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Posted by: Liаm 29th November 2016, 06:25 PM

Theme: Christmas // TBA
Guests: Lady Gaga and Zara Larsson *.*

Posted by: jase. 30th November 2016, 08:36 PM

those guests

I'll be surprised if Saara isn't eliminated this week

Posted by: Liаm 30th November 2016, 09:03 PM

I'd be surprised if she WAS personally, the rebound vote won't matter for 5am so I'd say them or Emily.

Posted by: Danvember 30th November 2016, 09:16 PM

I really think it'll be 5AM leaving, unless they really pull something out of the bag.

Posted by: pippa 1st December 2016, 03:34 PM

Emily is who i would like to see leave. That said, once Zarra stays i will be happy with the result as i think she is wonderful.

Posted by: Hadji 1st December 2016, 04:05 PM

I hope it's Emily and Saara in the bottom two but I reckon it will be 5AM and Saara in the bottom two

Posted by: DiamondHeart 1st December 2016, 07:23 PM

I want Emily to leave, god she's dreadful. I can't believe she even made the Live Shows.

Posted by: JosephCarey 1st December 2016, 07:35 PM

Emily to WIN *.*

Posted by: Jason 1st December 2016, 08:20 PM

Emily to LEAVE this Sunday please God!

She's so annoying, I hate her style of singing.

Posted by: pippa 1st December 2016, 09:25 PM

There is no bottom 2 this week, am i correct, its just the person with the lowest votes goes.

I want Emily to leave but she has the advantage as all the Scottish who watch will vote for her.

In contrast this is where someone like Sarra will fall down.

That said, i hope Sarra has another fantastic performance and pull in the flexible voters.

Posted by: Martyn 1st December 2016, 09:39 PM

No they got rid of that around Series 7 (Despite announcing the semi final first show that bottom was going). When it came to the Sunday, with Cher bottom of the vote, it was suddenly a bottom 2 to get rid of Mary, having already got Will.I.AM to be there for a duet for Cher.

In previous years they had started going to just the public vote about 2 or 3 weeks before the final.

This way they have much more control in who get into the final.

Posted by: Ryan. 1st December 2016, 10:04 PM

Slight worry is that Saara has been filming at the Finnish Embassy this week, and the so-called "Embassy VT" for foreign acts (Andrea, 4th Impact) has been associated with their respective eliminations.

That said, I feel like Finland has been thrust in everyone's faces enough anyway so I can't see another Finnish reiteration will be any more harmful than Saara speaking Finnish to her family that she misses at home (week 7 I believe) and she was still fine then.

On the positive side, Finnish TV have made a deal with Syco/ITV to broadcast the semi-final and final completely live - they have been showing it on delay in previous weeks. I doubt Finnish TV will want to broadcast a live final with Saara in it so hopefully that is a good omen for her.

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 1st December 2016, 10:05 PM

Ryan chill bb

Posted by: Jack 1st December 2016, 10:05 PM

Yeah, the British Public are racist cretins so it could very well be her time up if that's the case.

Posted by: Ryan. 1st December 2016, 10:13 PM

This is SERIOUS BUSINESS!

Interesting snippets of info from Brian Friedman is that in week 7 he planned to have some strange dancers on stage for My Heart Will Go On but Sharon scrapped them thankfully. Yet on the other hand Sharon wanted The Winner Takes It All to go upbeat for the latter half of the song (like the original but more so) but Brian and Saara convinced "her" to let Saara do it all ballad and with piano. Two amazing performances could have suffered from overproduction there.

Posted by: Ryan. 1st December 2016, 10:16 PM

I was talking to my workmate earlier who I presume hasn't seen much of this series and wanted me to describe to her who is in the final 4. She had no idea who "early guy in his 20s Matt" or "Scottish girl with guitar Emily" was but "Finnish girl called Saara" did ring a bell to which the response was "oh wow is she still in it?" *.*

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 1st December 2016, 10:19 PM

queen of being vaguely remembered *.*

Posted by: Serg Mix 1st December 2016, 10:55 PM

Emily has to leave on Sunday or she may be one of the worst finalists ever.

Posted by: Adam 2nd December 2016, 04:15 PM

I disagree.. I think in 'Creep' and 'Human' Emily has had some of the absolute highlights of the entire series (this is excluding Ex's and Oh's and Master Blaster, back before Simon decided her best ally, her guitar, should go, which will always baffle me) . Obviously Saara has had LOADS that are up there. Matt has been very hit and miss but 'Writing's On The Wall' and 'You Don't Own Me' are also some of my favourites.

It's 5AM I couldn't justify having an amazing, memorable performance, it's all the same and it's all mediocre, with only one real voice between them. For me they have to go.

That said, not keen on Emily's song choices for the weekend ..

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 2nd December 2016, 04:18 PM

Emily has all the range of a dead pigeon.

