I've just rewound it and you can see the "invaders" waiting at the top of the stairs for a couple of seconds before suddenly running down them and on to the stage, I'm pretty sure it was orchestrated for headlines as usual.

Yeah I thought the same too

Fleur must be spinning in her grave watching this

Yep, didn't like it.

Oh dear :mellow:

5AM are terrible vocally, really terrible They don't have great stage presence to make up for it either.

Looked like a safe performance, nothing more, win or lose this competition, they will get a record contract in some form.

The vocals weren't great, but I think it has to be accepted that they're not the best singers in the competition.

 

They know how to put on a performance and I'd much rather watch them than Emily every week

 

 

Looked like a safe performance, nothing more, win or lose this competition, they will still get a record contract.

 

Not sure, I can see one of them doing I'm A Celebrity in a few years time...

Oh LAWDY those vocals are shocking

Round One:

 

01 Saara Aalto - Winner Takes It All

02 Matt Terry - Secret Love Song

03 5 After Midnight - Uptown Funk

04 Emily Middlemas - Toxic

05 Honey G - Can't Touch This/Super Freak

 

 

 

At least one of Emily and 5am are going to make the final. Think about that for a moment. It makes you realise how bad things are compared say 2008-10, would never have made it back then imo

That was probably one of her better performances, although that's not saying much.

I want her to move a bit, not standing like a mannequin, performance wise pretty basic.

 

I hope the second performances are a lot better.

I would rank them but only Saara put in a performance even worthy of being at this stage of the show so there's no point.

Is there another theme for the second lot, or still Louis Loves, haven't been paying attention.

Tbf to Emily ( :puke: ) people are criticising her for being to samey, but it's no different to all the other acts doing the same things in their performances... 5 After Midnight especially! Winds me up they're getting away with doing the same performance week in, week out..

Is there another theme for the second lot, or still Louis Loves, haven't been paying attention.

X Factor website just said it was their own choice

He really needed to Belt during this for a moment. Saara >>>>

it's his worst performance to date. Simply awful.

Hmm, he wasn't as good as Saara but it was miles better than his first performance. He did sound like he was struggling a little in the spoken bits though, so now we know why he sticks to the belting all the time.