Posted 12 hours ago12 hr GROUPSVitajte všetci!A journey by road of just under 2000 kilometres from Barcelona, we now find ourselves in Bratislava, Slovakia for Boot Camp: Part Two; the fourth stop on The Pop Factor's European Adventure. From one iconic backdrop to another, this time the groups will showcase their talents in the grounds of Bratislava Castle while soaking up the quirky city, home to the UFO Bridge, Church of St. Elizabeth, and its medieval Old Town. This time there's no theme and only eight groups will make it to the next round and the next stop. Let's welcome back the groups that are hoping to impress you, 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)0203040506070809 (least favourite)For those voting who have entered one of the groups into the competition, you should rank all nine 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 eight 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 groups 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 12 October 2026, 17:59 BSTSo, without further ado, it's time to put the groups through their paces once more for the second part of BOOT CAMP...010203040506070809Standard list of entries:Bananarama - Love in the First DegreeFontaines D.C. - MarianneNew Order - CrystalTexas - Black Eyed BoyYears & Years - SanctifyDepeche Mode - PreciousUltravox - All Stood StillSade - By Your Sideiamamiwhoami - tSpotify and Apple Music* playlists coming soon!*with thanks to pavi for Apple Music playlists
12 hours ago12 hr Think I know Banarama, Sade, Years & Years and possibly Texas Rest will be a fun exploration
12 hours ago12 hr Ooh some of the groups are treating this round like a final. Everybody keen to get further! Fontaines and Bananarama are very well played as I don’t think they should be in trouble with those. Love the Sade song. And that Texas classic <3
12 hours ago12 hr Marianne oh Marianne 'Sanctify' is my favourite Years & Years song so very pleased to see that here!
12 hours ago12 hr Oh wow Bananarama and Texas going BIG!!! No idea how I'm gonna pick between those two. That's one of my favourite Y&Y songs even though I have a feeling it's not that well regarded. Fontaines going with the current single is clever, particularly cos it's had a good reaction on the site. Looking forward to the new discoveries. Did the text at the end of the iamamiwhoami song title get cut off?
12 hours ago12 hr My absolute favourite Bananarama song oh my dayssss Would have loved to have seen it kept for later but thrilled to see it nonetheless!
12 hours ago12 hr Think we've got my favourite songs by both Years & Years and Texas here (although I didn't know what that Texas song was until pretty recently despite having heard it loads before, I think that's been the case for at least a couple of their other songs for me too so god knows if there are more Texas bops secretly hiding out there that I just don't know are by them).
12 hours ago12 hr Oh my I actually know some songs here! Black Eyed Boy takes me right back!! Sanctify is my favourite Y&Y song so the bar is high for the others!
12 hours ago12 hr 11 minutes ago, Mangø said:Did the text at the end of the iamamiwhoami song title get cut off? No, the song is called 't' - it's part of an album where most of the song titles are spelling out the word 'bounty'.
12 hours ago12 hr 23 minutes ago, Herbs said:Think I know Banarama, Sade, Years & Years and possibly TexasRest will be a fun explorationCorrection - I defo know that Texas song. Tuuuuneage
12 hours ago12 hr 1 minute ago, Bror said:No, the song is called 't' - it's part of an album where most of the song titles are spelling out the word 'bounty'.Seems a bit pretentious but I will listen to the song without prejudgment!
12 hours ago12 hr 5 minutes ago, Bror said:Think we've got my favourite songs by both Years & Years and Texas here (although I didn't know what that Texas song was until pretty recently despite having heard it loads before, I think that's been the case for at least a couple of their other songs for me too so god knows if there are more Texas bops secretly hiding out there that I just don't know are by them).Oh there absolutely will be x
12 hours ago12 hr 3 minutes ago, Bror said:No, the song is called 't' - it's part of an album where most of the song titles are spelling out the word 'bounty'.I’d prefer a twix or galaxy
12 hours ago12 hr Author 5 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said:I’d prefer a twix or galaxy Did somebody say twix?
11 hours ago11 hr The round that I’m least familiar with. I do like that Bananarama song though! Solid choices for Texas and Y&Y and I don’t remember if I have heard that iamamiwhoami song.
11 hours ago11 hr I think the Texas song is the only one I’m vaguely familiar with. So I’m looking forward to listening to it properly and discovering the rest.
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