Posted by: Qween 2nd December 2016, 11:36 PM

Now, now, I'm sure someone with a strong throwing arm could lob a dead pigeon quite far. I'm not sure how far you could lob Emily, but the answer will always be NOT FAR ENOUGH.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:08 PM

I was thinking this was all a little too SUBTLE then BAM out come the choir in the second verse. Phew.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 08:08 PM

God I hate this xmas track, he could have chose another track.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:09 PM

What a dull song choice, having the choir there cheapened the whole thing too.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:10 PM

Typical Matt, really. Vocally on point but so boring.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:10 PM

X factor CHEAP? Never

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:11 PM

Butter in a sandwich? That's disgusting

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 08:11 PM

"It was like a sandwich without the butter"

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:11 PM

Oh Simon, let's not talk predictable when you've trotted out 'Mad World' for Little Miss Scottish Village.

First time poster, long-time reader.

Posted by: Jason 3rd December 2016, 08:12 PM

Matt was good but not brilliant.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:13 PM

Welcome to the Forum

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:20 PM

Oh. Dear.

This 'Stars In Their Eyes' backing track mess...

Thank you.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:21 PM

How are they STILL so bad when they're mostly being DROWNED OUT by backing track

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:22 PM

Well that was absolutely hideous.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:22 PM

We need Dannii back to point out all those bum notes. Shocking.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 08:22 PM

That was awful just sounded like the original.

Nicole never heard the song before

Posted by: Dancember 3rd December 2016, 08:22 PM

They really are seriously bad...

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:23 PM

East 17 didn't really make it STATESIDE so no real surprise. Far less egregious than Simon not knowing One Sweet Day back in the day.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:23 PM

I'm not sure a high note left their mouths when they attempted it.

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 08:24 PM

That was actually much better than I expected. I quite liked it.

Posted by: 🎄cqmerqn🎄 3rd December 2016, 08:26 PM

All Saara wants for Christmas is a ticket to the final

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:26 PM

I almost tripped over a dead pigeon today..

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:27 PM

These children holding Tomb Raider props.

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 08:27 PM

OMG at her one vocal chord even failing on her here.

Bye Emily.

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd December 2016, 08:27 PM

Simon is SO desperate to pull the votes right away from Matt to try and get Emily further, isn't he?

GOOD LORD. THIS IS DIABOLICAL!

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:27 PM

The kids are outsinging her

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:28 PM

This wouldn't even be acceptable in an amateur pantomime, one of the worst performances of all time on this show?

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:29 PM

Oh Louis, if you didn't like that, just wait until you hear the second track...

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:29 PM

Lol, failing vocally is the only thing she does well. She fails perfectly week in week out. Dead behind the eyes and the whole thing was just bland and lifeless.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 08:29 PM

What an awful contestant.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:30 PM

And outshining her too. She has ZERO star power.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:31 PM

Oh will Simon please shut the f*** up

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:31 PM

What on earth has Matt done to wind up Simon this week?!

Posted by: Ryan. 3rd December 2016, 08:33 PM

Whatever happens next, at this very moment in time Saara is now officially the favourite to win X Factor 2016 at multiple bookmakers!

All three performances so far have been similarly uninspiring.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:34 PM

Saara winning is WAY too good to be true. No matter how crap Matt is I still think he'll win with a massive %. He'll have a massive housewife vote.

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd December 2016, 08:34 PM

I think he knows that Matt is gonna trounce Emily and doing his best to sabotage him to give her a chance.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 08:35 PM

It wasn't her best, she have to make her mark on the second track.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:35 PM

He'll need to do more than that after that bland mess she just served up.

Waiting on Saara to save the show/Christmas.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:38 PM

So it only took until the penultimate week for Sharon to get her name right.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:38 PM

Rsther like an asthmatic trying to blow out a forest fire... Nah

Posted by: 🎄cqmerqn🎄 3rd December 2016, 08:39 PM

Oh this is Emily's best performance by far. Great!!

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:39 PM

She's so lovely and adorable in all he VT's

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 08:41 PM

It's a very real possibility that she's going to win this, isn't it?

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:41 PM

Oh my God yes, SLEIGH me good Saara

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:42 PM

SLEIGHn'.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:42 PM

It'll be the first vote to go RIGHT in 2016 if she does

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:43 PM

That was perfect. It's totally Christmassy and she clearly loved it as much as I did watching it. Those final few notes too!!

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:43 PM

Thank the high heavens she's still here, would be the worst quality Semi ever otherwise!

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:44 PM

Louis giving me 'basic Irishman visiting foreign territories' vibes and believe me, I'd know.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 08:44 PM

That final note I nearly lost it ~

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 08:45 PM

Aw, she's such a cutie.

Can't believe I found her personality annoying at the beginning.

Posted by: Dancember 3rd December 2016, 08:45 PM

Saara is so much better than the rest of the semi finalists it's unreal. She totally smashed it tonight!

