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The X Factor ● Series 12 ● Live Show 1

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^ :mellow: @ sammy

 

There is so much wrong going on up there i don't even know where to start lmao.

 

Errr anyway, moving on. The pretty white people to do well please :cheer:

 

I included white as obviously Leona and Alexandra have won. Little Mix felt fresh winning as a band hadn't done it and I think it would (in my mind any way) feel different having a young pretty white female winner crowned. I mean have we even had that many of that demographic even make the final?

 

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I included white as obviously Leona and Alexandra have won. Little Mix felt fresh winning as a band hadn't done it and I think it would (in my mind any way) feel different having a young pretty white female winner crowned. I mean have we even had that many of that demographic even make the final?

And how many Indian artists have we had in the finals... Wait no, why does skin colour even matter?

And how many Indian artists have we had in the finals... Wait no, why does skin colour even matter?

 

Well it obviously matters in some way to the audience as there hasn't been a white young female winner (and barely a finalist I can remember). That surely cant be in keeping with the demographic of popular artists in music today that if you picked out 11 randomly you wouldn't pick out someone of that demographic.

 

So why has there never been a white young pretty girl winner? Are the producers not able to handle how to get the best out of them, is the voting audience too swayed towards young women who feel threatened by a young pretty girl, have we never had a good enough person of that demographic (Ella defo was what went wrong there?). If the producers or whoever is in charge could figure that out it might change things up. I mean how many times have I read 'another boring white male winner' on this forum and every other forum.

 

 

Edited my previous post with full rankings and commentaries, you inspired me UV. :kink:

 

Anyway, Bupsi has to go tonight please!

Apparently people have found away to vote on the app internationally and alot of international people are using the free votes on 4th Impact so i have seen with screen shots etc.
Apparently people have found away to vote on the app internationally and alot of international people are using the free votes on 4th Impact so i have seen with screen shots etc.

If they don't rectify that 4I could be unstoppable!

If they don't rectify that 4I could be unstoppable!

 

 

But I live outside the UK with a non UK phone and I am not even allowed download the app.

Or is there another way of downloading it apart from the iTunes App Store?

Eek. I hope they rectify it! It'll be interesting to see the figures anyway at the end of the series. I imagine 4th Impact will have about 35%+ of the votes or something!

10.0 Louisa Johnston (Stunning vocally. Not even massively keen on that song but she made me love it. What a star)

09.5 Che Chesterman (Loved the mash up and both songs were great for him. I just love his runs so much, his vocal control is undisputable)

09.0 Seann Miley Moore (I love him so much, he's so likeable and give it his everything. I thought it was vocally so strong and I found the theatrics captivating)

08.5 4th Impact (The song suited them perfectly and they coped with the rap so much better than I thought. I just felt the performance level was a little down on usual)

08.0 Lauren Murray (The song was karaoke and very X Factor by numbers but vocally she nailed it. I hated the staging so much though)

08.0 Alien Uncovered (Was not a fan of them until Judges Houses where they were great, and I thought this was another very good performance. Loved the rap)

07.5 Kiera Weathers (Okay, it wasn't quite the moment I wanted from her but I still thought she was good enough. I don't get the mass criticism, there is something lovely about her vocals)

07.0 Monica Michaels (Coped far better than I thought she would actually. Song let her show off her tone greatly but I still think she's very average for all the hype)

06.0 Anton Stephans (Apart from the last 30 seconds I didn't think it was anything great. I think the criticism of Seann's theatricality could easily be put on Anton, who I find more annoying with it)

06.0 Bupsi (Clearly going home this week, she's so much like a 2005 contestant. I thought there were some very good vocal moments in there though, so good for her. Shouldn't have made it through though)

05.0 Max Stone (A real shame because he has a great voice but that song/arrangement was horrible. He did what he could)

04.0 Reggie N' Bollie (I suppose it was quite fun but they don't do it for me)

03.0 Mason Noise (It is hardly a hard song to sing but somehow he found Justin Bieber vocally challenging. He was out of time with some of the choreography too. He needed to smash it and he failed)

 

Quite clearly a Buspi & Kiera Weathers bottom two tonight, unfortunately for the latter. Kiera will get through and hopefully up her game drastically next week.

