A 24-year-old Filipino-British contestant on “The X Factor UK” was sent home Sunday, Nov. 8, following a double-elimination round on the televised talent competition.
“It’s been an incredible journey,” contestant Seann Miley Moore said in an interview following his elimination. “But the show must go on.”
The Filipino-British sang “A Song For You” by Donny Hathaway, but received the fewest public votes and was sent off the show with another contestant, Kiera Weathers.
“I genuinely can’t believe that they were in the bottom two,” said his mentor Nick Grimshaw. “I can’t believe Seann is going. I can’t believe.”
Moore was also surprised to be leaving, he told X Factor hosts Melvin Odoom and Rochelle Humes.
“I know I have a lot to give and yeah I’m excited. I will take this is a positive thing and the show must go on,” he said.
“It’s a crazy machine, but it’s amazing professionals that will help you to become better. And that’s the thing, you want to grow and experience this world and have that amazing production and you live up there and you guys make the fantasy reality,” he added.
Moore also said he will continue pursuing his dream of performing at Madison Square Garden in New York.
His elimination leaves girl group 4th Impact as the sole Filipino act in the show. The group is now part of The X Factor UK’s Top 9 and has been confirmed to be on the third live show next week.
Moore was born and raised in Australia to a British father and Filipino mother. He revealed that he plans to remain in the UK after reconnecting with his British heritage, the Daily Mail reported.
“My dad is from Hammersmith. It’s so wonderful to reconnect with my British heritage. I am here to reconnect with my roots,” he said.
