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Simon Cowell saves the day for Jedward

To the surprise of viewers, Simon Cowell stepped in to save The X Factor act, Jedward.

Jedward, the twins John and Edward Grimes, got the vote of Cowell, who had previously panned them. Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole, meanwhile, had voted to save rival act Lucie Jones.

Co-judge Louis Walsh had voted for Jedward, who are deemed terrible by even the nation’s prime minister, Gordon Brown. Their fate rested with Cowell.

He said after their performance of Rock DJ: “Who would I like to see again? I would probably prefer to see the boys again. I’m going to let the public decide.”

The twins’ performance got much booing from the crowd. But Cowell, who two weeks ago lamented the public’s support for Jedward, reasoned: “We have to forget the past and make the decision based on the best performance tonight.”

He earlier said: “To be fair, we put them in a competition where it’s a public vote, and we have to live, unfortunately, with the public vote. If they win, it will be a complete and utter disaster. I’d probably sulk for about six months and I’d get on a very fast plane out of the country.”