Posted by: Ryan. 3rd December 2016, 08:49 PM

I'm even more excited for her second song now that Simon has already teased it! *.*

It feels like the Saara train is really getting going now, let's hope there isn't a sting in the tail either later tonight or tomorrow!

Posted by: Jason 3rd December 2016, 08:49 PM

Well, it wasn't Saara's best performance for me.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:50 PM

I think that's been the case for so many people and why she's had such a turnaround

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:52 PM

Lighthearted fun at the Middlemas house with Emily and her brother singing Mad World in the bedroom.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:52 PM

Let's see Emily suck all of the emotion outta this

Posted by: RobBob 3rd December 2016, 08:54 PM

Saara has now moved to favourite to win with some bookmakers.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:55 PM

To be fair to her the sing was perfect for her. But it's an abysmal, lifeless pile of shit.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:55 PM

For once I actually liked an Emily performance, one of the few songs that suits her.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 08:55 PM

This is all TOO. MUCH.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:56 PM

Brave? SHE DOES IT EVERY WEEK SIMON

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 08:57 PM

But this isn't her. She was jumping around Six chair challenge singing Anything Could Happen a couple of years ago.

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 08:58 PM

I did actually quite enjoy that, her voice is far nicer when she sings on the breathe like that.

I do think there needs to be some light and shade though and she just doesn't have the power to do that, and therefore every performance comes across a bit pathetic.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 08:58 PM

As per most years, the winner will be down to who they duet with I feel. Obviously last series was an exception however.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 08:59 PM

Not Matt butchering an iconic Jessie Ware anthem

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 08:59 PM

Matt singing Jessie Ware for a place in the final is beyond words.

Posted by: RobBob 3rd December 2016, 08:59 PM

*Ryan noting down the strong use of red in this performance*

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 09:00 PM

I think this might be his worst performance so far.

Horrible vocals.

Posted by: Jason 3rd December 2016, 09:01 PM

One of Matt's best performances imo.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 09:01 PM

That was a bit shouty wasn't it.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:02 PM

Simon going IN on Matt tonight.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 09:02 PM

Operation: Save Emily.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 09:03 PM

Forget Matt or Emily for that matter, it's 5AM they should be trying to get rid of.

Posted by: Hadji 3rd December 2016, 09:06 PM

And Nicole going IN on Emily as revenge on Simon

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:07 PM

Who do u want to win Hadji?

Posted by: Hadji 3rd December 2016, 09:08 PM

Probably Matt but I'll be amazed if Saara wins as she's been in the bottom two three times

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:11 PM

Not ready for this.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:12 PM

GOOSEBUMPS.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:12 PM

She's timed the swing in momentum perfectly though. Which has also corresponded with Matt finally having a few dud weeks. I could very realistically see it happening.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:12 PM

THAT COREOGRAPHY *.*

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:13 PM

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 09:14 PM

Take my weave. Take it. It's yours, hen.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:14 PM

She has sleighed me so damn hard tonight I cannot wait for next week

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 09:14 PM

I'm going to shoot myself in the foot, that was her best performance of the whole series. Pretty much nailed it.

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 09:14 PM

Very good as per (not my fave tho that was Winner Takes It All).

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd December 2016, 09:14 PM

If that doesn't win her the competition, I literally have no hope for the UK public anymore tbh.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 09:15 PM

It felt like her 'Listen'...

Posted by: RobBob 3rd December 2016, 09:15 PM

I cried. Just wow.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:15 PM

...after that and I'm still tempted to put 50 quid on Matt winning. DECISIONS.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:16 PM

I mentioned earlier that performance had potential to be moment of the series.

Let me reaffirm, THAT WAS MOMENT OF THE SERIES.

Posted by: JosephCarey 3rd December 2016, 09:16 PM

Saara has just been incredible tonight, I'm really believing that she can win now

Posted by: Jason 3rd December 2016, 09:17 PM

It was the first time I'm thinking Saara could win!

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 09:17 PM

I am so praying for a Saara & Sia duet in the final. Make it happen X Factor.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:18 PM

Can ITV splash the big bucks and get Sia to perform with her at the final plz?

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:19 PM

Could you actually imagine. Fucking hell.

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd December 2016, 09:19 PM

Hopefully Sia will be around for a duet next week...

I seriously can't get over it!

LMAO. Good Luck 5AM

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 09:19 PM

DON'T DO IT

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:19 PM

I went back and watched that again to avoid the break. Honestly that was world class. Her vocal control was sublime in the latter half and it felt like an actual superstar had descended.

