X Factor 2011 (UK show)

[Perdita]

Marcus Collins to win!!!!

[Perdita]

Amelia Lilly is out of the competition, Little Mix and Marcus Collins in final

[Perdita]

Amelia Lily has become the first act to be voted out of this weekend's X Factor final.

Kelly Rowland's last remaining act finished in third place, leaving Little Mix and Marcus Collins to battle it out for the title in tomorrow night's episode.

Lily performed Christina Aguilera's 'Ain't No Other Man' and a duet of 'River Deep, Mountain High' with Rowland in tonight's Wembley Arena spectacular.

Speaking after the result, Lily told host Dermot O'Leary: "My ambition was to get to the final and I did it. This isn't the last of Amelia Lily."

The singer also thanked viewers who voted her back into the competition four weeks ago following Rowland's decision to eliminate her in the first live show.

The Destiny's Child judge proceeded to predict that Lily would have an "incredibly bright" future, adding: "She's the best vocalist here. I'm so proud of her and she's a star, an absolute star."

The X Factor final continues tomorrow (December 11) at 7.30pm on ITV1.

[lizann]

Very poor final thix year

[thestud2k7]

Very poor final thix year

very poor series full stop

bring back cowell

[Perdita]

The winner of the X Factor 2011 is Little Mix, congratulations!!

[thestud2k7]

Congratulations to little mix

[Chloe O'brien]

Well done to Little Mix. They weren't my favourite act but I wasn't imressed with a lot of finialist this year. I think they got the votes because of Tulisa.

[Katy]

i managed to watch the x factor final in a bout 30 minutes! Thank God for Sky plus!

only tuned in to seee who won, not seen many episodes this year as i felt the whole series have been poor. I am glad for the girls though, they did sound much better than they did towards the start of the live shows.

[tammyy2j]

Frankie Cocozza was Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh's predicted X Factor winner at the Boot Camp stage of the competition.

On The Xtra Factor tonight, Olly Murs and Caroline Flack revealed the judges and hosts' golden envelope early guess on who would win the show. The prediction process and golden envelope reveal has become a tradition on the Xtra Factor finale.

No judge or presenter could pick the correct answer this year, because girl group Little Mix were formed after the Boot Camp stage of the show.

Barlow singled out Cocozza at Boot Camp as his favourite act, while Louis Walsh supported the teenager and Northern Irish singer Janet Devlin.

Kelly Rowland also backed Devlin for victory, while Tulisa Contostavlos supported boyband Nu Vibe.

Dermot O'Leary was another Devlin supporter, Caroline Flack tipped Craig Colton, while Olly Murs got the closest to a finalist, backing Misha B for the title.

Cocozza was kicked off the ITV1 talent show during the live shows after breaking a "golden rule" of the competition. It was reported that the Brighton singer bragged to production staff about taking cocaine.

Barlow defended his selection of Cocozza, who was booed by audiences during the live shows, claiming that the teenager had exciting star quality during the early stages.