Calum

Michael I swear you’ve had a lot to say about every round but haven’t actually paid attention to anything that’s happened in any of them xx

I feel like Head Above Water could’ve potentially been the best choice for Avril, Girlfriend I’m not so sure but Take Me Away is a great song, certainly a final round I wasn’t expecting but not lacking in quality regardless!

+5 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild +4 Lewis Capaldi - Survive +3 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In +2 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire +1 Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not -1 MK feat. Chrystal - Dior -2 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club -3 Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings -4 Alex Warren - Ordinary -5 Fred again..., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap

Any more rankings for this before doing results?

After a 10-year long tiebreak round to decide whether Harry or Zayn would lose, we're now finally pushing on with Round 6 and Music With a Sushi Restaurant becomes the next casualty. Some taste on display. The results so far: 11. Music For a Sushi Restaurant [Harry Styles] 12. For You [Liam Payne & Rita Ora] 13. Just Hold On [Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson] 14. Strip That Down [Liam Payne feat. Quavo] 15. I Don't Wanna Live Forever [ZAYN & Taylor Swift] 16. Back to You [Louis Tomlinson feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals] Time for Round 6 and it'll be another single elimination this time. Vote for your least favourite single in the poll above and discuss/tell us what you've voted for ~

Been listening to this a lot over the week and it really is an amazing album. God knows how this is her only just releasing her debut. They fumbled her massively following The X Factor. Putting all of their eggs into Rak-Su's basket and look where that ended up... kind of intriguing that making a success story out of a young female artist seemed a concept lost on them after Leona and Alexandra. Took some time before we eventually got Chapter One from Ella Henderson then kaput with her too. At least Grace is where she wants and needs to be now and we've ended up with this

Hoping for a major serve from her here

Fun fact: the top 3 being solo female / solo female / group is something that never happened in all 15 series' of The X Factor. We're guaranteed not to match the eventual outcome in the first season (and probably never will with BuzzJack) and if Pet Shop Boys go on to win they'll have achieved 'first group to win' status seven seasons before a group managed to win The X Factor!

Avril Lavigne. Pet Shop Boys. Christina Aguilera. One of them will become the very first winner of The Pop Factor. Between now and the final results of the two-part Grand Final we'll be taking a reflective deep-dive through the rest of the competition and having a look at the best bits from all of the other artists including the recently eliminated Mary J. Blige and The Saturdays, but for now... this is the moment it's all come down to. They've fought off 21 other artists and made it to within touching distance of the crown and the grand prize of The Ten Poond Record Token. All that stands between them and winning The Pop Factor is you, the voting BuzzJack public. Your votes alone from here will decide who wins and whose freshly-pressed Winner's Single will hit the non-existent shelves next Monday morning! How it works: The three remaining finalists will perform their Winner's Single for you, the voting BuzzJack public, and for the final time in Part Two of the Grand Final. Once you've listened to all three performances you should cast your vote, ranking the performances from favourite to least favourite. Once again, there will be no public voting in the Grand Final. All voting is reset for Part Two of the Grand Final, so if you have already voted in Part One you can now vote again using the new form. IMPORTANT: for those that are competing in the Grand Final, in this final stage of the competition you are not allowed to vote. Anybody else on BuzzJack may cast a vote. You are voting for the WINNER! You should submit your votes in private HERE, choosing from each of the drop-down boxes to assign each song to a position in your ranking from 01 (favourite) to 03 (least favourite). ♦️ Voting will close on Saturday 19th July 18:59 BST (touching grass on Saturday so results may not be immediately following the vote closing) When the vote closes, we'll cross over to the Grand Final Results to reveal the winner of The Pop Factor! So without further ado, for the final time this season... ARE YOU READY? IT'S THE FINAL TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC! 01 02 03 Standard list of entries: Avril Lavigne - Take Me Away Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man REMINDER: Do NOT post your votes in this thread. Please use the form HERE to vote privately. The final three artists are NOT allowed to vote.

Before we cross back over to the Grand Final and let battle commence in Part Two, performing one last time on The Pop Factor stage with what would have been their final performances of the season, give it up for Mary J. Blige and The Saturdays Mary J. Blige - Everything The Saturdays - Up (Radio Edit)

"The pressure is ON! Well... first of all. All of the artists have done amazingly well. It's been an amazing contest with so much variety and pop excellence on offer. I'm glad to see my girl Xtinct make it through! However... The artist I believe has played the best game and that I want to SAVE and send through to Part Two... is... PET SHOP BOYS!" Which means that congratulations Pet Shop Boys, you are THROUGH to Part Two of the Grand Final alongside Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera. Commiserations to Mary J. Blige and The Saturdays, you have sadly been eliminated from The Pop Factor.

