Methinks Kradison fans need to hold their breath.

Posted November 15, 2009 by Tiarnán
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FYI, ‘Kradison’ = AI8’s Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta.

If I’m being honest, I think people are expecting too much from Kradison. Allison was my favourite, but I don’t think she’ll do that well at all. They aren’t promoting her, and her single really isn’t great. Meanwhile, Kris is still looked at as the ‘wrong’ winner and the guy who stole Adam’s spot, whereas Adam is being overhyped and has a huge burden on him; anything less than amazing is going to be seen as a failure.

Look at Fantasia: she was pushed as the BEST CONTESTANT EVEERRRR, and she was super-talented as both a singer and a performer, but the mainstream world didn’t take to her recorded stuff. She’s still doing terrifically, but people view her as a failed winner because she didn’t live up to the impossibly high expectations people had set for her.

And also, people were going on about how the Davids would be the most successful final two ever by a mile, yet they’ve hardly set the world alight.

So yeah, I think we should hold our breath when it comes to Kradison. They’ll do quite well – that’s guaranteed. But will the do amazingly? That remains to be seen. :/

X Factor – The Fifth Live Show – Danyl’s Back On Track

Posted November 7, 2009 by Tiarnán
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Movie night this week, and most contestants handed in an at-the-very-least-acceptable performance. Again, there was one obvious stand-out, a lot of ‘good’, and some not so good. Dannii’s back in her old position (beside Louis, not Simon), Cheryl’s a cow, Simon’s patronising and Louis is funny. He also namedrops Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift, so go Louis.

The performances…

Stacey opened the show with a decent version of Dusty Springfield’s ‘Son of a Preacher Man’. She sang it quite well, performed it quite well and looked hot, and it’s a great song, but there’s a problem. This song has never been one that’s translated well on these kind of shows, IMO. It lacks the punch required to make a real impact, and it’s a hard song to – I’m stealing an X Factor cliche here – make your own. Add that to the fact that she opened the show, and Stacey could be in trouble this week.

Olly sang ‘Twist and Shout’, and it’s typical Olly. Goofy dancing, screwed up face, okay-ish vocals, a big production…you get the point. Louis criticises the song-choice, and Dannii doesn’t think he (Olly) was fussed on the song himself. I agree…there was a bigger disconnection than ever this week. You can barely hear the other two over the audience. Well, at least some people get him.

Lloyd was out to redeem himself, and he was certainly better than last week, but that’s not saying much. He sang ‘Stand By Me’, and his voice sounded pretty enough. He fell flat quite a lot though, and he completely lost the melody at one point. Oh, and there was this one really cringy moment where he went down to Chezza, held onto her hand and pleading with her to stand by him. Gosh, he’s totally infatuated, and she’s loving every moment of it. Ethan should do something.

Jamie sang ‘Crying’ pretty badly. He was flat to begin with, and kept switching between keys. Still, he’s a ‘rocker’, so he’s allowed to go off-key, obviously. He just wasn’t very good. Story of Jamie’s X Factor run thus far. I hope he finally goes this week.

Lucie sang ‘This Is Me’ from Camp Rock. It’s an awful, bland nu-Disney song, but still, she managed to make it sound good, which says a lot about this girl’s talent. It wasn’t as good as the last two weeks, but that’s understandable. I sort of wish she’d sung a proper Disney song, like ‘Colors of the Wind’ or ‘I Won’t Say I’m In Love’ or something like that. Perhaps it wouldn’t have been as contemporary, but she would’ve sounded great. Oh well.

Danyl won the night with his version of ‘Purple Rain’. No questions asked, really. The song absolutely complimented his tone, and he didn’t overdo it or try too hard. It just worked. Was it as good as Ruth’s? Maybe not, but the situation’s different, and it was a different take on the song. Cheryl compliments him for toning down the cockiness, but he was never cocky to begin with, so she really needs to drop it. And Cheryl’s the last person to criticise anyone’s personality, to be honest. Punched out any toilet attendants recently, Chezza? One other thing: Danyl cut his hair! :( He still looks sexy as hell, but I liked the old hair. :/ Oh well. Great performance. :)

John&Edward sing Ghostbusters. Ha. Dannii’s not even humouring them anymore. Go Dannii. I’ve been over these two since the Britney song. Whatever.

Joe closes the show with ‘Circle of Life’, and sounds great (as usual), but is brought down by the weird production, and he chose to modulate the pitch and arrangement in some weird places. Good though. And reliable. Joe’s very reliable. And I don’t his musical theatre-ish-ness much, because he’d do great in that area, and X Factor doesn’t necessarily have to lead to a major recording career.

