Herbs

Let's just sack off all the male artists/male led bands and have a female only top 10?

This comment made me genuinely LOL. A cheesy song in a pop contest?! Which is based off of a show that heavily featured cheesy pop music. Madness!

Lol we could be. Guess you'd have to choose the right one

Actually so do I! Ignore what I said!

Talking of Elton collaborations, I'd love to see his duet (& bonafide queer anthem) with another Pop Factor contestant entered in future rounds!

I know it's early. I was expecting Tom Aspaul & Enhyphen to struggle but a little surprised at Bob Dylan, A-Ha and WTM

Of the songs I don't know (not including Sasami as I recently heard that through BJSC), Damiano, James Blake and Addison Rae are the ones I liked on first listen. There are 3 songs on this list that were massive number 1's on my personal chart. And a few others that were top 5. This is going to be fun putting this ranking together.

Delta

Routing for Flynnonda - hoping they qualify against these predictions

I have no idea how people can rate so early! I have to give songs a few listens before I decide - particularly with something like this where there’s a mix of known songs and new songs

lol looks like my experiment is going to fail then!

That interview made my heart full! So great to hear they have a better work/life balance than before I am thinking I should go and see the show again now!

Louise just edges it for me. Neither is as good as the original though

Shame Nelly F couldnt make it (was my fave) Noisettes for the win

Razorlight

Will go with George Michael

Herbilore have voted & one of my biggest growers in my semi was from Flynnonda. Glad to be sharing space with you on your return :)

Do I go safe or risky? (And go for the Wagner!)

1 NE Charlotte Perrelli - Still Young 2 1 Bright Light Bright Light & Jujubee - I Used To Be Cool (CR: 1-2) 3 3 Pink & Willow Sage Hart - Cover Me In Sunshine (CR: 1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3) 4 NE Aston Merrygold - Hundreds and Thousands 5 2 Arlo Parks - Caroline (CR: 1-2-5) 6 4 Dami Im - Lonely Cactus (CR: 1-1-2-4-6) 7 5 Miriana Conte - Serving (CR: 5-7) 8 7 The Strumbellas - Greatest Enemy (CR: 6-7-8) 9 6 RuPaul & The United Kingdolls - UK Hun? (CR: 4-6-9) 10 8 Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened? (CR: 1-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-8-10) 11 9 Tom Odell - Numb (CR: 5-9-11) 12 10 Tia Kofi - Outside In (CR: 12-10-12) 13 12 Now United - All Around The World (CR: 5-9-12-13) 14 17 Emmy - Laika Party (CR: 10-12-17-17-14) 15 NE Alesso & Armin Van Buuren - Leave A Little Love 16 NE Louane - Maman 17 11 Nessa Barrett ft jxdn - La Di Die (CR: 3-8-11-17) 18 23 Sissal - Hallucination (CR: 23-23-18) 19 NE Anton Ewald - New Religion 20 14 Lottery Winners ft Sleeper - Bad Things (CR: 6-10-14-20) 21 NE Klemen - How Much Time Do We Have Left 22 16 Alan Walker & Salem Ilese - Fake A Smile (CR: 3-4-6-8-11-13-16-22) 23 NE Dua Lipa - That Kind of Woman 24 13 Princ - Mila (CR: 13-24) 25 15 Kiddo - My 100 (CR: 4-7-11-15-25) 26 19 Haim ft Taylor Swift - Gasoline (CR: 8-11-14-19-19-26) 27 18 Got7 - Encore (CR: 5-8-14-18-27) 28 20 Grace Davies - I Met A Boy Online (CR: 6-9-15-20-28) 29 NE Erika Vikman - Ich Komme 30 25 Lucy Spraggan - Why Don't We Start From Here (CR: 1-1-3-4-7-10-12-15-17-22-25-30) 31 29 Kyle Alessandro - Lighter (CR: 13-19-20-26-29-31) 32 35 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (CR: 30-35-32) 33 NE Ben Howard - Far Out 34 NE Dua Lipa - If It Ain't Me 35 21 Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (CR: 3-7-10-16-21-35) 36 26 Camden Cox - Under The Water (CR: 5-12-15-21-26-36) 37 22 Mans Zelmerlow & Polina Gagarina - Circles and Squares (CR: 22-37) 38 24 Richard Ashcroft - Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) (CR: 18-24-38) 39 28 Cash Cash ft Wiz Khalifa & Lukas Graham - Too Late (CR: 4-9-13-20-28-39) 40 31 Gabry Ponte - Tutta L'Italia (CR: 19-29-31-40) 41 27 Owen Paul - Sparkle In The Rain (CR: 27-41) 42 30 Billy Lockett & Violet Skies - Talk (CR: 3-7-13-16-24-30-42) 43 40 Rag N Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted (CR: 1-2-3-4-4-7-8-11-14-21-27-30-34-40-43) 44 32 Olivia Holt - Do You Miss Me (CR: 27-32-44) 45 34 Huddy - The Eulogy of You and Me (CR: 25-34-45) 46 36 Zara Larsson - Look What You've Done (CR: 31-36-46) 47 33 Paul Woolford & Amber Mark - Heat (CR: 33-47) 48 39 Victoria Justice - Stay (CR: 5-9-14-21-32-39-48) 49 41 Steps & Michelle Visage - Heartbreak In This City (CR: 4-7-11-17-24-33-41-49) 50 38 David Bowie & Morrissey - That's Entertainment (2021) (CR: 18-28-38-50)

