THE X FACTOR journey has come to an end for Romford singer Amy Mottram, who lost out in the public vote on Saturday.
Amy, who had been given a second chance of making the live finals after she was initially rejected during her auditions on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, was pipped to the post by fellow wild-card contestant Christopher Maloney.
Amy, who lives in Collier Row, took to Twitter after receiving the disappointing news:
She tweeted: "Just want to say a massive thankyou to everyone that has supported me throughout my @TheXFactor journey and also to everyone who voted xxxx."
When asked by Charlotte Williamson what she had in store next, Amy replied on Twitter: "I'm not too sure right now, but one thing i know for sure I will always be singing xx."
Miss Williamson added: "I was gutted you didn't make it on the live shows... But your voice is amazing so you will make it! Good luck."
Amy's mentor, singer Tulisa Contostavlos, was visibly upset after deciding not to bring the 16-year-old to t he live shows.
She said at the time: "If there were four spaces in the competition, you would be the first person to jump in there."
Despite receiving support from Tulisa and The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs – who between them have almost four million Twitter followers – Amy still did not have enough support to take her through.
To try to help her cause she had returned to her former secondary school, Bowers Park, on Wednesday to encourage pupils to vote for her.
Taking to the stage in a packed school hall, she sang One And Only by Adele, which was the song she wowed the judges with in her first audition.