My ranking:

1) Danyl

2) Lucie

3) Joe

4) Stacey

5) Olly

6) Lloyd

7) Olly

I won’t bother including the twins. They’re like an interval at this point.

Bottom 2: Stacey and either Olly or Jamie. Most likely Jamie.

X Factor – The Fourth Live Show – The Girls Steal ‘Rock’ Night.

Posted November 1, 2009 by Tiarnán
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It was ‘Rock’ night this week, and naturally, the two soft-voiced girls were destined to fail miserably. I mean, Lucie’s practically musical theatre, and Stacey’s Eva Cassidy-lite. Was this the case? Not at all. In fact, these two, alongside Rachel and Joe, totally put the other five to shame last night. Dannii’s gotten to know the girls, and as a result, her song choices were fantastic. And Joe’s just so consistent…I really don’t think he’s ever going to have a bad night, unless they do an urban/hip hop theme or something.

Dannii and Louis swapped seats last night, which was weird at first, but actually worked. You just know the media are going to have a field day as a result though. Speaking of Dannii: did anyone see her on Life Stories? She came across so well. She seems like such a lovely, genuine person.

The performances:

Joe opened the show with karaoke standard (and the most downloaded song of all time), ‘Don’t Stop Believin”, by Journey. It’s not exactly the edgiest song in the world, so Joe didn’t look out of his depth, and it’s a BIG song with a lot of BIG notes, so it allowed Joe to demonstrate yet again that he’s probably the best vocalist in the competition. He’s still totally musical theatre, but who cares, it still worked. Wasn’t sure about the outfit, but that’s not important in Joe’s case. Oh, and he’s finally started to learn to control his vibrato, which sounded nice this week.

Lucie was next, which was weird. They stuck the two ‘reliable’ contestants on first, meaning that they would’ve had nobody to fall back on had the others fallen apart (a la Diva week). Lucie was brilliant. She sang ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’, but didn’t stick to the Sheryl Crow version. The singing was by in large great (she’s up there with Joe), and she seemed pretty comfortable. Last week she was classy and sultry, and this week she was youthful and exciting. Unlike certain other performers tonight, she managed to make a classic rock song sound contemporary, and everything just worked. Cheryl and Simon think she could be a British Avril Lavigne, and while I’m not convinced, they have a strong argument after this. If I was going to manage Lucie, I’d have her go down a sort of alternative pop route. Think the Dawson’s Creek soundtrack with a bit more edge. Paula Cole/Jewel/etc with a modern spin. I think I’ve finally found a proper favourite in Lucie, and I can’t wait to see what she does next week.

Danyl sang ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’, which says a lot about the effort Simon puts into his song choices, tbh. He couldn’t hear the backing track at first, and started in the wrong key, sadly. Still, he managed to pick himself up by the start of the first chorus, and while it wasn’t pitch perfect, he still sounded good for the remainder of the song. The belts at the end were strong. Dannii thinks he’s lost his mojo after last week, and Louis wants him to get his confidence back. Cheryl? Well, she just doesn’t like him. I doubt he’s too bothered, Chezza. He looked a bit crestfallen, but I think this was more on account of his mishap in the first verse than his bottom two experience last week. I doubt he’ll fall into that position this week again regardless: he’ll have the backlash vote, the worried fan vote, and sympathy vote (the played on the fact that the media have been horrible to him in his VT). Hope he recovers next week, because I still love him.

Lloyd essentially killed ‘I Kissed a Girl’, and not in a good way. I do really like Lloyd’s voice, but only when he sings mellow, soft songs. This didn’t fit his voice, and was a hideous song choice on Cheryl’s part. This song was successful because it was controversial and edgy in a poppish kind of way. Lloyd should’ve sang about kissing a boy, or he should’ve said ‘boyfriend’ instead of ‘girlfriend’. Instead, they defied the point of the song, and in turn made him look like he enjoys cheating on his girlfriends. Hardly the smartest song choice in the world, Cheryl. ‘Course, he’ll be safe.

Stacey sang Keane’s ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, which IS a rock song, people. It’s piano/alternative rock. It was her best performance yet, which is a relief after the last two weeks. She sounded lovely, and the song complimented her voice. She walked this week…d’you reckon she’ll dance next? God knows how that’ll go. Simon called it one of her best performances yet, but not after being dull and irrelevant for a few minutes.

