IT was a dramatic night for fans of X Factor starlet Cher Lloyd - as she came nail-bitingly close to leaving the show.

The Malvern Link teenager found herself in the bottom two during tonight's results show and faced a tough sing-off against Paije.

The Londoner sang Sam Brown's 80s classic Stop, while Cher performed Shakespears Sister's Stay.

All the judges except Paije's mentor, Dannii Minogue, voted to keep Cher in the show.

The 17-year-old put her own stamp on the John Lennon classic Imagine on Saturday night, but it didn't go down well with the judges.

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Louis Walsh said it was a "very lazy performance", but mentor Cheryl Cole said: "Week after week after week she's come out and performed in every single way possible.

"When you strip it back it just shows that your vocal is not to be underestimated."

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