Ok, gotta make this quick, I'm A Celeb has started and I'm missing it.... Kitty Left. Goodnight.
HAHA, yea as if I'd go without blabbering on about it first!
So the palm sweats started quite early tonight, given the history of the bottom 2, there's always been a shocker and for some reason I was panicking for my girls, yea MY GIRLS, Little Mix! I was actually sitting on the edge of my seat, no really I actually was, clasping my hands waiting for their name, I could've kissed Dermot I was so happy when he said they were through! PHEW!
I was expecting Kitty to be in the bottom 2 as I said last night, and although I wasn't surprised, I still wasn't really expecting Mischa to be there. She wasn't very good last night, and from what I've heard and read quite a few people didn't like the fact she stole Kitty's song. Not sure the reasons behind it but either way, she was in the sing off. I was hoping Kitty would be saved, just because I was growing to like her more, and I seem to be growing to dislike Mischa, however Mischa was the better singer, not by much though, again too much wailing for my liking. I think Kitty was expecting to go as she wasn't crying like in previous sing off's, and then took to singing Born this Way, scaring the hell out of Dermot, but proving that in fact, she should have sang it last night! Never mind, what's done is done, Good Luck Kitty!
Finishing words: Wow, the Gagatron nailed it tonight didn't she! BOOM!
Little Mix!
2011 WINNERS!!
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Sunday, 13 November 2011
Own up, who forgot to pay the electric?
So there I was, pen in hand ready and waiting dead on 8:15pm, and there I was pen in hand STILL ready and waiting 15mins later, but I didn't complain like the bazillion twitterers on my timeline, I just had a giggle at Goldie wrapping her legs around Gary's head, never gets old that does it! I can honestly say, hand on heart, that it never crossed my mind that the delay was on purpose or had any other reason than a power cut! People are so cynical, lighten up! Not everyone is out to get one over on you, these magical things called mistakes do happen sometimes!
Anyway, one power cut later and we were enjoying the Dermotron smashing the Lady Gaga paws pose! Whoop gotta love me some Dermot Dancing!
Queue montage from previous week, and let's be honest, WHAT a week it's been, finally we wont need to suffer Hairy beast boy no more! Various tabloids have claimed they know the truth but only Frankie and those involved will ever truly know, I just hope he sorts himself out, he couldn't sing but that doesn't make him a bad person. Don't become a bad person Frankie! Anyway, one out meant one back in and despite the rants and raving from most people, I thought the way X Factor done it was totally fair, Johnny and The Risk had their shot with the public and lost, the original 4 were dropped before they even got a chance. So we 'The Public' had to pick from JonJo, James, 2 Shoes and Amelia, clearly it was a 2 horse race between Amelia and 2 Shoes, with the almighty Amelia smashing the vote WHOOOOOP! If she wins I hope her first words to Kelly are 'In your Face'
Ok so that's the drama of the week dealt with, now let's discuss the contestants:
Starting the YAY category this week is the newest member of the ever decreasing contestant family, Amelia, and let me just say, WOW!! Kelly I hope you are ashamed, Amelia belongs on that stage, she is so talented and as Tulisa said, she came back in at week 6 with the same stage presence as those contestants that have had 5 weeks doing it. Well done Amelia.
Next up the ever improving Little Mix, as usual they were ace, these girls never fail to impress, HOWEVER, and it's a big however, I partially agree with Gary, not that they are predictable, but that I would like to hear them sing a ballad or something slower, just so we can truly appreciate their voices. Still got my vote though!
And lastly we've got Craig with the slowed down version of Paparazzi, for me that was his best performance of the series, he nailed it, I don't use this word very often but it was BEAUTIFUL really really beautiful! The old Craig I loved was back last night, and I hope he sticks around.
Next up the very short but sweet Hmmm category, only one act this week, and its a shocker. The normally YAY Marcus just failed to wow me last night, no denying his talent, his voice is amazing but as a performance it just didn't blow me over. I agree with the judges the jazzy route he took with the song was just too soon after last week and definitely too Bruno Mars.
Next up we have the NAY category, now I previously complained the acts were being too good, I guess they took notice and this week decided to go down a notch instead of going up, either that or I just wasn't in a very good mood last night - which I don't remember!
Lets start with the up and down Kitty, this week I genuinely felt sorry for her, as soon as I heard it was Gaga vs Queen week I expected Kitty to sing, and nail, Born this way, but when I heard she wasn't I was totally shocked, but then when I heard Mischa B was singing it, lets just say I wasn't so shocked! Hmmm moving on...
