I do actually want to like Louis but it is driving me up the wall that he calls everyone 'lad' all the time. Do people actually talk like that as the contestants seem to talk back like it too?

Robbie is really grating on me as a judge, why does he have to make everything about him? :drama:

 

Because he's ego maniac Robbie Williams, a showbiz chancer with no talent who is obsessed with himself

Former JESC national finalist for Greece and frequently rumoured Armenian Eurovision artist Athena Manoukian :cheer:

Those 3 are on the wrong show, they would have been better on BGT

I'm enjoying this less and less, Robbies father just out of the blue on the panel, I know it's always been staged but this year is so over the top obvious and it's coming the robbie show.

Really liked Tommy and Scarlett tonight :wub:

 

That trio really should be on BGT instead though. Somehow don't think they'll progress any further than the next round though. Was strange seeing Anetha on there too, she's followed me on Instagram for a while. :lol:

The talent level was much better this week, I've been feeling like 2 or 3 of them have potential to go far, and they deserve to. I love Scarlett, she has to be my fave so far. She's not perfect but you can tell how she's improved and she's got such a likeability and so much heart, warmth and passion when she sings and it makes you really root for her, that's part of what the "X factor" is to me.

 

I think the main problem for me is the panel, Robbie is very self obsessed, Ayda just isn't that likeable, and Louis is drab as anything although he's the best of the 3 at actually offering anything worthwhile in the way of comments. Simon is a shadow of his former self but I knew that from how he's been the past couple of seasons and on AGT and BGT. I just think it's hurt the show that they were so desperate to get Robbie they hired his wife too when neither are really giving the show THAT much.

The problem Simon fails to see is the constant changing in the judging panel is doing more damage than good and i really do think he has got it very wrong this time. I will hold back full judgement until i see the live shows but going from what i have seen so far the show has lost all its magic.

Wtf was that :o it was shocking

Apparently a bit of Rak-Su's new single is being played on today's show, hopefully it's better than Pyro Ting.

This Is Me. What an original song! :coffee:

I'm not enjoying this choir at all, the vocals are quite painful, it feels very karaoke and they sounded out of time at more than one place? Of course they'll sail through though.

errr... wrong show :lol:

That Choir :/

It does feel like a lot of acts more suited to BGT are finding their way onto XF this year... That choir were alright, but I was probably more interested in the song itself than them.

*.* :lol: And the theme tonight: MUSICALS :D

I thought Georgia was excellent, first act this entire year so far that I could imagine buying music by, incredible voice.

Much better tonight, the contestants were better and also there was less of the Robbie and ayda focus which is good as its been to focused on them the last 2 weeks.

Need to properly catch up but jesus wept, I just saw that choir on Youtube :manson: I think that might be the worst I've heard out of what's been put through to the next stage, none of them could sing individually that well. A choir should be on BGT really but there just wasn't enough of them for it to have that uplifting and joyous feel a good choir should have. A choir with like 100 people sang This Is Me on America's Got Talent the other week and it was actually really powerful and striking, but that obviously takes a lot of work and everyone being in sync. This felt like a bunch of people told they were doing This Is Me at random a few minutes before and flung on stage together :lol: There was a complete lack of atmosphere or emotion, just awful.

RATINGS: 5.3m (up 700k on last week)

 

The ratings will go back down to 4.5m when Strictly is back next week