Saundersfoot's X Factor hopeful Jay James Picton made sure that 'the show must go on', when he sang through the pain barrier last weekend, but kept his place in the competition after winning the public vote following Sunday night's sing-off.

Jay, who was voted Wales' fourth 'sexiest man' in a poll last week, found himself in the bottom two on the results show and faced fellow contestant Paul Akister in the sing-off.

Despite almost completely losing his voice during rehearsals and making a visit to see his doctor, Jay still managed to give a superb rendition of Queen's 'The Show Must Go On', during Saturday's show, which impressed his mentor Simon Cowell.

"Yesterday, you couldn't talk. You never stop trying. You've got this break in your life and I really hope the audience pick up the phone and vote," Simon told his act.

It had been a busy weekend for the former Navy training instructor who had to leave the forces after suffering a knee injury, as he visited the 'Help for Heroes' Tedworth House in Wiltshire to check out the work the rehabilitation centre is doing for ex-servicemen.

To mark the fallen on Remembrance Day, a children's choir joined the contestants for a group performance of Take That's 'Never Forget' on the Sunday results show, whilst Jay himself poignantly sang 'Tears In Heaven' after finding himself in the bottom two.

After the all-important sing-off, judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh chose to save Jay, while Mel B and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini backed Paul Akister in the boys category, taking it to deadlock, with Jay coming out on top in the public vote.

"The voice is feeling a lot better and hopefuly it will be up to full capacity before the weekend," Jay told the Observer this week.

"I had to take it down a whole tone on the day of the performance and couldn't even perform the original track that was chosen for the sing-off," he explained.

"I was gutted that Paul went, as I get on with him really well. It was a bit like having a broken wing when he lost, but I really thought I was leaving and that Paul was going through.

"It's so nice to know that the public vote is what saved me. It becomes a real thing when you're in that position of being in the bottom two. I'm so grateful to every single person that voted for me and to those that believe in me, so I'm going to enjoy every single minute of the ride.

"It's endearing the support I'm getting from my home town Saundersfoot, which means so much to me that I've got it tattooed on my right arm, and also all my friends in Tenby and across Pembrokeshire," he said.

Forget the bass, tomorrow's (Saturday's) X Factor show is all about the brass, as contestants swing their way through week six of the show, by taking on a big band theme.

"I'm mega excited about the big band performance this weekend. Who wouldn't enjoy performing with a 30-piece band, and hopefully my vocals will be back to full strength," said Jay, who's also looking forward to being part of the X Factor stadium tour, which begins in February and features a date in Cardiff in March, for all of Jay's Welsh support to look forward to.

"The live tour is going to be great, and it's amazing to know that I can continue what I love to do and support my family at the same time," he added.

Jay also put in an appearance with some of his fellow singers at the film premier for 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1' in London this week.

"With Jay in the title, I thought someone was taking the mick when we turned up!" the singer joked.

"The premier was amazing, with thousands of people there, and it's quite surreal being in this public bubble. There's been so much love out there on social media, since the show started, my Twitter followers have gone from around 4,000 to over 120,000!" he added.

Tomorrow's X Factor show on ITV begins at 8.15 pm, with the results show on Sunday at 8 pm.