 

Overall, probably the best opening show I've seen. It is a talented group this year, normally I find it hard to find more than one person to root for but this year I feel kind of spoiled for choice.

Eek. I hope they rectify it! It'll be interesting to see the figures anyway at the end of the series. I imagine 4th Impact will have about 35%+ of the votes or something!

 

Absolute joke if they don't. Makes a mockery of the whole show. Saying that, it's more a problem with Apple/iTunes than the App. Probably doesn't matter so much this week, but later on it will.

I thought it was a bit of a mixed bag - some really strong performances, others not! The whole This Is Me theme where they didn't pick their songs was silly though.

 

Would rank as follows:

 

01. Monica - Really surprised me. Her control was incredible, she placed every note to perfection - clever song choice being Sheeran but not obvi-Sheeran. Smashed it exactly when she needed to. Really didn't see her as cold either, thought she seemed very warm and grateful.

 

02. Louisa - The other person who smashed it. Some of the notes it seemed a bit like she was guessing haha but was still a superb vocal on a usually boring song.

 

03. 4th Impact - I think they are just so cute and clearly talented but it is doing my nut in that they are just described as perfect with no sign of constructive criticism. They are so so breathy on the verses, it's only the big notes that are 'wow'. It made me LOL that one line was 'I get a little bit breathless' - it was apt.

 

04. Alien Uncovered - Not perfect but thought they gave a good account of themselves Some decent vocals, a fun rap, good performance values, passion. I hope they survive this week at least.

 

05. Max - Don't get me wrong, the reggae was terrible and as if Cheryl was the only one who said so. It has worried me as I really love his voice and he TOOK it there on the last chorus but the arrangement would have been better left as is. Still, ace vocal.

 

06. Che - Why on earth were these two songs mashed up? What has a love that can overcome mountains have to do with tears drying on their own? Stupid. I wouldn't have minded one line of it as a nod but they did too much. Plus Ain't No Mountain instantly makes it karaoke, it's almost impossible not to. Would have just preferred Amy, he sang and intonated it well. Can't argue with the vocal.

 

07. Lauren - Much like Che's ANM, this song choice just INSTANTLY makes you karaoke fodder. She did sing well but it made her forgettable when other people came in with genuine artistry. I think it'll see her through week one but it didn't make her stand out.

 

08. Seann - The vocal was miles ahead of some of the people above him but what was with the 'it needs to be a song, NOT cabaret' line, then THAT? Ridiculously cabaret - uncomfortably so on a show like this? The notes he hit for 'Mars' were impeccable but I just felt awkwardly about it.

 

09. Anton - Easily my least favourite and I thought the vocal was quite weak to begin but the toned down crazy eyes helped (there were still some) and the end was a very competent vocal. Simon's only okay song choice.

 

10. Kiera - She wasn't as bad as people have made out but it definitely wasn't a moment, where it could have been. On Xtra they showed a preview, she was just stood there with her afro singing first verse - sounded promising. But while she looked STUNNING she lost her identity, and the beats they added made the whole thing seem very generic and faceless. Could have been Tamera Foster, it wasn't the Kiera we have had thus far.

 

11. Mason - That was a pretty weak vocal. Great song choice but he was out of his depth.

 

12. Reggie and Bollie - They make me smile but are they really able to compete here? Not at all. Plus, they definitely were down to do Beautiful Girls, did ANYONE stick with the song Cheryl chose them?!

 

13. Bupsi - She was such a favourite of mine but not any longer. One of the weakest vocals, the novelty is gone, and a terrible song choice from Simon. For an unknown tune you have to be pretty much mindblowing. She was just fine. Almost certain bottom two.

 

OUTCOME.

I think Louisa, Che, Seann, Monica, Anton, 4th Impact are the six safest. Lauren had a few things against her but I think she'll survive. There are six around the danger zone - Reggie and Bollie, Alien, Bupsi, Mason, Max and Kiera. I reckon the two groups will be okay. I hope Max is. I have a feeling it could be Bupsi and Mason and it depends if they want to drag Bupsi through the competition to the tour - but if it's those two I suspect she'll go. If it's against Max or Kiera or Alien, she'd probably stay.

