Herbs

And to confirm my top 10 in alphabetical order: Beyonce - If I Were A Boy Coldplay - Viva La Vida Duffy - Mercy Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy Girls Aloud - The Promise Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl Leona Lewis - Run Pink - So What Take That - Greatest Day The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

11 Kings of Leon Sex On Fire #2s held off #1: None (a #1 still to come sat at #2 all 3 weeks) A reminder that I adore all of the songs left (including this one). I do like the songs in my top 10 just that little bit more! This was the first/only UK Number one single from the American based rock group. They'd been around for almost 10 years by the time this song came out. Before 'Sex On Fire' was released, they'd had a dedicated following, helping them to achieve multiple top 3 albums and five top 40 singles. And this was the song that made them huuuuuuuuuuge. If I'm honest, it took my time to really love and appreciate this song. I think I charted it in the top 30 and sadly it didn't climb. But then I went on nights out and heard this song a lor. Cue to numerous times where I'd scream the chorus at the top of my lungs. For me that is where the song truly came alive. They'd follow it up with another killer track in 'Use Somebody' and have been a staple in the rock world ever since.

A lot of unknown for me here - looking forward to seeing what this round has to offer :)

I wondered if the new Eurovision song would make an apperance! One of my all time faves from Nelly Furtado also ❤️

Adore those song choices by Haim & The Corrs Surely this round is a foregone conclusion. I can see Atomic Kitten maybe struggling but can't imagine they will be close to going.

12 Ne-Yo Closer #2s held off #1: None (a #1 still to come sat at #2, 'No Air' by Jordan Sparks/Chris Brown was at #3) When checking what sat at #2 for this song, for some reason it surprised me that Ne-Yo actually has five number one singles! This one was his second after 'So Sick' in 2006. His third, fourth and fifth number ones will make an appearance in future countdowns! This is a great R'n'B pop song. Amazing vocals, tick. Slick dance moves, tick. Catchy chorus, tick. I also love how Ne-Yo has forged a long term career with a long list of great songs - I'd have put him in the same bracket as someone like Mario/Amerie (i.e. someone who'd have a couple of hits before disappearing). In saying that, it has now been almost 14 years since he last hit the top 10 in the UK. He has popped up a couple of times in Masked Singer since then. I am a hardcore Natalie Imbruglia fan (once paid over £100 to see her live in London), but even I was surprised to see her beat Ne-Yo (as Badger) in season 2 of the UK version. He'd get the title in the US version a couple of years later though, this time appearing as another animal in 'Cow' All in all, this is a tuuuuuune

Prepares Rylan cry! Or maybe it’s an Alexandra Burke take one?!

Jakatta

Stonebridge

Doubted my choice last round, doubting it again this round, but feel like I have to go on what may resonate with people vs what I think my artists best songs are

lol well I didn’t get round to posting 2 songs yesterday, so feel free to read me for that!

Dammit hard question My top 3 is Northern Star, All I Need to Know and Mind of Its Own The latter for me is such an underrated beauty of a song

Can’t see Lisa or The Chicks making it through another round but hope they go out with a bang. Have enjoyed listening to entries for both Interested to see what’s sent by a few acts in particular. So many songs I adore yet to appear

Death metal?

I love your confidence! I think after last years one hit wonder artist, surely I’d go for someone more obvious this year?!

lol I love Erasure!

Oh it got revealed as I was posting! Lol I deciphered something?

Oh it got revealed as I was posting! Lol

Ngl Folklore by Nelly Furtado is in my top 3 albums of all time I’ll be gutted if she’s out

Kind of hope 1975 have the lobster

Glad to see Abba and Erasure through - was surprised at low votes for both

Yeah I feel there are a few artists through that will not beat a big hitter from some of the eliminated acts

Yeah I’m not sure how Shawn went over a couple of others Actually I am - other songs got high votes from certain sections of the voting

Am I right in thinking there will be multiple eliminations next round? So at least some of these lesser known acts get one more song (or 2 if there’s a return round)

Wow! Would never have expected Shawn to be eliminated