Posted 20 hours ago20 hr SOLO FEMALEViva España!After two stops in the Netherlands, it's time to move just over 900 miles south-west to Barcelona, in Spain, for Boot Camp: Part One. Shawn Mendes is already donning his Barcelona FC top (which may or may not also carry a hint to a future themed round on our European Adventure). With the backdrop of the Sagrada Familia it's time for the remaining ten artists to really flex their creative muscles because the theme for Boot Camp: Part One is They Should've Been Singles. Only nine artists will make it to Boot Camp: Part Two and the next location and venue, but for now let's welcome back the solo female artists who are once again hoping to impress 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)020304050607080910 (least favourite)For those voting who have entered one of the artists into the competition, you should rank all ten 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 nine female 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.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 5 October 2026, 17:59 BSTSo, without further ado, it's time to put the solo female artists through their paces at BOOT CAMP...01020304050607080910Standard list of entries:Kate Bush - Reaching OutAdele - Can I Get ItJessie Ware - The KillRobyn - Time MachineMARINA - Teen IdleSophie Ellis-Bextor - New York City LightsLeona Lewis - Outta My HeadDido - Mary’s in IndiaZara Larsson - Blue MoonAgnes - LoadedSpotify playlist coming soon!This week, awardinary will be hosting a listen-through session for Boot Camp: Part One in Barcelona on Thursday 1 October 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 please feel free.
20 hours ago20 hr Time Machine is what I’d have picked too! Or In My Eyes. Love it. Outta My Head could wipe the floor here, the ultimate missed opportunity.
20 hours ago20 hr Time Machine, Outta My Head and Blue Moon are great picks here. Expected to see Eurosummer but Blue Moon is a beautiful moment too. I agree with Rich that that’s a killer pick from Leona though - it had to be that really.Plenty of discoveries to come for me here though which hasn’t been the case for the females much yet!
20 hours ago20 hr I know a lot of these but I need to be reminded of some of them! That Adele song is great though, I'm thinking she's gonna walk this round!
19 hours ago19 hr Here’s my official vote…All the points possible to Leona Lewis - Outta My Head.This was exactly the song I wanted to see. One of, if not my favourite, album tracks of all time. Absolutely CRIMINAL that it wasn’t a single.
19 hours ago19 hr Just now, Viper* said:Here’s my official vote…All the points possible to Leona Lewis - Outta My Head.This was exactly the song I wanted to see. One of, if not my favourite, album tracks of all time. Absolutely CRIMINAL that it wasn’t a single.Then again, thinking about the way the public treated Leona’s few uptempos, maybe it’s better it has a legacy of being one of the best pop album tracks of the 00s rather than peaking at No.18 and then limping away.
19 hours ago19 hr I mean… you all got me hyped for that Leona track and I finally gave it a listen, but girl 😭 this sounds like it missed its connecting flight from 2010 and has been stuck in the terminal ever since lol!!!Obviously I will listen to it again in random order with other songs, but for now not impressed!!!
19 hours ago19 hr 1 Adele 2 Zara Larsson3 Leona Lewis 4 Marina5 Agnes6 Jessie Ware 7 Sophie Ellis-Bexter 8 Dido9 Kate Bush 10 Robyn
19 hours ago19 hr 9 minutes ago, Addy! said:I mean… you all got me hyped for that Leona track and I finally gave it a listen, but girl 😭 this sounds like it missed its connecting flight from 2010 and has been stuck in the terminal ever since lol!!!Obviously I will listen to it again in random order with other songs, but for now not impressed!!!Stuck in 2010 when Addy just wishes he could go back to 1999
19 hours ago19 hr 1 minute ago, dandy* said:Stuck in 2010 when Addy just wishes he could go back to 1999Exactly!!!
19 hours ago19 hr 2 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said:Wow quick vote! Only opened 45 minutes ago 😆I’m sure Adele isn’t complaining.
19 hours ago19 hr I mean, I will say that the early 2010s kinda feel like they’re “stuck in that era” as a whole, but if you have nostalgia for it, then it’s something you miss a lot. I imagine hearing it for the first time does have a note of dated to it though.I felt like that with Come Alive in the last round, that the dubstep hadn’t aged well because I’m not all that familiar with Glassheart but if you played me Hold It Against Me, I’d get my life to the same thing because I have nostalgia for it. I did listen to the Echo album quite a bit and Outta My Head in particular so I have a different attachment to that sound with it.
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