MANILA, Philippines - The all-Filipino girl group 4TH Impact delivered another incredible performance bringing all four judges on their feet in ovation. It was Movie Week and the girls chose Beyoncé’s Work It Out from the Austin Powers In Goldmember soundtrack. With the resounding applause from the judges and the audience plus the public vote, the girls are now in the Final 7 of The X Factor UK competition.
Celina, the youngest in the group, fainted just before they were set to perform. An ambulance and medic were called in to check on her and was later cleared to go on stage. 4TH Impact was given the choice to use the dress rehearsal tapes but the group opted to do its routine live on stage.
Wearing glittering silver dresses, the girls gave a flawless routine with strong harmonies, strenuous choreography and hair flips. After the performance, Celina was visibly weak and the sisters all hugged but they were actually holding up Celina, who was feeling dizzy. They quickly sat her down on one of the chairs used as a prop before the judges gave their resounding support and appreciation.
Simon Cowell was impressed by the professionalism of the girls. “All I am going to tell you is, I have done this a lot of years. That was, under the circumstances, one of the most incredible things we have seen on the show. Unbelievable.”
He added, “You do actually forget the pressure. Particularly after today, it was outstandingly good and I hope you are OK, sweetheart. Girls, it was outstanding!”
Judge Nick Grimshaw, on the other hand, said the performance was perfect.
“It really was and you seem a lot more grown-up tonight. You grew into women before our eyes tonight. I didn’t see 4TH Impact there, I saw four Sasha Fierces,” he said, referring to Beyoncé’s music altergo.
Meanwhile, Rita Ora said, “That was, to me, a really inspiring performance. You see so much hunger in your eyes. People don’t see how hard you work. You breathe this. It shows and it really pays off and Celina, you were a hero tonight.”
Their mentor Cheryl Fernandez-Versini couldn’t be more delighted, “Celina, I am so proud of you four girls for getting up there tonight. You had the opportunity to use the dress run takes. You said absolutely not. That is what stars do. We suffer things like this. Sore throat, lose your voice. There are things that you have to just do and you girls brought that tonight without having professional experience. That says a lot about what you girls can be.”
4TH Impact will compete next week with the remaining acts in The X Factor UK. These include Reggie n Bollie, Mason Noise, Ché Chesterman, Anton Stephans, Louisa Johnson and Lauren Murray.
The X Factor UK airs on RTL CBS Entertainment HD live via satellite on Sundays and Mondays at 10:30 a.m. with a primetime encore at 9 p.m. The weekly episodes repeat on Thursdays at 9 p.m. and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 4:40 p.m.