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DS forum members are divided in their opinions on Simon Cowell's decision to take yesterday's X Factor vote to deadlock.
Cowell decided to save Irish twins John & Edward over Lucie Jones, meaning the two acts were tied with two judges' votes each. Welsh singer Jones exited the ITV1 show after Dermot O'Leary revealed that she had the lowest number of public votes.
Afterwards, Cowell admitted that he was "surprised" by the result, but stood by his decision to leave the result down to the public vote.
Fans of the show have accused of Cowell of being more concerned about generating publicity than choosing the most talented performers.
Forum member 40-40Js commented: "Lucie sang better (not perfect, by any means) and it is a singing competition (another 'fact' that Simon is always reminding Louis of). Simon has just played his voting public for fools... I bet he wouldn't have done it if it was one of his acts standing next to them."
KatrinaK said: "Simon could have saved Lucie, the better singer, but chose publicity for the show instead. Do you think if Jedward were against one of his boys, he would have taken it to deadlock? Do me a favour!"
Meanwhile, The Lens argued that it was wrong for Simon Cowell to let the decision go to the public vote because the public voted on Saturday's performances rather than the Survival Songs. "If you are judging a sing-off, the public vote is irrelevant as it is based on the previous day's performance," they said. "Simon promised to vote on the sing-off performances, but didn't.
"If it goes to deadlock, why not have a fresh, 5-minute snap phone vote to decide? Even the Eurovision Song Contest, that has to collect votes from all over Europe, only opens the voting lines for a few minutes."
However, other forum members backed Cowell's decision, arguing that it was the public's fault Jones exited the show.
"Simon can't help it if people didn't vote for Lucie," said Dutchygirly23. "She may be a good singer, but it is not all about if someone has a good voice or not. She doesn't have a like able personality. She is a bit of an ice queen. People relate more to people who have a great personality, like Olly and Joe."
Sugarpinkloz added: "Lucie went fair and square! At the end of the day, she got the lowest public vote, so therefore deserved to go! It's a TV show, and look what a buzz it has caused! Simon is sitting back laughing at everyone being annoyed."
