Posted Tuesday at 19:001 day THE SOLO MALE ORBIT AUDITIONSThe impostors have been caught and removed from Pop Fleet 26; phew, a close call! But now we can finally take to the stars and truly begin the search for Lady BuzzJack! We're within the spacecraft's weight restrictions now, but when we touch down at our first pit-stop to refuel in just under one week's time, three artists must stay behind at the pit-stop to survey the environment. And at this point we're unsure if the spacecraft will have the opportunity to return to collect them. It's time to welcome back all of the solo male artists to the stage to audition for you, the voting BuzzJack public, to keep their place in Pop Fleet 26.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)0203040506070809101112 (least favourite)For those voting who have entered one of the artists into the competition, you should rank all twelve performances in your own category (however it's encouraged that you vote in both other categories), 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 eleven male soloists with the highest scores will proceed to the next round while ONE of the males will - for real this time - be eliminated from the competition and will not be going through.Voting will close on Monday 16 February 2026, 17:59 GMTSo let's say hello to the artists again and hear what they've decided to perform for their ORBIT AUDITION...010203040506070809101112Standard list of entries:Ruel - Not What’s Going OnGuitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dreamShawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)Markus Riva - ForeverDavid Bowie - Young AmericansEric Saade - Every MinuteNik Kershaw - Gone to PiecesConan Gray - Killing MeFred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)The Weeknd - A Lesser ManTroye Sivan - Strawberries & CigarettesGeorge Michael - Freeek!
Tuesday at 19:081 day I hope the person who sent The Weeknd knows of the existence of Trilogy and its 20+ superior songs x
Tuesday at 19:401 day I know and like the David Bowie one, I can remember the George Michael one existing even if I can't recall how it goes, and I suspect I'll recognise Fred Again when I hear it - but everything else is unknown to me tooI'm actually surprised that people in the other groups who did really well in round 1 haven't just gone for songs that are more unknown as quite a few seem to have still gone for really popular choices
Tuesday at 20:091 day I only know 2 of these in advance so excited to have a listen through and make some new discoveries!Sad to have lost Luke Black as that was my fav male discovery of round 1!
Tuesday at 21:331 day Looks like people are taking risks this time after going all guns blazing with the big hits in round 1! I already have a clear favourite though
Yesterday at 06:121 day 01 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes02 Conan Gray - Killing Me03 Ruel - Not What’s Going On04 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)05 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream06 George Michael - Freeek!07 David Bowie - Young Americans08 Markus Riva - Forever09 Eric Saade - Every Minute10 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man11 Nik Kershaw - Gone to Pieces12 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)I thought I'd get this done early. I listened twice through to the playlist before voting! I didn't dislike anything here, lots of good stuff.Just a few comments!Troye is first place for me again! I wonder if he will be in every round? 'Strawberries & Cigarettes' is a gorgeous song, and on the soundtrack to one of my favourite films. ❤️I'm happy to see a track from Conan's 'Found Heaven' album being used already. Max Martin produced and 80s inspired... fabulous!'Not What's Going On' is one of my personal highlights from Ruel's most recent album; I really hope this is well received by the voters.I lean towards preferring the original version of Shawn's 'Lost in Japan' over the Zedd remix - having said that, I think it was a wise choice to send the remix. Either way, it's one of my favourites from Shawn.Due to being such a fan of Troye's, I had heard this Guitarricadelafuente song many times before now, and I like it a great deal. It's very dreamy sounding, as the title suggests.I'm really intrigued to see what the reaction to 'Freeek!' will be - it's certainly quite a bold choice to send for George. Something about this song and its music video unsettled me a bit when it came out! It's quite a banger though.I know very little of David Bowie's music, outside of the really really big songs that I couldn't possibly have avoided. This was new to me though, and I have to say I enjoyed it. Very catchy and soulful!I think I preferred these latest songs from Markus and Eric over what was sent in the the previous round. Enjoying what has been sent from them so far.I hadn't heard this The Weeknd song before, I like the vibe of it. I wasn't as enamoured with 'Gone to Pieces' as I was with 'The Riddle', but it's still a fun, catchy slice of pop from Nik. Something had to come last and I did like this Fred again.. song; I would say I prefer 'Marea (we’ve lost dancing)'.
Yesterday at 08:481 day Views from the Electro Jury01 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes02 Ruel - Not What’s Going On03 Conan Gray - Killing Me04 Markus Riva - Forever05 George Michael - Freeek!06 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)07 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)08 Eric Saade - Every Minute09 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man10 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream11 David Bowie - Young Americans12 Nik Kershaw - Gone to PiecesFelt the top 3 were well in front of the rest this time! I do prefer the original Lost in Japan Hadn't heard that George Michael song for about 20+ years! Remember it being panned at the time and deemed a flop as it was released the same week as Gareth Gates (IIRC). Edited yesterday at 08:481 day by ElectroBoy
Yesterday at 10:181 day CONAN GRAYNIK KERSHAWDAVID BOWIESHAWN MENDES (the original is way better though. Would’ve been no.1 )TROYE SIVANRUELERIC SAADEGEORGE MICHAELTHE WEEKNDMARKUS RIVAGUITARRICADELAFUENTEFRED AGAIN
Yesterday at 11:471 day 01 David Bowie - Young Americans02 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man03 Nik Kershaw - Gone to Pieces04 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes05 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)06 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream07 George Michael - Freeek!08 Conan Gray - Killing Me09 Eric Saade - Every Minute10 Markus Riva - Forever11 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)12 Ruel - Not What’s Going OnBowie levels clear. Didn't know the next two but they were decent discoveries. The rest are varying degrees of OK for me (Fred is a bit hit and miss, and George's post-90s output mostly passed me by).
Yesterday at 11:591 day 01 Conan Gray - Killing Me02 David Bowie - Young Americans03 George Michael - Freeek!04 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes05 Ruel - Not What’s Going On06 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream07 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)08 Nik Kershaw - Gone to Pieces09 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man10 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)11 Markus Riva - Forever12 Eric Saade - Every MinuteWhoever is behind Conan is showcasing him well so far, another good discovery.That Troye song was really reminding me of 'You Are In Love' by fellow TS artist, Taylor Swift.
22 hours ago22 hr My votes:01 Conan Gray - Killing Me (but there's even better from this album!)02 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man (nice to hear something more chilled out from him, definitely feels under-rated)03 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes (great discovery)04 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)05 David Bowie - Young Americans06 Eric Saade - Every Minute07 Ruel - Not What’s Going On08 George Michael - Freeek! (one of my least favourite singles by him)09 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you)10 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream11 Markus Riva - Forever12 Nik Kershaw - Gone to Pieces (really like the last one but couldn't get into this one at all, soz)
22 hours ago22 hr 20 minutes ago, Tafty said:Who on Earth thought the Zedd remix would be better received than the original!?The fans of the ticking clock sound. 😆
20 hours ago20 hr 01 Nik Kershaw - Gone to Pieces (top for the second round in a row for me, another excellent melody)02 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - midsummer pipe dream (good one, much better than the first round!)03 David Bowie - Young Americans (a classic, of course)04 Conan Gray - Killing Me (not as good as Actor but decent)05 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man (can't recall hearing this before but it was good) 06 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes07 Eric Saade - Every Minute08 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix)09 Ruel - Not What’s Going On10 Fred again.. - Berwyn (all that i got is you) 11 George Michael - Freeek! (I always thought this was a bit of a misstep lead single personally)12 Markus Riva - Forever (didn't do anything for me sadly)
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