The X Factor's Jake Quickenden has revealed he felt 'emotional' watching the judges' houses show, as he thanked fans for their support following the death of his brother last month.
Jake Quickenden's brother died just days after the judges' house round was filmed (Picture: ITV)
On last night's show viewers saw the 24-year-old become tearful on camera after revealing that he had received a phone call from home saying that the condition of his younger brother, suffering from bone cancer, had deteriorated.
In Dubai to impress judge Nicole Scherzinger and Ne-Yo, Jake admitted he hoped to make it through to the live shows to give brother Oliver, 19, 'something to live for'.
He went on to sing Take That's Back For Good but Ne-Yo admitted Jake's falsetto wasn't as strong as it could be, while Nicole added: 'He has a really nice tone, I just don't know if he's ready.'
While viewers will have to wait until tonight to see if he makes it through to the live shows, yesterday fans inundated Jake with support online.
Oliver died just a few days after Jake arrived back from Dubai last month, with the singer admitting before the show aired that it would be 'tough to watch'.
Viewers will find out tonight if Nicole took Jake through to the live shows (Picture: ITV)
He wrote on Twitter: 'Heard the show is very emotional 2nite I still had my little brother with me wen I was there so gonna be tough to watch! Hope you all enjoyx'
While the show was on he confessed his performance was less than impressive, but defended his decision to discuss his brother on the show.
He explained: 'Yeh so I sing this s**t not gonna lie proper full blown s***e!!! Ha oh well we all do bad sometimes x
'I never wanted to go in with a sob story but when s**t is happening its hard not to let it hurt you and get to you!! X
X Factor judge Gary Barlow was among those to offer support online, telling Jake he was 'sending love to you and your family.'
This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield also got in touch to send his love, saying he was 'terribly sorry'.
After the show aired Jake thanked everyone for their support, writing: 'Am gonna go get s**t faced now! That was emotional and thanks to all your lovely messages I really appreciate it so much xx'
Fans will be able to see if Jake makes it through to the live shows in the second part of the judges' houses stage, which airs on ITV1 tonight at 7.40pm.
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