Louis Walsh: (Introduction) Okay, he's young, he's cool, it's Nicholas.
Intro clip... Nicholas: As far back as I can remember music has always been a part of my life. One Christmas my mum and dad got me a, like a karaoke machine. I was on that 24/7... basically just wore the thing out. That's when I realised this is what I'm destined to do.
Louis Walsh: Nicholas is doing really well. He's getting better and better. I've given him a really tough song this week, and it's a hard song to perform, and er, he's got to work it to get it right.
Nicholas: This week I'm singing "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5. I'm a little bit worried because Michael was a young boy when he sang this, but I'm ready to go for it and hopefully I'll nail it.
Louis Walsh: I don't want to lose him.
Nicholas sings...
Kate Thornton: Sharon, your comments please?
Sharon Osbourne: Erm... Nicholas, I've never heard that song sang in a low register before. And, uhm, did you choose that song or did Louis?
Nicholas: I did!
Sharon Osbourne: You did?
Nicholas: Yeah.
Louis Walsh: Bo...both of us did actually. Yeah. (Some audience laughter)
Simon Cowell: Of course.
Sharon Osbourne: Oh?
Louis Walsh: Both of us did.Ya.
Sharon Osbourne: I... I don't think you did yourself justice by singing that song.... (Audience groans)
Nicholas: (Nodding) Okay.
Sharon Osbourne: ...I think your voice deserves better than that song.
Nicholas: Okay.
Sharon Osbourne: It just seemed very odd for me to hear that in such a low register.
Nicholas: Okay.
Sharon Osbourne: And you've got such a fantastic voice! You've got a really mature voice for a young man. An' I... I just don't think that you've nailed it yet with your song choices. I just haven't found that comfort zone with you yet...
Nicholas: Okay.
Sharon Osbourne: ...in any of the songs. But you've got it there and I... I know it's there. Do... do you know what I'm saying? To match the artist with a right song?
Nicholas: (Licking his lips) Yeah. Umm.
Sharon Osbourne: I just haven't seen it yet. (Turns to face Louis) An' I'm sure it's Louis' fault! (Audience laughter)
Louis Walsh: No it's not! No it's not! (Cheers.)
Kate Thornton: Okay, thanks Sharon. Simon?
Louis Walsh: (Shaking his head) No it's not.
Sharon Osbourne: (Waving her pen at Louis) Ohh, the buck stops with you Louis!
Simon Cowell: I think Sharon was being very polite there Nicholas. I think 2 weeks ago you had a great, great night. Tonight it was terrible. (Groans, Nicholas's expression drops slightly) Honestly... It all sounds... It all sounds great in here.
Louis Walsh: (Shaking his head) Simon! It wasn't terrible!
Simon Cowell: Shut it Louis!
Louis Walsh: (Shaking his head again) No, no!...
Simon Cowell: It all sounds great in here.
Louis Walsh: No, no, no!...
Simon Cowell: (To Louis) You'll have your say. (To Nicholas) Louis chose a song intended for a 10 year old.
Nicholas: Me and Louis chose.
Simon Cowell: So, the fact that he gave...
Louis Walsh: We... we...
Simon Cowell: You, you're his mentor.
Louis Walsh: ...I work 'with' my artists Simon.
Simon Cowell: The fact that you gave it to him...
Sharon Osbourne: On the phone!
Louis Walsh: No, no, no!
Simon Cowell: ...is ridiculous. And I'll tell you something Louis... Let me finish... And I'm... I'm saying this Nicholas because I like you and I think you've got great potential. Louis is killing you in this competition. (Groans)
Kate Thornton: (Wanting to move on) Okay?
Simon Cowell: He's killing you.
Kate Thornton: Thank you Simon... going to have to move to Louis. Louis?
Louis Walsh: Number one... Nicholas and I we pick our songs... we work together!... together... It ws a very brave song to sing...
Simon Cowell: It was a stupid song to sing.
Louis Walsh: ...you know, but I think this guy has the talent Simon.
Sharon Osbourne: Silly, silly song.
Kate Thornton: Thank you very much. Thank you very much judges.
Louis Walsh: I think he's got the talent.
Kate Thornton: Nicholas? Heard a lot from the judges there, what would you like to say back to them?
Nicholas: Erm, well obviously 'thank you for your comments'. Erm, I'll just obviously try to take them on board next week. Come out here and hopefully impress you more. Because I wanted to impress you today, but obviously I didn't do that...
Simon Cowell: No.
Nicholas: So, next week I'll come out and try and do a better peformance.
Simon Cowell: Good. (Big applause for Nicholas)
Kate Thornton: (Approaches Nicholas) You okay?
Nicholas: Fine.
Kate Thornton: Have you enjoyed it?
Nicholas: Yeah, I enjoyed all of it.
Kate Thornton: (To the audience) Well, Nicholas enjoyed all of it, so if you did... (Kate gives out the voting numbers etc...) ...but for now, ladies and gentlemen, it's Nicholas!
Nicholas: (Kisses Kate on the cheek and exits the stage.)