Theme: Express Yourself (a good week 1 theme for sure to introduce everyone in the best way!)
Musical guests: TBA
Confirmed songs:
Saara - Let It Go by Idina Menzel
Brooks Way - Cake By The Ocean by DNCE
Emily - Toxic by Britney Spears
Ryan - Perfect by One Direction
Rumoured songs:
Gifty - That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony
Also announced is a new twist to the way themes are picked. There will be a wheel with various themes, and a special guest will spin it to pick one. Included in this is a new theme "Louis Loves" I do like this though it means the acts always have to be on their toes and adapt to any theme that could crop up.
At least they're not doing the #1s theme and then proceeding to pick songs that aren't #1s!
That sounds potentially interesting the way future themes will be picked! I just hope we don't get dated themes like Disco, Big Band and Insert Famous Artist Who Was Big Before Any Of The Contestants Were Born
Toxic ...can't wait to hear that!!!
Let It Go? Oh f*** RIGHT off
Terrible choices apart from Gifty of course hence why it's only a rumour
Well we can dream that Simon has suddenly discovered 'Starving' and realised that would be absolutely PERFECT for her but of course it'll probably be something super predictable!
The musicals guests still haven't been announced? OneRepublic haven't mentioned anything about flying to London so I guess they're ruled out
SO EXCITED. Live Shows are always the best *.*
I imagine Olly will be a guest maybe, since he released yesterday?
Ugh.
Hopefully the themes on the wheel change every week then. I want some current themes!!
Still wanting a Spice Girls v All Saints/ Girls Aloud v Sugababes theme!!
I would love Boyband VS Girlband but how many One Direction songs would be picked? :/
Emily calling Toxic dated. For that she can be first out.
Brooks Way have been dramatically AXED from The X Factor following the launch of an investigation rumoured to involve an assault.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/goss/551962/X-Factor-Brooks-Brothers-Brooks-Way-axed
X Factor just can't help themselves when it comes to drama can they?
BRING SAADA BACK.
what a mess though. tragique.
what's the betting that they already knew about this assault but decided to put them into the lives and then "dramatically" axe them at the last minute to create "drama"??
4 of Diamonds pls
If they bring in a replacement - I imagine they will otherwise they won't have enough acts for the final - it will surely be 4 of Diamonds, Louis was still going on about them on Xtra Factor last week about how much he wanted them to go through as well.
Everything has managed to be very well covered, no leaks so far, so who knows what will happen?
Supposedly there's no replacement, although they've only been suspended at this stage I guess so they could be allowed back next week. This timing is ridiculous though
XF should really up the age to 18. It shows how some of the younger ones are too immature for the show
CHRISTIAN PLEASE THANKYOU
What a mess
Surely it'll have to be 4 of Diamonds in to replace them? As much as he deserves it, it wouldn't be fair to leave Louis with just 2
This show never does fail to surprise me though and we'll probably end up with Yes Lad
if it was christian i'd cry for hours
Brooks Way axed Surely 4 of Diamonds would replace them, otherwise too many male bands, if its true.
Interesting that reports suggest they've only been suspended and could return next week though?
Hope 4OD or Caitlyn return!
Yeah they've only been axed pending an investigation at this stage apparently, so if nothing comes of it, they'll be reinstated. I can't see them returning though if they're going to all this effort lol.
Here goes.. Come on Matt!
Why would they only suspend them for one week though? Thus giving them an easy ride to Week 2..
I think Express Yourself is one of the better theme ideas they've had in a while. It's what they usually do ANYWAY.
No mention yet and Louis saying he has 3 acts he believes in
I loved Sharon barely even trying to conceal her lack of enthusiasm/choice of three acts
5 After Midnight get the death slot
It certainly helps to have a loud backing track
That was not their best and they've been so good up until this point. Didn't really seem like a song they should've done to 'express themselves'. OK but not amazing ~
Surely if they are suspended, they won't come back next week, as they probably get booed off, and probably get a free week for all the acts.
Oh wow this is shocking
Wow, that was one hell of a foghorn.
Meh! Don't liek this song and her voice.
Simon sure has an obsession with this song
What happened to 5AM? :/ their vocals were really off.
3/10
Good lord what the f*** is this
That key change gahhh
It got a bit better as she went on but she was so off in the first half and barely got there in thr second
Second on and shoddy surely means she will struggle to make it beyond this week
Sorry Simon, it wasn't brilliant.
Poor start for Sam, it just was too loud, she has got potential though, I put it down to first show nerves.
