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Rak-Su, Grace Davies and Kevin Davy White will battle it out to win ‘The X Factor’.
The trio have made the final of the talent contest after The Cutkelvins, and Lloyd Macey were eliminated in the semi-final on Sunday (26.11.17) following an evening which saw the quintet perform a track they thought would get them into the final.
Both Rak-Su and Grace performed original songs, with the group opting for ‘I’m Feeling You’, a track they originally showcased in the auditions, while the 19-year-old hopeful’s number was called ‘Wolves’.
Kevin was praised for his bold and "incredible" performance of Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child, while Lloyd battled throat issues to wow the judges with their rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’.
However, The Cutkelvins were criticised by their own mentor, Simon Cowell, who disliked the "dated" production on their staging of Robin S’ ‘Show Me Love’.
Despite the disappointment of their elimination, but Lloyd and The Cutkelvins confirmed they’ll be taking part in the ‘X Factor’ live tour next year.
The Cutkelvins said: "It’s been an absolute pleasure and I just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported us so far and all the way.
"Thanks for all the votes. This has been a blessed situation, we’re so happy to have come this far so thank you.
"This isn’t the last you’ve seen of us. See you on the tour."
Lloyd also took the time to praise the "amazing" team who work on the show.
He said: "Thank you so much to everyone backstage. They’re all amazing, you don’t see what happens back there, they’re amazing."
At the end of the show, host Dermot O’Leary ushered the three finalists to their special battle buses, which will transport them out to homecoming gigs ahead of next week’s final.

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