Nicole Scherzinger throws mic across floor as it fails to work during Jahmene Douglas duet

Above: Nicole Scherzinger and Jahmene Douglas were forced to share a microphone during the duet

ABOVE: Nicole Scherzinger made sure all eyes were on her as she took the microphone from Jahmene
ABOVE: Nicole Scherzinger looked super-awkward when she realised nobody in the studio could hear her

THE entire studio was left open mouthed as she hit the stage.

Nicole Scherzinger was singing, but nobody in the audience could hear her during last night's X Factor 2012 final.

The judge stepped out in a gorgeous, floor-length sequinned number and began belting out a tune into a faulty microphone.

As the crowd in the studio began to realise how awkward the situation was becoming, she quickly snatched the other mic out of Jahmene Douglas' hand mid-song.

As we sat metres away in the audience at the TalkTalk X Factor Final, we couldn't believe what was happening right in front of us.

But the Pussycat Doll made sure all eyes were on her and bypassed the technical glitch with a bit of quick thinking.

And the crowd could see she was clearly unhappy as she threw the other mic across the stage floor.

The pair then stood either side of one microphone and shared it for the rest of their b-e-a-yootiful duet.

And hats off to the woman, because the lovely Jahme! ne scored a place in the final alongside heartthrob James Arthur.

As they finished, Dermot chipped in: "Biggest show on TV and we can only afford one mic."

Love that man.

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