Jamie sang ‘Rocks’ by Primal Scream, and, as usual, came over as karaoke and unoriginal. Simon’s song choices for Jamie have been horrible, to be honest. He’s shown no relevance throughout the competition, and he’s done nothing to prove that he could potentially be a decent, contemporary rock singer. He’s here purely because he has an afro, and I think he’ll be out soon.

Rachel sang ‘One’ by U2, and did excellently with it. It was touching, soulful and powerful, and was a performance that she needed. There was a big note that seemed iffy at first, but sounds great on second listen. Louis, Cheryl and Dannii all loved it, but Simon claims to have only liked the last ‘third’. Of course, Simon was responsible for Adam Lambert’s mauling of this song earlier this year, so his opinion isn’t worth much. He compared Rachel’s hair to Dannii’s, which led to Dannii making a joke about Simon’s hair. That was pretty funny. I hope she’s not in the bottom two this week, but there’s a good chance she will be, despite how strong her performance was.

John&Edward ’sang’ the 5ive version of ‘We Will Rock You’. It was quite entertaining, and they looked funny, but their acts started to wear thin tbh. For me, anyways…they’ll still be here until top five/four or so. Not much else to say.

Olly closed the show with ‘Come Together’. Carly Smithson tore this song up (in a good way) on Idol last year, fyi. Olly’s vocals were good, but the JT impression doesn’t do it for me. Oh, and don’t flash your chest again, Olly. He was good though, definitely one of the better ones last night.

 

Ranking:

1) Lucie

 

2) Rachel

3) Stacey/Joe

 

5) Olly

 

6) Danyl

7) John&Edward

8) Jamie

9) Lloyd

 

B2 prediction: Jamie and one of the girls…Rachel. Jamie leaves. :O

 

 

 

X Factor – Week 3 Results – Conspiracy?

Posted October 26, 2009 by Tiarnán
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Week 3 sees the (timely, in my opinion) departure of unconventional rapping girlband Miss FRANK, but will most likely be remembered as the night when Danyl Johnson was in the bottom two.

Honestly though, does anyone believe that these were the real results for a second? Not to be cynical or anything, but this ’shock’ could be the best thing to happen to Danyl Johnson during his X Factor stint. Simon realises that there’s been a massive backlash against Danyl, a backlash that stems from one thing: Danyl’s overexposure and hype. Do you think there’d be *nearly* as much Danyl-haters if he hadn’t been anointed The Chosen One during his first audition? No. He was suffering from front-runner-itis, and his case was even worse that usual. So naturally, Simon needed to win the public over again. Danyl was able to sing the song that made him popular in the first place, and better yet, Dannii and Cheryl brought it to deadlock (Cheryl’s acting is awful, by the way), creating the sense that the judges weren’t biased towards Danyl.

Cynical? Yes. True? Probably.

So, Miss FRANK are gone. Fair enough.

Next week’s theme = rock, with Bon Jovi as mentors. Uh-oh. Lucie could sing some Alanis Morissette, I guess. Rachel could do some girl-arena-pop/rock, like Pat Benatar or Pink. I really don’t know. :/

Until next week.

Byeee.

X Factor – The Third Live Show – Big Band…oh, and U2.

Posted October 25, 2009 by Tiarnán
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Big Band night usually produces memorable performances on both Idol and X Factor. Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Stuff Like That There’? Tamyra’s ‘Minnie the Moocher’? Fantasia’s ‘What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life’? LaToya’s ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade’? Leona’s ‘Summertime’? Rhydian’s ‘Get this Party Started’? Alexandra’s ‘Candyman’? I could keep going here, but I won’t.

Last night produced several good performances. Sure, none of them will go down with the likes of ‘Stuff Like That There’, but one in particular was very, very good.

Onto the performances:

Olly opened the show ‘Bewitched’. Can’t say I’ve heard it before, and I don’t think I’ll be listening to it again. To me it sounded as though Olly was putting on his best generic ’swing’ voice, complete with stupid American-ized laughs and mannerisms. I hate when guys do that on these shows, it reminds me of Ray Quinn. :X He sang it well enough, but it was totally interchangeable and forgettable. Bottom two? Maybe.

Lloyd sang ‘Fly Me to the Moon’, following in the footsteps of likes of Ray Quinn, Leon Jackson and about a billion other XF auditionees. One difference though: Lloyd did a backflip. That was pretty cool, if totally pointless. Sadly, Britain’s favourite Aryan child was totally flat this week. It certainly wasn’t as good as ‘Bleeding Love’; it wasn’t even as good as ‘Cry Me a River’. One more thing: Lloyd seems to be in love with Cheryl, judging by the looks he was giving her last week. It’s cute, but Ethan won’t be pleased.

