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"X Factor judge Louis Walsh has suggested that show boss Simon Cowell is not interested in finalist Christopher Maloney. Walsh said that Cowell &amp;quot;loves&amp;quot; fellow contestants James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas, but claimed that the X Factor USA judge did not mention Maloney when they recently spoke on the phone.  The Mirror quotes Walsh as saying: &amp;quot;I spoke to him this week and I know he loves James and Jahmene but I don&amp;#039;t remember him talking about Chris, no.&amp;quot; The 60-year-old judge even went so far as to joke that he sometimes forgets the 34-year-old Liverpudlian contestant is still in the competition. He added: &amp;quot;Chris, who is Chris? Oh he is still there, the Liverpool guy. He has got a nan there.&amp;quot;   Walsh, whose final act Union J left the competition last weekend, added that he believes Maloney is &amp;quot;a good singer&amp;quot;, but not &amp;quot;a star&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;He is like Tony Christie. He is a great singer but he is not Tom Jones,&amp;quot; Walsh commented. Maloney is going up against Arthur and Douglas in the X Factor final this weekend. The winner will be announced on Sunday (December 9). Watch X Factor host Dermot O&amp;#039;Leary and Xtra Factor presenter Caroline Flack speak to Digital Spy and other reporters about Christopher Maloney below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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