I'm here ready to spam
I thought Sam Lavery's performance was quite good She'll certainly make it through the first few weeks
7/10
from Norway
Epic fail Sharon
I'm interested to see how she does. Hopefully something public friendly as I assume they'll know shes the favourite to go out.
Aw shes lovely 💓 and quite a nice mystical start.
Oh God! They like to emphasize she's from Finland.
Bottom 2 says Hi
"Mutes TV"
Loving the staging for this
9.5/10
Shes brilliant.
omg SANG IT. This is so good ;o
She versed a little on thr shouty at times sadly but leagues above the other two tonight
Really good arrangement too which is usually the weak spot on this show
Okay, that's EASILY the best thing she's done so far. I've thought she has a great voice throughout but I haven't been hugely interested in her but she got me there.
it's a bit too theatrical
I really hope she stays
any idea who's performing yet?
Oh! Buzzjack loving a female act, it means she's in trouble tomorrow.
Ryan Lawrie doing 1d = Joseph's dream
Very impressive. My favourite so far.
He is NOT loving Sharon!
Did nothing for me 3.5/10
Not his best and the backing track was far too loud but it was decent.
Sharon is the star of the show tonight, I can't say I particularly care for any of the first 4 (Saara was fab but I'm not invested, 5AM weren't fab but I usually am).
But yeah he was fine, which is pretty much his default.mode
Saara was EXCEPTIONAL! I wasn't expecting them to go to such an effort with the arrangement change and the fantastic staging, and her vocals were flawless. She's going to completely outclass the majority of these amateurs, let's hope the early slot and the constantly country drama won't work against her too much.
Ryan was decent if unspectacular, Sam does have potential but she reverted back to shoutiness again and 5AM were bland with below average vocals. Strangely enough though, 5AM are the only act that are guaranteed to be safe out of these first 4.
Ahh, DEAD MUM. I wondered how they were going to try and humanise Gifty.
YESSSS! That's My Girl
The song isn't good but Gifty did a great job of it. The best so far, she needs to make it through and sing a better song next week
Ok that's hands down the best of the night so far, like an actual popstar strolled in. Backing track was very kind is the only criticism I have
Probably the best performance of the show so far, she reminds me a bit like Fleur East, loved the whole thing.
She was out of time in moments and getting a bit lost in the backing (like many of them today) but in other moments she OWNED IT *.*
That wasn't amazing because it was so difficult to keep up with some of it, namely the fast bridge. But I really enjoyed it, she's the most ready made popstar of the lot.
I'm not excited for any of these acts so far. Gifty was good but not as good as she was in Simon's house.
Gifty was great.
Ayy. Brum native. So good to hear a Brummie accent!
She banged her head
Relley my favourite so far
Well she was good, but 10 years out if date
Impressive performance, I wasn't expecting that from her.
I liked Relley's performance. Not sure if people will vote for her though.
Relley was brilliant! Great all round.
Relley was really good!! Hopefully that performance saves her this week
I'm not sure reversing thr gender of this song really WORKS
Oh yeah! I love this song now. Go Matt
Sharon covering Nicole's tits is killing me
Matt's face really winds me up. Matt in general winds me up.
Taking all that into account, performance of the night.
Oh wow that Matt Terry performance was my favourite of the night! He's been a bit hit-and-miss with me so far but that was really slick and enjoyable.
Ok he is my least favourite contestant in terms of PERSONALITY (so arrogant and smarmy) but then that performance could be the best of the night so far, welp. Very, very good.
Don't say I can't go out with the boys x
Well he was vocally faultless (the only one so far tonight) so that was pretty great
Yes Matt!
Urgh at Brattavio
Matt was great, as expected.
Matt was great, pretty much faultless, I can see him in the final.
That Ryan guy should go, his voice way too weak
This is dull
Freddy is boring
That was going so well until the cheesy smiley bit when he moved from the piano. Sucked out all of the power of the song. Oops. No to that~
Well that was quite pleasant, not hugely exciting but one of my favourites from him.
That was going so well until THAT switch-up :S What the hell were they thinking?!
Freddy wasn't that bad, but still boring.
Simon hating hard on Nicole tonight
That was disappointing, I thought he might dark horse this competition and do quite well but I'm doubting it there.
Quite fancy him though. Not that that means he should stay, worst so far but still. It's something.
Really enjoyed the simplicity of that - until the second part where it went a little odd to be fair, I do like his voice though.
what the hell are these 2 doing
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Party anyone?
THE FAKE ECHO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That was batshit insane from the off. It doesn't even merit criticism becsuse it's all a joke. It just isn't one I get or want to get.