Kitty's performance was just a bit boring for me, despite the whole theatrics of it, I just wasn't on board.
Then we've got Mischa B, I guess this was another one of those performances that sound better in the studio than at home, the judges were raving about it but I just thought it sounded poor, a lot of shouty wailing and not much else. Out of all the songs to pick, she could've done something better, make of that what you will...
Last but not least little Miss Janet, I've always had mixed reviews of Janet, but this week I totally lost interest when she was singing, it was so dull and boring, that song is an anthem, and shouldn't be sang like that, I hope I'm wrong when I say this because I like her but that performance may put Janet in a dangerous position in the vote off.
That's this weeks round up pretty much done and dusted, my predictions for the vote off tonight, hmmm if we base it on talent then I think it will be between Janet and Kitty, but if we base it on popularity then I think it will be between Kitty and Janet......see what I did there!! But I'm just a nobody with an opinion, this competition is so wide open this year I have no idea which way it's going to go! Vote, then complain if it doesn't work out your way, if you don't vote, you can't complain!
Anyway, one power cut later and we were enjoying the Dermotron smashing the Lady Gaga paws pose! Whoop gotta love me some Dermot Dancing!
Queue montage from previous week, and let's be honest, WHAT a week it's been, finally we wont need to suffer Hairy beast boy no more! Various tabloids have claimed they know the truth but only Frankie and those involved will ever truly know, I just hope he sorts himself out, he couldn't sing but that doesn't make him a bad person. Don't become a bad person Frankie! Anyway, one out meant one back in and despite the rants and raving from most people, I thought the way X Factor done it was totally fair, Johnny and The Risk had their shot with the public and lost, the original 4 were dropped before they even got a chance. So we 'The Public' had to pick from JonJo, James, 2 Shoes and Amelia, clearly it was a 2 horse race between Amelia and 2 Shoes, with the almighty Amelia smashing the vote WHOOOOOP! If she wins I hope her first words to Kelly are 'In your Face'
Ok so that's the drama of the week dealt with, now let's discuss the contestants:
Starting the YAY category this week is the newest member of the ever decreasing contestant family, Amelia, and let me just say, WOW!! Kelly I hope you are ashamed, Amelia belongs on that stage, she is so talented and as Tulisa said, she came back in at week 6 with the same stage presence as those contestants that have had 5 weeks doing it. Well done Amelia.
Next up the ever improving Little Mix, as usual they were ace, these girls never fail to impress, HOWEVER, and it's a big however, I partially agree with Gary, not that they are predictable, but that I would like to hear them sing a ballad or something slower, just so we can truly appreciate their voices. Still got my vote though!
And lastly we've got Craig with the slowed down version of Paparazzi, for me that was his best performance of the series, he nailed it, I don't use this word very often but it was BEAUTIFUL really really beautiful! The old Craig I loved was back last night, and I hope he sticks around.
Next up the very short but sweet Hmmm category, only one act this week, and its a shocker. The normally YAY Marcus just failed to wow me last night, no denying his talent, his voice is amazing but as a performance it just didn't blow me over. I agree with the judges the jazzy route he took with the song was just too soon after last week and definitely too Bruno Mars.
Next up we have the NAY category, now I previously complained the acts were being too good, I guess they took notice and this week decided to go down a notch instead of going up, either that or I just wasn't in a very good mood last night - which I don't remember!
Lets start with the up and down Kitty, this week I genuinely felt sorry for her, as soon as I heard it was Gaga vs Queen week I expected Kitty to sing, and nail, Born this way, but when I heard she wasn't I was totally shocked, but then when I heard Mischa B was singing it, lets just say I wasn't so shocked! Hmmm moving on...
Kitty's performance was just a bit boring for me, despite the whole theatrics of it, I just wasn't on board.
Then we've got Mischa B, I guess this was another one of those performances that sound better in the studio than at home, the judges were raving about it but I just thought it sounded poor, a lot of shouty wailing and not much else. Out of all the songs to pick, she could've done something better, make of that what you will...
Last but not least little Miss Janet, I've always had mixed reviews of Janet, but this week I totally lost interest when she was singing, it was so dull and boring, that song is an anthem, and shouldn't be sang like that, I hope I'm wrong when I say this because I like her but that performance may put Janet in a dangerous position in the vote off.
