After some tough choices and an acapella sing-off, the judges revealed which six groups were in with a chance of making it to the live shows.
Mitsotu, Duke, MK1, Poisonous Twins, Rough Copy and GMD3 all made it through to the Judges’ Houses and will be singing for mentor Louis Walsh in a bid to secure a spot in his final three.
There was drama in the selection process for the groups category, with judges unable to decide who should have the final place – GMD3 and Triple J.
The groups were made to battle it out in a sing-off. GMD3 sang That God Blessed the Open Road and Triple J sang I Wanna See You Tonight.
Gary said: "Ok guys, you have been neck and neck throughout this competition and I’m sorry it has come down to this, but we have to pick one of you right now.
"The act taking the last place at Judges’ Houses is…GMD3."
So what do we know about these six wannabe super groups?
Trio Mitsotu (music is the soul of the universe) impressed judges at the audition stages with their singing, rapping and dancing.
Tulisa said to the group: “You absolutely smashed it.”
Beat boxers Duke - made up of Ed, Marko and Flynn – performed Seal’s Kiss from a Rose at auditions in London.
Gary said: “Guys, I have got to tell you, that was off the chart. It was incredible.”
Despite MK1’s initial drama (judges urged them to cut third member Will loose at their audition), the duo bounced back and wowed the judges at Bootcamp.
Up against the Lightning Thieves in the head-to-head, MK1 showed that they were head and shoulders above with their ‘cool’ performance.
They had the Liverpool crowd grooving at the final stages of Bootcamp when they performed Crazy.
Poisonous Twins Stephanie and Sophie, who sang Telephone by Lady Gaga at their auditions, didn’t go down well with judge Tulisa but Louis loved them.
He said: “I like these two girls. They’re fun they sing in tune and we haven’t had anybody like you on the show before.”
Boyband Rough Copy had the girls swooning and went on to win the judges over too with Kings of Leon’s Use Somebody in auditions.
Gary said: “Guys, you were born to be on the stage.
“And I think you are going to be an absolute nightmare to mentor.”
Good job it won’t be down to you Gary! Louis, get ready!
And finally, the last group to make it through to the Judges’ Houses – GMD3.
The boys, who were compared to pop princes JLS, delighted judges with their smooth, blended sound.
Tulisa said: “Not only are you a good looking band your vocals are so on point it’s like you’re ready to go.”
The bands are ready to go, mentor Louis is ready to go so the only thing left to ask is: who will make it through to the live show?
Tune into STV and ITV on Saturday to find out.
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