Poo together in my room... No, thank you!
Sharons is owning this whole show tonight
Omg they were hilariously awful as I thought
I'm speechless, I can't even string a sentence after that...
hang on.... another joke act on the way.
That was kinda funny, agree with Robot that the fake echo bit was lol worthy!
Oh no... not Closer
What a ludicrous song choice
What the heck is this
This is all kinds of wrong
Is she being strategically sacrificed or something, this is such a weird choice for her.
This is the opposite of "express yourself" for her, surely? She would never release anything like that and it stripped her niche away from her. Not impressed.
What a total misfire at making her current! That just wasn't for her at ALL.
No Louis its not #1
It's not even a good sing to sing on a show like this ANYWAY, but for her it is totally incongruous and she really struggled. I doubt it's going to go down well either.
Oh no! Closer will overtake Starboy in the official chart.
The performance was ok, Kate Nash track 'Foundations' would have suited her better.
She has a good voice but that wasn't the right song. It felt so awkward in the instrumental bit her just oohing cos she can't dance
They should have gone for Closer's more poppy, acoustic-y sister 'Starving'!!!! That didn't really work except a great last 30 seconds, but thankfully she will be safe as she has the potential to reach the final.
When I say Honey..
HONEY G! *.*
This is absolutely incredible.
Honey G must have used quire a few rolls of tin foil for that creation
If she is going to sing her catchphrase in every track week on week, its going to get pretty boring.
God this is awful
In Honey G related news, I have a colleague at work who looks like her and she has started wearing a baseball cap & shades to work. We haven't seen the gold tracksuit as yet though.
IKONEK, obviously
THIS IS SO CATCHY LOL
lol at Nicole's potato comment.
I didn't think Alexandra/Beyonce could ever be beaten when it comes to iconic X Factor moments, but that might be it. It just might be.
I can't get over that.
Honey G GETS IT
That was truly iconic. Ridiculously entertaining and fun Slay us all Honey G *.*
For the first time in years, we finally have something totally different and detached from anything that's ever happened on the show before. She should win.
I reckon the bottom 2 will be Bratottavia and Freddie, leaning towards Freddie going home, Honey G is safe for a couple of weeks
Honey G has a lot more support than people think. Whenever I mention X Factor she is the first thing people are talking now about and from what I've heard, outside of the stay at home bitter mums on Facebook, it's been mostly positive!
I'd say after that the most vulnerable after that are Ryan, Sam and Freddy! No idea who will be bottom 3 but those three seem quite forgetabble even though I really like Ryan so i'm predicting them...
Really should be a bottom 2 of Freddy and Emily though based on performances.
Relley > Honey G > Saara > Gifty > 5AM > Matt > Sam > Bratavio > Emily > Freddy > Ryan
It was worth sitting through all that just for Honey G tbh *.* Even so, it's so refreshing hearing a song like California Love on X Factor! Definitely want her to win.
As for the rest, ehhh, none of these are inspiring me much. Matt was good, though I kinda think they'll just make him super unexciting like Che last year (his performance would've been better had he done the G-Eazy rap tbh!)
The D* votes were as follows:
HONEY G x 2
FREDDY
GIFTY
RELLEY
Matt Terry was the best by miles.
I strangely love Honey G though!
If I knew James Arthur would be in tomorrow's show, I would have predicted more than 100k for him next Friday.
James Arthur should get a MASSIVE boost I hope he does a bit of Sermon too.
Emily and Honey were fab.
01 Honey G
02 Matt Terry
03 Saara Aalto
04 Gifty Louise
05 Relley C
06 Bratavio (boosted by the echo)
07 5 After Midnight
08 Ryan Lawrie
09 Emily Middlemas
10 Freddy Parker
11 Samantha Lavery
*edited out - what COULD this have been?*
Omg that was my local shopping centre Honey G was at in her VT!! I really want to bump into her at one time
Honey G, Saara and most of them slayed tonight tbh! 💖
01 Honey G
02 Relley C
03 Gifty
04 Matt
05 Saara
06 5 After Midnight
07 Ryan
08 Emily
09 Samantha
10 Bratavio
11 Freddy
01 Saara
02 Honey G
03 Gifty
04 Sam
05 Relley
06 Matt
07 Ryan
08 5AM
09 Emily
10 Bratavio
11 Freddy
Top 6 were incredible, Ryan/5AM were solid and didn't like any of my bottom 3
Votes:
Saara 5x
Gifty 2x
Sam 2x
Honey G 1x (sure she'll be safe!)