That's this weeks round up pretty much done and dusted, my predictions for the vote off tonight, hmmm if we base it on talent then I think it will be between Janet and Kitty, but if we base it on popularity then I think it will be between Kitty and Janet......see what I did there!! But I'm just a nobody with an opinion, this competition is so wide open this year I have no idea which way it's going to go! Vote, then complain if it doesn't work out your way, if you don't vote, you can't complain!
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Club Classics, Avoided disaster....almost
I have to start this week with a rant about the media, I tend to do this now and again and after this week I feel the urge! I know any press is good press when it comes to stuff like The X Factor because it's going to get people interested, and talking about it, but my head is done in with the amount of different things I've had to ponder over in one week! Kelly is back and Tulisa is ill, Tulisa and Kelly make up but then fall out again. Tulisa has the flu and may not make the show. Louis given the nod from Simon to axe one of the other Judges in place of Cheryl. The judges getting categories swapped around. ARGH!!! Information overload! Now until I read it straight from Twitter Guy himself them I refuse to believe anything ever again, ever, EVER! Done, rant over!
Now then, as Gary said 14 million and a half times, Club Classics week is always the hardest for the contestants, especially for those that have a specific style already. It will either make them or break them. Pleased to say that quite a few surprised me tonight, in a 'just found a tenner in an old coat' kind of way! YES! One act tonight has actually made me change a category name, instead of 'YAY' 'NAY' and 'Hmmm' we've now got 'YAY' 'FRANKIE' and 'Hmmm' you'll have to wait until later to find out who inspired the change though....
First up I'll discuss the Hmmm's
Likkle Ikkle Janet Devlin, how I loved her knew look, the hair was fabulous, but she lost her way tonight. At first I was impressed at her efforts, and spirit, she took the challenge and embraced it, but she just lost it in the middle then for me she seemed to fall apart a bit. Bless her.
Then we've got the ever glittery Kitty, hey that rhymes, kinda, now she left me a bit disappointed, and I blame her VT, (for those of you who don't know what that is, it stands for video tape, ooops wrong programme!) in it they went on and on about all the big things she wanted to do for her performance, so here I was expecting her to ride in on a Giraffe walking along a tight rope above the judges! Now that would've been amazing! But she didn't really do much, and I felt robbed. She sang ok though and had a little boogie so it wasn't all bad news!
Then lastly we've got Mischa B, I think this week image wise it's the best she's looked, I don't like the big shoulder pads and Rhino horn hair look, she looked more natural tonight and I liked it. Her performance, as good as she is, just didn't really do it for me tonight, I actually found myself looking through the blinds to see if I could still see the bonfire from along the street, that's never a good sign!
Yet again this week the YAY category is at maximum capacity, people need to start being rubbish just so I can spread them out a bit :-)
As ever we've got the fabulous Johnny, I have no idea what was up with Gary tonight, as I thought Johnny was great, especially the second half. Just fab! I really don't care that it was slightly predictable either, Johnny is unique and for that I love him!
The Risk and Craig were both great tonight, vocally strong and performance wise they both done a great job, nothing bad to say about either, well maybe the start of The Risk performance was a bit dull but from the Rap onwards I loved it.
Hats off to Marcus, he really knows how to perform, and enjoy it. He never looks scared or nervous, he just does his thing and blows us away. And tonight was no exception, he nailed it, but I disagree with Gary saying it was performance of the season. Little Mix still own that title for ET!
Which perfectly leads us onto the fab 4, Little Mix, who again done a fabulous job. I really don't have a bad word to say about these girls. And I won't hear any either la la lalala la la *fingers in ears* I can't hear you! I love it when they do the dance routines, and they each have amazing voices! Plus 2 of them are Geordies.....biased much! WEY Not likely! :-D
Finally, we have the newly renamed category FRANKIE, and I know you are all dying to know who could have inspired me to change the name, and it may come as a shock to you, in fact I have to insist that you are sitting down and actually holding onto your seats when I reveal it, are you? are you holding on tight? Ok here goes...... the only act in the FRANKIE category, and the inspiration for the name is........Frankie! I know, shocker right?? Sorry Gary but how on earth could you justify the comment to Johnny about him making a mockery of the show, knowing full well what was coming from Frankie! It was like a random drunk had just been let on stage to have a mess around with a mic! I don't know him as a person and still disagree with the boos (even though I boo'd at home, shhhh though) but based on his ability to sing and perform on the show, I'm not a fan! Sorry to those that are!
