Posted 17 hours ago17 hr The second Live Show saw some drama as we went to deadlock for the first time following the guest judges' vote to determine whether Christina Aguilera or Ellie Goulding would join A-ha in being eliminated from the competition. Sadly for Ellie Goulding, her time was up. Now, it's time for the Semi Final and the seven remaining artists have one last chance to impress you, the voting BuzzJack public, for a place in the Grand Final. The artists have been briefed to deliver a performance worthy of getting them to the final, and now it's down to you!How it works:The seven remaining artists will perform for you, the voting BuzzJack public, once more and once you've listened to all of the artists perform you should cast your vote, ranking the performances from favourite to least favourite. For the Semi Final, there will be no public voting.You should submit your votes in private HERE, choosing from each of the drop-down boxes to assign each song to a position in your ranking from 01 (favourite) to 07 (least favourite).For those voting that are competing in the Semi Final, you must vote. You can include your own song in your votes as per the structure of the Google Form, however it will be removed when votes are counted. Failure to vote by a competing artist will result in a 28 point deduction from your final score.And as always, if you aren't participating as a contestant in The Pop Factor, please do cast your vote too; the competition has been very tight. Every vote counts!But, for the final time this season, that's not all...When voting closes, we'll cross over to the Semi Final results show.ONE artist - the artist with the least total points overall - will automatically be eliminated from the competition.The two other artists with the least total points overall will then come face to face with our final four special guest judges - Paddy J, Snazzy Shaznay, Veronica Viper and The Rogue Trader - and they will decide the ONE act that remains in the competition and proceeds to the Grand Final, shattering the dreams of the other artist.To clarify, TWO acts in total will once again be eliminated from the competition, leaving us with the TOP 5 artists through to the Grand Final. Voting will close on Saturday 12 July 2025, 18:59 BSTAnd here we go...IT'S TIMETO FACETHE SEMI FINAL!01020304050607Standard list of entries:The Saturdays feat. Sean Paul - What About UsMary J. Blige - No More DramaAvril Lavigne - ComplicatedPet Shop Boys - West End GirlsCHVRCHES - Leave a TraceChristina Aguilera - BeautifulLouise - Let’s Go Round AgainREMINDER:Do NOT post your votes in this thread.Please use the form HERE to vote privately.
17 hours ago17 hr I know that @Spiceboy is going to want some alone time with The Rogue Trader xThat's a very stacked set of songs, some of their biggest songs! (FYI: 'Let's Go Round Again' is Louise's biggest selling single in the UK - which is interesting because she had 9 singles chart higher than it! It peaked at #10).
17 hours ago17 hr Already starting before the song choice deadline. Oh my.Semi final looking super strong compared to last round's. Double oh my.
17 hours ago17 hr 9 minutes ago, Big Fat Sue said:Omg that sang by PSB is the one from GTA!!! I love that one To me, that is the one played the most among their songs on a certain UK commercial radio station.Thankfully I'm not tired of it. I will rate it with a clear conscience! Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by AllStarBySmashMouth
17 hours ago17 hr I want to share this grammy performance that received a standing ovation!!! Celine was particularly impressed. Mary leaves her soul on the stage!!
17 hours ago17 hr Mary and CHVRCHES have SMASHED THIS omg!Really intrigued what they’ve left for the finals. I’ve got an inkling I know what CHVRCHES will be.Xtinct’s most overrated song but will win the round I suspect!Interesting round as they are all indeed considered the respective artists most popular/best…
16 hours ago16 hr 'Let's Go Round Again' is a choice! Even though it's Louise's highest selling single (which is a surprise to me) I never thought it was that great a cover and I would have thought there were more fondly remembered songs of hers that could have been sent.
16 hours ago16 hr 5 minutes ago, Mangø said:'Let's Go Round Again' is a choice! Even though it's Louise's highest selling single (which is a surprise to me) I never thought it was that great a cover and I would have thought there were more fondly remembered songs of hers that could have been sent.Oh this surprises me! From my perspective it is her most obvious remaining choice to send! Since her new album release, her old songs are slowly reemerging in her popular Top 10 on Spotify... and Let's Go Round Again is the second to return after Naked:
16 hours ago16 hr 2 minutes ago, -Jay- said:Oh this surprises me! From my perspective it is her most obvious remaining choice to send! Since her new album release, her old songs are slowly reemerging in her popular Top 10 on Spotify... and Let's Go Round Again is the second to return after Naked:Oh really? Maybe it is genuinely popular then, maybe it's just me!
16 hours ago16 hr Author Can't lie I've been bopping so much to Let's Go Round Again since discovering Louise from this
16 hours ago16 hr If this contest was more of a "let's all send obscure songs / discoveries" thing, I would have liked to send Manifesting by Louise, from her new album. There's lots of very strong choices in this round! It's going to be so hard to rank these!
16 hours ago16 hr I haven't submitted yet but whichever song I put last place, I will have to apologise in advance...
16 hours ago16 hr Yeah a great round, competition really hotting up.Those songs are among the very best from Avril, PSB and Christina, and it would be harsh for Mary J. to leave with that song too.Voted. Edited 16 hours ago16 hr by gooddelta
16 hours ago16 hr Bit of an interesting round for me as I feel Saturdays, Louise, Christina and Avrils choices are all potentially their biggest hits, but I find all overrated and far from their best.Definitely going to be hard for me to rank all the songs this time, never heard the CHVRCHES song before, one of Mary’s best… and then there’s PSB 😂
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