Honey G (oh my god, it sounds like a 2005 UK #1 single *.*), Gifty and Matt were the only I really liked. Saara was technically great too but they're really selling her as this cold character with the editing over the past few weeks, it's a shame and no doubt she'll be out tomorrow or next week, the audience reaction was very muted.
Oh my god at a Vengaboys song being used on X Factor
01 Honey G ~ So entertaining it was unreal. Had to watch her performance again just now!
02 Matt Terry ~ Really strong vocalist. Great song choice with a suitably slick arrangement. Didn't overdo the falsetto!
03 Gifty Louise ~ Wasn't perfect by any means but the chorus in particular was really enjoyable. She has a real star quality about her.
04 Saara Alto ~ I absolutely hate 'Let It Go' but I enjoyed the staging and her vocals were top notch
05 5 After Midnight ~ Didn't wow me like they did at judges houses but it was decent enough. Maybe too safe.
06 Relley C ~ It was all a bit dated but she has a great voice when she doesn't overdo it.
07 Ryan Lawrie ~ Nothing special but again not bad really. Just pretty average.
08 Bratavio ~ Lmao that they're this high. Technically horrific but I couldn't help but somewhat enjoy the fun?? Plus the echo was hilarious.
09 Sam Lavery ~ Meh, liked her at judges houses but wasn't a fan of her rendition. A bit too screechy in places.
10 Emily Middlemas ~ Complete misfire! The song didn't suit her at all and it was awkward to watch the 'ooooh' bits over the production.
11 Freddy Parker ~ Started off like there was going to be some potential but what the HELL was that switching up of the song all about? Completely ruined it.
honey did EXACTLY what she needed to omg
Hmm, it's hard to predict. With it being a bottom 3 rather than a bottom 2 I expect Bratavio and Freddy to be in there. Probably joined by Relley but there's an outside chance of Ryan, Saara and Sam too.
At this stage I'd go bottom 3: Bratavio, Freddy, Relley
Flash vote save: Relley
Sing-off save: Freddy
I do think Bratavio may be disposable now Honey G is taking off so well, and it'll see the show regain a bit of credibility.
Are we having a double elimination tomorrow?
Nope, Dermot just said they are having a bottom 3 announcement where app voters then flash vote to save 1. The other 2 then go into the sing-off!
honey g may be the smartest woman on the planet. she knows whats up
The last 30 seconds were when we could actually hear her properly, she was fairly inaudible throughout most of the song! To be fair to her, the Spotify studio version does sound pretty good it just isn't a song that suits being performed live.
But the first minute or so is her usual, whispery voice though? Then that "note"... oh no!
The app vote to save one of the bottom 3 is going to lead to bad choices.
Her normal whispery voice usually stands out better in the sound mix than it did tonight, maybe it's because every performance we've had from her so far has had nothing more than an acoustic background so therefore she doesn't have to fight/raise her voice against a backing track. But the final chorus was pretty good aside from the big note at the end admittedly, but at this stage I think she's more of a Diana Vickers than she is a Janet Devlin/Abi Alton - I think she could belt like Diana can with some training.
I thought that big second chorus was amazing - I loved the performance on the whole, definitely my favourite of the night
Have Brooks Way definitely gone from the show. A bunch of silly billys.
May I also add, how adorable is Gifty 💕
1 - Relley C
2 - Saara Alto
3 - Honey G
4 - Gifty Louise
5 - Freddy Parker (he actually surprised me)
6 - 5 After Midnight (disappointing!)
7 - Emily Middlemas (should've stuck with Toxic, that was so awkward when she was oohing or whatever she was doing at the instrumental bit )
8 - Ryan Lawrie
9 - Samantha Lavery
10 - Matt Terry (so overrated. Please don't let him win!)
11 - Bratavio
Did Emily really think Toxic was dated? Omg. I feel old
I only saw half of the show but Honey G was my favourite and I hope she stays long in the competition. It would be good if she performs Controlla by Drake and does a dab at some point
While i am a fan of the show i had found the show had got very stale so suprisingly i really enjoyed tonight opening live show and thought in general the acts done well and in large picked good songs.
Thoughts on this week:
01 Relley (such a sassy, confident performance! I didn't expect that, but then again I'm not entirely sure what I expected given she had like 0 airtime prior to this But that will have saved her from the bottom 2 surely?!)
