She had the unenviable task of choosing a mere six out of 15 aspiring singers who would make it through to Judges Houses.
And Sharon Osbourne found herself at odds with the crowds as she begged them to stop booing her during the X Factor’s tense Six Chair Challenge on Sunday night’s episode.
The boos began after 27-year-old pub singer Nicole Caldwell performed a gritty version of Fatboy Slim’s Praise You.
Controversial: Sharon Osbourne found herself at odds with the crowds as she begged to them stop booing her during the X Factor’s tense Six Chair Challenge on Sunday night’s episode
Comeback again: Alisah Bonaobra survived elimination yet again after she lost her seat and Sharon brought her back in a sing-off which she aced
Due to new judging rules, and to heighten the pressure on Mrs O, she was sat on her own, on the opposite side of the room to judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger
Although the Scottish singer won praise from the judges with Simon saying it was her ‘best performance’ Sharon shocked when she responded ‘For me what I know is coming up, and I’m gonna have to say no.
Her fellow judges jaws hit the floor as the crowd began to boo Sharon for her controversial choice with Simon saying ‘she was really good’.
Rocker: The boos began after 27-year-old pub singer Nicole Caldwell performed a gritty version of Fatboy Slim’s Praise You
No holding abck: Although the Scottish singer won praise from the judges with Simon saying it was her ‘best performance’ Sharon shocked when she responded ‘For me what I know is coming up, and I’m gonna have to say no’
Oh no: Her fellow judges jaws hit the floor as the crowd began to boo Sharon for her controversial choice with Simon saying ‘she was really good’
Powerful: The judges were united in their praise for Shanaya Atkinson-Jones, 19, who performed a showstopping rendition of I Know Where You’ve Been from the musical Hairspray which earned her a seat
Here we go again: But it was not meant to be as Sharon invoked the wrath of the crowd once more when she picked Jenny Ball, 26 to take Shanaya’s seat after her rendition of Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls
You’re in: The crowd started booing as Shanaya was ousted from her seat by Jenny
Shock: As Sharon was being drowned out in boos Nicole said ‘I cant believe Sharon did that’ before an aghast Simon said ‘bl***y hell’
The judges were united in their praise for Shanaya Atkinson-Jones, 19, who performed a showstopping rendition of I Know Where You’ve Been from the musical Hairspray which earned her a seat.
But it was not meant to be as Sharon invoked the wrath of the crowd once more when she picked Jenny Ball, 26 to take Shanaya’s seat after her rendition of Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls
Simon, clearly still seething after Nicole failed to get a seat said: ‘I would have chosen Nicole, if she got a no and you got a yes, that would be crazy.’
Sharon bit back: ‘I like you, I connect with you. I’m going to ask Shanaya to move.’
Vocal: Before long it was comeback queen Alisah Bonaobra’s turn to sing for a chair, after she memorably begged for the judges to give her a second chance at bootcamp after she was eliminated
The 22-year-old singer from the Phillippines wowed with Celine Dion’s All By Myself but left Sharon slightly cold, labelling the rendition ‘dated and very cabaret’ Nevertheless, Alisah took Taliah Dalorto’s seat, which she had been sat on for all of two minutes
Goodbye: Nevertheless, Alisah took Taliah Dalorto’s (above) seat, which she had been sat on for all of two minutes
Wow: Grace Davies, 20, from Blackburn took to the Wembley stage with a performance of her original song Do It Better, leading a gushing Simon to proclaim ‘I would give you the table, the chair, my water, my prawn cocktail skips, that’s how much I like you’
She got the chair: Grace Davies chair was at Alisah’s expense as Sharon ousted a weeping Alisah from her seat with Simon saying ‘Seriously, no you cant do that, bring her back’ as the crowd chanted ‘bring her back’
The crowd was instantly in uproar with Simon and Nicole gasping, ‘what? I’m shocked.’
As Sharon was being drowned out in boos Nicole said ‘I cant believe Sharon did that’ before an aghast Simon said ‘bl***y hell’.
Before long it was comeback queen Alisah Bonaobra’s turn to sing for a chair, after she memorably begged for the judges to give her a second chance at bootcamp after she was eliminated.
