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Originally Posted by Salman!

Idgi? Isn't that normal

Nope, until series 7 the sing-off ceased at F5 and the act with the fewest votes was eliminated automatically

Then that changed in 2010 because they had 16 acts and three double eliminations which ****ed up the numbers (I think there were seven acts left in the quarter final?), meaning week eight had a bottom two for the first time and controversially (Mary VS Cher) so did the semi-final as there were five acts left

Then each year since then they've kept the sing-off until F4, when the acts that made the final have been decided by public vote alone

Announcing two acts safe seems too revealing to me