02 Saara (a brilliant arrangement of that song, started off a bit shaky and awkward but she totally hit her stride quickly and it really worked like that I thought plus I'd argue her voice is pretty much second to none of the talent - or lack thereof - this year)
03 Gifty (it wasn't as good as I expected, but I partly think that's just because it's not the sort of song that you'd perform to wow on X Factor tbh, I liked her attitude and I also loved that it was something you don't expect from her, to take a bit of a risk)
04 Honey G (I mean, it was entertaining which is more than I can say for a lot of below, as its week 1 it's not wearing off yet but I'm sure it will)
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05 Matt (it wasn't anything I'd stan or go mad over but I was impressed, competent is the word I'd use. He's by far the most talented boy)
06 Samantha (on second listen not as bad as I thought, but there are definite issues with her control/pitch etc, I think she might not be ready and she could be the Tamera of this year? She has such a voice and so much potential)
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07 Freddy (eh it wasn't too bad but pretty boring for sure, he's just not my sort of singer and the song is one of those I hate people covering because the Fugees version is so so good)
08 5 After Midnight (basically just Aldi JLS, their vocals are really off at times though, their dancing can't save them every time)
09 Ryan (basically everything wrong with music in 2016, a weak voiced boy who can barely carry a tune coasting on the fact he looks like a popstar, he'd have been much better in a boyband)
10 Emily (I know this sounds silly but it wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't so overrated, but I just do not hear what is supposed to be good about her? Suffice to say, her vocals on Closer were worse than the original's VMA performance :/ I hated her attitude about Toxic this week too, and that's not me being biased towards the song or Britney, it's probably more me being biased against Emily But it's just that there wasn't really a need to be so stuck up about the song just because she's not good enough to sing it... Plus points for finally not hiding behind the guitar but they just exposed her "voice" - or lack of....)
11 Brattavio (everything wrong with TV/society/music in 2016)
Relley surely saved herself with that, but idk if she was still a bit early to stand out and maybe she could slip into the bottom 2, Saara has that danger too. I really hope neither of those are there, I assume Brattavio will be but you never can trust Britain. I can see an upset of one of Relley/Saara going against Brattavio in one of the dreaded deadlock sing offs. The only other person I can see joining Brattavio is perhaps Freddy but I don't think he'd be so susceptible to the "shock" elimination.
Performance rate:
1. Relley C - 8.0/10.0 (I'm glad she pulled a good performance out the bag, not perfect but a very strong vocal)
2. Matt Terry - 7.5/10.0 (Sung very well but still unsure if perfect song for him)
3. Honey G - 7.0/10.0 (So wrong it felt so right, especially compared to some of the other boring performances)
4. Freddy Parker - 6.0/10.0 (Don't think this was as bad as people are making out; the piano part was great and he has a lovely tone. Did go a bit downhill but better than most)
5. Saara Alto - 5.0/10.0 (So Eurovision and so cheesy. She sung well but couldn't be less my thing and I find her personality insufferable)
6. Gifty Louise - 4.5/10.0 (Sorry, I think she's very poor vocally and not getting fuss; all one note and she didn't cope well with upbeat song)
7. Samantha Lavery - 4.0/10.0 (Shouting the song doesn't make you good love. No tone at all)
8. 5AM - 3.5/10.0 (Had been reasonably impressed up until now but their vocals, especially at beginning were terrible)
9. Emily Middlemass - 2.5/10.0 (What the hell was this? So wrong and sounded like a school talentshow performer)
10. Ryan Lawrie - 1.0/10.0 (So weak and non-descript it's almost offensive)
11. Bratavio - 0.0/10.0 (No comment. Go home)
Overall it was a terrible live show with hardly anyone sounding decent at all. I guess that's what happens when you get rid of the only good people in the rounds previously.
Honestly none of them seem deserving of winning X Factor at all.
Relley and Saara are both in the top 3 (with Matt) on many of the online polls so I hope they can both avoid the bottom three!
1. Matt Terry - I orginall had Relley at first ages ago but thinking back and I feel as if Matt's the one that has stuck with me the most. His voice was incredible and he pulled that song off so well. He didnt overdo the high notes either was flawless in my eyes
2. Relley C - Such a good song choice for her The songs tone and style worked really well with her voice.
3. Honey G - I loved this performance was so fun and so right for her I will probs get tired of her but for now *.*
4. Saara Alto - Was a beaitufl arrangment nothing like the original and her voice was really good
5. Gifty Louise - Some of it was a mess but It was very good
6. Ryan Lawrie - Wasnt amazing but it was pretty good for his type of voice. I want something different from him though,
7. 5AM Midnight - Here is where it starts to go bad Doesnt sound like them at all
8. Samatha Lavery - Was shouty as hell shame
9. Emily Middlemass - Doesnt sound like a song she would sing at all
10. Freddy Parker - WTF was that bit after the piano
11. Bratavio - Just AWFUL
Bottom 3 prediction: Bratavio, Freddy, Saara (I think Relley C's good performance could save her, but I'm not that sure)
Flash vote save: Freddy
Sing-off save: Saara
Bratavio need to go, they're awful.