Posted by: Ryan. 3rd December 2016, 09:20 PM

Utterly sensational. It wasn't even her best vocal performance in my opinion (it's tough to ever beat Winner Takes It All) but the sheer emotion in those vocals, the song's production, the staging - absolutely unbelievable! That is a Eurovision winning performance and therefore it should be an X Factor winning performance.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 09:21 PM

5PM are going to flop after that.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 09:22 PM

I'm quite shocked she wasn't descending from a massive chandelier knowing Brian Friedman.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:24 PM

I feel bad for the 5AM lads to go on after THAT

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:25 PM

Truthfully I expected her to either be hanging from one or lowered in on one, but I feel like they genuinely want her to do well now so are going for actual good staging.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:25 PM

I'm trying to think of collabs for next week before I place a bet. Could Saara get somebody like Emeli Sande? I've no idea who they could partner Matt with outside of...idk, Ed Sheeran?

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:25 PM

Probably one of their best performances.

Posted by: Davidson 3rd December 2016, 09:26 PM

Their best since Spice Girls. That was great.

See you Emily.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 3rd December 2016, 09:26 PM

Well that was a pile of crock, I rather see them going home tomorrow.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:26 PM

Which would be AN ODD match up, but he has written his winners single hasn't he?

Posted by: Dobbo 3rd December 2016, 09:26 PM

That's the closest I've ever come to enjoying one of their performances.

They really should do away with the themes, everyone is just so much better when they can pick whatever the hell they want.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:27 PM

Sadly that wasn't even That bad, wouldn't be too surprised to see them make the final over Emily.

Posted by: Dancember 3rd December 2016, 09:27 PM

Saara was better than most of the guest acts there let alone the other contestants!!! She has to win now.

Posted by: COMM 3rd December 2016, 09:29 PM

Yes totally. If she had performed the same song even three weeks ago, it would've been entirely different. That, on the other hand, felt like a genuine attempt at giving her a push for the final.

Posted by: Cassidy 3rd December 2016, 09:29 PM

See you tomorrow guys.

VOTE SAARA

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:29 PM

Tonight is the first time I've felt a Saara win might be possible, still very unlikely, but not beyond all hope.

Posted by: Jason 3rd December 2016, 09:31 PM

Well, the bottom 2 will be Emily x 5 After Midnight and I hope the scottish cow leaves.

Posted by: Dancember 3rd December 2016, 09:32 PM

5AM were actually quite decent there, that's probably earned them a spot in the finals

Posted by: JosephCarey 3rd December 2016, 09:36 PM

I really can't call the bottom 2 actually, I think only Saara is definitely safe! Matt really was underwhelming tonight, he feels very sabotaged I think - criticism, generally not exciting performances and terrible running order slots for the entire series.

Posted by: Qween 3rd December 2016, 09:46 PM

I really don't see anyone other than Emily leaving tomorrow. A surprise Matt being bottom 2 wouldn't SHOCK me, but I think it's more likely to be 5AM. Basically Saara is safe in my mental planning of this. Feels weird to write that.

Posted by: jase. 3rd December 2016, 09:47 PM

Just put 60 quid on Matt, I'll get 180 back if he wins. I like taking a risk

Posted by: torresgirl 3rd December 2016, 09:56 PM

Saara is going to win my friends. Cowell has that look on is face where he had a favoured winner (Matt) and has realised it has gone to the dogs and there is nothing he can do about it.

If she doesn't win it will be a travesty.

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 3rd December 2016, 10:47 PM

Emily makes me hate scotland

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd December 2016, 11:53 PM

Emily just has to go, for once i agree with Louis Walsh, its the same thing every single week.

Saara just has to win, i think she is excellent, i haven't got behind a contestant so much in years and as i live in Ireland and its shown on tv3 here we cant vote which is so annoying.

Posted by: Serg Mix 3rd December 2016, 11:56 PM

I missed it, but lemme guess Saara took the wigs and Matt & Emily were abysmal and 5AM just relied on backing vocals?

Posted by: P@ul 4th December 2016, 12:02 AM

Ireland can vote. There are separate voting numbers online on tv3.ie.

Posted by: PaulM1983 4th December 2016, 12:06 AM

No lies detected. This sums it up.

Saara was sensational.

Posted by: Serg Mix 4th December 2016, 12:30 AM

I couldn't hear Emily at all, those kids swallowed her vocals, I'm screaming.

Posted by: Serg Mix 4th December 2016, 12:36 AM

Poor Jessie, what a way to completly butcher a song, that was awful.

Posted by: Ryan. 4th December 2016, 01:04 AM

Sofabet, for all their overanalysing (which has gone a bit too far in recent weeks imo), did point out something interesting. Dermot apparently said at the beginning of week 7 that 3 different acts have topped the vote, now by the beginning of week 9 that has gone up to 4 acts.

Therefore someone new has topped the vote in either week 7 or week 8. I think we all assume Matt was winning the majority of the early weeks, and Emily's breakout moment was surely Creep - at least more so than anything she's done in week 7 or 8. So her vote topping must have been week 4. We then had the ambiguous clue of something like "two different acts had been top of the vote that have never been top before" in week 6. We all presumed this was therefore between Honey G, 5AM and Saara.

