Calum

They are executive producers... Looking forward to this, there were a fair few bops on It's Not That Deep!

48 hour warning!!

No swearing please x

New single out on Friday!

25th April - Nicola Coughlan and Foo Fighters 2nd May - Aimee Lou Wood and MEEK

if y'all do Superache era Conan dirty here I'll be coming for blood btw People Watching's such a gorgeous song Kelly and Lily are not playing though, they said the final is OURS

Just to clarify too for the OP skimmers, the voting window has once again reduced and voting closes on Friday 17 April 2026, 17:59 BST!! There will also be no scoreboards from now on until after the Grand Final results

The distress call from Lady BuzzJack is getting louder and louder. There's no time to waste, because it's now or never to rescue her and bring her back to the homepage where she belongs. But before you can get there to face the final fight, there's one more challenge standing in your way. Live Show Four saw us go down to the last solo male artist standing in the Semi Final as David Bowie was eliminated from the competition alongside Florence + the Machine. Now, Pop Fleet 26 must face the brutal Semi Final, unleashing powerful music to break through the barriers and make it to the scorching equator of the World of Live Shows. For one last time before the Grand Final, who is going to make it all the way to find Lady BuzzJack and win The Pop Factor? How it works: Once again, voting will be strictly private. When you've listened to all of the artists perform in the Semi Final, you should cast your votes by completing THIS form, ranking the performances from favourite to least favourite. For those voting that are competing in the Semi Final, you must vote. Failure to vote by a competing artist will result in an 28 point deduction from your final score. And as always, if you are not competing in The Pop Factor you are more than welcome to vote too by completing the form. And for the final time this season... When voting closes, we'll cross over to the results show where TWO artists will be eliminated from the competition. The first - the artist with the least points - will be eliminated from the competition automatically. The remaining bottom two artists with the least points will then come face to face with our four judges for the final time: Commander Eye Sack, Le Jé d’Eleven, The Rogue Trader and Jimmy-Jam Watts. They will decide the artist that remains in the competition and progresses to the Grand Final. Or will they, after four deadlocked votes in a row? Voting closes on Friday 17 April 2026, 17:59 BST Reminder: voting is private. To vote, click the link to the form above. So, with all that said... IT'S TIME TO FACE THE SEMI FINAL! 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Standard list of entries: Kelly Clarkson - Because of You ABBA - The Day Before You Came Delta Goodrem - Last Night on Earth Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn’t Have to Hurt Conan Gray - People Watching Scissor Sisters - Laura Lily Allen - Not Fair

I think it's about time I reveal my choice for Ruel in the semi final would've been Wild Guess (Spanish Version) to stifle the xenophobia claims

Bra actually took your title from you this time (both of you are just as bad as each other tho xx)

Can't lie, that would have been an epic run of songs for Florence to finish the competition on I feel awful when anyone's eliminated, all my children 🫂 and it just gets harder every week, but love seeing everyone's write-ups about their artists and what their music means to them

Round 11: Live Show Four: The Fable of the Floppy Fishes Results

SEMI-FINALISTS CONFIRM YOUR SONG CHOICE HERE! You have until 17:59 TOMORROW to confirm your song. The Fable of the Floppy Fishes was the final themed round of Season 2, so from here on out you need to consider what's going to get you to the Grand Final, and what's going to get you the WIN! For now, back to celebrating Chez and elgornio!