Saara is up to 536k YouTube views, nearly 400k ahead of 2nd placed Matt on 178k views. Of course a lot of these will be from international viewers, but I'm hoping it'll make the producers think she is worth keeping around seeing as she does create a lot of social media hype.
Relley and Bratavio have the least YouTube views, I could see that being a realistic bottom 2. I'm still fearing Saara is going to get dragged into the fight with her early slot, gothic staging which could turn off the younger fans and the fact she is from ABROAD.
I now think it is going to be 3 from 4 rather than 3 from 6 that I suggested last night. I think Ryan and Sam, while being behind the top 5 of Matt, Honey, Emily, Gifty and 5AM, will have a buffer ahead of the bottom 4. So that leaves Bratavio, Relley, Saara and Freddy - 1 of which will be safe.
YES!:
01. Relley C - 08.5/10 Many underestimate Relley but her performance was the best of the night for me. The song choice, the rapping, the stage prescence. Give me that diva I love!
02. Matt Terry - 08.0/10 Wasn't expecting much from Matt but the final minute of that was sublime and the minimalistic stage construction well with the rawness of his vocals. Yes!
Good, but not great:
03. 5 After Midnight - 07.0/10 vocally nothing special, but their energy was enough for me to enjoy and they seem to gel well as a group on and off stage. Terrible song though.
04. Gifty Louise - 06.5/10 - As a fan of both FH and Gifty, I was most excited for this performance but it started out really flat tbf. It did however get better towards the end.
TV GOLD:
Honey G - 06.0/10 - No talent whatsoever lmao but I can't even deny that was TV gold, although if she stays whilst better vocalists go I will be mad.
Bratavio - 05.5/10 - Yes, it was bad. So bad it was nearly good. But at least I stayed awake watching it which I can't say for the rest of them.
Basic messes:
Samantha Lavery - 05.0/10 - Yeah, it was good, I guess. Meh, nothing more.
Saara Aalto - 03.5/10 - if there was a song I never wanted to rehear it was 'Let It Go' and I honestly don't care if she 'did it justice' after six chair, she makes me cringe so much.
Freddy Parker - 02.5/10 - Painfully bad. Really I liked Freddy before but how he has made the finals seems laughable. Not enough.
Emily Middlemas - 02.0/10 - Really this song? gurl bye. How boring.
Ryan Lawrie 00.0/10 - Well he's there I guess which is more than I can say for Brooks Way. Still so basic, hopefully it;s a double elimination with Emily and they can leave together.
The living doll should be there!!
When did Enily call it dated?
You spelt her last name wrong too!!!11
So who are the guest performers tonight? James Arthur and?
Can't believe they thought Toxic was old though!!
For me THAT is the story of this X Factor.
It seems James Arthur really is the only guest act tonight then, strange.
01 Matt Terry
02 Relley C
03 Gifty Louise
04 Saara Aalto
05 5 After Midnight
06 Honey G
07 Ryan Lawrie
08 Samantha Lavery
09 Freddy Parker
10 Emily Middlemas
11 Bratavio
Going for Bratavio, Freddy and Samantha in the bottom 3. Samantha to be saved with Bratavio going home
X Factor still trying to push 'Sax' one year later
You better play that sax
Gosh I forgot about how LOW they can sink with the group perfs
The show should be re-named The Sax Factor to be honest.
Loving the not so subtle BLACK THEME for Shazza's big day
I this song so much!
I hate this song so much, wish he stayed gone and this comeback didn't happen.
Did James just get his lyrics mixed up?
Well done James on managing to be relatively normal for a few minutes.
Watch that James song rocket in sales and spend another 10 weeks at #1 now
Kind of surprised about Relly C being safe, thought she might be in danger despite being very good
Bye Saara
Perfect bottom 3
I reckon Saara will get the flash vote
With Freddie going home.
In a SANE world Bratavio would be gone instantly
Bratavio will surely go if not saved by the flash vote, yes?
everyone vote to save Saara!!!
there's a flash poll on the app that has Saara at 40%, Bratavio at 11% and Freddy at 49% - so it's likely that Freddy is going through.