At the end of the day, we know Matt would have won the early weeks so which of these could have given an act their first vote topper:

Emily - It Must Have Been Love or Toxic/Human
5AM - Try A Little Tenderness only (can't have been them week 8 as bottom 2)
Saara - My Heart Will Go On or The Winner Takes It All/Diamonds Medley

I can't see either of Emily's being her first vote topper as her momentum was greatest between weeks 3 and 5 imo.
Will 5AM really have had such a sudden vote dip? It feels like their most likely vote topper was Spice Girls, but could it have been them being referred to in the week 6 clue?
Saara's momentum is obviously in full swing right now and week 8 saw her sudden odds change, if she won any week you'd assume it was week 8. It'd have been quite something for her to win week 6 from slot one, after being bottom 2 previous week.

My theory using this variety of clues is that the following won these weeks:

Express Yourself, Motown, Divas: Matt (Emily consistently top 3)
Fright Night: Emily
Boy/Girlbands: 5AM
Disco: Honey (Saara second)
Movies: Matt (Saara second)
Louis Loves: Saara (Matt second, Emily third)

That's fairly believable and fits all the clues, only issue is could Honey really have won Disco week? In the days after Disco week, papers did "leak" Honey to be the new vote topper - so perhaps it was true after all? We also have to factor in why they chose this week to say every contestant has topped the vote. If Saara had won Movies then all 5 would've topped the vote before the quarter final, so it suggests she must have won week 8. Therefore she does potentially have the momentum.

Oops that's another overly long analysis from me, do enjoy!

EDIT: Oh no my theory is FOILED as that renders the week 7 clue false, damn it's too complicated!!!

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 4th December 2016, 01:10 AM

ryan bb chill

Posted by: 🎄cqmerqn🎄 4th December 2016, 01:22 AM

My head hurts after reading that

Posted by: Ryan. 4th December 2016, 01:31 AM

Mine too

Moral of the story is that 5AM can't have been top 2 for Spice Girls and it only makes sense for Saara to have been the new vote topper in the past week... unless Ryan's elimination gave Emily an almighty boost?

Posted by: Houdini 4th December 2016, 02:31 AM

Was Saara the bookies favourite before this weekend?

Posted by: Liаm 4th December 2016, 03:25 AM

I'm honestly overwhelmed at Saara. There are no words to describe my feelings that really could win

Posted by: Serg Mix 4th December 2016, 03:31 AM

I think

Matt won every week except Fright Night where Emily won then 5AM won Disco with Honey G being 2nd, they were never top 2 as Matt/Emily had top 2 until that week, then Matt back for Movies and Saara taking control on Louis Loves

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 11:15 AM

I hear that there was a super plastic version of War is Over offending the British Facebook pages?

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 11:19 AM

Matt is going out.

Mark my words!!

#PsychicBeaver #rememberIpredictedTrumpBrexitANDHoneyG'sexit even though y'all called me an idiot for the first two oops~

This year is a rehash of 2008. It will be 5 Against Midnight vs Saara for the win, with Saara now being Ruth Lorenzo AND Alexandra in one. However as 2016 likes to turn things on its head this time it will be the band Five Against Midnight which will triumph and win.

Also, I see lots of talk of #MOMENTUUUM!!!

When have I EVERRR been wrong in a vote aboot momentum?? NEVER!! So mark my words bien.

Posted by: SKOB 4th December 2016, 11:34 AM

The show was broadcasted live here in Finland for the first time and loved to see Saara delivering! She's awesome. Funny to think how far she's come because all her ESC entries have been quite bad. X Factor has been a great school for her.

Posted by: Liаm 4th December 2016, 03:20 PM

01 Saara - Chandelier (flawless, incredible, effortless. Both this and The a Winner Takes It All will go down as two of my all time faves, I can't heap enough praise on her)
02 Saara - All I Want For Chrisrmas (exactly what the Christmas section needed, an actual fun Christmas song imbued with joy and of course performed impeccably as always)
03 Matt - Silent Night (a nice and competent enough carol performance but this is where the equality dives lmao)
04 Emily - Mad World (as far as generic Emily performances go, this was enjoyable)
05 5 After Midnight - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (just about average which is stratospheric by their standards)
06 5 After Midnight - Stay Another Day (they cannot sing ballads lmao. Well they just can't sing)
07 Emily - War Is Over (a tragic attempt at this song by being buoyed by the child choir)
08 Matt - Say You Love Me (I found that absolutely painful, the magic of that song is Jessie's voice being so smooth and soulful, but he shouted all over it which is ironic given how he was far too restrained on Sia last week....)

It was just the usual bland lifeless Emily performance She had a children's choir sing most of it for her.

Posted by: Conderella 4th December 2016, 05:37 PM

This was the first time I watched any performances of this year's contestants and oh my god, Saara is so ahead of everyone else, to say it's ridiculous would be an understatement.

