It's not the end for Kingsland Road

THE X Factor dream is over for Cawston teenager Connor Conaboy.

The 19-year-old was back at home this week after he and his @KingslandRd bandmates were controversially booted off the ITV show on Sunday.

But the former Bilton School pupil’s mum Vicki said it was not the last people would see of her son.

“The boys were brilliant,” she told us.

“They belted out the song (Blame It On The Boogie) on Saturday night and the James Morrison one in Sunday’s sing-off; that came from the heart but they knew if they came up against Tamera they didn’t stand of chance.

“We are shocked, but also incredibly proud of them.

“They have to be upbeat because out of 100,000 acts they got down to the last nine and we’re hoping now someone will pick them up. They will make it big, we’re all confident of that.”

The boyband - likened to One Direction - had given their best performance so far and remained among the favourites to win despite struggling for votes.

It was their second week in a row in Sunday’s sing-off.

And it was eventually Louis Walsh who sent them packing when he was the third of the four judges to save the now-bookies-favourite Tamera.

The Irish music mogul sparked anger among their fans after having told them the previous evening while they had the moves, their singing needed to be improved, but added: “I hope you’re going to stay in the competition”.

Their mentor Gary Barlow was clearly angry at the result, telling host Dermot O’Leary after they had been sent home: “It’s another shocker, the public have got this wrong. They are a hit band and will be a hit band in the future. I want to remind everybody this is a singing competition.”

Vicki, who works at Cawston Primary School, added: “It was probably a good time for them to go out because things were starting to be said that was detracting from the spirit of the competition.

“They’ve gone because they did not get enough votes, but they will go a long way.

“They had the energy, the looks, they gave it everything. They could not have sung any better, they came out and belted out the song in true disco style just how it was back in the disco days. Some didn’t really stick to the theme.

“But it’s how many times people pick up the phone, and we knew we had a young fan base who probably wouldn’t have been able to vote multiple times, but that’s not the point; they should be in the competition on their own merit.

“The support for them since has been amazing and they appreciate everyone who has voted for them.”

* The acoustic guitar used by the band in their first audition fetched £7,900 in an ebay auction. The money will go towards a £4million appeal for a new cancer ward at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Connor hugs his mum Vicki moments after the result was announced (s)

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