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Broadcast date: 28 October 2006
Song Theme: Swing (with a 30 piece live orchestra!)
Special Guest: Tony Bennett
Number of contestants: 10
Evictees: Dionne and Kerry

Show summary
There was a major twist in this week's X Factor Competition as not one but two acts would be out of the competition. Dionne was first out after receiving the lowest number of votes followed by a final showdown in which the judges decided to vote Kerry out of the competition and keeping Ashley.

16-24s
SIMON

Ashley

Leona

Nikitta

Raymond

25 & Over
SHARON

Ben

Dionne

Kerry

Robert

Groups
LOUIS

Eton Road

MacDonald Brothers

Kate wears a black top

Tony Bennett is this week's guest for the finalists to perform Swing tunes in front of a 30 piece live orchestra.

Tony performs two classic swing tunes.

Contestants going through to Live Show 4 (in order of announcement)

Double Elimination &
Final Showdown Results
Kerry sang first then Ashley

Through to Live Show 4

Voted out by judges

Voted out by the public

Judges' choices

L: Kerry

Sh: Ashley

Si: Kerry

Key to abbreviations: L - Louis, Sh - Sharon, Si - Simon

In this week's competition, there was a double elimination, the first act to leave was the one who received the lowest number of votes. The second act to leave was decided by a Final Showdown (see below).

This table shows which judge is in the lead in terms of the number of acts left in the competition. If there is a draw, then the priority is given to the number of acts that are not in the final showdown first followed by the act(s) in the final showdown.

1st	2nd	3rd
SIMON 4 acts	LOUIS 2 acts	SHARON 2 acts

	'Ain't That A Kick In The Head' by Dean Martin
	'For Once In My Life' by Stevie Wonder Released December 1968 Highest UK Chart Position: 3
	'Sway' by Dean Martin Released October 1954 Highest UK Chart Position: 6
	'Smile' by Nat King Cole Released September 1954 Highest UK Chart Position: 2
	'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' by Andy Williams Released March 1968 Highest UK Chart Position: 5
	'Summertime' by Ella Fitzgerald
	'They Can't Take That Away From Me' by Frank Sinatra
	'Moondance' by Van Morrison
	'Mr. Bojangles' by Jerry Jeff Walker
	'Mack The Knife' by Bobby Darin Released September 1959 Highest UK Chart Position: 1

Here are the reactions of the finalists who made it through to next week... They are arranged in the order of announcement.

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