'I promised I would never lie... but you were awful last week': X Factor judge Gary Barlow turns brutally honest with his act Frankie Cocozza

By EMILY SHERIDAN



Being honest: X Factor judge Gary Barlow (left) told his act Frankie Cocozza his performance the previous week had been 'awful'



Since replacing Simon Cowell in the head judge's seat, Gary Barlow has quickly gained a reputation as the honest 'Mr Nasty' of the competition.

But tonight, the Take That singer admitted he had 'lied' on last week's show when he praised his act Frankie Cocozza, who narrowly avoided leaving the show after ending up in the bottom two.



Rocking out: The 18-year-old performed Primal Scream's Get Your Rocks Off, which was received fairly well by the judges



After the 18-year-old performed Primal Scream's Get Your Rocks Of, Barlow decided to come clean over his praise of the Brighton-native the previous week.

Barlow said: 'When I decided to sit in this seat, there was one thing I promised myself I would never do, and that was lie and I lied for you last weekend and I said your performance was good and it wasn't…it was awful. You deserved to be in the bottom two last week.



Kicking off the show: Liverpudlian hairdresser Marcus Collins was the first to perform tonight with Lenny Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way



'Coming back tonight, to me, that was a comeback. Not an incredible comeback, but a comeback to who you should be. I think you did pretty well tonight.'

Cocozza's performance bizarrely started backstage with a black and white camera following him backstage.

In his VT prior to his performance, he boasted about going out and 'pulling lots of girls', to the concern of Barlow, who warned him to stop partying and focus on his practise.

Rowland admitted she was 'worried about how seriously he was taking the competition'.



Big hair, big voice: Janet Devlin sang Guns N' Roses 1988 rock anthem Sweet Child O' Mine



I didn't get that rock vibe: Tulisa told Janet she didn't think the teenager gave the song a rock edge



After his performance, Walsh said: 'It was a great entrance, I think the song choice suited you and this should be your comfort zone. Because you are a rocker. Something worries me, I think you're a little bit over confident.'

Liverpudlian hairdresser Marcus Collins, 23, was the first to perform, taking on Lenny Kravitz's 1993 hit Are You Gonna Go My Way.

Walsh told him: 'What a brilliant opener. You're so out of your comfort zone doing rock. If I was marking you out of 10 would it be 10.'



'Totally boring': Barlow didn't hold back when it come to critiquing Sami Brookes' rendition of Cher's Turn Back Time



Begging for votes: Sami defended her singing after it was compared to karaoke



Tulisa admitted she was surprised given his quieter rehearsal earlier that day: 'Why did I have a feeling you were holding back in rehearsal... But tonight you blew me away. The choreography wasn't too much. You were wild.'

Rowland was equally appreciative: 'This week you came out here and made the stage ours. I've been worried about you in the past but tonight you took control of the stage.'

First from Rowland's Girls group to sing was Northern Ireland's Janet Devlin, 16.

The teen performed a lower tempo version of Guns N' Roses 1988 rock anthem Sweet Child O' Mine.



Is that really rock? Girl group Rhythmix performed a rock version of Ke$ha's Tik Tok



But Tulisa wasn't sure the song was rockier enough: 'That is a massive rock song, but it didn't feel very rocky. Not to say it wasn't very good, but it wasn't rocky. I didn't get that rocky edge from you.'

Predictably, her mentor Rowland disagreed: 'I am so proud. You delivered a rock song. You killed it baby, killed it.'

But Barlow also liked it: 'Janet was simply beautiful and gorgeous. Well done. I really like to see you moving around.'



It's not rock: Walsh told Tulisa she had bent the rules when it came to choosing a song for Rhytmix



Tension: Rowland told Tulisa she should take back her comment about Janet not being rocky after giving her own group a Ke$ha song



'Emotional connection': Barlow praised Sophie Habibis's performance of Bon Jovi's 1986 track Livin' On A Prayer



One for Noel Gallagher: Liverpudlian Craig Colton sang Oasis' 2002 song Stop Crying Your Heart Out



'Wrong end of the stick': Tulisa admitted she had misunderstood the Rock Week theme and thought Colton's performance sounded like a ballad



Fiery: Kitty Brucknell proved her critics wrong with a storming performance of Paul McCartney and Wings' Live And Let Die



'Creative, innovative': Brucknell's rock chick performance impressed Barlow



Tough week: The Risk performed well, but not as good as previous weeks due to Ashley J Baptiste (left) suffering from laryngitis



But was it rock? Tulisa's only remaining boy band The Risk performed Gnarls' Barkley's Crazy



High drama: Johnny Robinson perfotrmed The Darkness song I Believe In A Thing Called Love



'I found it in your wardrobe, Gary': Robinson was quick off the mark when Barlow accused him of buying his silver jacket from Argos



Good comeback: Barlow burst into laughter at Johnny's witty comeback



Controversy: Misha looked lost for words when Walsh and Tulisa accused her of coming across as a 'bully' to other contestants



The X Factor results show is on ITV1 at 8pm on Sunday night.





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