Tamzi
01-10-2006, 14:17
Boy band Avenue have been eliminated from The X Factor after failing to tell producers that they had management.
The show producers, today, issued this statement:
'Contrary to the information that Avenue provided to the Production throughout the audition process we have since discovered that the boys had been put together and signed a management contract with a third party both of which they failed to declare. It is with regret that we have had to eliminate the group from the remainder of the competition due to this breach of the rules.'
Groups' mentor, Louis Walsh, said: 'It was a hard decision to have to make and I've had sleepless nights trying to decide what to do for the best.
'The boys are very talented but they broke the rules so unfortunately they had to go.'
Fellow judge, Simon Cowell added: 'They should have declared their management contract which they didn't. They misled us on their application forms and their contracts.
'It would not have been fair to allow them to continue as they would have deprived another act a chance to sing in the Finals.'
The show producers, today, issued this statement:
'Contrary to the information that Avenue provided to the Production throughout the audition process we have since discovered that the boys had been put together and signed a management contract with a third party both of which they failed to declare. It is with regret that we have had to eliminate the group from the remainder of the competition due to this breach of the rules.'
Groups' mentor, Louis Walsh, said: 'It was a hard decision to have to make and I've had sleepless nights trying to decide what to do for the best.
'The boys are very talented but they broke the rules so unfortunately they had to go.'
Fellow judge, Simon Cowell added: 'They should have declared their management contract which they didn't. They misled us on their application forms and their contracts.
'It would not have been fair to allow them to continue as they would have deprived another act a chance to sing in the Finals.'