Miss FRANK did a reprisal of their Boot Camp performance, singing ‘That’s Life’. They started off alright-ish, and the rap was cute, but they fell apart after that. That last note was painful. I just don’t think the blonde one is as good as the others (granted, they’re not great either), and it brings down the quality of their performances. Methinks the judges think this too, but they’re frightened of hurting her feelings. Is the blonde one Shar or Shanice, by the way?

Rachel did her best with Tina’s signature song, ‘Proud Mary’. Not strictly big band, but whatever. It was one of the best performances of the night. Not spectacular, but good, and it’s a brilliant song. I pray to god she isn’t in the bottom two again; she’ll break down. She has a good chance of staying out of that bottom spot after that performance, but oh dear, her post-performance reaction really won’t do her any favours. Rachel, you have a lovely personality, and people will see that eventually…just go with it. Don’t try to seem quirky or peppy or w/e, because it comes off as desperate.

Jamie wins the prize for least Big Band-ish song choice of the night. He sang ‘Angel of Harlem’ by U2, and it wasn’t very good. To be fair, S Club 7 have been performed on Big Band night in the past, so it’s not such a big deal. The real problem is that it just wasn’t a great or memorable performance. And his ‘rock’ voice sounded really affected tonight. Hope he’s in the bottom two. >_>

Stacey went Disney, singing ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’. It’s a lovely song, and she looked princess-like in that dress, but again, the vocals were off. She’ll make it through again based on her personality alone, but there’s only so far personality can take you in a competition like this. God knows what Stacey’s gonna do for rock week…

Danyl took on the Muse version of ‘Feeling Good’. Apparently, Danyl ripped off Adam Lambert, but Adam ripped off Muse, so what’s the problem? It was a good performance, something that he needed coming off the back of that Whitney nightmare last week. He’s a nice, talented guy (screw the media) with a sexy voice, so Danyl’s in it for the long haul.

Joe sang/performed a very awkward rendition of ‘Sway’. As usual, the vocals were strong, but Joe’s hardly sultry. It didn’t work, although he’ll be safe. British Archie, remember?

Lucie stole the show with an (almost) pitch-perfect version of ‘My Funny Valentine’. Her voice cracked slightly on the power note, but aside from that the performance was pretty brilliant. She has such a pretty voice when she uses it right. Hopefully Dannii gets the message and stops giving her power ballads. And WTF was up with Simon’s comment? It’s big band night, so what do you expect? Leona’s ‘Summertime’ was hardly a contemporary, relevant performance, was it? Lucie was brilliant, and he knows it.

John&Edward closed the show with ‘She Bangs’. Funny, bad vocally, reasonably entertaining. Same as ever, really. Lucie should have been on last, but oh well.

My ranking:

1. Lucie

2. Rachel
3. Danyl

4. Joseph
5. Stacey

6. John&Edward

7. Olly
8. Miss FRANK
9. Lloyd
10. Jamie


Bottom two predictions: Olly and Jamie, which will lead to a Simon tantrum.

Westlife tonight, singing Daughtry.  Ew.

Bye.

A tiny review for Week 3.

Posted October 24, 2009 by Tiarnán
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I’m a little too tired to blog about tonight’s show, so I’ll post it tomorrow. Lucie was great though, wasn’t she? And Rachel was good too, but I hope her odd post-performance behaviour hasn’t hurt her chances. Please vote Rachel…I don’t wanna see her in the bottom two again, she’ll be heartbroken. :(

Make sure you read tomorrow.

‘Night. :)

X Factor – The Second Live Show…Worst XF Performance Night EVER?

Posted October 18, 2009 by Tiarnán
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The X Factor crew took on the Divas last night, and as many predicted, things didn’t work out for the best. I’d call it car-crash television, but methinks it might’ve been too bland to merit a label like that. Thankfully, certain contestants (and judges) kept the show somewhat entertaining, although that might be pushing it. Louis Walsh wasn’t in attendance last night, and I think it’s safe to say that most people – even his haters – felt his absence. Simon does NOT have chemistry with the girls. :|

Lucie opened the show with Whitney’s ‘How Will I Know’, a song I’ve never heard before (hey, I’m seventeen). The first half was week, but she got into it mid-way through, and she actually made it look like she was enjoying herself. All in all it was pretty decent, and actually ended up being my favourite of the night. Doesn’t say a lot for the standard of the show, does it? Cheryl doesn’t think she’s connecting, and Simon ones again says that she can’t hit ‘the big notes’. He semi-praises her though.