Get in Norrie Hoping Draper gets a comfortable round 1 win

Day 1: Favourite trans character - Anna Madrigal (Tales of the City) Day 2: Favourite new TV show released in 2025 Might have to come back to this one Day 3: Favourite on-screen friendship Chandler & Joey Day 4: TV show you've deliberately avoided watching Anything Marvel (because I want to at some point watch them chronologically) Day 5: An underrated TV show Sugar Rush (the 00's C4 series) Day 6: Favourite quiz show Pointless Day 7: TV show that outstayed its welcome Once Upon A Time Day 8: Most misunderstood character you like or relate to Skyler from Breaking Bad (err, hello, if you found out what your husband had been doing, you'd be exactly the same) Day 9: Favourite TV soundtrack Dawsons Creek Day 10: Earliest memory of watching a TV show It will be something I watched with my nan - like Murder She Wrote Day 11: Funniest moment or scene in a TV show There's a scene in Gimme Gimme Gimme where Linda cannot understand why Tom is marrying a woman. I can quote most of it to this day Day 12: Favourite love triangle in a TV show Joey, Dawson, Pacey (Dawsons Creek) Day 13: TV show villain you would fall victim to Angel Day 14: TV show you've watched several times from start to finish Will & Grace (among others) Day 15: Favourite character development in a TV show Either sibling in Schitt's Creek Day 16: Hottest male character Harvey from the 90's Sabrina TV series Day 17: Biggest victim of one-series cancellation by Netflix or another streaming platform Tales of the City (the return Netflix series) - although I think this was intended as a one-off Day 18: Favourite reality TV show Race Across the World Day 19: Least favourite main character in a TV show Ted in How I Met Your Mother Day 20: TV show that gave its fans what they wanted but it didn't work Linking to the one above - Ted & anyone in HIMYM Day 21: Favourite comedy / sitcom TV show Will & Grace Day 22: Character you'd do anything to protect Jack McPhee (Dawsons Creek) Day 23: Favourite LGBTQ+ representation in a TV show Tales of the City (original series + Netflix series) Day 24: Favourite reality TV contestant Alison Hammond Day 25: Most unexpected emotional moment in a TV show Colin's storyline in It's A Sin (I know the show has some very emotional/sad moments but this one was insanely well done and pulled the rug from beneath you!) Day 26: TV show ruined by being brought back after ending or cancellation I actually haven't seen a lot of shows that came back after cancellation. Think I'll be cheap and say Love Island, because I do not like what it has done with the reinforcement of very limited gender views. Day 27: Most annoying reality TV contestant Perez Hilton in CBB will always be up there for me....I also have a few people who I believe 'act' a character (e.g. Joey Essex) Day 28: Hottest female character Day 29: TV show you'd end immediately if you could Day 30: Favourite final episode of a TV show

My entry is pretty much an experiment to see if I can qualify with something that I like but is completely different from my usual style. As such, I won't be as bummed if I don't qualify

Once again, I ain't got the foggiest. I hope a couple of these actually do qualify. Obviously I am putting myself to qualify (against the other predictions). If someone was to qualify over me from the ones I've put as NQ, my guess would be Elëdan Terminal A: Gate 01 - Aesthetica - f5ve - Underground Gate 02 - Ben's Sanctuary - Loi - Am I Enough Gate 03 - Cumulonimbia - Elphi - clover Gate 04 - République d'Áskorza - Annalisa - Maschio Gate 05 - Cheiron - The Beaches - Me & Me Gate 06 - Danæviia - Ummet Ozcan - Ocean's Voice Gate 07 - Aelandor - Luna Shadows - nudes Gate 08 - Elëdan - Quelza - Automated Assistance Programs Gate 09 - Mothertopia - SASAMI - Slugger Gate 10 - Aeroche - PS1 & Adam Griffin - Late Night Lover Gate 11 - Cor Lupus - Jodie Harsh - Kiss It Better Gate 12 - Land of DW - TIM PLVNK - ANNE KAFFEEKANNE Gate 13 - Yehesi - Lexie Liu - POP GIRL Gate 14 - Jupiterdonia - La Luna - When The Morning Comes Gate 15 - Terra Avium - Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall Gate 16 - Flynnonda - David Archuleta - Crème Brulée Gate 17 - Jadakissnia - EQ - B.S.A.S. (Si Alguna Vez Te Sentís Sola De Noche) Gate 18 - Neliönoir - yeule - Evangelic Girl Is A Gun Gate 19 - Lotunia - VICTORIA - IN BETWEEN Gate 20 - FARC - Ikkimel & Robbensohn - BIKINI GRELL Gate 21 - Ajanaeda - Banshee - I'm a never forgive kinda girl Gate 22 - New Lexico - DE SOFFER - Waste No Time Gate 23 - East Rukahavian - Chloe Qisha - A-Game Gate 24 - Herbilore - Keaton Henson - Even Gate 25 - Baleghde - CamelPhat & Massano - Oblivion (feat. Nu-La) Gate 26 - Altyr Muunilinst - PUNCHBAG - You Used To Be So Sexy

Oooooh sorry been at a book club and missed the listen through. Saw the comments for my entry though, thanks for the love ❤️

#1 is a new discovery for me and a tuuuuuuune. Sorry I don't love either the Elton or Bob songs - they both have songs I much prefer 1. Damiano David - Zombie Lady (fave) 2. Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos 3. James Blake - Retrograde 4. Charlie Puth - Light Switch 5. Tom Aspaul - Kiss It 6. Bob Dylan - Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right 7. Elton John - Crocodile Rock 8. Lemon Demon - Two Trucks