With the odd exception, tonight has been the best night so far, everyone did appear to up their game. Even Kelly was throwing her crazy wavey arms around, and saying a bit too many of her wacky American phrases!
Double elimination tomorrow must be on everyone's mind and they were clearly trying to impress to avoid the chop, if it was my decision it would be Frankie and Kitty, and honestly, I think that's what the public may sway towards. We'll see.
Quote of the night "At least I'm here every week" HA me too Louis! Hard core we are!!
Now then, as Gary said 14 million and a half times, Club Classics week is always the hardest for the contestants, especially for those that have a specific style already. It will either make them or break them. Pleased to say that quite a few surprised me tonight, in a 'just found a tenner in an old coat' kind of way! YES! One act tonight has actually made me change a category name, instead of 'YAY' 'NAY' and 'Hmmm' we've now got 'YAY' 'FRANKIE' and 'Hmmm' you'll have to wait until later to find out who inspired the change though....
First up I'll discuss the Hmmm's
Likkle Ikkle Janet Devlin, how I loved her knew look, the hair was fabulous, but she lost her way tonight. At first I was impressed at her efforts, and spirit, she took the challenge and embraced it, but she just lost it in the middle then for me she seemed to fall apart a bit. Bless her.
Then we've got the ever glittery Kitty, hey that rhymes, kinda, now she left me a bit disappointed, and I blame her VT, (for those of you who don't know what that is, it stands for video tape, ooops wrong programme!) in it they went on and on about all the big things she wanted to do for her performance, so here I was expecting her to ride in on a Giraffe walking along a tight rope above the judges! Now that would've been amazing! But she didn't really do much, and I felt robbed. She sang ok though and had a little boogie so it wasn't all bad news!
Then lastly we've got Mischa B, I think this week image wise it's the best she's looked, I don't like the big shoulder pads and Rhino horn hair look, she looked more natural tonight and I liked it. Her performance, as good as she is, just didn't really do it for me tonight, I actually found myself looking through the blinds to see if I could still see the bonfire from along the street, that's never a good sign!
Yet again this week the YAY category is at maximum capacity, people need to start being rubbish just so I can spread them out a bit :-)
As ever we've got the fabulous Johnny, I have no idea what was up with Gary tonight, as I thought Johnny was great, especially the second half. Just fab! I really don't care that it was slightly predictable either, Johnny is unique and for that I love him!
The Risk and Craig were both great tonight, vocally strong and performance wise they both done a great job, nothing bad to say about either, well maybe the start of The Risk performance was a bit dull but from the Rap onwards I loved it.
Hats off to Marcus, he really knows how to perform, and enjoy it. He never looks scared or nervous, he just does his thing and blows us away. And tonight was no exception, he nailed it, but I disagree with Gary saying it was performance of the season. Little Mix still own that title for ET!
Which perfectly leads us onto the fab 4, Little Mix, who again done a fabulous job. I really don't have a bad word to say about these girls. And I won't hear any either la la lalala la la *fingers in ears* I can't hear you! I love it when they do the dance routines, and they each have amazing voices! Plus 2 of them are Geordies.....biased much! WEY Not likely! :-D
Finally, we have the newly renamed category FRANKIE, and I know you are all dying to know who could have inspired me to change the name, and it may come as a shock to you, in fact I have to insist that you are sitting down and actually holding onto your seats when I reveal it, are you? are you holding on tight? Ok here goes...... the only act in the FRANKIE category, and the inspiration for the name is........Frankie! I know, shocker right?? Sorry Gary but how on earth could you justify the comment to Johnny about him making a mockery of the show, knowing full well what was coming from Frankie! It was like a random drunk had just been let on stage to have a mess around with a mic! I don't know him as a person and still disagree with the boos (even though I boo'd at home, shhhh though) but based on his ability to sing and perform on the show, I'm not a fan! Sorry to those that are!
With the odd exception, tonight has been the best night so far, everyone did appear to up their game. Even Kelly was throwing her crazy wavey arms around, and saying a bit too many of her wacky American phrases!
Double elimination tomorrow must be on everyone's mind and they were clearly trying to impress to avoid the chop, if it was my decision it would be Frankie and Kitty, and honestly, I think that's what the public may sway towards. We'll see.
Quote of the night "At least I'm here every week" HA me too Louis! Hard core we are!!
Sunday, 23 October 2011
The X Factor, Controversial, WHAT!! NEVER!!
I bet Simon isn't complaining now....
