▁had ▁the ▁casting ▁vote , ▁voted ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁home . ▁This ▁meant ▁Fern ande z - V ers ini ▁sent ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁dead lock ▁and ▁James ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁He ▁finished ▁in ▁ 8 th ▁place . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁X ▁F actor ▁Live ▁Tour ▁for ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁half , ▁and ▁anybody ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁him ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁X ▁F actor ▁Live ▁Tour ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁The ▁Over ton es . ▁ ▁Ste vi ▁R itch ie ▁ ▁Ste vie ▁" Ste vi " ▁R itch ie ▁( born ▁Steven ▁R itch ie ; ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁aged ▁ 3 6 ) ▁is ▁from ▁Col chester . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁initially ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁live ▁shows , ▁but ▁Fern ande z - V ers ini ▁brought ▁him ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁Over ▁ 2 5 s ' ▁wild card . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁elimin ations ▁of ▁Over load ▁Generation ▁in ▁week ▁ 1 ▁and ▁Jack ▁Wal ton ▁and ▁L ola ▁Sau nd ers ▁in ▁week ▁ 4 , ▁R itch ie ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁wild card ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁In ▁week ▁ 6 , ▁R itch ie ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁two ▁with ▁fellow ▁Over ▁ 2 5 ▁Jay ▁James . ▁His ▁ment or ▁Cow ell ▁and ▁Wal sh ▁opt ed ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁home , ▁but ▁Mel ▁B ▁and ▁Fern ande z