Posted 11 hours ago11 hr GROUPSHallo, welkom in Amsterdam!The second stop on The Pop Factor's European Adventure brings us to the liberal, progressive, cannabis-selling city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Home to the house of Anne Frank, the Red Light District, many a bicycle route, and the Van Gogh Museum, this will be the last stop for some groups. Eleven have landed safely, but only ten will continue on the adventure to the next location and venue. Singing for their place in the competition, let's welcome the groups to the Ziggo Dome stage to audition again for the voting BuzzJack public!How it works:Once you have listened to all of the groups 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)02030405060708091011 (least favourite)For those voting who have entered one of the groups into the competition, you should rank all eleven 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 ten groups with the highest scores will proceed to the next round while ONE group will be eliminated from the competition and will not be going through.However, the competition doesn't end there. Any artists eliminated from the competition - until stated - will be eligible to compete for the chance to return and claim The Gamu Nhengu Gold Card.Voting will close on Monday 28 September 2026, 17:59 BSTSo give a round of applause for our groups and let's find out what they're performing for their ARENA AUDITION...0102030405060708091011Standard list of entries:Fontaines D.C. - Jackie Down the Lineiamamiwhoami - chasing kitesSade - Your Love is KingNew Order - Age of ConsentYears & Years - All For YouUltravox - The VoiceTexas - I Don't Want a LoverM83 - Kim & JessieVengaboys - 1999 (I Wanna Go Back)Bananarama - Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)Depeche Mode - Ghosts AgainSpotify playlist coming soon!This week, awardinary will be hosting a listen-through session for The Arena Auditions in Amsterdam on Thursday 24 September at 19:00 BST. More information will be shared before the session begins, but if you'd like the opportunity to listen to all of the performances with others, this is it.
11 hours ago11 hr Some interesting choices this time. Some new to me but they will have to be pretty great to beat my 2 immediate faves
11 hours ago11 hr I fear we may be seeing quite a Vengaboys fall from grace here but it’s a fun cover, if you ask me 😂
11 hours ago11 hr That's an unexpected choice for Bananarama but I love it, it's their last properly amazing single!Quite a few on this list I don't know though, looking forward to checking them out.
11 hours ago11 hr 1 minute ago, Mangø said:That's an unexpected choice for Bananarama but I love it, it's their last properly amazing single!Quite a few on this list I don't know though, looking forward to checking them out.Yeah it’s really good. Hope it doesn’t put them in any danger as it’s not a heyday classic but is great dance pop.
11 hours ago11 hr Ha Vengaboys really said "I Wanna Go Back" after finishing top in the last round with a song from... 1999. I see what their mentor did there.
10 hours ago10 hr 49 minutes ago, RobBot said:I fear we may be seeing quite a Vengaboys fall from grace here but it’s a fun cover, if you ask me 😂Didn't realise they covered that song... its certainly a choice
10 hours ago10 hr The Vengaboys sacrificing their place in the competition with a flop so they can triumphantly return in the live shows with all their bangers still to play
6 hours ago6 hr Fun fact, I just returned from Amsterdam and Vengaboys were played in drag bingo last night !!!Is this some sort of a sign!!!
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