Filipino-American singer Ellona Santiago was eliminated from The X Factor USA on the show’s December 5 episode after giving strong performances the night before.
The 17-year-old didn’t get enough public votes to get her through to the next round.
The judges, especially her mentor, Demi Lovato, were shocked with the results. Ellona was the first of the two acts to be eliminated that night.
Ellona’s rendition of Beyonce’s If I Were A Boy and Lady Gaga’s Applause got positive reviews from the judges during the performance night, with Paulina Rubio calling her a superstar and Kelly Rowland calling her unplugged rendition of Applause her best performance so far.
Asked by host Mario Lopez for some words regarding her elimination, the young singer said, “A lot’s going through my mind and… I don’t know, I guess I didn’t give the strongest performance last night, and I just hope I can have another chance again.”
Demi, however, said she was disappointed as she feels Ellona could have won the competition.
After the show, Ellona took to Twitter to thank her supporters:
“I am going through all kinds of emotion right now. I was speechless earlier, couldn’t find the words to say. I know I did everything I could in every performance. I really wish I could have stayed longer and give you all that I’ve got. Things happen for a reason. Just because I’m off the show doesn’t mean my dream ends, keep a lookout for me. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED EACH WEEK AND KEPT ME THIS FAR AND THANK YOU EVEN THOUGH MANY OF YOU COULDN’T BUT CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTED ME ALONG THE WAY. I’m blessed, grateful, and the best is yet to come. I LOVE YOU ALL!”
Check out the video of Ellona’s elimination below.
Meanwhile, Demi’s other mentee, Rion Paige, was the second to get eliminated after competing with Carlito Olivero who was also part of the bottom three.
Together with Carlito, the Top 4 also include duo Alex & Sierra, Jeff Gutt, and band Restless Road. They will be competing in the semifinals which starts next week.
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