I WAS astonished by the result of X Factor last weekend (Echo, Oct 8).
I felt Carolynne Poole was one of the better contestants yet she was voted off the show.
It came down to a sing off between her and Rylan Clark, who has little or no chance of winning.
When it came to the judges Louis Walsh dithered and dallied saying how hard a decision it was.
After what seemed to be an eternity, he said he wanted to save Carolynne – who was the better singer – but Rylan was the more entertaining.
In which way I don’t know.
So Louis took the decision to deadlock when the rules say the winner must be decided on the basis of a public vote.
To my amazement Rylan had the most votes – a result which led to Gary Barlow storming out in disgust.
I don’t blame him.
The British public must have gone tone deaf to vote for Rylan.
It was a no-brainer.
For me, for Carolynne to go out in the first round when plenty of others with less than half the talent are still in the contest was an injustice.
I think I will watch Strictly Come Dancing next week.
Mick Peacock, Coxhoe.
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