Its nearly 11pm - this show is dragging tonight? Was it like this last year?!!!? Cant remember lol

Interesting trawling through some of the posts on here. Haven't watched it yet. Taped it last night, so will fast-forward any bit I think are boring and the adverts of course. Usualyy it's condensed into about half the time, if not a bit more :naughty:

Watched "Big Cat Diaries" instead last night :P

I was quite suprised Dannii didnt perform Touch Me Like That last year really. Imagine how much better it could have done chart wise.

 

Dannii had the opportunity to perform last year, but since it was her first year didn't want the public to feel she was there for personal gain ^_^

Shame Bad Lashes are out, they were dfar superior to Dan and Scott, but the UK love a sob story and sympathy votes don't they.

 

And I just have an awful feeling that Eoghan will win this year

Having missed it last night.

 

I watched the brilliant Merlin & that National Lottery show instead before going out:

 

So I've avoided knowing who has gone out, hence I'm watching the performances on ITV.com now and commenting as I see it:

 

1. Girlband 4/10

 

A very safe unremarkable performance of the Bananarama version of Venus. Often a mediocre performance early on means bottom 2, but there are surely worse performances to come. Plus their The Saturdays style dresses don't help, hence Simon Cowell's comments of "a reject Girls Aloud". :lol:

 

2. Scott 1/10

 

WTF, reworking the Georgie Fame UK chart-topper (Yeh Yeh) that was last a hit for Matt Bianco in the 1980s. This is terrible, out a tune, a completely wrong song choice for the cry baby. Fortunately for him that was so terrible I can't see him being in the bottom 2.

 

3. JLS 5/10

 

A fairly safe song choice of BoyzIIMen I'll Make Love To You. A very wonky start but it improved as things went on. But that was more Boys to Bland than Boys to Men. However they do look like a group.

 

4. Rachel 4/10

 

Rachel looks like Gabrielle with the image maker over, but taking on Robyn's With Every Heartbeat is clearly a wrong song choice. However she gives it a go with her strong vocals and looked like she was having fun.

 

5. Alexandra 7/10

 

Taking on Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody only showed that vocally she is not in the same class as Leona Lewis. Good choreography but that detracted from her strangely subdued vocal performance. I fail to see the judges OTT praise & hyperbole having watched that.

 

6. Ruth 7/10

 

Taking on the Top Gun theme (Berlin - Take My Breath Away), that surprised me as although she was vocally in tune she has pitching problems. I really liked that though as it was more emotional than technical. Very sultry.

7. Bad Lashes 3/10

 

Covering the Pretty Woman track by Roxette (It Must Have Been Love) ....... oh dear, this is so not working. The harmonies are off, and vocally it is just not working for me at all. A big and unpleasant surprise.

 

8. Daniel 4/10

 

The Ricky Gervais with a sob story takes on Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is? to grim results on the verse, but was near spot on the choruses which should keep him safe.

 

9. Eoghan 6/10

 

Taking on John Lennon's Imagine is always asking for trouble. This was typical boybland Gareth Gates/Westlife style over emoting vocals that I personally cannot stand. However he sang it in tune and did a far better job of covering this classic than Madonna managed when she made it more Mark Chapman than John Lennon.

 

10. Austin 5/10

 

The other cry baby now with a really irritating emo (Pete Wentz) style haircut took on the classic The Police's Every Breath You Take and turned it into a mediocre Blue/Lee Ryan track. Another singer who can sing in tune, but has pitching problems.

 

11. Laura 7/10

 

Taking on Alicia Keys Fallin' means one of two things either you are a great singer or you are asking for trouble. Despite the awful first note, this was definitely the former for the C&A Amy Winehouse* (* pre drink & drugs). A bit too much Mariah Careyisms towards the end though.

 

12. Diana 9/10

 

As the old Vanessa Williams song goes ....... this was a superb take on U2's With Or Without You, vocally reminding me of Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries). By far the best vocalist tonight, but on X-Factor the judges & public seem to prefer singers and I think in the end her quirkiness will go against her to someone more bland and boring.

 

My prediction:

 

I can see the bottom two being between the two Girl groups along with possibly Rachel.

So Bad Lashes got KO'd against GirlBand in the bottom two. Not a surprise, but I think the better of the two girl groups has been eliminated, just that they had an awful night.

 

Still with Louis Walsh calling for Dannii Minogue to be replaced as a judge it would be hilarious if "LuLu" lost all his acts before the Final 6 like Sharon last year.

Just watched the show and I'm so supporting Alxandra, Diana and Laura! The three of them were AMAZING last night, Laura did the best performance, followed by Diana and Alexandra! I so want one of them to win! Thans god Cheryl got the girls ^_^

Other good performances included Ruth, Eoghan and Rachel, but nowhere as good as the girls IMO!

 

And am I the only one to think that Dannii is overacting it a bit too much? She looks like she's got ADD or something even worse, looks like a teenage girl screaming and jumping all the time... And LOL at her asking Eoghan if he got a girlfriend, she could be her mum!!!!!

I really think Cheryl will win this year. All three of them are incredible. I would love it if Diana would win. I think she was incredible last night! :wub:

Just watched the show and I'm so supporting Alxandra, Diana and Laura! The three of them were AMAZING last night, Laura did the best performance, followed by Diana and Alexandra! I so want one of them to win! Thans god Cheryl got the girls ^_^

Other good performances included Ruth, Eoghan and Rachel, but nowhere as good as the girls IMO!

 

And am I the only one to think that Dannii is overacting it a bit too much? She looks like she's got ADD or something even worse, looks like a teenage girl screaming and jumping all the time... And LOL at her asking Eoghan if he got a girlfriend, she could be her mum!!!!!

 

Completely agree with you, the girls overall is by far the best category :D

But I dont think Dannii was overacting, I just think she is much more comfortable on the panel this year :)

And am I the only one to think that Dannii is overacting it a bit too much? She looks like she's got ADD or something even worse, looks like a teenage girl screaming and jumping all the time... And LOL at her asking Eoghan if he got a girlfriend, she could be her mum!!!!!

Yes, you are the only one.

 

:kink:

 

She was just having a good time. She came off really well, she always does on the live shows.

Hushhh, Dannii is the best judge on the show. -_-

Nuh-uh! He is MY Scott :lol:

 

Get in line Matthew. He's mine :wub:

And Michael Jackson week next week. :D

 

I'd like to sing JSL sing 'You Are Not Alone', although I'll bet a million quid that Eughan will sing it. -_-

I recon a group will sing Beat It. :o

I recon a group will sing Beat It. :o

Would've been the perfect song for Bad Lashes!^

 

I'd love to see Rachel sing Bad, she's got that fiery voice. There are loads of songs that someone can sing, such wide selections. It's just all about getting it right. (I hope no one sings Thriller, I've never seen a performance by someone where they've pulled it off. -_- )

And Ruth is going to REALLY struggle next week!

Anyone know where you can download last nights performances :)

Anyone know where you can download last nights performances :)

 

I don't know that, but you can watch all the performances here:

http://xfactor.itv.com/

 

As for future week's I'm looking forward to the Abba week, as that will really sort out the wheat from the chaff. Plus with Girls Aloud performing on the results show next week, then hopefully this heavily rumoured to be the CIN song for 2008 will be performed live:

 

Kylie & Dannii - The Winner Takes It All

I reckon Rachel will sing Smooth Criminal next week :heehee:

I reckon Rachel will sing Smooth Criminal next week :heehee:

 

So below the belt!

 

:lol: