Posted 7 hours ago7 hr SOLO MALEWelcome to Rotterdam!Eurovision Song Contest host city, a global trade hub, unique art scenes and much more, Rotterdam is our first week-long stop on The Pop Factor's European Adventure. Twelve artists have landed, but only eleven will continue on the adventure to the next location and venue. Singing for their place in the competition, it's time to welcome all of the solo male artists into an intimate room to 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)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 all categories), and when scores are totalled your entry will be removed from your 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 solo artists with the highest scores will proceed to the next round while ONE artist will be eliminated from the competition and will not be going through.Voting will close on Monday 21 September 2026, 17:59 BSTSo give our male artists a warm welcome to Rotterdam and let's find out what they're performing for their ROOM AUDITION...010203040506070809101112Standard list of entries:Darin - LovekillerTom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking ForBladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You WaitDamien Rice - 9 CrimesSam Smith - DiamondsMackenzy Mackay - Want You For LifeGary Numan - We Are GlassRoosevelt - LunaHRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta LuegoSam Fender - Chin Up
7 hours ago7 hr Just noticed - Round 1 eliminations... last series we had 2 shows and the votes of the 2 added together
7 hours ago7 hr Lewis Capaldi off to a good start as that is his best song by far for me!I also like the Calvin Harris, Gary Numan and Sam Smith picks
7 hours ago7 hr Didn't expect Calvin Harris to go with one (of his many!) own solo songs, but... this is fantastic. 😍
6 hours ago6 hr Just doing a slight listen through.... idk what that Bladee song is Roosevelt is a bop though! Think he might become one of my favesTom and Calvin are decent picks too, and good Calvin hasn't got a feature for this round 🤣
6 hours ago6 hr Author Hasta Luego Señorita found rotting xDefinitely agree with that being a strong start for Lewis, Hold Me While You Wait easily my favourite of his
6 hours ago6 hr Hey @Calum I know this is your show and I don't want to take anything away but I was wondering if someone (I can volunteer) would be willing to host a listenthrough on Synctube for the artists and songs before the deadline? It would be a fun experience and hearing live reactions to the lesser known songs.I'm happy to set it up if you permit me, but all depends on interest and availability for others too.
6 hours ago6 hr 5 minutes ago, awardinary said:Hey @Calum I know this is your show and I don't want to take anything away but I was wondering if someone (I can volunteer) would be willing to host a listenthrough on Synctube for the artists and songs before the deadline? It would be a fun experience and hearing live reactions to the lesser known songs.I'm happy to set it up if you permit me, but all depends on interest and availability for others too.I just had the same idea - that would be fun.
6 hours ago6 hr Author No problem with listenthroughs taking place so go for it if people are up for it. As long as it's not used as a platform to try and quiz people on the artist they may be behind or the like, however.
6 hours ago6 hr 1 minute ago, Calum said:No problem with listenthroughs taking place so go for it if people are up for it. As long as it's not used as a platform to try and quiz people on the artist they may be behind or the like, however.Oh you know that's all what's going to be talked about Anyways, excited to hear bunch of new songs from this group...plenty of discoveries in here, compared to two other groups!!!<3
5 hours ago5 hr Mixed bag but I think some smart choices as first round picks!Looove Darin’s choice. I’m excited to hear more from him. He’s always been on my radar purely for ‘Nobody Knows’ but I just never really ventured to listen to more from him aside from a couple of tracks.Interesting choice for Sam. Smart play though.
5 hours ago5 hr 01 Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)02 Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait03 Sam Fender - Chin Up04 Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life05 Damien Rice - 9 Crimes06 Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For07 HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego08 Sam Smith - Diamonds09 Roosevelt - Luna10 Darin - Lovekiller11 Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)12 Gary Numan - We Are Glass
4 hours ago4 hr I've always had a bit of a soft spot for HRVY's brand of pop, so expect me to score him consistently high! Still can't believe he's never had a top 40 lol.
4 hours ago4 hr I can believe it xThe person who sent Capaldi has definitely put their strongest foot forward first! (also nice that Calvin actually is kicking off with a solo vocal song x)
4 hours ago4 hr I'll be intrigued to see if there are any restrictions at all to what Calvin is allowed to send
4 hours ago4 hr 16 minutes ago, Mangø said:I've always had a bit of a soft spot for HRVY's brand of pop, so expect me to score him consistently high! Don’t Hesitate
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