TEESSIDE X-Factor star, Amelia Lily is through to the final of the competition.

Ameila, 17 and from Nunthorpe, near Middlesbrough, had sung Aint No Mountain High Enough and Avril Lavigne's I Need You on Saturday night.

"I literally can't believe it," she told host Dermot O'Leary after the results were announced tonight.

It was reported earlier in the week that her dad's plumbing business had gone under leaving him bankrupt.

As a result she pledged to repay him for his dedication to her cause by sealing a place in next week's finale.

Fellow North-East stars Little Mix also went through alongside Liverpudlian hairdresser Marcus.