Vendetta 'is taking over X Factor'
The second act to be kicked out of ITV's X Factor show said the contest has become a personal vendetta between judges Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell.
Boy band 4Tune were booted off the show after a nail-biting finish which pitted them against solo singer Chenai.
After Cowell chose to save his act 4Tune from elimination, Walsh picked his singer Chenai, leaving Sharon Osbourne to decide their fate.
"What do I do, break one person's heart or four people's hearts," she said before opting for Chenai, who had been in her group on last year's show.
The boys - Anthony Hannides, 18, his brother Mike 21, Phil Kemish, 18 and Simon Bitsaides, 22, all from Southampton - were devastated to be out so early.
Anthony said: "I felt it was personal rather than about our performance." Brother Mike agreed. "It seems it's not based on talent this year," he said. "It's based on the judges."
They said they felt Walsh was "out to get" Cowell. Phil added: "It feels like a personal vendetta."
But the band were cheered up by a phone call from former Pop Idol losers Liberty X, who went on to be reality television's most successful group. "They said 'don't give up', which was really nice."
Now the band would like to see binman Andy Abraham go onto win the show. And after two years of giving X Factor a go, the boys say they have had enough of reality television.
Cowell was said to have taken the decision badly, leaving for home immediately after the show ended. He now has just two acts left in the competition compared to four each for Louis and Sharon.
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