It was Essex versus Essex on the X Factor this evening as Bicknacre's James Graham saw his band Stereo Kicks booted off the show after losing the sing-off to Billericay's Lauren Platt.
The boys gave it their all, singing I won't give up by Jason Mraz, but after the judges couldn't pick between the two acts, the vote went to deadlock, and Lauren sailed through to the next round of the show.
Louis and Mel B had voted to keep Stereo Kicks in the competition, but Cheryl and Simon opted to save Lauren, meaning the decision went to the public vote.
Prior to the sing-off, Lauren had said she was gutted to be going up against her best friends, and the boys were clearly distraught to be leaving the show.
Stereo Kicks had previously been in the bottom two more than once, but finally lost out to Essex girl Lauren. The eight-person group thanked their fans and vowed that they would keep on going after the show.
