Quote Originally Posted by gemini9961
Gedeon was better than him and so was Sway.
Sway was actually unofficially kicked off the show for another reason.

I read somewhere that he has a contract with a Phillippino recording company and that was against the rules.
To avoid knocking him off and replacing him with another, they made it look like he was voted off. Sway actually was a very good and interesting singer but Cowell made it look and sound as if he was horrible.