Olly sang one of Tina Turner’s best songs, and probably the best song of the night: ‘A Fool in Love’. Saying that, I don’t think he pulled it off. The beginning was flat, and he never quite found the key during the course of the song. Also, his dancing was OTT, and he looks like he’s trying too hard. I still don’t get the Olly love, tbh. Oh well.

Miss FRANK tackled the second Whitney song of the evening, ‘All the Man That I Need’. TreyC killed this in LA. Miss FRANK killed it again tonight. Sadly, it was the bad definition of ‘kill’ this time. Their voices just aren’t very good (well, the one with the brown hair who doesn’t rap is alright), and it sounded like some sort of shouting match. I don’t think they’ve come together as a group yet…they’re still trying to prove themselves as solo singers, and it’s hurting them. Simon agrees.

Rachel sang ‘If I Were a Boy’ (ew), and I don’t think she didn’t enough to win over a lot of fans. The beginning was pretty good, but it got worse as the song progressed, and the key change was painful. She has a lovely voice, but there are obvious limitations there…why can’t she stick to Paulo Nutini and P!nk? The girls liked it. Simon liked it but didn’t love it. Dannii reckons that he’d have loved it had she been in his category. Fair point.

Joe sang ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’, and he went one step further in proving that he’s the British answer to David Archuleta. young, a good albeit bland voice, precocious, awkward in interviews, semi-camp, loads of inspirational ballads, attractive in a young-ish kind of way, tweeny/mummy/granny fanbase…you get the point. Take it as a compliment; Archie’s doing well for himself. He was probably the best of the night vocally, so good for him. I just thought the whole thing was boring.

Danyl sang some awful nu-Whitney song called ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’. It means a lot to Whitney (and gosh, she wasn’t too keen on the Teacher, was she?), but I thought it was pretty terrible. A typical Whitney ballad without a hook, and with even worse lyrics. And Danyl was flat throughout! :( I still think he’s great, but that wasn’t good. I blame Simon. >_>

Lloyd sang ‘Bleeding Love’, and the nation erupted in anger. How dare he take on the gem in the Leona Lewis songbook? A lot of people thought this was terrible, but young, attractive guys with boyish looks are always going to get harsh criticism on this show. I thought it was pretty good, to be honest. Was the chorus a little too big for him? Yeah. Is he the best singer in the competition? No. But it was pretty, pleasant and sort of interesting, which is more than I can say for about eight of last night’s performances. He really does have a nice tone. It’s very Welsh.

Then came the funny part: Simon blamed Cheryl for the performance (which he didn’t like), and darling Chezza burst into tears. Gosh, she isn’t used to criticism, is she? That was a Rachel-from-Friends moment right there. ‘Course, Lloyd just guaranteed himself a slot in the finals (not that there was ever any doubt) by hugging her and comforting her. Awww.

John&Edward sang ‘Oops I Did It Again’, and as a result saved the X Factor. They even did the talking bit! I think I’m in love with Edward. Brilliant.

Rikki took on Aretha. Seriously. He sang ‘Respect’, and actually impressed me with his falsetto. Still, the whole thing was a total cringefest. Gosh, he’s so annoying. Cheryl didn’t cry this time, so I don’t think she likes this guy that much. Bubi Rikki.

Jamie sang Christina’s ‘Hurt’ pretty badly. He sounded like a child at some sort of ‘rock’ musical. A really bad one at that. It just wasn’t good at all, regardless of what Simon claims. The guy’s not a good singer…he  needs stadium rock in order to be even vaguely entertaining.

Stacey closed the show with ‘At Last’. She was off in parts, and unless a brilliant singer is taking this one, then the song is guaranteed to be boring. Kelly Clarkson actually sang it during her audition. :P Stacey’s sailing through though, if only for the pimp spot and her lovely personality.

My ranking:

1) Lucie

2) Lloyd

3) John&Edward

4) Joe

5) Stacey

6) Rachel

7) Danyl

8) Olly

9) Rikki

10) Jamie

11) Miss FRANK

It all goes to hell after number five, and the good ones weren’t even that good. Like I said, a hideous week.

Bottom 2 prediction: Miss FRANK and Rikki, or Miss FRANK and Rachel. Hopefully the former.