Matt is just a pretty One Direction face. Emily is bland as f***. I mean she could've just opened the mouth without singing anything and the children choir would've done all the work for her. Ughhh how the hell was she never in the bottom 3?!? f*** off love. And don't even get me started on the cheesy cliché 5AM. Go back to 1997. Backstreet's back! ALRIGHT!

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:06 PM

Fun fact, have sang 'Steakhouse' a few too many times today.

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:14 PM

This is a very contestant level performance from Zara

Posted by: Davidson 4th December 2016, 08:16 PM

Zara was okay. I still feel like there is something missing in her live performances.

She still comes across very young on stage I think.

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:16 PM

Very 'teenage girl forced to do an uptempo and praised to high heavens for managing to walk' performance.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 08:16 PM

Great performance from Zara, this time last year I predicted Lush Life would be a big hit, she has certainly had a great 12 months.

Posted by: JosephCarey 4th December 2016, 08:18 PM

Loved Zara, so much fun

Posted by: Cameron 4th December 2016, 08:18 PM

Loved that!

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:19 PM

That was pretty good, at least in comparison to the general standard of guest acts this year.

Actually enjoyed Lush Life too having now avoided it for 6 months after being sick to the back teeth of it.

Posted by: Jonjo 4th December 2016, 08:21 PM

Zara gave a brilliant performance! She's often been a bit inconsistent performance wise to me, but she's always been at least decent!

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:22 PM

Th.e most exciting bit was a fear of a WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 08:25 PM

I think GaGa will underwhelm. remember the Venus performance? :/

Posted by: Davidson 4th December 2016, 08:26 PM

Lol not when she is singing Million Reasons.

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:27 PM

A little surprised 5AM are straight through

Posted by: WiseManFromLeeds 4th December 2016, 08:27 PM

Okay can someone explain to me how those idiots are through

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

Her reaction!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

Posted by: Davidson 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

YAAASSSSS

Surprise Matt sing off. So happy.

Saara has played this so well.

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

Simon really did a number on Matt last night but I thought it would rally his fans.

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

So for only the second series the eventual winner will have been in the bottom 2 at least once!

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

Had to be Matt and Emily in the end. somehow I was expecting SAM in the bottom 2 along with Emily.

Posted by: WiseManFromLeeds 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

So much for a Matt v Emily final

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:28 PM

The British public are well known for their inability to consistently make smart choices when voting

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:29 PM

Saara's reaction was a low-key version of my own.

Posted by: Cameron 4th December 2016, 08:29 PM

I can imagine 5am will now be 3rd if Matt goes through.

Posted by: Jack 4th December 2016, 08:29 PM

I really think they could low key get rid of Matt! How exciting.

Posted by: Hadji 4th December 2016, 08:30 PM

First time ever that every act from one series has been in the bottom two and will be the second time an X Factor winner has been in the bottom two

Posted by: gooddelta 4th December 2016, 08:30 PM

Incredible! How she's managed this turnaround I'm not quite sure as the UK public so rarely change their opinions on acts in such a short space of time, but I'm so ecstatic for Saara, she stands a pretty strong chance of winning now!

She's sticking two fingers up (and the rest) to all those who said she was 'the most obvious first week out candidate ever'!

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:30 PM

The mere IDEA of Matt going has me quivering with anticipation (I hate Emily more, but I don't really imagine she can out up much of a fight next week)

Posted by: Davidson 4th December 2016, 08:30 PM

No way will they get rid of Matt.

Simon will be the only one to save Emily. The other 3 don't even like her

Posted by: RobBob 4th December 2016, 08:31 PM

I SCREAMED. I ACTUALLY SCREAMED.

I can't believe it, I feel really quite emotional about it.

Posted by: Dancember 4th December 2016, 08:31 PM

Zara Larsson to win X Factor! that was amazing.

Posted by: Conderella 4th December 2016, 08:32 PM

1. British public is dumb
2. They were actually SLIGHTLY better than Emily and Matt
3. The bottom 2 effect and 13 year olds campaigning on fb

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:32 PM

You would think at worst (from Matt's perspective) it would go to deadlock & I can't imagine he'd be rock bottom. Emily has to go (but then again they probably know who the collabs are & Matt would only get Nicole anyway).

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:32 PM

It definitely does feel like MOMENTUM has been building behind Saara this week in particular. I'm still trying to convince myself it's a dream to far, but it's getting more difficult.

Posted by: dandy* 4th December 2016, 08:32 PM

AMAZING that Saara has made the final, gives me slight faith that people do actually vote for who they think is the best.

Posted by: RobBob 4th December 2016, 08:33 PM

THE VOTE SAARA AALTO BUS!

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:34 PM

Surely, surely unless Saara is handed a couple of duds next week, she has this in the bag?

Low-key hoping Gaga wears that fake head atop of her own again.

Posted by: Jason 4th December 2016, 08:34 PM

Yes! There's no way on Earth they'll save Emily now. **CELEBRATES**

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:37 PM

Giving me strong Emma Roberts vibes. Except not as fab OBV.