Absolute joke if they don't. Makes a mockery of the whole show. Saying that, it's more a problem with Apple/iTunes than the App. Probably doesn't matter so much this week, but later on it will.

 

 

Not just Apple people ar getting it ALOT easier on Android too.

2 acts leaving tonight :D

 

Bupsi and Reggie & Bollie to go

Finally caught up! What is it with everybody having not heard their songs or not liking the initial choices? :lol:

 

10/10 Louisa (absolutely stunning, her voice is ridiculous! It's just effortless, I'm astounded at how she took a fairly dull song I've never keen on and made it so captivating! Leagues ahead of the others tonight, I have nothing bad to say at all! She just has everything)

9/10 Che (his voice is incredible, he can effortlessly really give me chills and draw me in <3 A solid song choice as well for him to finally do an uptempo!)

9/10 4th Impact (I love their sass and performance skills, they attack every song and it's always so polished and powerful! Perfect song choice, I can't believe Cheryl initially selected Shut Up And Dance :rofl:)

9/10 Seann (the theatrics really worked for him, because of both his style and the song choice! I found they added to his performance, really enjoyed it)

8/10 Monica ( (vocally I can't deny it, much better than most of her other performances bar her JH, but she really is so unlikeable, even just her facial expressions while she gets her comments.... Also it was a bit repettive as a song, I'd have chosen maybe something else, but it was very good to start with)

7/10 Kiera (as I said, a very disappointing performance for such a fabulous song choice... Her voice is perfect for it, I think it was the production really. It felt really weird that Rita said to focus on the emotion and really emphasised but they kind of drowned her out with the production in the chorus. Also what the f*** was she wearing? :rofl: It would have been stunning if it was just Kiera stood stood singing it with a basic arrangement!! It was still good though)

7/10 Lauren Lauren (it really wasn't that bad :lol: Just a bit cheesy, especially with the production. A bit of an insult to her talent really, she should really be an Adele sort of power and soulful singer but I think Rita wanted her to do an uptempo - it just could have been a much better one! Nick was bang on really, fantastic vocal but she did not need all the stuff around her!)

6.5/10 Alien Uncovered (not bad, but I don't think that was to the full of their potential... I like that they took a stand and chose a song because I hate when the artists have no balls and complain they don't like the song only afterwards, but Hollaback Girl would have been SO much better <3 But I like their aggressive performance style and their confidence)

6/10 Mason (not bad but not great either, I think he'll be fine for now but he'll have to up his game... His vocal was a bit off, which it shouldn't be for what is quite an easy song)

5/10 Bupsi (she's so fun as a person but that was pretty dull.... Her voice isn't THAT bad but it's not strong enough, overall it was OK. I wish she was "nasteh", like I really enjoyed Pony at JH last week! I agree she's very 2005 from Louis or Sharon's category :lol: The funny thing is if they had her then Simon would be saying how bad she is I imagine. I just feel like it's ridiculous she got through and Jennifer didn't...)

3/10 Anton (his vocal tone can be as irritating as his personality.... I understand his talent but he has 0 X Factor and I just cannot take to him at all)

2/10 Max (wtf was that.... Of ALL songs to make a reggae song, you don't do it to Someone Like You!!! It completely wrecked the sentiment and feeling of the song. His voice is a bit weak too, Jay James teas)

1/10 Reggie & Bollie (awful, absolute joke... They're not even "fun" for me, I hate joke acts who get labelled as "fun" as a way to justify them beating loads of actually talented acts)

 

 

I feel like it could be Kiera going, I can Bupsi pulling off some nasteh and them all saying Kiera needs to find herself or soemthing.... It will almost certainly be one of those two anyway.

 

EDIT: Oh two leaving, both of them then I imagine... Kiera could beat Reggie & Bollie in a sing off but not Max I imagine.

I haven't done a scored rank yet but safe to say ALIEN are bottom. It was all quite close at the too but generally 7/10
Glad the old voice over guy is back.

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