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'The X Factor' has axed the controversial flash vote gimmick.
Show bosses have ditched the unpopular feature, which was introduced last year, from the new series after receiving backlash from viewers.
The flash vote allowed viewers to vote to save their favourite acts during the Saturday live shows. Fans were given just 10 minutes to place their calls and host Dermot O'Leary would then announce the contestant with the lowest number of votes at the end of the show, with the unlucky wannabe going straight into the sing-off in the Sunday night results show.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "We are well aware viewers didn't want it so it's been dropped. But contestants shouldn't sit back and relax. The producers are busy lining up other shockers for them."
Among critics of the gimmick were actor-and-comedian James Corden, who said: "I love the show but I wish they would stop messing around with it."
'X Factor' bosses are hoping to restore the ITV singing competition to its former glory with the returns of show boss Simon Cowell and popular judge Cheryl Cole.
Louis Walsh and Spice Girls star Mel B round out this year's panel.
'The Xtra Factor' has also had a revamp with BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Sarah-Jane Crawford replacing Caroline Flack.

David Tennant was "mad" at Olivia Colman when she found out the 'Broadchurch' killer before him.
The Scottish actor - who plays Detective Inspector Alec Hardy on the hit ITV show - was very unhappy to discover that producers divulged the identity of schoolboy Danny Latimer's murderer to Olivia before anyone else.
Talking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Olivia joked: "He went mad when he found out I knew and wouldn't tell him."
The actress - who plays Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller - was forbidden from telling anyone the details of the plot, which ended in the revelation that her on-screen husband Joe (Matthew Gravelle) had murdered the youngster.
The rest of the cast were kept in the dark over the killer secret until they began filming the final episode of the drama.
A second series of 'Broadchurch' is already being filmed in Dorset and Somerset, meaning that a new murder mystery is possibly on the cards.
However, show writer Chris Chibnall confirmed that the actors don't know what the outcome of the new series will be.
He explained: "We have shot so much stuff that people don't really know what we have shot."

Emmerdale's Laura Norton has blasted the trashy wedding dress she was forced to wear in the ITV soap.
The brunette, who plays the role of party-loving Kerry Wyatt in the show, said that she would never consider wearing the garish bridal outfit in real life.
She told The Sun newspaper: "This dress - think Katie Price when she got married to Peter Andre and then a lot more. That's what the design was based on. I've seen nothing like it in my life.
"It's white and pink, there are as many diamantés and sequins as you can imagine and I'm wearing so much false tan it's unnatural.
"There are bits of see-through material everywhere so you can see her body - there's a lot of flesh on show. And there's a big train at the back, while it's very short at the front."
Laura, 31, also revealed that fashion is not the only thing that distinguishes her from flesh-flashing Kerry.
The actress confirmed that, unlike her on-screen character, she is still single - though she has plenty of admirers on Twitter.
She added: "If I wear a skimpy outfit on TV, they'll say I look fit."

'Glee' star Kevin McHale tells his cast mates to avoid checking ratings.
The 26-year-old actor, who plays wheelchair bound Artie Abrams in the hit musical comedy, has revealed he warns his co-stars including Lea Michele not to look up the show's viewing figures, which have fallen significantly over the years.
'Glee' once attracted nine million viewers each week in the US, but figures fell to as low as 1.8 million for the last series.
Kevin told the Metro newspaper: "I'm the only one in the cast who checks the viewing figures - everyone else is oblivious. If someone asks me how we did last night, I say, 'You don't want to know, just go through your lines.' "
The popular show is to go off air next year after six seasons and Kevin feels a great relief that the cast and crew know when it will end so they can say goodbye properly..
He explained: "We knew before [season five] the show was going to end with the sixth season so it's good to be able to prepare mentally for that.
"Usually you wake up one morning and you're told your show's been cancelled.
"We've had a really good run and 'Glee' has changed TV in a lot of ways. Even if the show doesn't have the ratings it used to, we still have a passionate hardcore fan base."

Billie Faiers has named her baby Nellie.
The 24-year-old reality star, who gave birth to a baby girl earlier this month, revealed the tot's name on last night's (20.07.14) episode of 'The Only Way is Essex' during a chat with pals Gemma Collins and Ferne McCann.
Billie - who welcomed Nellie, her first child with fiance Greg Shepherd, on July 9 - showed off her new bundle of joy to Gemma and Ferne on the ITV2 reality show for the first time and the special moment was enough to reduce Gemma, 33, to tears.
Billie and Ferne assumed Gemma was crying over her former fling James 'Arg' Argent, who has been getting close to his ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright again.
Billie said: "Gem, why are you crying? Come on, Nellie doesn't want to see you upset."
Gemma replied: "I'm crying because of the baby - she's beautiful."
Billie gave birth with her fiancé Greg and her sister, former 'TOWIE' star Sam Faiers, by her side.
The bubbly blonde previously revealed she isn't opposed to baby Nellie appearing on the show, explaining: "I reckon she'll make a little appearance because she's going to be pictured out and about with me, so I'm not against having her on the show.
"Maybe you'll see her when the girls come around to visit, or I'll take her for a walk in the park."

