Following the last semifinal of X-Factor Malta, the official four finalist acts were chosen: Lapes & Nadine, Amelia, Shanice and Richard. 

However, the night ended with the shock eliminations of Mamaclay and Sean Kamati, with the elimination of the former raising more than a bit of a social media outrage. 

Judge Howard Keith, too, expressed his disbelief at Mamaclay’s elimination, writing: ‘Super surprised. I had faith. I was wrong to have faith that a non-Maltese could win.’ 

‘Yesterday was an obvious case of eliminating 2 top potential winners cause god forbid it was won by a non-Maltese national. This is called hypocrisy & nothing to be proud of but rather ashamed of. I’m not mincing my words’, wrote the judge. 

Posts asking similar questions were also uploaded to social media, asking whether Mamaclay deserved the elimination. 

Many commented that this was not fair at all and wanted to see the contestant compete in the final. There were similar reactions to Sean Kamati’s elimination, with some wanting to see the Namibian singer in the final. 

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