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"The X Factor final two have been revealed.  Luke Friend was eliminated from the competition at the end of tonight&amp;#039;s (December 14) live show, meaning that Sam Bailey and Nicholas McDonald will now go head-to-head in a bid to be crowned this year&amp;#039;s winner. Asked by Dermot O&amp;#039;Leary how he felt making it to the final, Luke said: &amp;quot;It was actually really mental. I know everyone thought I was the underdog sometimes, but I got here!  &amp;quot;This is absolutely amazing, I mean I&amp;#039;m going to keep writing music and doing something I love. I&amp;#039;m going to write music for you guys.&amp;quot; Louis Walsh added: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s got something unique; he&amp;#039;s going to have an amazing career. Watch this space.&amp;quot;  Luke thanked Walsh for his support as mentor, saying: &amp;quot;I just love you so much, man. You&amp;#039;ve been a great mentor. Thank you, thank you.&amp;quot; The final three performed two songs each to convince the public that they deserved a place in tomorrow night&amp;#039;s final show.  Luke performed a rendition of &amp;#039;We Are Young&amp;#039; by fun. and later took to the stage with Ellie Goulding for a performance of her hit single &amp;#039;Anything Can Happen&amp;#039;.  Meanwhile, Nicholas performed &amp;#039;Candy&amp;#039; by Robbie Williams before duetting with Shane Filan on &amp;#039;Flying Without Wings&amp;#039; and Sam took on Lady Gaga&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Edge of Glory&amp;#039; and performed a rendition of &amp;#039;And I Am Telling You I&amp;#039;m Not Going&amp;#039; with Nicole Scherzinger.  Tonight&amp;#039;s show featured live performances from Tom Odell and The Killers, as well as a special ensemble performance from former &amp;#039;novelty acts&amp;#039; Kitty Brucknell, Diva Fever, Rylan Clark, Johnny Robinson, Jedward, Wagner and 2 Shoes. The X Factor live final continues tomorrow night at 7.30pm on ITV. Gary Barlow and Elton John, One Direction and Katy Perry will take to the stage before this year&amp;#039;s winner is revealed. Beyonc\u00E9 to be joined on UK leg of tour by winner of The X Factor 2013 Gallery: The X Factor 2013 Live Final Part 1  Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Screen Time:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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