9 was mentored by... @Chez Wombat David Bowie in The Pop Factor: Season 2 Round 1: The Earth Auditions - Life on Mars? (2nd, 382 points) Round 2: The Orbit Auditions - Young Americans (3rd, 253 points) Round 3: Boot Camp: Part One - Modern Love (5th, 228 points) Round 4: Boot Camp: Part Two - Warszawa (6th, 173 points) Round 5: Judges' Houses - Lazarus (5th, 162 points) Round 6: The Black Hole Battles - Heroes (WIN) Round 7: The Scoop - N/A Round 8: Live Show One - Ashes to Ashes (7th, 324 points) Round 9: Live Show Two - Five Years (11th, 199 points) Round 10: Live Show Three - Starman (9th, 180 points) Round 11: Live Show Four - ★ (Blackstar) [9th, OUT] and... 8 were mentored by... @elgornio Florence + the Machine in The Pop Factor: Season 2 Round 1: The Earth Auditions - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) [5th, 328 points] Round 2: The Orbit Auditions - Queen of Peace (2nd, 284 points) Round 3: Boot Camp: Part One - Spectrum (Say My Name) [Calvin Harris Remix] (1st, 244 points) Round 4: Boot Camp: Part Two - Howl (2nd, 225 points) Round 5: Judges' Houses - My Love (5th, 171 points) Round 6: The Black Hole Battles - Shake It Out (WIN) Round 7: The Scoop - N/A Round 8: Live Show One - Hurricane Drunk (11th, 257 points) Round 9: Live Show Two - Cosmic Love (4th, 273 points) Round 10: Live Show Three - No Light, No Light (5th, 236 points) Round 11: Live Show Four - Hunger (8th, OUT) Chez, Chez, Chez... you've managed to play such a brilliant game keeping David Bowie in this long - and having the backing of a powerful, more alt-leaning vote working in your favour - as the kingpin of the twinks in the competition, the bohemian of them all. In a competition like this it could've been an early out but with a broad range of voters, someone with such a classic discography adored by many carried him all the way to this point, and that's down to excellent gameplay knowing what to play and when (and that instrumental risk paid off!). As for Florence + the Machine, elgornio has done an incredible job of showing off their stellar discography, and certainly keeping very much in line with the essence of The Pop Factor. Can be said for both, but lots of big hits managed to keep Florence going, as well as some much-loved album tracks and new discoveries for many. Thank you both for playing, and as first-time participants you should be very proud of making it this far into the competition!

Florence + the Machine... Kelly Clarkson... This is it. Since the judges have been unable to reach a majority verdict, we will now revert to the public vote to decide which of you is through to the Semi Final and which of you is eliminated right now. I can now reveal... The artist with the least amount of votes... and eliminated from the competition tonight... is... which means Kelly Clarkson, you are through to the Semi Final by the skin of your teeth! Florence + the Machine, sadly your time in the competition has come to an end. But you have been absolutely brilliant! Don't go anywhere because in just a few moments we'll be revealing your identity alongside that of David Bowie, and celebrating how far you've both come!

Jimmy-Jam. It all comes down to you. If you save Florence + the Machine, they will be safe and through to the Semi Final. If you save Kelly Clarkson, we will go to deadlock for the FOURTH consecutive time and revert to the public vote. Please give me the name of the artist you'd like to SAVE... "Well... Trust me when I say, I will be back on this judging panel. No amount of ripped up paper can stop me. So deal with it. The artist I'm deciding to save is... KELLY CLARKSON" DEADLOCK

Rogue Trader, welcome back. I trust you're feeling well enough to be back on the panel tonight after your absence last time. Give Troye Sivan my regards. And please tell me the name of the artist you'd like to SAVE and keep in the competition... "Well... It's great to be back. Last week was a blip. Sorry about that. But it was worth it. I'm not sure what's going to happen here, but no matter what both of you are amazing. So the artist I'm going to save is... FLORENCE + THE MACHINE"

Le Jé d'Eleven, you're up. Please tell me who you would like to SAVE and send through to the Semi Final... "I have waited weeks for this moment, THE OLD MAN FINALLY PACKED HIS BAGS AND GOT UP OUT OF HERE! I'm not going to beat around the bush. This is a simple decision for me. I'm saving my Texan diva... KELLY CLARKSON"

Commander Eye Sack, please give me the name of the artist you'd like to SAVE and send through to the Semi Final... "Well before I say anything can we have a moment of silence for our fallen King of the Twinks please? Thank you. Disgraceful outcome. However, the decision at hand... it's a tough one. The artist I'm going to save and keep in the competition is... FLORENCE + THE MACHINE"

Judges, this is it... I'm going to ask each of you to give me the name of the artist you'd like to SAVE and keep in the competition. In the event of a tie we'll, once again, go to deadlock, your contracts will be terminated, your hands tied behind your backs and all of you plunged into a black hole, and we'll revert to the public vote to decide the outcome.

The final artist... safe... and through... to the Semi Final... is... which means that Florence + the Machine and Kelly Clarkson, one of you will be eliminated from the competition tonight. In just a few moments, we'll cross over to the judges who will decide which artist they want to SAVE and keep in the competition, and which artist will be leaving. Good luck...

The fifth artist... safely through... to the Semi Final... is...

The fourth artist... safe... and through to the Semi Final... is...

Public service announcement: Lily Allen has NOT been eliminated.

And now... it is with a heavy heart... that we say goodbye... just before the Semi Final... to... David Bowie, king of the twinks. Your day of reckoning - twinkageddon - has come, and sadly your time in the competition is over. Stay with us though, because your identity will be revealed shortly alongside the second artist eliminated from the competition tonight.