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Rikki second act out of X Factor
Monday 19 October 2009
The 21-year-old from Dennistoun, Scotland, said he had "enjoyed the whole experience" of being on the programme. Rachel Adedeji managed to survive after finding herself in the bottom two for the second week in a row.
Watch Rikki Loney sing for survival.
Loney's mentor Cheryl Cole said she was "gutted" and could not believe that twins John and Edward Grimes remained in the series.
26-year-old Cole performed her new single, 'Fight For This Love', on the show. She had previously come under fire for planning to pre-record her performance, but backtracked and eventually sang over some pre-recorded vocals.
The singer wore a military-style outfit with a red hat and jacket, and black trousers slashed down the sides. After her performance, host Dermot O'Leary invited Simon Cowell to give his comments. He said: "It's really going to pain me to have to say this but that was incredible. That was an incredible routine, great performance and unfortunately you're going to be number one next week."
Watch Cheryl perform 'Fight For This Love'.
Cole said she felt "fantastic" and thanked viewers, and fellow judges Cowell and Dannii Minogue for welcoming her on to the show.
Of her performance, she said: "I feel fantastic, I've really enjoyed myself. It's been a bit of a blur, it took me right back to when I started on Popstars the Rivals."
Whitney Houston made her first appearance on British television in 12 years on the show. She sang her single 'Million Dollar Bill', again over some pre-recorded vocals, and suffered a wardrobe malfunction when a strap at the back of her long silver dress snapped open. The singer joked: "I sang myself out of my clothes."
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