Posted Tuesday at 23:381 day THE SOLO MALE EARTH AUDITIONSBefore Pop Fleet 26 can take off in the spacecraft to search the stars for Lady BuzzJack, we have been informed there are weight restrictions on board, and unfortunately each spacecraft - beyond personnel - can only hold a maximum of 12 additional people. As a result, our artists must sing for their lives in an attempt to board else they'll be left behind on Earth. It's time to welcome all of the solo male artists to the stage as they audition for you, the voting BuzzJack public!How it works:Once you have listened to all of the artists perform you should post 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:01 (favourite)020304050607080910111213 (least favourite)For those voting who have entered one of the artists into the competition, you should rank all thirteen performances in your own category (however it's encouraged that you vote for your soon-to-be competitors too), and when totalling up scores your entry will be removed from the list to retain anonymity in the competition.As always, even if you are not competing in The Pop Factor you can vote too!When voting closes, the twelve male soloists with the highest scores will proceed to the next round while ONE of the males will be eliminated from the competition and will not be going through.Voting will close on Monday 9 February 2026, 17:59 GMTSo let's meet our artists and hear what they've decided to perform for their EARTH AUDITION...01020304050607080910111213Standard list of entries:Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (we’ve lost dancing)The Weeknd - Blinding LightsTroye Sivan - Got Me StartedGeorge Michael - FaithLuke Black - VOMITNik Kershaw - The RiddleMarkus Riva - You Make Me So CrazyEric Saade - Made of PopShawn Mendes - Teach Me How to LoveGuitarricadelafuente - BABIECA!David Bowie - Life on Mars?Ruel & DMA’S - What a LifeConan Gray - Actor
Yesterday at 00:011 day Very obvious song choices from The Weeknd and George Michael but both classics which deserve! This fleet has more songs that I'm not familiar with than the other fleets so looking forward to wrapping my ears around them tomorrow
Yesterday at 00:261 day Some HUGE hitters in here... songs I assumed would be saved for the final, kinda big! Looove that Troye song. Not sure if I know much else by name ignoring the big artists... excited to delve into this one!
Yesterday at 05:041 day I like the use of heavy hitters and also some album tracks/lesser known tracks thrown into the mix!
21 hours ago21 hr 1 TROYE SIVAN (fave)2 CONAN GRAY3 NIK KERSHAW4 THE WEEKND5 SHAWN MENDES6 FRED AGAIN7 DAVID BOWIE8 ERIC SAADE9 RUEL10 LUKE BLACK11 MARKUS RIVA12 GUITARRICADELAFUENTE13 GEORGE MICHAEL (least fave)I’ve been doing a bit of an 80s deep dive this year so I already knew ‘The Riddle’ but I’m excited to see what else comes from Nik Kershaw as I’ve liked everything I’ve heard.I expect I’ll know all the Weeknd/Troye/Conan/Shawn songs, but all have made good choices with this first entry. You could just end anything from that Troye era and I’d probably rank it first.The others will hopefully give me some good discoveries as that’s usually a great thing about this contest, and why I was still keen to vote last time despite not entering.
21 hours ago21 hr Blinding Lights, Faith and Life On Mars? very shocked at the Weeknd’s choice in particular as that would surely do well in later rounds!
19 hours ago19 hr 1 hour ago, Scene said:Blinding Lights, Faith and Life On Mars? very shocked at the Weeknd’s choice in particular as that would surely do well in later rounds!I'd imagine he has quite a few other songs that would do well though, I'd say he's one of the frontrunners!
19 hours ago19 hr 2 hours ago, Josh! said:I’ve been doing a bit of an 80s deep dive this year so I already knew ‘The Riddle’ but I’m excited to see what else comes from Nik Kershaw as I’ve liked everything I’ve heard.'The Riddle' is a great bit of 80s pop, 'Wouldn't It Be Good' and 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' I think will also do well for Nik, but I can see him struggling beyond those three. I'm prepared to be surprised though!
