Carolynne Poole voted off in X Factor controversy (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting TANEWS to 80360, or email
Carolynne Poole voted off in X Factor controversy
12:26am Monday 8th October 2012 in News By Michael Black
Carolynne Poole
Former Bradford Bulls cheerleader Carolynne Poole became the first to be booted off this season’s X Factor after a controversial and tension-fuelled elimination show saw judge Louis Walsh unable to make up his mind and go to a deadlock.
Carolynne, 32, and flamboyant Rylan Clark were in the bottom two and were forced into a sing off. Her mentor Gary Barlow voted for her and even made a snide remark about Clark’s performance.
“I’m glad you learned the trick that when you pull the mic away – we don’t hear what you’re singing,” he said.
Judge Nicole Scherzinger voted for Clark, who she is mentoring, while Tulisa Contostavlos said she was voting for Carolynne based on the night’s performance.
Walsh had the final vote and he appeared unable to make up his mind for several minutes.
“Carolynne I love country music and I love what you bring to the competition,” he said.
“Rylan you’re the entertainment factor, I love what you do.”
After several minutes of commotion and confusion and after apparently backing Carolynne, Walsh finally said: “I want to take it to deadlock.”
A deadlock means that both performers in the bottom two have an equal number of the judges’ votes and the singer with the least number of public votes will be sent home.
This led to host Dermot O’Leary opening up an envelope and announcing that Carolynne would be leaving the competition.
Furious with the decision, Barlow got out of his chair and stormed out of the studio.
“I’m okay, I’m glad Rylan’s got a shot because you know he’s been given a bit of a tough time and he’s a nice guy,” Carolynne very sportingly said on stage.
She had received positive feedback on Saturday for her version of the Nicki Minaj hit Starship.
Comments(12)
Thee Voice of Reason
says...
8:18am Mon 8 Oct 12
I see the numpties are out in full force on twitter and facebook for this trash tv.
Its crap and always has been, its sad this crap passes as entertainment.
angry bradfordian
says...
8:20am Mon 8 Oct 12
Keighley Exile wrote:Only in the business section.
Is this really considered news?
The only point of this programme is to boost Cowell's bank account.
BigFigure
says...
8:20am Mon 8 Oct 12
Keighley Exile wrote:Errr.....well YOU read it.....
Is this really considered news?
flithergirl
says...
10:14am Mon 8 Oct 12
Albion.
says...
11:20am Mon 8 Oct 12
flithergirl wrote:Sadly many of them do.
Surely people don't give a ****.
A Casual Observer
says...
11:49am Mon 8 Oct 12
Period Drama
says...
4:05pm Mon 8 Oct 12
Albion.
says...
4:09pm Mon 8 Oct 12
Period Drama wrote:It already has.
Only till 'strictly' starts.
april fool
says...
7:17pm Mon 8 Oct 12
Albion.
says...
8:05pm Mon 8 Oct 12
april fool wrote:You must be the only viewer that ever had any.
Carolynne should never have been voted off, I was disgusted. If Louis Walsh hadn,t been so indicisive and made a decision, she might still be in. I,ve lost faith in the show now.
nhoj890
says...
10:52pm Mon 8 Oct 12
Keighley Exile says...
12:45am Mon 8 Oct 12