Fans have been left devastated by former Hi-5starNathan Foley’s sudden elimination fromNine'sThe Voice.
The 39-year-old star may have impressed the judges with his performance of 'Footloose' during hisblind auditionlast week, but judgesDelta Goodrem,KellyRowland, Guy Sebastian andBoy Georgedidn’t think Nick had what it takes to continue on in the singing competition, and he was cruelly axed onMonday night.
Watch the devastating moment Nathan Foley is axed from The Voice:
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In the tense elimination, Delta savedAll StarcontestantSheldon Riley, whileKellypickedLukeZanc.
Andsocial mediawas awash with disappointment atThe Voicejudges decision to axe theAustralianstar in theknockout round.
'Nathan should have stayed. Someone give him a recording contact please!' lamented one Twitter user.
Meanwhile others ranted: 'Ugh I feel so ripped off. They needed to giveNathan Foleymore of a chance!' and 'Okay, Nathan's gone time to switch to another channel'.
The Voicewas the comeback that the former children’s entertainer was hoping for, having dropped out of the spotlight after joining Hi-5 in the late 90s at just 18-years-old.