Teenager Cher has suffered from bad press ever since reaching the finals, but the crowd loved her performance of Hard Knock Life - complete with her now customary rap.
X Factor's Cher Lloyd is the future, according to Simon Cowell (PA)
Louis Walsh told her the choice of song was a big risk, but one that had paid off because of her attitude and swagger.
'I absolutely love the fact that you're doing what you like and you look like a pop star,' he said.
Simon Cowell echoed those thoughts and said he could see 'the future' in Cher, while Cheryl Cole went even further over the top in her praise.
.'You look like a pop star, you sound like a pop star, you dress like a pop star - you are a pop star,' she said.
Dannii Minogue provided the voice of reason and admitted she didn't think Cher's performance had really worked.
The judges also loved One Direction's version of My Life Would Suck Without You - and the screams suggested the teenage girls in the audience were equally appreciative.
Louis didn't like Simon's choice of song, but as a man who knows about successful boy bands, he liked what he saw and heard.
'Every schoolgirl up and down the country will love this band,' he claimed.
Simon added: 'You are in my opinion, the most exciting pop band in the country today. There is something absolutely right.'
The X Factor supremo had even bigger goals in sight for Diva Fever after their bizarre performance of Boney M's Gotta Go Home.
'I think that record will be number one on Sunday,' Simon predicted.
Rebecca Ferguson found herself described as Liverpool's next big star after a superb performance of Feeling Good, while Louis Walsh dubbed Treyc Cohen a 'little Tina Turner' following her version of Purple Rain.
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