Let's start with the YAY's - now this category originally only had 2 acts in, but after more reviewing I managed to squeeze in another 2, it was borderline though. This is based solely on tonight's performance, nothing else. Ok.
The biggest YAY goes to the act that stole the show for me, the fabulous, amazing Johnny Robinson! He has stole my heart and I just love everything about him, the song tonight was made for him! He more than nailed it, he hammered it into a wall and hung a picture on it!! I could kiss him he makes me that happy! Ahem, need to get a grip now...
Next we've got the amazing Marcus, he opened the show with a bang, and not only did he sound awesome, he also looked awesome, so comfortable and happy on stage, another perfect song choice.
Ok so the next 2 in the YAY category only just made it and strangely both for the same reason. Craig and Mischa, now before you start shouting abuse at me, hear me out. Both seemed to have the same problem, started really shaky and out of tune in parts, well that's how it sounded to me, however midway through both of them seemed to pick up and then started to really smash the bigger parts of the songs. Luckily the finale of the song nudged them up from Hmmm to YAY, only just though.
Next up the Hmmm category. Now don't assume acts in this category weren't very good, because that's not the case, it's just that they didn't wow me like I'd hoped. And this week quite a few failed to WOW me....
First up, Janet, now vocally I think she is amazing, and she sang Sweet Child of Mine beautiful tonight, however I got bored, I was waiting for something and it didn't come, not sure what but I know I didn't get it.
Rhythmix, I owe you an apology, it's my fault you didn't wow me this week, I expected too much from you. After last week I was buzzing about this group and just wanted bigger and better however I think my expectations were a bit too high therefore I felt disappointed. Still vocally amazing, just not as good as last week for me. Same with The Risk, good effort but I preferred last week, still want to see more of them though.
Next up Kitty - can't stress how much I love to see people play and sing so the piano at the beginning won me over, however the vocals weren't all that. Overall I think she performed the song well, a proper rock song might I add, with flames and everything! She just hasn't quite crossed the barrier from quite good, to fabulous.
Lastly we have the NAY category, one of the acts I think should just live in this category! The other 2 don't deserve to be in it generally, but I just didn't like tonight's performance. Surprise surprise, we've got Frankie.... no shocked faces I see. To be fair to him, tonight he definitely looked the part, and had the right attitude/stage presence however vocally it was like listening to someone in my local pub, it just didn't sound very good at all, albeit that song isn't exactly a sit on a stool and sing your heart out kind of song but still. Not up to the standards of the other contestants at all.
Therefore if you hadn't guessed already, the last 2 contestants in this category are Sami and Sophie. Both of which generally have amazing voices, but tonight I just wasn't keen on their performances. For me Sami was very karaoke, which you could tell she knew herself, total wrong song for her - put your foot down next week, don't let Louis ruin you Sami! And Sophie, I think this was more the song than Sophie, I love Bonjovi singing Living on a Prayer acoustically therefore immediately compared him with Sophie which is wrong of me, however I couldn't help it. I also found it quite boring.
Not sure what was put in the Judges drinks tonight but they all seemed very much on edge, what with the song choices either not being rock enough, or the backstage Mischa drama. Maybe some of the comments tonight should have been curbed however if Simon asked for more drama on air, then he definitely can't complain after tonight, the claws were well and truly out, and I for one LOVED IT!!
My predictions for tomorrow, as Lemar once said, If there's any justice in this world, then Frankie will be sent home. I don't think it would be fair on any of the other acts if that isn't the outcome, but hey, who knows! We shall see......
Wow, my mind is still racing with what I want to write and where to start, sheesh kebab! We've had everything tonight, rock songs turned into pop songs, pop songs turned into rock songs, high fives, low blows, arguments, superstars and karaoke stars. How do you begin reviewing something as explosive as tonight, here's how - FANBLOODYTASTIC!!!!!! You gotta love a bit of drama on a Saturday night, I told you it gets boring when everyone likes everyone, tonight is where the fun started! Even Gary was brutally honest to his own act, quote 'You deserved to be in the bottom 2 last week Frankie' - BINGO. Ok lets get back on track and discuss the talent, or lack of it in certain cases, same method as last week, I will categorise as 'YAY' 'NAY' or 'Hmmm' let the brutally honest'ness commence....
Let's start with the YAY's - now this category originally only had 2 acts in, but after more reviewing I managed to squeeze in another 2, it was borderline though. This is based solely on tonight's performance, nothing else. Ok.
