01 = Roosevelt - Luna (fave)

02 = Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For

03 = HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego

04 = Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life

05 = Gary Numan - We Are Glass

06 = Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)

07 = Darin - Lovekiller

08 = Sam Smith - Diamonds

09 = Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

10 = Sam Fender - Chin Up

11 = Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

12 = Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

Luna is a bop! Good pick for Tom as well and HRVY's is just cheesy pop. Darin's song was fairly intense! Diamonds is an alright Sam song and good its not one of their stock ballads. Lewis was Lewis - I not a massive Sam Fender fan overall and the Damien Rice song kinda bored me? Bladee though i just don't know? If I knew there weren't imposters I would've said they were 🤣

There’s a lot I need to listen to here before I vote but Diamonds is a fantastic Sam starting point, one of their best, if not their absolute best imo.

I’m very hit and miss with Sam tbh. There’s a lot of dull dross within their discography but a few diamonds too (pardon the pun ). This, is one of them!

Edited Wednesday at 08:214 days by Lee_J11

Very nice selection overall!

1. Gary Numan - We Are Glass (fave)

2. Roosevelt - Luna

3. Darin - Lovekiller

4. Sam Smith - Diamonds

5. Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

6. Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)

7. Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life

8. Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

9. Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For

10. Sam Fender - Chin Up

11. HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego

12. Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission) (least fave)

First listen through of all the categories and have to admit, this is the one that most intrigues me. There is so much depth here and artistry

Also - I know this is a pop contest but I wish people would pay attention to the emotion in a song sometimes. Glad to see some people are :)

HRVY already making @Herbs emotional, we love to see it!

1 minute ago, Mangø said:

HRVY already making @Herbs emotional, we love to see it!

I actually don’t understand why people are rating that so low!

Edited Wednesday at 10:454 days by Herbs

1. Sam Fender – Chin Up

2. Roosevelt - Luna

3. Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait

4. Tom Grennan – Found What I’ve Been Looking For

5. Sam Smith – Diamonds

6. Gary Numan – We Are Glass

7. Calvin Harris – Feel So Close

8. HRVY – Hasta Luego

9. Mackenzy Mackay – Want You For Life

10. Damien Rice – 9 Crimes

11. Darin – Lovekiller

12. Bladee – Cartier’God Icedancer

Great Fender pick whoever chose it. Roosevelt is my top SM discovery of the week - BOP. Fantastic picks for Lewis, Tom and Sam. We Are Glass was a good discovery: intrigued to hear more from Gary. The Calvin choice isn't exactly a CH essential for me but seems a solid first round pick.

So much talent in this category omg! I wonder if we'll get our first solo male (/NB) podium finish this season.

01 Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

02 Gary Numan - We Are Glass

03 Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)

04 Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

05 Sam Smith - Diamonds

06 Roosevelt - Luna

07 Sam Fender - Chin Up

08 Darin - Lovekiller

09 Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

10 Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For

11 HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego

12 Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life

'9 Crimes' was my favourite discovery across all three rounds, stunning! ❤️

1. Darin - Lovekiller (a long time since I've heard this, it's still an epic of the highest Scandipop proportions ('MURDERER!!') and I want to hear more of Darin!)

2. Damien Rice - 9 Crimes (fun fact, I debated putting this on BuzzJack Presents 2006, but it was a late cut due to it being such a competitive year, shame as it's brilliant)

3. Sam Fender - Chin Up (Great track, really reminds me of Urban Hymns' era The Verve)

4. Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit) (nice to see Calvin kick off his campaign with his vocal, and this is a decent production, I've always liked the main riff/drop)

5. HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego (this is catchy)

6. Sam Smith - Diamonds (nice choice to open with, Sam is such a good pick as they have a lot of high quality songs to call on and could be a dark horse if said songs are indeed called on)

7. Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For (crazy that this didn't make the top 75 as feels so well known - good track by him)

8. Gary Numan - We Are Glass (good track, looking forward to hearing more from Gary)

9. Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait (never an artist I'll love due to his voice, but this is a strong song)

10. Roosevelt - Luna (nice little disco pop number, I don't love it but could be one to watch)

11. Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life (didn't get a lot from this)

12. Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission) (not my cup of tea)

Here's my rankings;

1. Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait

2. Tom Grennan – Found What I've Been Looking For

3. Mackenzy Mackay – Want You For Life

4. Calvin Harris – Feel So Close

5. Roosevelt – Luna

6. Sam Smith – Diamonds

7. Gary Numan – We Are Glass

8. Sam Fender – Chin Up

9. Darin – Lovekiller

10. Damien Rice – 9 Crimes

11. HRVY & Malú Trevejo – Hasta Luego

12. Bladee – Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

Thinking Lewis & Tom will go far, less confident doe the ones toward the bottom.

FAVE

Sam Smith - Diamonds

Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)

Darin - Lovekiller

Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego

Gary Numan - We Are Glass

Roosevelt - Luna

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For

Sam Fender - Chin Up

Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life

Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

LEAST FAVE

1. Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit)

2. Damien Rice - 9 Crimes

3. Gary Numan - We Are Glass

4. Roosevelt - Luna

5. Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For

6. Sam Smith - Diamonds

7. Sam Fender - Chin Up

8. Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

9. HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego

10. Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life

11. Darin - Lovekiller

12. Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission)

01 Sam Smith

02 Darin

03 Calvin Harris

04 HRVY

05 Tom Grennan

06 Mackenzy Mackay

07 Damien Rice

08 Sam Fender

09 Roosevelt

10 Lewis Capaldi

11 Gary Numan

12 Bladee

Just realising Bladee is barely even on his own song that's been submitted lel

At least with Bladee's presence HRVY is safe for next week!

1. Darin - Lovekiller

2. Sam Smith - Diamonds

3. Tom Grennan - Found what I've been looking for

4. Sam Fender - Chin up

5. Gary Numan - We are glass

6. HARVY - Hasta Luego

7. Calvin Harris - Feel so close

8. Lewis Capaldi - Hold me while you wait

9. Mackenzy Mackay - Want you for life

10. Roosevelt - Luna

11. Daniel Rice - 9 crimes

12. Bladee - Cartier's God Icedancer

Edited Wednesday at 19:363 days by Spiceboy

Spiceboy changing things up so much we’re gonna end up having Michael Rice making an appearance in round 2 at this rate

2 minutes ago, Calum said:

Spiceboy changing things up so much we’re gonna end up having Michael Rice making an appearance in round 2 at this rate

I think he just wants to be close to Tom