Louis Walsh's controversial decision to Gary Barlow.

But former chimney sweep Kye Sones believes Rylan could be his biggest competition.

He told journalists: "I thought Rylan did wicked last week. I was shocked to see him in the bottom two. I thought his performance was wicked, I thought he smashed it."

And Kye insists mentor Gary Barlow hasn't been affected by losing Carolynne Poole on the first show, despite storming out of the studio.

Sones explained: "I think [the walk-out] just shows how much he actually cares. It's not just a Saturday, Sunday job for him.

"All the contestants in the Overs he's very passionate about, so I think that just shows how passionate he was."

The 12 remaining contestants will return tomorrow (13 October) to sing live for the second time.

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