very solid. You're just intoxicating," Ora told the singer.

Cowell, however, noted that Moore’s performance was “lazy.”

"This is a chance on this show for you to discover who you could be outside this competition, and you have a real shot because you're so wacky, so confident, so unique," he said.

"You have to do tracks no-one else would dare to do. That was you just being very comfortable, very safe, so what you have to do is have a word with your mentor and say, 'Turn me into a popstar, not someone who just performs on a talent competition,'" he added.





 After the second live show, another finalist will be cut-off based on the viewers’ votes.

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Pinays survive first 'X Factor UK' elimination

The all-Filipina girl group 4th Impact (formerly 4th Power) survived the first elimination round of the “X Factor UK” on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Saying goodbye to the competition after the double elimination were Bupsi and Alien Uncovered.

Bupsi got the lowest number of public votes, while Alien Uncovered was sent home by the judges after failing to impress Rita Ora, Nick Grimshaw and Simon Cowell with their performance as part of the bottom two.

The two finalists, however, remained grateful for their “X Factor” experience.



 
During the first live show of "X Factor UK" this season last Saturday (Sunday in Manila), 4th Impact had the judges grooving to their rendition of “Problem.”

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