The biggest YAY goes to the act that stole the show for me, the fabulous, amazing Johnny Robinson! He has stole my heart and I just love everything about him, the song tonight was made for him! He more than nailed it, he hammered it into a wall and hung a picture on it!! I could kiss him he makes me that happy! Ahem, need to get a grip now...
Next we've got the amazing Marcus, he opened the show with a bang, and not only did he sound awesome, he also looked awesome, so comfortable and happy on stage, another perfect song choice.
Ok so the next 2 in the YAY category only just made it and strangely both for the same reason. Craig and Mischa, now before you start shouting abuse at me, hear me out. Both seemed to have the same problem, started really shaky and out of tune in parts, well that's how it sounded to me, however midway through both of them seemed to pick up and then started to really smash the bigger parts of the songs. Luckily the finale of the song nudged them up from Hmmm to YAY, only just though.
Next up the Hmmm category. Now don't assume acts in this category weren't very good, because that's not the case, it's just that they didn't wow me like I'd hoped. And this week quite a few failed to WOW me....
First up, Janet, now vocally I think she is amazing, and she sang Sweet Child of Mine beautiful tonight, however I got bored, I was waiting for something and it didn't come, not sure what but I know I didn't get it.
Rhythmix, I owe you an apology, it's my fault you didn't wow me this week, I expected too much from you. After last week I was buzzing about this group and just wanted bigger and better however I think my expectations were a bit too high therefore I felt disappointed. Still vocally amazing, just not as good as last week for me. Same with The Risk, good effort but I preferred last week, still want to see more of them though.
Next up Kitty - can't stress how much I love to see people play and sing so the piano at the beginning won me over, however the vocals weren't all that. Overall I think she performed the song well, a proper rock song might I add, with flames and everything! She just hasn't quite crossed the barrier from quite good, to fabulous.
Lastly we have the NAY category, one of the acts I think should just live in this category! The other 2 don't deserve to be in it generally, but I just didn't like tonight's performance. Surprise surprise, we've got Frankie.... no shocked faces I see. To be fair to him, tonight he definitely looked the part, and had the right attitude/stage presence however vocally it was like listening to someone in my local pub, it just didn't sound very good at all, albeit that song isn't exactly a sit on a stool and sing your heart out kind of song but still. Not up to the standards of the other contestants at all.
Therefore if you hadn't guessed already, the last 2 contestants in this category are Sami and Sophie. Both of which generally have amazing voices, but tonight I just wasn't keen on their performances. For me Sami was very karaoke, which you could tell she knew herself, total wrong song for her - put your foot down next week, don't let Louis ruin you Sami! And Sophie, I think this was more the song than Sophie, I love Bonjovi singing Living on a Prayer acoustically therefore immediately compared him with Sophie which is wrong of me, however I couldn't help it. I also found it quite boring.
Not sure what was put in the Judges drinks tonight but they all seemed very much on edge, what with the song choices either not being rock enough, or the backstage Mischa drama. Maybe some of the comments tonight should have been curbed however if Simon asked for more drama on air, then he definitely can't complain after tonight, the claws were well and truly out, and I for one LOVED IT!!
My predictions for tomorrow, as Lemar once said, If there's any justice in this world, then Frankie will be sent home. I don't think it would be fair on any of the other acts if that isn't the outcome, but hey, who knows! We shall see......
Saturday, 15 October 2011
The Year of the Groups!
What a bloooooming fabulous show tonight, I had my home made wedges and some nice chicken nuggets fresh out of the oven with a nice glass of cider to wash them down, I was ready for it!
I don't want to go into too much detail about each of the acts and how they shone or flopped as it will become a bit boring after a few weeks and my blog will end up being 197 million pages long, and nobody wants that! So instead I'm going to split it into 3 categories, the 'YAY's' the 'NAY's' and the 'Hmmm's'
I have to start with the YAY's and the act that officially blew my quite large size 7 socks off, best performance of the night - only just though - The Rhythmix! Those girls really brought it tonight, and I don't ever say that, I don't even know what 'it' is but it was definitely brought! There's real chemistry between these girls, they nailed 'I'm like a bird' and the harmonies were spot on, well done girls, you got my vote, plus as Tulisa said, I don't get the impression your about to steal my boyfriend which is always an added bonus!
