No matter what the result on The X Factor New Zealand on Monday night, Benny Tipene plans to repay the support of the thousands of fans who got him there - but he has one last favour to ask.
"Just vote like crazy. Enjoy the show ... and thanks heaps for all the support. It sounds really cliched, but I actually appreciate it.
"There's a lot of money that goes into the voting ... and I'll be doing a tour of New Zealand soon, so I'll give it back to you by making the tickets cheap."
Tipene, 22, flew back to Auckland last night to prepare for Sunday night's X Factor final, after earlier playing to hundreds of fans in his hometown, Palmerston North.
He played four songs to ticketholders, and then performed to crowds who had gathered outside.