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:38 PM

I mean it was well performed but what an awful song.

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:38 PM

There is a good song in there but her delivery ruins it as it does with almost all of her slower songs.

Posted by: dandy* 4th December 2016, 08:40 PM

I like Million Reasons, it's her best attempt at a ballad single to date I think.

Posted by: Davidson 4th December 2016, 08:40 PM

Her voice definitely went at the top, meaning the last 20 seconds she didn't really go for it after the voice crack.

You could tell at the end she wasn't really happy with it.

Still great though.

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 08:42 PM

MATT IS GONE LIKE PSYCHICBEAVER SAID!!!


YASSS I AM EVEN BETTER AT PREDIX THAN 7!!!

Posted by: RobBob 4th December 2016, 08:42 PM

Still not over Saara staying but I really don't mind who goes here.

Really enjoyed Zara earlier aswell, the Scandis be slaying~

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 08:42 PM

I can't see her flying back up the charts with Million Reasons I found it a tad boring.

Posted by: Hadji 4th December 2016, 08:43 PM

I reckon it'll go deadlock

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:44 PM

It's not really an 'X Factor' performance song. It doesn't really go anywhere except the last 0 seconds and if you don't sell them, it just falls flat.

Posted by: gooddelta 4th December 2016, 08:45 PM

I love Million Reasons, it's her best since Applause for me, and probably her most commercial single in five years. I enjoyed that performance too, would love to see it genuinely smash but I can't see it being that big.

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 08:46 PM

#PSYCHICBEAVER

Just call me Mystic Meg!!

Matt's gone.

But I also predict a 5 After Midnight Win with Saara Alto second so :/

Posted by: torresgirl 4th December 2016, 08:46 PM

OH Matt big mistake singing this. Out of tune my dear

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:47 PM

Decent performance from Matt there.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 08:48 PM

Oh dear... another ballad... just send her home.

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:48 PM

Emily doing Birdy and showing how not unique her whole schtick is.

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:49 PM

They are both going to do exactly what they always do here. Matt will oversing and Emily will sound like a whispering mouse.

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 08:49 PM

#MOMENTUM!!

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:49 PM

Though she wins on song choice if nothing else

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:52 PM

Shocker!

Posted by: Jack 4th December 2016, 08:53 PM

Should have gone week one. One of the worst finalists this show has ever seen - even worse than Abi Alton and Janet Devlin.

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:53 PM

That was ruthless.

Emily showing more personality now than she ever did on stage.

Posted by: Qween 4th December 2016, 08:53 PM

At least this means PSYCHIC BEAVER is probably wrong about 5AM winning

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 08:54 PM

When she got the right song she wasn't too bad but it was just so boring seeing the same thing week after week.

Quite a tough one to call the winner now!

Posted by: torresgirl 4th December 2016, 08:55 PM

I agree, appalling

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 08:57 PM

But Abi did serve us some great Alison Moyet. Poorly admittedly.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 08:58 PM

Next week's Theme: 80's... can't see the point in it , since they are only going to sing 3 tracks... I think... no mention of the theme though

Guests: Unknown

Posted by: WiseManFromLeeds 4th December 2016, 08:58 PM

Anyone off to Helsinki?

Posted by: Jester 4th December 2016, 08:58 PM

Saara must win now. Love her!

Posted by: troylovesmusic 4th December 2016, 08:59 PM

I doubt they will be doing 80's in the final .....

Posted by: Dancember 4th December 2016, 09:01 PM

Yeah there'll be no theme as it's the final, which is why the jukebox "landed" on Christmas last week

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 09:01 PM

I think 5AM will leave the show on Saturday, with Matt and Saara as the final 2, I don't even have a clue who is going to win, but I knew Matt was heading right towards the final from the start of the series. Saara just grew and grew throughout the lives.

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 09:02 PM

My child, you are wrong to doubt.

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 09:04 PM

It's so fixed!

Matt will be out first, followed by a battle between Saara and 5 Against Midnight.

Posted by: COMM 4th December 2016, 09:08 PM

Low-key dreading who they'll saddle Saara with for a duet. Fearing Robbie.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 4th December 2016, 09:09 PM

I found this series fairly weak my favourite went out a long time ago... Gifty, Sam was my second choice, I do think she had potential.

Posted by: P@ul 4th December 2016, 09:15 PM

who the duets gonna be tho
Prob
Saara & Robbie Williams
Nicole & Matt
5AM & Fleur ()

Posted by: Hadji 4th December 2016, 09:17 PM

The jukebox is like a gambling machine……………rigged

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 09:18 PM

Those are some terrrible guests.

They need to beg Sia or GaGa to come back!

At this rate it'll be Amelia Lily and Nicole singin all the duets!

Posted by: gooddelta 4th December 2016, 09:25 PM

I think I said just before the live shows that I couldn't see Emily winning (despite her leading the odds with Matt consistently) because she fit the '4th place quirky female' quota down to a tee. And 4th it is!