19 hours ago19 hr 11 minutes ago, Mangø said:I'd imagine he has quite a few other songs that would do well though, I'd say he's one of the frontrunners!That is true tbf! He’s a consistent king. ❤️
19 hours ago19 hr 1. David Bowie 2. George Michael3. Conan Gray4. Troye Sivan5. The Weeknd6. Ruel7. Nik Kershaw8. Eric Saade9. Shawn Mendes10. Luke Black11. Markus Riva12. Guitarricadelafuente13. Fred AgainSurprised Bowie is my number 1 as im really not a huge fan of him, however Life on Mars is iconic! As Is Faith by George at my number 2! Various ones I’d never heard before including Ruel and Nik which were both really good looking forward to hearing more from them… Fred Again not so much 🤣
18 hours ago18 hr Vote from the Electro Jury: 01. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started (fave)02. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights03. Luke Black - VOMIT04. Eric Saade - Made of Pop05. Markus Riva - You Make Me So Crazy06. David Bowie - Life on Mars?07. Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (we’ve lost dancing)08. Conan Gray - Actor09. Shawn Mendes - Teach Me How to Love10. George Michael - Faith11. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle12. Ruel & DMA’S - What a Life13. Guitarricadelafuente - BABIECA! A varied ish bunch of songs – some I’d heard of and a lot I hadn’t. Surprise of the pack; VOMIT, which when I started was a bit wtf! But then actually really enjoyed it. I love Got Me Started and Blinding Lights, so I guess they were a bit unshakable as a top 2. I like Fred again.. as an artist (most of the time), Marea is good but becomes a little too repetitive after a while.
17 hours ago17 hr David Bowie - Life on Mars?The Weeknd - Blinding LightsFred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (we’ve lost dancing)Nik Kershaw - The RiddleGeorge Michael - FaithLuke Black - VOMITTroye Sivan - Got Me StartedConan Gray - ActorMarkus Riva - You Make Me So CrazyRuel & DMA’S - What a LifeGuitarricadelafuente - BABIECA!Shawn Mendes - Teach Me How to LoveEric Saade - Made of Pop
15 hours ago15 hr 01 Eric Saade - Made of Pop (fave)02 Conan Gray - Actor03 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle04 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights05 George Michael - Faith06 Ruel & DMA’S - What a Life07 Shawn Mendes - Teach Me How to Love08 Troye Sivan - Got Me Started09 David Bowie - Life on Mars?10 Markus Riva - You Make Me So Crazy11 Luke Black - VOMIT12 Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (we’ve lost dancing)13 Guitarricadelafuente - BABIECA! (least fave)OK I was NOT expecting to rank a song I'd never previously heard at #1 but that Eric Saade song is insanely catchy and a complete bop! Will have to check out some more of his stuff. The Ruel/DMA's track was also a great discovery. VOMIT was very wtf and I can see its appeal but it wasn't really for me. I'm looking forward to Troye, Shawn and Conan sending their better songs throughout the competition as there's a lot I like by them!
15 hours ago15 hr Troye Sivan - Got me Started (favourite)The Weeknd - Blinding LightsShawn Mendes - Teach me how to loveDavid Bowie - life on MarsLuke Black - VOMITConan Grey - ActorMarkus Riva - You Make Me So CrazyNik Kershaw - The RiddleGeorge Michael - FaithGuitarricadelafuente - BABIECA!Fred Again - MareaRuel - what a lifeEric Saade - Made of Pop (least favourite)There are 6 songs here that I’d never heard of before! My biggest discovery being Vomit, really enjoyed that one and I have no idea who Luke Black is! That Troye song was always going to be #1 - I just love that song/era!
15 hours ago15 hr 01 David Bowie - Life on Mars?02 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights03 George Michael - Faith04 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle05 Conan Gray - Actor06 Fred again.. & The Blessed Madonna - Marea (we’ve lost dancing)07 Guitarricadelafuente - BABIECA!08 Shawn Mendes - Teach Me How to Love09 Eric Saade - Made of Pop10 Troye Sivan - Got Me Started11 Ruel & DMA’S - What a Life12 Markus Riva - You Make Me So Crazy13 Luke Black - VOMITThe Conan song was the best discovery I made across all three fleets!Just realised we have both 'Marea' and 'Maria' in round 1 *.*
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