There's a lot riding on this day just cannot make me or break me
- surely he'll be scared. You know, we tear time on air show third time lucky one funny
It's our last one.
Oh one more? Yeah
Anthony the judges are ready to see you now if you want to follow me
I'm nervous, man.
Anthony let me let me just let me start off by introducing how I know you because we know each other
So Anthony audition for your show a year ago and he sang issues and he came in with a black eye for his audition
So stole my heart straight away. I don't think I've ever seen anyone at first audition with a black eye and
Yeah, I've really got to know you over the last year and got to know your family and I think you're a lovely lovely guy, lad.
Thank you very much Louis via lads.
I want to say something. You're being very modest here. what Louis actually did was
He contacted Anthony after the show and gave him the help. I think you needed at the time.
Yeah. Yeah. Thank you very much, Louis.
I'm a little short on 28 and I'm from Liverpool. I auditioned last year for x-factor, and it was like a fire
I like you a lot of people gonna get you.
I can't even believe this
I thought Oh My God. I've got a shot at this completion, buddy.
and then
I started going down a rocky road, you know making bad choices the wrong decisions started getting weak
So obviously I had to step up the competition myself
devastated
I got an inbox on Twitter affair Louis I started talk to him
Obviously TV story in the papers and he said look, do you want some help cuz you know, I want to help you
So I'll just um tally
I'm gonna weigh today up
Four months, you know, it really helped me. It was a blessing that place to me
I wouldn't have been in this place where they I'm now a good place if awaiting for loom
As soon as we had started clearing
I thought I'm getting robbed a whole nother X Factor and I told you know what I want to give this another shot
I'm not on this ed
So just throw the towel and because that's the easy thing to do both sound get the hope and make sure get yourself
You know, that's what I'm about
I'm thankful to be back, but I'm absolutely terrified
And how you doing with that help?
I'm doing good. Yeah, you know one clean fresh out the toaster.
And what are you gonna sing today?
I'm gonna sing a song by Avicii
and
You know, it's called wake me up. The lyrics means so much to me
Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well that's fine by me
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser, and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know﻿ I was lost
I tried carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
I hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know﻿ I was lost
I didn't know﻿ I was lost
Didn't know that I was lost
Do you know what Anthony
My short stint as an X Factor judge so far
70% of Acts are all right, they come on stage. They're a bit vanilla
What I'm looking for is the X Factor and what you've got is the X Factor and I'll tell you why
Those stars those battle scars give you something that not everybody has because your story is unique
you can sing your arse off
And you just a great guy.
Thank you very much
Anthony, there was certainly nothing vanilla about your performance.
It was truly authentic.
I know that you and Rob the face similar dark paths
and what I know from my experience with with Rob is
how much courage it takes
how much ferocity it takes to get out of a dark place.
It takes your life on the line and it takes complete surrender and
You just completely surrendered to that moment
and I just want to say it was phenomenal
and I think you're ace
Sure. We'll try. Thank you.
Anthony, my god!
We've gone through quite a ride together over the last 12 months.
I will say two things.
First of all, just judging your voice right now. It was sensational
Thank you so much Simon. You're the king. Thank you
Second thing I want to say is about my friends here.
Is that if you're lucky enough in your life to find your mentor
or the person who's gonna change your life
and you keep your eyes open
that person can change your life
And I think you're meeting Louis. I think that happened
Thank you so much Simon. Thanks a lot. Thank you
Funky. Woodsy. I'll add I've got I've got to pull myself together up to that, excuse me a sec.
Um, yeah, I'm pretty emotion after that, lad.
Thanks a lot Louis
Thanks a lot for reaching out to me in this time. I know we're in expecting that, you know
It's relevant that you saw much more
Sorry a lot of literature can't even talk, um, listen it was a bit
It was a big moment for both of us lot and you absolutely did novo trial time
Yes mate , i love you
I love you so much. Thank you so much mate.
It's a... absolutely yes from me.
Thank you very much
I don't think... I should vote because maybe we have... too closer
There are no rules whether you should or shouldn't vote over someone.
I'm giving you a third yes.
But I think you need to give them what you want to say
Absolutely, yes
That is quite amazing because we fell to pieces