Welcome to Humboldt, a stunning lunar landmark near the Moon’s eastern limb, offering a jaw-dropping glimpse into the solar system’s violent past! Named after Wilhelm von Humboldt, a German linguist and scholar, this massive impact crater - spanning 207 kilometres (128 miles) in diameter - awaits your exploration in a futuristic lunar tour. Buckle up in your pressurised rover or suit up for a moonwalk; this rugged, otherworldly destination promises adventure and wonder. The reason for our visit to the moon, you ask? Recent events have had the world asking why celebrities can only spend 11 minutes in space, so Lady BuzzJack thought: "sack that, we're going to have the men perform in space, and on the moon no less".

Having now lost two contestants - Lemon Demon at the auditions and more recently Tom Aspaul at Boot Camp, there are six men left in the competition and they've landed safely on the moon ready to perform again. The men will be spending more than 11 minutes in space, and alongside the other remaining contestants they now await their fate with the voting BuzzJack public.

How it works:

AI RitaBot 3000 is here on the moon with us (sniggering at Katy Perry suspiciously non-robotically) with the contestants and she's on hand to tell us how voting will work at Judges' Houses. The artists have all re-joined their respective categories. Once you've listened to all of the contestants perform you should post - in this thread - a ranking of each of the performances. You can rank them from best to worst (making clear which is your favourite down to least favourite), or use the template below:

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06 (least favourite)

For those voting who have entered one of the contestants into the competition, you must rank all of the performances. You can either rank them inclusive of your own entry, if you have still not yet revealed your identity, or not. As with Boot Camp, there will be a penalty for non-voting at Judges' Houses. Failure to vote by a competing contestant will result in a 12 point deduction from your final score.

As always, if you aren't participating as a contestant in The Pop Factor you are more than welcome to cast your vote too!

When voting closes, the 6 contestants with the highest scores will proceed while ONE contestant will be eliminated from the competition with a one-way ticket home in a space capsule with doors that definitely do not open from the inside and will not be going through.

But fear not, it might not be over for you indefinitely if a trip to the moon and back gets the better of you. There's still a chance for one eliminated artist to return later in the competition with the power of The Golden Wagner!

Voting will close on Tuesday 10 June 2025, 18:59 BST

And now onto the main event... let's give a warm welcome to the contestants and see what trick they have up their sleeve for Judges' Houses!

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Standard list of entries:

Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You)

Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

Damiano David - The First Time

OK, the dedication and ideas going into this, I STAAAANNNNN! 😍

Also that song for Enrique, I mean JAYSUS my fluttering heart! 😍😂

Too early to bring out Cold Heart , surely this needed to remain in the vault!

1 hour ago, Calum said:

Having now lost two contestants - Lemon Demon at the auditions and more recently Tom Aspaul at Boot Camp, there are six men left in the competition and they've landed safely on the moon ready to perform again. The men will be spending more than 11 minutes in space, and alongside the other remaining contestants they now await their fate with the voting BuzzJack public.

This entire thing is a GAG!

The men being sent to Space!

The line about "spending more than 11 minutes in Space"

I-

Enrique’s slut bop!

1 Elton and Dua

2 James Blake

3 Damiano D

4 Bob

5 Charlie P

6 Enrique Iglesias

1. Damiano David - The First Time

2. Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You)

3. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

4. Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

5. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

6. James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

1 hour ago, Tafty said:

This entire thing is a GAG!

The men being sent to Space!

The line about "spending more than 11 minutes in Space"

I-

I should have gone with Rocketman if I knew we were heading to space! 🤣

Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You)

Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

Damiano David - The First Time

Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

Nothing was going to beat Enrique in this round! 🫠

Spotify playlist inserted into the opening post.

1 Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You) (fave)

2 Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

3 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

4 Damiano David - The First Time

5 Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

6 James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

Starting with the men (listened through x3 to give new songs a chance), these early voters need to take their time!

1 Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You) (Was not first on first listen)!!

2 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

3 Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

4 Damiano David - The First Time (not as good as last entry)

5 Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

6 James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

Edited June 5Jun 5 by vibe

1. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

2. Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

3. Damiano David - The First Time

4. Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You)

5. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

6. James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

The way I was relieved to see that Enrique song here assuming it'd be last by a mile and save myself but apparently some people actually liked it?

1 hour ago, Brer said:

The way I was relieved to see that Enrique song here assuming it'd be last by a mile and save myself but apparently some people actually liked it?

Apprently you just have to appeal to the wh0res of the site!

I fully expected him (and still do tbh) to finish last. But we’ll see I guess.

I have kinda fallen in love with it again tho tbh 👀

01 James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

02 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

03 Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

04 Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani - Done For Me

05 Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E - Tonight (I’m f***in’ You)

06 Damiano David - The First Time

33 minutes ago, Tafty said:

Apprently you just have to appeal to the wh0res of the site!

I fully expected him (and still do tbh) to finish last. But we’ll see I guess.

I have kinda fallen in love with it again tho tbh 👀

😂 Get you knowing how to play THE game! 💅

1 Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

2 Damiano David - The First Time

3 Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

4 Charlie Puth - Done For Me (feat. Kehlani)

5 Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) (feat. Ludacris and DJ Frank E)

not a great bunch x

Is this the Enrique song where he's having some "Enrique time" in the video?

(I didn't watch the vid as listened to the songs whilst working)

Edited June 5Jun 5 by ChrisJK