Robert Botbert... You must now decide which of the three remaining artists - Mary J. Blige, Pet Shop Boys and The Saturdays - will proceed to Part Two of the Grand Final, joining Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera. Please give me the name of the artist you would like to SAVE. They will perform again one last time in a bid to WIN The Pop Factor, while the journey ends here for the two artists you do not choose to save...

The second artist... SAFE and through to Part Two of the Grand Final... Performing one last time for your votes... is... *music intensifies* Which means that Mary J. Blige, Pet Shop Boys and The Saturdays... one of you will be chosen by Guest Judge Supreme Robert Botbert to continue and therefore SAFE, while the other two will be eliminated from The Pop Factor.

I can now reveal... The first artist SAFE and going through to Part Two of the Grand Final... Performing one last time for The Pop Factor crown... is...

As a reminder... TWO artists will make it through to Part Two of the Grand Final. Guest Judge Supreme Robert Botbert will then decide which ONE of the other three finalists will join them. The time has come...

Before we get down to the second-most important business of the season... Fresh off the back of winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, we have a very special guest joining us tonight to perform... None other than The X Factor UK, The Masked Singer US, The X Factor USA and Building the Band's... NICOLE SCHERZINGER!

LET'S GO

Results imminent.

Under an hour until voting freezes and we will have our FINAL THREE

Votes sent

ONLY THE YOUNG!!!

24 HOURS UNTIL THE VOTE IS FROZEN

Yeah I don’t think it’s fair to say he won purely because of his serve especially when Alcaraz served almost double the amount of aces. His defence against Alcaraz’s serve was on point and he was the better player. Alcaraz was definitely getting too frustrated and losing focus.

Well, it's all come down to this! We started The Pop Factor with 24 artists - 8 representing each of our three categories comprising Solo Men, Solo Women and Groups - and over the weeks we have lost 19 of them; most recently CHVRCHES and Louise in the Semi Final, finishing in 6th and 7th place respectively. Now only 5 artists remain and they're ready to leave it ALL on the stage in the Grand Final with their final bid for your - the voting BuzzJack public's - votes, to take the crown, and the grand prize of The Ten Poond Record Token. How the Grand Final works: The five finalists will perform for you, the voting BuzzJack public, once in Part One of the Grand Final. Once you've listened to all of the artists perform you should cast your vote, ranking the performances from favourite to least favourite. As with the Semi Final, there will be no public voting in the Grand Final. You should submit your votes in private HERE, choosing from each of the drop-down boxes to assign each song to a position in your ranking from 01 (favourite) to 05 (least favourite). For those voting that are competing in the Grand Final, you must vote. You can include your own song in your votes as per the structure of the Google Form, however it will be removed when votes are counted and verified. Failure to vote by a competing artist will result in a 50% point deduction from your final score. As always, and now more than ever in the Grand Final, if you aren't participating as a contestant in The Pop Factor, you can cast your vote too. The Semi Final results - although not being revealed until the end of the competition - were very tight. EVERY VOTE COUNTS! ♦️ Voting will freeze and end for Part One of the Grand Final on Wednesday 16th July 18:59 BST Voting will reset for everybody in Part Two of the Grand Final, too, so make sure your voice is heard in crowning the winner of The Pop Factor! When the vote is frozen, we'll cross over to reveal the results. Only TWO artists - the two artists with the most points overall - will automatically progress to Part Two of the Grand Final. And in one final twist of fate... The three finalists not automatically progressing to Part Two of the Grand Final will come face to face with our Guest Judge Supreme... Robert Botbert. Robert Botbert alone will decide which ONE finalist will progress to Part Two of the Grand Final to perform again in the race for the crown. To clarify, TWO artists in total will be eliminated from the competition, leaving us with THREE artists in Part Two of the Grand Final. Reminder: voting will freeze on Wednesday 16 July 2025, 18:59 BST For the penultimate time this season... IT'S TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC OF THE GRAND FINAL! 01 02 03 04 05 Standard list of entries: Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - Dirrty Mary J. Blige - Real Love Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin The Saturdays feat. Flo Rida - Higher Avril Lavigne - I’m With You REMINDER: Do NOT post your votes in this thread. Please use the form HERE to vote privately.