Other acts in the YEY category are Janet, The Risk, Sami and Mischa B. Little Janet Devlin, she looked so lost on that stage, until she started to sing, beautiful from start to finish, what a trooper! The Risk, these are not young boys who are just here for the excitement and the screaming girls (ok maybe a little bit), they mean business, you can tell they worked hard on their performance. They look, act and sing like a group of men who have grew up together singing, yet they haven't, just brilliant.
Sami, now then, this was a close one, she almost made the 'Hmmm' Category, as at first I was on the fence, I couldn't decide whether she was nailing it, but then came the 'AND IIIIIIIIIIII' which immediately nudged her up into this category, not many people can tackle THAT Whitney song and pull off the hardest bit, she did, bravo. Then We've got Mischa B, she made that song her own, so much so I had no idea what it was but I was enjoying it, I finally figured it out and was amazed at how different she had made it. Nothing copycat about her at all, she's 100% original, owned the stage like a star.
Now then, unfortunately not everyone can deliver like superstars every week so I have to be honest and pick out the people I think didn't. The hardest thing about this is that the performance we hear at home is totally different to that in the studio, I've been to a few of the X Factor tours and people I thought were rubbish have totally wowed me. Nevertheless I can only go off what I thought from my TV, so here goes. Sorry in advance.
*Dermot Voice* The acts that made it to the NAY category this week are, in no particular order.......*long pause with dramatic music* Nu Vibe, *cue Boo's* Frankie, *cue uncontrollable sobs from screaming girls* and Sophie *cue shocked faces from the Judges* Okay that was fun, I enjoyed that, it made this category slightly easier to write :-) now for my reasons....
Nu Vibe, now last week I wasn't wowed but put it down to first show nerves as they are young, however this week again I just didn't feel it. Vocally each of them have talent, but together they seem to struggle, lack of chemistry and harmonies just don't sound right.
Frankie, clearly I'm just not a Frankie fan, I say this every week but I still just don't get him at all, song choice this week was poor, well actually the song is fantastic, I love it personally, but not that version.
Lastly we've got Sophie, I actually feel guilty putting her in this category, but it just had to be done. I think this week was one of those performances I mentioned earlier where you have to be there to appreciate it. From my living room, it didn't sound that great, she seemed to struggle - the judges comments clearly contradict what I'm saying which is why I think it must've sounded better live. Not denying she has talent though because she has.
Lastly we have the 'Hmmm's' now these are all the acts that were neither rubbish nor fantastic. Some of which I was disappointed in after last week, and some I'm disappointed in their mentor! Cue Johnny. Louis Louis Louis, what are you doing to this man, although saying that, Johnny did look like he absolutely loved every minute of tonight. No one else in this competition could've sang that song as good as him, nor looked as happy as him singing it! However I agree with what Gary said, I don't want to laugh at him, he's respectable and very talented.
Marcus and Craig, both of these had the same problem I thought, wrong song. I think Craig should have sang Marcus' song, it would've suited him better. Neither of them looked comfortable singing their song this week, which was a huge disappointment for me because they were in my faves last week.
Then we have Kitty - I have expressed that I'm not a Kitty fan on many occasions, mainly because she's just too much for me. So you probably would've expected to see her in the 'NAY' category, what you forget is I base my decision on talent, and regardless how much people dislike her, she is talented and tonight she put on a dam good show, however she wasn't flawless hence the reason she made this category.
One thing I have to mention about this week, the judges seemed happier, obviously we had a few of the expected jibes and digs, mentors getting defensive about their act, but generally the mood seemed happier, which is obviously down to the fact that they don't have to send an act home tomorrow, but guess what? WE DO MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Get voting or you may see your favourite sent home, I've already backed my fave!
I think that concludes my summary of this week's performances, tune in tomorrow for my view on the results!
Ooo ooo ooo - no I forgot my predictions, ok, as Gary said earlier, if this was based on Talent then the result would be different, meaning Frankie would be gone, however as fan base is always a huge factor in the voting process then I think Kitty or Sophie may be in trouble. Which is a shame as I think they have more to give.
Quote of the night - Johnny "You can rub my lamp any time Gary" "VOGUE!"
I don't want to go into too much detail about each of the acts and how they shone or flopped as it will become a bit boring after a few weeks and my blog will end up being 197 million pages long, and nobody wants that! So instead I'm going to split it into 3 categories, the 'YAY's' the 'NAY's' and the 'Hmmm's'
I have to start with the YAY's and the act that officially blew my quite large size 7 socks off, best performance of the night - only just though - The Rhythmix! Those girls really brought it tonight, and I don't ever say that, I don't even know what 'it' is but it was definitely brought! There's real chemistry between these girls, they nailed 'I'm like a bird' and the harmonies were spot on, well done girls, you got my vote, plus as Tulisa said, I don't get the impression your about to steal my boyfriend which is always an added bonus!
