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The X Factor XPloded (Episode 1)

Last night’s X Factor saw the final 32 hopefuls whittled down to just 16 as judges Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Louis Walsh and Kelly Rowland chose the final four finalists in their categories to go through to next week’s live shows. The Poke’s TV correspondent Jake Yapp has the story.

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