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Honey G has FINALLY won over the X Factor judges - even Simon Cowell.

The middle-class rapper performed a medley of Vanilla Ice's Ice, Ice Baby and Queen's Under Pressure and against all odds, managed to not make Simon Cowell explode in weary rage.

Ryan Lawrie. X Factor Live Finals - 22 October 2016*Embargoed until 8pm*
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Instead, the head judge actually admitted she was turning him into a fan and giving him the chills.

"I have had so many calls about you and the first question is why and I said, 'You know when you watch a horror movie like The Exorcist and you shouldn't like it but you do like it'," he said.

"So every time you're coming up I get these kind of chills and you know what, I was a hater like you talked about when we first met but you know what, because of your enthusiasm and your love for what you're doing, you're turning this around.

"And let me tell you something Honey, you win when people are talking about you and a lot of people are talking about you right now."

Ryan Lawrie. X Factor Live Finals - 22 October 2016*Embargoed until 8pm*
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Nicole Scherzinger also heaped on the praise, telling her she was getting even better as the competition goes on.

"Let me tell you something, your flow is actually getting better each week," she told her.

"Seriously, I was impressed by that. I loved the Honey Drizzle dance break. I'm not going to lie, you stepped it up this week and you shut it down."

Ryan Lawrie. X Factor Live Finals - 22 October 2016*Embargoed until 8pm*
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Ryan Lawrie. X Factor Live Finals - 22 October 2016*Embargoed until 8pm*
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Likewise, Louis Walsh added: "Honey, everywhere I go people are talking about Honey G. You're having the time of your life and the show would not be the same without you.

"That was absolutely amazing and you're looking the part, you're dancing the part and you're rapping the part."

Honey's mentor Sharon Osbourne added: "You had an awful lot to learn this week, you nailed it and you delivered."

After the public chose Divas as the song categories, the remaining ten acts took to the stage performing the hits of some of the nation's favourite divas. And Vanilla Ice.

Ryan Lawrie. X Factor Live Finals - 22 October 2016*Embargoed until 8pm*
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Matt Terry took to the stage to perform Mariah Carey's I'll Be There, while Ryan Lawrie sang Adele's Rolling in the Deep and Emily Middlemas went with Whitney Houston's How Will I Know.

Michael Jackson's Earth Song was performed by Sam Lavery, Gifty Louise did Sam Smith's Lay Me Down and Honey G did a mash-up of Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby and Queen's Under Pressure.

Relley C performed Aretha Franklin's Natural Woman and Saara Aalto performed Bjork's Oh So Quiet.

Meanwhile, 5 After Midnight sang Amy Winehouse's Valerie and Four of Diamonds performed a medley of Lady Marmalade and Arianna Grande's Bang Bang.


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