The same thing always happens with these acts, like Diana Vickers/Janet Devlin etc...they have one routine and flog it to death and it gets a bit stale just before the crucial point of making the final, even though they always get hyped to win and have a 'moment' about halfway through the lives.

Anyway, I don't mind her but I think it's the right final for sure. I'd so love Saara to win, I'm not sure if she'd really be commercially huge though? I could see her doing well in the West End or being a big TV personality for sure but she's a bit Sam Bailey-esque in terms of streaming prospects. I hope if she wins her single doesn't tank as hard as Forever Young but I would imagine it wouldn't sell in large quantities.

Posted by: Cameron 4th December 2016, 09:43 PM

It would be a bit shit having Robbie as Saara's duet partner seeing as he wasn't very keen on her at Judges Houses

Posted by: Ryan. 4th December 2016, 09:45 PM

5AM and Fleur reprising Uptown Funk definitely makes sense, but I'm not sure about the other two. Saara could potentially get Louisa Johnson perhaps, and Matt could get Nicole. Or if they get someone better for Matt then Nicole could be used for Saara using the "wildcard" angle to justify it.

I doubt it'll be anyone from far outside the X Factor Family though.

Posted by: Ryan. 4th December 2016, 09:46 PM

I would've said Leona for Saara but apparently she is at a Budapest concert so that rules her out, that would've been the ideal match though!

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 09:48 PM

#psychicgooddelta!!

I have seen some of her performances and my god she was dreadful. She really shoulda gone week one!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 4th December 2016, 09:52 PM

Im so happy Saara has made the final, i hope she is given a decent duet partner now.

Posted by: jase. 4th December 2016, 11:13 PM

I wonder if they'll have James Arthur collab with somebody? Matt?

Posted by: jase. 4th December 2016, 11:14 PM

Craig David with 5AM?

Posted by: MARIAH. 4th December 2016, 11:18 PM

Soooo so happy for Saara. What a star!

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 11:27 PM

Oh HELL no, I might have to stop listening to his music if he lowered himself to that (I wouldn't )

It would be good to see artists that haven't been guest acts yet perform the collabs, always seems so lazy when they wheel back RandomGuestNo3 from week 2 of the Lives...

Posted by: jase. 4th December 2016, 11:29 PM

5AM and Busted?

Posted by: Dobbo 4th December 2016, 11:35 PM

Yeah give them Busted, it would be a stretch for it to be worse than On What You're On but they can try!!

Posted by: Joe. 4th December 2016, 11:47 PM

If Sia is performing on the final, can she duet with Saara please?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th December 2016, 02:28 AM

Sia and Sarra would be a great duet.

Posted by: Jason 5th December 2016, 03:24 AM

Cher Lloyd finished fourth place too.

I'm predicting:

Saara and Sia
Matt and Ed Sheeran
5 AM and Little Mix

Posted by: Joe. 5th December 2016, 09:19 AM

I feel like it's more likely that Little Mix would perform with Matt, given contestants often perform songs they've done previously on the live shows and he did Little Mix's song which is a duet with Jason Derulo. It fits perfectly. I find always find the idea of two groups performing together a bit clunky and awkward.

Posted by: Serg Mix 5th December 2016, 10:11 AM

Yeah, please no Little Mix with 5AM

Posted by: bah... humbug... 5th December 2016, 10:45 AM

Is Sia confirmed though, I just feel its a bit rushed since Saara performed Chandelier over the weekend, it would be an amazing performance if they do get Sia for the final, they could have Saara wearing a wig like Sia (a lampshade)

Posted by: jase. 5th December 2016, 12:42 PM

I think Sia's just wishful thinking at this point She's probably too big of a name for the show these days - outside of Bruno and Gaga, they've struggled to get huge stars over the past couple of years.

Posted by: JosephCarey 5th December 2016, 12:45 PM

Sia was only a guest last year

Posted by: jase. 5th December 2016, 12:47 PM

I forgot she performed last year

Posted by: BigMixer 5th December 2016, 12:58 PM

Saara Aalto

2011 Finland's Choice for Eurovision Song Contest - Runner Up
2012 The Voice of Finlald - Runner Up
2016 Finland's Choice for Eurovision Song Contest - Runner Up
2016 The X Factor - ???

wow

Posted by: jase. 5th December 2016, 01:34 PM

I wonder if they could get Sam Smith to perform with Matt

Posted by: Liаm 5th December 2016, 02:07 PM

Saara came 3rd on Finland's Got Talent in like 2007 as well

Posted by: Ryan. 5th December 2016, 05:16 PM

Saara live in Helsinki with a MASSIVE audience here: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-2000004894596.html

Posted by: Ryan. 5th December 2016, 05:35 PM

Dermot is there, he and Saara are in Santa's sleigh at the moment!