Come on Saara!!!
Bratavio to go and rly glad Relley/Sam/Gifty/Honey G are through!
Freddie gets my 5 votes anyway, the only one of the 3 with some tone in his voice.
Normally I'd be sceptical about the judges voting, but I think they'll sacrifice Bratavio since they already have Honey G as the novelty act
My bottom 3 prediction was right.
Voted 5 times for Saara
Voted 10 times for Saara, hope she's safe!
Ugh.
Bratovia to go than
oh no Saara isn't safe
The judges are so gonna save Bratavio aren't they? for the "drama"
Yay Freddy so a nr deserve to be there in the first place
Surely only Louis will save Bratavio!?
Well, I can't believe the judges will save Bratavio
Bratavio to go please!
I said this the other day...she screams first one out Even though I love her!
Strip her of the theatrics and suddenly it's so much easier to connect
I think Simon and Nicole will keep Saara in...
Louis: "They are gonna sing their hearts out"
Sharon: "REALLY?!"
I AM f***ING DONE
Hopefully Nicole and Simon both vote to save Saara, but it could be either way with Nicole
Don't go for vibrato if you can't sing DARLING
Oh my God, surely one of the worst sing offs EVER?
WHO ARE BALARIO? Sharon Osbourne is f***ing hilarious.
Oh f*** off Simon, be smart
surely Simon isn't insane enough to vote Saara home?
YES BRATAVIO OUT!
Yass perfect result in the end!!
Hope the theme wheel lands on movies!
JUSTICE
Yeah, I think Simon realized that nobody on earth would believe that was a legit result if Saara went home. Very pleased
Hoping the wheel stops at Louis Loves
BRATAVIO OUT
Or Belario, as Sharon calls them
Omg at Louis already only having one act if Brooks don't return! Justice for picking the worst groups!!
Louis Loves would be such a *.* theme if it were to happen.
It be funny if Brooks Way don't turn up next week, Louis down with 2 acts.
So, no one will replace The Brooks?
Motown ffs ugh.
Little Mix & One Republic next week
What a tired theme.
Motown oh BORE off
Guess the wheel won't 'land' on Fright Night until Halloween...
Terrible theme for next week, but only about 3 of them aren't so no real surprise
oh yay Motown I would honestly have preferred Louis Loves.
I couldn't be happier with that result, I had a feeling Freddy would be in danger but I am glad he got saved in the flash vote, and Saara put in an incredible performance and was deservedly saved. Bratavio were always DREADFUL so good riddance.
I don't get why the public aren't connecting more with Saara seeing as she has the best voice in the competition. Her sing off was the best of the entire series imo!
Let's be honest, it's because she's foreign and the British public are low key racist and xenophobic as f***, isn't it?!
Great result there! There was no competition between that sing off really, Saara absolutely killed it. *.*
Motown next week does not excite me in the slightest.
OMG MOTOWN?
OH MY DAYS. When was the last motown inspired hit? I am DEAD at this still being a viable choice (I GET Disco, even though that is just as bad) but poor Emily. Wonder how she'll cope with this current and relevant theme :')
#StillABitterBritneyStan
lmaooo jonjo
Motown
I hate Motown week but at least it will get it out of the way. I also think the group performance should be dropped, i see twitter is going on about the group performance was mimed but to my knowledge it has always been mimed every week in the past series.
Simon should accept that people do not have interest in Fleur East, he does everything he can to give her promo he really must have a soft spot for her. On xatra factor i wish someone would put the question to Simon, does he think if he put more effort to the winners of the show that people would have more an interest in the show.
The group performance for 'Sax' was a bit awkward really. The majority of them couldn't really dance outside of Gifty and (surprisingly) Freddy
Saara even being bottom 2 in the first place was an utter joke, she has by FAR the best voice in the competition. She sings rings around even the likes of Relley, let alone Emily and Ryan for example who predictable sailed through. Like Jack said though, it's UKIP Britain at its worst. I haven't really seen much critique for Saara's voice or performance on social media it's always "she's not British!1!1!"... I don't care if an act comes from the moon, I'd rather see someone with a huge voice and a hell of a lot of talent like Saara than a generic young boy with the usual haircut barely "singing" above a whisper, a boy band who dance energetically to cover up their lack of vocal talent or the next Sam Smith clone. My hope for this series is Relley becoming the Fleur figure but I doubt it :/ Gifty may be my only hope but I lose Relley and Saara in the first few weeks I can't see myself keeping up with the series. There's always Honey G I suppose
As for the theme next week, Christ I don't normally like genre weeks as it is because rather than being a challenge to adapt to different styles, to me it feels like they confine the acts to something they may not ever release anyway. But the worst ones are the dated triad of Big Band, Disco and Motown. No contestant this year is going to even attempt releasing any of those genres, so it just feels pointless to a week of them being sung. And besides, I'm sure a lot of the contestants will just turn them acoustic or do a piano ballad arrangement or whatever suits them, so it defeats the purpose of having a theme that's geared towards a certain style. Wider themes like say rock or dance are fine but I still think the purpose of the live shows should be a craft out an artist, and if they're never going to release dance or rock, why should they have to sing it?