The 22-year-old singer from the Phillippines wowed with Celine Dion’s All By Myself but left Sharon slightly cold, labelling the rendition ‘dated and very cabaret’
Support: A pleading Sharon, who was about to hear 20-year-old Kelsey Gill’s performance was forced to beg the jeering crowd for quiet, saying ‘Please guys, would you please give me time to receive the last two girls and then I can think about it please’
You got it: But it seemed Sharon was having second thoughts as she sensationally announced after the songs had completed ‘Ok you guys you are so hard to please, alright, I’m gonna bring Alisah back’
What? Alisah was informed she had to sing-off to get a chair again
Nevertheless, Alisah took Taliah Dalorto’s seat, which she had been sat on for all of two minutes.
Grace Davies, 20, from Blackburn took to the Wembley stage with a performance of her original song Do It Better, leading a gushing Simon to proclaim ‘I would give you the table, the chair, my water, my prawn cocktail skips, that’s how much I like you.’
An enthralled Sharon said: ‘You have a magic, you have such a talent, you blow me away every time I see you, you have to have a chair’
But it was at Alisah’s expense as Sharon ousted a weeping Alisah from her seat with Simon saying ‘Seriously, no you cant do that, bring her back’ as the crowd chanted ‘bring her back’
Simon then appeared to storm off very briefly.
Anguish: Scarlett burst into tears as Grace looked on
Tension: Alisah was forced to face off against Scarlett Lee, 19 and Rai-Elle, 16
Cry: Rai-Elle looked confident as Alisah wept next to her
A pleading Sharon, who was about to hear 20-year-old Kelsey Gill’s performance was forced to beg the jeering crowd for quiet, saying ‘Please guys, would you please give me time to receive the last two girls and then I can think about it please’
But it seemed Sharon was having second thoughts as she sensationally announced after the songs had completed ‘Ok you guys you are so hard to please, alright, I’m gonna bring Alisah back’
Alisah was forced to face off against Scarlett Lee, 19 and Rai-Elle, 16.
Power: After ScarletT performed a powerful version of The Power of Love by Celine Dion and Rai-Elle nailed Break Every Chain a weepy Alisah stunned the judges with a sassy rendition of Bang Bang
Loved it: As Sharon said ‘where were you hiding that?’ Nicole got up on the desk and started dancing
Sharon said to the girls: ‘But what do I do when there’s so much talent here and I have to listen to the audience,go for it girls.’
After Scarlett performed a powerful version of The Power of Love by Celine Dion and Rai-Elle nailed Break Every Chain a weepy Alisah stunned the judges with a sassy rendition of Bang Bang.
As Sharon said ‘where were you hiding that?’ Nicole got up on the desk and started dancing.
Alisah therefore survived elimination yet again and took her place in the judges houses final six, alongside Rai-Elle, Holly Tandy, Deanna, Grace Davies, and Georgina Panton.
Showstopping: Holly Tandy, 16, from Yorkshire, raised the roof with a flawless rendition of Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory, earning her a spot in the final six
Talented: Rai-Elle, 16, from Croydon brought the house down with her acapella version of Bridge Over Troubled Water
Out: Elysa V took the sixth seat with her rendition of Meghan Trainor’s Me Too but was unseated by Georgina Panton
Winning: Georgina Panton, 20, from Birmingham lit up the stage with her performance of Rihanna’s Diamonds, which she dedicated to her four-year-old son. She took Elysa V’s seat
Heartbreak: But sandwich maker Kelsey Gill, 20, from Lancashire was heartbroken after her performance of original song Scars wasn’t enough to make it through
Overjoyed: Deanna, a 22-year-old musician from Anguilla, rocked Wembley with My Kind of Love by Emeli Sande, taking Jenny Ball’s seat
Not to be: Sky Saron Wermerling, 19, from Essex pulled off Ed Sheeran’s I’m A Mess and got a seat but was eliminated by Taliah Dalorto who in turn was unseated by Alisah then Grace
End of the road: Hayley Norton, 21, from Belfast failed to wow with her rendition of The Beatles Come Together. Prior to the Six Chair Challenge she was in a duo with her mum Debye
The final six: Alisah therefore survived elimination yet again and took her place in the judges houses final six, alongside Rai-Elle, Holly Tandy, Deanna, Grace Davies, and Georgina Panton