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"X Factor USA contestant Marcus Canty has said people shouldn&amp;#039;t feel bad for him following his exit from the show.  The 20-year-old singer was eliminated by America&amp;#039;s vote on Thursday night, narrowly missing a place in next week&amp;#039;s live finale when the $5 million recording contract prize will be awarded.   Speaking to Access Hollywood backstage, he said: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t nobody cry, if you&amp;#039;re at home watching, don&amp;#039;t cry. This was a great experience and I had so much fun.&amp;quot; When asked if he was surprised to be going home, he replied: &amp;quot;You know, it was anybody&amp;#039;s game, in my opinion. It could have been Josh, Chris or Melanie. It was up to America. &amp;quot;America chose who they wanted I respect everything. They have supporters out there, I have supporters out there. I&amp;#039;m pretty sure it was tight, it wasn&amp;#039;t that easy, man! They didn&amp;#039;t just breeze through that! I had my voters on my back. Team Canty was in the building!&amp;quot; Watch Marcus Canty talking to Access Hollywood below:   Canty, who was mentored by LA Reid, added to the official X Factor website that he had been hoping to survive another week, saying: &amp;quot;Honestly, I thought something would turn for me today because I voted for myself. I called in, the line was busy, I was like, &amp;#039;Okay, this is good&amp;#039;. But America voted\u2026&amp;quot; However, he added that he felt &amp;quot;elated&amp;quot; to have made it so far in the competition: &amp;quot;People may say, &amp;#039;You didn&amp;#039;t win. You didn&amp;#039;t make it to the finale.&amp;#039; But it&amp;#039;s such a blessing to even be in the Top 4. I&amp;#039;m just a happy person. That&amp;#039;s how I get through life - positive energy.&amp;quot;  Canty&amp;#039;s exit means that Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro and Chris Rene will compete for the record-breaking $5 million prize in next week&amp;#039;s finale, which airs Wednesday, December 21 and Thursday, December 22 on Fox.  Speaking after the result was announced, Canty told the audience: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s all good, man. You&amp;#039;ll see me later. Trust me, it&amp;#039;s not the last time you will see Marcus Canty.&amp;quot; This week&amp;#039;s live results show also featured performances by judge Nicole Scherzinger, who debuted song &amp;#039;Pretty&amp;#039;, and Florence + the Machine, who sang the track &amp;#039;Spectrum&amp;#039;.  Watch Marcus Canty&amp;#039;s elimination below:       Browse a gallery of the results show below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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