Kye Sones became the sixth act to be eliminated from The X Factor on Sunday night.
The former chimney-sweep was up against Nicole Scherzinger's act Rylan Clark in the sing-off.
Sones performed I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz, while Clark sang a rendition of Kissing You by Des'ree.
Sones' mentor Gary Barlow was visibly angry with the elimination decision.
He commented: "When you have an act like Rylan in this competition a good singer goes home every week."
Louis Walsh voted for Sones to stay, saying: "It was an amazing sing-off, Rylan you proved that you can sing... but I'm going to do the right thing, the act I have to send home is Rylan."
However, Tulisa was determined to keep controversial act Rylan in the competition, commenting: "Kye that was one of your best vocal performances... but when it comes down to it, it's not just a singing competition it's The X Factor.
"The act I look forward to seeing each week is Rylan."
With a draw, the decision was sent to deadlock and Kye was announced as the person with the lowest amount of votes.
The X Factor continues on Saturday November 10 on UTV and TV3 at 8:20pm.