Is there any rap or grime Motown inspired songs that Honey G "from da endz" can perform next week?
do you think Georgette keeps up the act in the house
I wonder if relevant + current Emily will perform Marvin Gaye
I could see that really suiting Freddy actually.
Matt is a clear winner, his performance was incredible and wowzers he is HOT!
Is Freddy gay? He seems very gay-acting but hasn't said it outright afaik.
It is not racist to not vote for Saara. I am not racist but it is harder to connect to a non-British act in this sort of platform. I think her voice is INCREDIBLE but it is just harder to connect.
I am not thrilled for Motown week, I wanted Louis Loves. Also, is the wheel spinning thing just fixed anyway?
Like I'm pretty sure Fright Night will be in the closest weekend to Halloween.
Why does it matter if Freddy is gay or not? Why is it hard to connect purely because she isn't British?
Get your head checked Hun x
No it isn't racist to not vote for her if you can justify your dislike or disconnect with something other than "she isn't British". I know that some people don't like big voices like hers, they prefer softer subtle voices, and that would be fine as a reason why you're not a huge fan of Sarah but if people really can't come up with a reason that isn't "she's not British" it's a tad pathetic. You wouldn't say "she's harder to connnect with because she's a woman " "he's harder to connect with because he's black", so why is "she's Finnish why is she here!!1!' even being said
Also I hate how so many people are hung up on Freddy's sexuality. It's got nothing to do with anything and it's not like he has to shout from the rooftops, it has nothing to do with a singing competition. Funnily enough it's mostly gays on twitter and say Digital spy etc who I see being horrendously judgemental about it...
The fact she isn't British can come across as cold and full of herself?! what a load of bullshit!!! Sorry your low key racist opinion has been deemed as trash.
Evolutionary psychology?! Jesus Christ. Whatever you need to say to justify yourself babes.
I do think Saara has been edited quite badly at times, particularly at the 6 chair challenge and I see why some people are holding this (incorrect) view that she's perhaps a bit diva-ish. When she isn't being edited badly though, as you can see in this interview from yesterday, she is absolutely lovely and adorable:
Saara was bottom 2 because she's not British, imo. The public is xenophobic when it comes to a competition like this because they'd rather support home grown talent. That's how I see it anyway.
I don't think it's xenophobia in terms of the general public, like Ryan said I don't think she's had the best edit so people haven't warmed to her too much, especially as her personality comes off as quite quirky which the public generally don't like on these kinda shows (definitely not my personal opinion though, I think she's fantastic). "She's not British" isn't a reason to not connect with her though, that can't be used against her and I'm quite disappointed to see it has been in this thread.
I don't agree with it being a reason, but I think we over estimate some of the public. Personally I can't warm to her because I find her too theatrical, nothing to do with her nationality. I can't deny she's an incredible singer though.
i may have had a naughty dream about one of the contestants.
i wish.....
I wasn't going to bring it up but since somebody asked, yeah, Freddy's gay. A friend of mine used to be friends with him - which makes it a bit awkward that he changed the lyrics in Killing Me Softly
I expect the producers are trying to make him some heartthrob for the girls, which is a huge shame really considering we've not had a young male soloist who's openly gay at the time and isn't a novelty act I believe.... (Jaymi Hensley's the only one really and he was part of Union J)
I don't think Marcus was out during the show, I only found out he was gay the year after.
i do love simon not so subtly implying louis is gay every week though
Yeah, I don't care about Freddy's sexuality because he owes anything to anyone to say if he's gay or not. I care because I fancy him quite a lot x
ME TOO ROB
Looking forward to Motown week.
Matt still hot favourite with all the bookies with 4 of diamonds and Gifty Louise just behind.
genuinely not a clue who four of diamonds are
am I missing something because I don't remember a four of diamonds last week is it the wildcard
AH yes. I like them.
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