Chris Crosby was the first Joseph to be voted out by viewers in tonight's Any Dream Will Do hosted by Graham Norton.

Tonight, the 12 Joseph finalists auditioned live for the nation for the first time with an array of songs chosen to show the viewers that they can tackle a tune and give it their all whether it be pop, rock or musical theatre.

After performing their songs and receiving feedback from Andrew Lloyd Webber and the expert panel of Denise Van Outen, John Barrowman, Bill Kenwright and Zoe Tyler, the Josephs waited for the viewers to cast their votes.

The two with the lowest votes were Chris Crosby and Ben Ellis, who had to sing for survival with a joint rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel.

Then it was up to the Lord of the Theatre alone to choose which Joseph should be saved for another week.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said: "It's a horrible situation as the standard is so high this year, but I'm going to save Ben."

Ben Ellis will sing again next week, while Chris Crosby was left to say goodbye. Before leaving the stage he joined the other Josephs in a rendition of Close Every Door To Me from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, before taking his final bow.

Chris Crosby said after the show: "It's been an amazing experience – I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity to work with such talented people. I can't express how much I've learnt."

Safe for another week were Keith Jack, Rob McVeigh, Daniel Boys, Seamus Cullen, Johndeep More, Antony Hansen, Chris Barton, Lewis Bradley, Lee Mead, Craig Chalmers and Ben Ellis.

The remaining hopefuls will go on to next week's show where they will again audition for the nation to decide who could be Joseph in the new West End version of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.