Evan Davis is to replace Jeremy Paxman on 'Newsnight'.
The 'Dragons' Den' host been named the lead presenter of the BBC Two current affairs programme and will front the show three nights a week, the BBC has confirmed.
Evan, 52, who previously served as Newsnight's former economics editor, will leave his role on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme to take up his new TV role in the autumn.
He said: "I can't deny that I feel terribly sad to be leaving the 'Today' programme. I have been there for over six years and those have been some of the most satisfying of my career. That programme is put together by remarkably few people, and I can't praise them highly enough for their professionalism and companionship.
"But at the same time, how could I turn down the offer of this role on 'Newsnight', treading in the footsteps of some of the best television presenters in the business? While it is a scary prospect, it will be an adventure and a challenge, and I hope the viewers will be happy with the result."
'Newsnight' editor Ian Katz added: "Evan brings a rare combination of curiosity, intelligence and mischief to his broadcasting - just the qualities I want 'Newsnight' to be known for. I've admired him from afar as a listener and viewer for years and I'm thrilled that he's joining us to help reinvent the show where he made his name in the Nineties."
Evan will be joined on 'Newsnight' by existing co-hosts Kirsty Wark, Emily Maitlis and Laura Kuenssberg.
Jeremy Paxman quit the programme after 25 years earlier this year and anchored his final show in June.

Dannii Minogue is planning a UK TV comeback.
The 42-year-old singer - who starred as a judge on 'The X Factor' from 2007 to 2010 - has revealed she wants to return to British television screens and is waiting for an opportunity that can live up to the popular ITV reality show.
She told Fault magazine: "I've been having meetings. I definitely want to come back and do something - I'm just trying to find the right thing.
"Leaving X Factor here when it was just such a juggernaut... you kind of want it (the new project) to be something just as special."
The 'All I Wanna Do' hitmaker also expressed an interest in working in television production.
She explained: "I am looking for projects where I can be involved, not just as hired talent but from the production side.
"I'd love to being doing both: Being on camera and also involved in the production."
Meanwhile, Dannii - who played Emma Jackson on 'Home and Away' from 1989 to 1990 before her character left Summer Bay to take a job as an air hostess - previously admitted she'd love to reprise her role and get back together with her former co-stars.
She said: "I'd love to get back on the 'Home and Away' set and have a revisit. I think anything is possible with the right scriptwriters. I think it would be fun.
"There are a few old friends there who were there when I was on, so it could be great."
The pretty brunette - whose sister Kylie Minogue starred on rival soap 'Neighbours' in the '80s - also confessed she'd like to make a cameo appearance in prison drama 'Wentworth'.
She said: "I would love to do 'Wentworth' - really. No make-up, a prison outfit, working the press and the bad Dannii would come back. Now that would interest me."

Anna Passey is "obsessed" with Ryan Gosling.
The 'Hollyoaks' star - who plays Sienna Blake on the Channel 4 soap - has revealed she has a huge crush on the Hollywood A-lister, who is reportedly expecting his first child with glamorous girlfriend Eva Mendes, and would love to cook him a romantic meal.
She told Now magazine: "I'm obsessed with him! I'd make him a really bloody steak."
The soap actress says she's a good cook, but doesn't really enjoy spending time in the kitchen.
She explained: "I find it all a bit hot and boring. I love baking, though, so if I ever go to a party I'll bring something I've baked. Chocolate Guinness cake is my speciality!"
Anna also praised the kitchen skills of her co-star Sophie Austin, who plays Lindsey Butterfield.
She added: "I live over the road from her and her fiancé and they call me when my tea's ready! She always makes something very healthy, such as salmon salad - and she has a freezer full of ice cream!"

Sinitta thinks Mel B will add "spice" to 'The X Factor' judging panel.
The 'So Macho' singer, who is one of show boss Simon Cowell's closest confidantes, says the Spice Girls star's straight-talking approach is sure to make for great TV.
She told Closer magazine: "I think it did need a bit of spice in there.
"Mel B wants everyone to know why she's Queen Mel B. So I'm excited for a lot of reasons."
Sinitta reckons all of the judges - Mel, Simon, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh - will want to prove their credentials on the new series, but she believes we'll see a softer side to Simon, who became a father in February.
She added: "Louis wants to show Cheryl why he belongs on the panel.
"I think Simon, as much as he is very decisive and a genius at discovering, mentoring and organising new talent, is in a different place in his life right now.
"His heart is all wide open with his baby Eric - I think we're going to see a softer Simon."