Week 2 Song Choices Revealed

Posted October 17, 2009 by Tiarnán
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Just a few minutes after I made my predictions, nonetheless. :P

Girls
Rachel will be singing If I Were A Boy by Beyonce

Stacey will be singing At Last by Beyonce

Lucie will be singing How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

Boys
Joe will be singing Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston

Rikki will be singing R.E.S.P.E.C.T by Aretha Franklin

Lloyd will be singing Bleeding Love by former X Factor winner Leona Lewis

Over 25s
Danyl will be singing I Didn’t Know My Own Strength by Whitney Houston

Jamie will be singing Hurt by Christina Aguilera

Olly will be singing Fool in love by Tamyra Gray

The Groups
John and Edward will be singing Oops I Did It Again by Britney Spears

Miss Frank will be singing All The Man That I Need by Whitney Houston

Some really weird choices here. Rachel should survive this week considering the song. Saying that, I hate it.

I got Stacey’s song right! :D

Heard about Lucie’s song choice earlier this week. Was unsure then, and still am.

Joe should be pleasant but dull.

Rikki will crash and burn. I love Aretha, but come on. Is Cheryl trying to get the camp vote?

Lloyd doing ‘Bleeding Love’? Either Cheryl’s going senile early, or Simon needs a reason to pimp Leona every week.

Danyl gets possibly the cringiest song ever, and it’s relatively unknown. Something tells me Simon chose it purely because it’s one of the only Whitney songs that isn’t directed towards a lover. No gender references at all this week. :P

Jamie will be awful, but the judges will big him up regardless.

Olly got a good song, but why Tamyra’s version? Isn’t it pretty much the same as the original? That confused me.

J&E should be hilarious, but is Britney really considered a Diva?

I can’t see Miss FRANK impressing me, especially after TreyC’s performance of that song in LA.

Oh well, we’ll have to wait and see.

Bye again. :)

‘Diva Night’ – My Song Choices

Posted October 17, 2009 by Tiarnán
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The spoilers will probably be released in an hour or two, but I’ll do this anyway. I’ll also stick them in the order I think they’ll be performing in…

Danyl Johnson – ‘Nutbush City Limits’ (Tina Turner)

Lloyd Daniels – ‘Beautiful’ (Christina Aguilera)

Miss FRANK – ‘Never Loved a Man (the Way I Loved You’ (Aretha Franklin)

Lucie Jones – ‘Always Be My Baby’ (Mariah Carey)

Olly Muhrs -’No One’ (Alicia Keys)

Joe McElderry -’The Greatest Love of All’ (Whitney Houston)

Stacey Solomon – ‘At Last’ (Etta James)

Jamie Archer -’Think’ (Aretha Franklin)

Rikki Loney -’Son of a Preacher Man’ (Dusty Springfield)

John&Edward – ‘Chain Reaction’ (Diana Ross)

Rachel Adedeji – ‘Unbreak My Heart’ (Toni Braxton)

I wanna see Danyl open the show with a big, up-tempo track…let’s see him put the theatrics to full use.

Jason Mraz has done a pretty good cover of ‘Beautiful’ in the past, and Lloyd’s obviously going to struggle on a week like this, so that’s the best I can do for him.

I gave J&E a pretty simple DR song (Steps covered it, for instance).

Rachel sang UMH rather brilliantly in her 2008 audition, so you can see my logic there.

Make sure to read my review of tonight’s show!

Byyye.

X Factor Results…They lost because of their past! Really!

Posted October 11, 2009 by Tiarnán
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Just a brief recap of tonight’s results show…

- Nice to see Dannii (and Simon) clear that up. Can the internet stop talking about it now?

- The group song was a bit cringy, but it was fun. The three boys rapping? Uhhhh…

- Was Alex miming? Bit of a dampener on things if she was. Good dancing, but still. Post a comment if you know for sure.

- Robbie’s song lyrics were ewww, and his singing wasn’t good either. And was he stoned? Those eyes…

- I actually had hope that it might’ve been Miss FRANK joining the strippers in the bottom two there, but oh well.

- Rachel shouldn’t have been there. ;(

- Really touching performance from her though. Hardly pitched perfect, but I teared up.

- Kandy Rain’s crappy vocals ruined what could’ve been an epic moment.

- Simon is a dick.

- Well, at least the public are smart enough not to have Rachel lose out to Kandy Rain. Bye girls.

- DIVA WEEK? Ewww.

Random note: Danyl sounds sexy on his recording voice message thing when you vote for him. >_>

See y’all next Saturday.

Bye.

:)