Other acts in the YEY category are Janet, The Risk, Sami and Mischa B. Little Janet Devlin, she looked so lost on that stage, until she started to sing, beautiful from start to finish, what a trooper! The Risk, these are not young boys who are just here for the excitement and the screaming girls (ok maybe a little bit), they mean business, you can tell they worked hard on their performance. They look, act and sing like a group of men who have grew up together singing, yet they haven't, just brilliant.
Sami, now then, this was a close one, she almost made the 'Hmmm' Category, as at first I was on the fence, I couldn't decide whether she was nailing it, but then came the 'AND IIIIIIIIIIII' which immediately nudged her up into this category, not many people can tackle THAT Whitney song and pull off the hardest bit, she did, bravo. Then We've got Mischa B, she made that song her own, so much so I had no idea what it was but I was enjoying it, I finally figured it out and was amazed at how different she had made it. Nothing copycat about her at all, she's 100% original, owned the stage like a star.
Now then, unfortunately not everyone can deliver like superstars every week so I have to be honest and pick out the people I think didn't. The hardest thing about this is that the performance we hear at home is totally different to that in the studio, I've been to a few of the X Factor tours and people I thought were rubbish have totally wowed me. Nevertheless I can only go off what I thought from my TV, so here goes. Sorry in advance.
*Dermot Voice* The acts that made it to the NAY category this week are, in no particular order.......*long pause with dramatic music* Nu Vibe, *cue Boo's* Frankie, *cue uncontrollable sobs from screaming girls* and Sophie *cue shocked faces from the Judges* Okay that was fun, I enjoyed that, it made this category slightly easier to write :-) now for my reasons....
Nu Vibe, now last week I wasn't wowed but put it down to first show nerves as they are young, however this week again I just didn't feel it. Vocally each of them have talent, but together they seem to struggle, lack of chemistry and harmonies just don't sound right.
Frankie, clearly I'm just not a Frankie fan, I say this every week but I still just don't get him at all, song choice this week was poor, well actually the song is fantastic, I love it personally, but not that version.
Lastly we've got Sophie, I actually feel guilty putting her in this category, but it just had to be done. I think this week was one of those performances I mentioned earlier where you have to be there to appreciate it. From my living room, it didn't sound that great, she seemed to struggle - the judges comments clearly contradict what I'm saying which is why I think it must've sounded better live. Not denying she has talent though because she has.
Lastly we have the 'Hmmm's' now these are all the acts that were neither rubbish nor fantastic. Some of which I was disappointed in after last week, and some I'm disappointed in their mentor! Cue Johnny. Louis Louis Louis, what are you doing to this man, although saying that, Johnny did look like he absolutely loved every minute of tonight. No one else in this competition could've sang that song as good as him, nor looked as happy as him singing it! However I agree with what Gary said, I don't want to laugh at him, he's respectable and very talented.
Marcus and Craig, both of these had the same problem I thought, wrong song. I think Craig should have sang Marcus' song, it would've suited him better. Neither of them looked comfortable singing their song this week, which was a huge disappointment for me because they were in my faves last week.
Then we have Kitty - I have expressed that I'm not a Kitty fan on many occasions, mainly because she's just too much for me. So you probably would've expected to see her in the 'NAY' category, what you forget is I base my decision on talent, and regardless how much people dislike her, she is talented and tonight she put on a dam good show, however she wasn't flawless hence the reason she made this category.
One thing I have to mention about this week, the judges seemed happier, obviously we had a few of the expected jibes and digs, mentors getting defensive about their act, but generally the mood seemed happier, which is obviously down to the fact that they don't have to send an act home tomorrow, but guess what? WE DO MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Get voting or you may see your favourite sent home, I've already backed my fave!
I think that concludes my summary of this week's performances, tune in tomorrow for my view on the results!
Ooo ooo ooo - no I forgot my predictions, ok, as Gary said earlier, if this was based on Talent then the result would be different, meaning Frankie would be gone, however as fan base is always a huge factor in the voting process then I think Kitty or Sophie may be in trouble. Which is a shame as I think they have more to give.
Quote of the night - Johnny "You can rub my lamp any time Gary" "VOGUE!"
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