The X Factor: Sun 18th Oct - Episode Recap.

PART 1 - SIX CHAIR CHALLENGE: CHERYL AND THE GROUPS

SILVER TONE – Keshia Smith (32), Santhy Smith (26), Nicole Mary (22), Abbee (Wynter), Pule (24) and Rachel McIntosh (31). Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come [take seat from Mon Amie]
BEKLN - Nathan McIntosh (29), Baison Kuguwe (31), Kadeem St Clair (22), Lawrence Rowe (22) and Emmanuel Onafowokan (26). Charlie Puth – See You Again [take seat from Rumour Has It]

FINAL 6 GROUPS: MENN ON POINT, ALIEN, BEKLN, 4th POWER, SILVER TONE, THE FIRST KINGS.
SIX CHAIR CHALLENGE: SIMON COWELL AND THE OVERS CATEGORY
HOLLY JOHNSON – 27 year old estate agent from London, originally Sheffield. Pharrell Williams – Happy. [no seat]

PART 2
MAX STONE - 27 year old musician/songwriter from London. Bob Marley – Turn Your Lights Down [First seat]
VICKY ANN NASH – 35 year old session singer and mum from Birmingham. Lisa Loeb – Stay. [Second seat]
JOSEPH McCAUL – 27 year old singer from Ireland. Duffy – Mercy. [Third seat]
STEPHANIE McCOURT - 27 year old singer and song writer from London. Aretha Franklin – Never Loved A Man. [Fourth seat]
KERRIE-ANNE PHILLIPS - 28 years old from London. Kerrie was a teacher and part time singer in Dubai, but has now moved back to London. John Fartham – Help. [Fifth seat]
PART 3

ANTON STEPHANS – 44 year old performer and backing singer from London. Luther Vandross - A House Is Not A Home. [Sixth seat]
PART 4

TONATHA RAIHAN – 28 year old secondary school teacher from Kent. Christina Aguilera – Impossible. [takes seat from Stephanie McCourt]
ZEN BLYTHE - 29 years old from Newcastle, working front of house at a theatre. Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away. [takes seat from Vicky Ann Nash]
[Simon brings back Vicky Ann Nash and swaps her with Joseph McCaul]
PART 5

HANNAH MARIE KILMINSTER – 30 year old farmer and singer from Circencester. Idina Menzel – Let It Go. [takes seat from Max Stone]
JENNIFER PHILLIPS – 34 year old from London. Up To The Mountain. PART 6 JENNIFER PHILLIPS continued. [takes seat from Tonatha Raihan] [Simon changes his mind and keeps Tonatha Raihan, getting rid of Vicky Ann Nash instead] NENETH LYONS – 37 year old full-time mum from Chelmsford, originally from the Philippines. Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time [no seat] BUPSI – 37 year old full-time singer from Leeds. Aretha Franklin – Respect. PART BUPSI continued. [takes seat from Tonatha Raihan] EBRU – 27 year old student and singer from London. Beyonce – If I Were a Boy. [takes seat from Zen Blythe] [Simon brings back Max Stone and swaps him with Hannah Marie Kilminster] FINAL SIX OVERS: MAX STONE, EBRU, JENNIFER PHILLIPS, BUPSI, KERRIE-ANNE PHILLIPS, ANTON STEPHANS