From 8 to 7. The X Factor contestants gave their shot with their performances last night. And although, some performances did stand out, it was an average night over all. Movie week did not turn out to be as grand as I had expected. Louis kept on shouting about him being the judge and also boasted about his limited movie knowledge. Simon kept on nagging about Lloyd’s performance and Cheryl. And actually, in a long time, John & Edward actually evolved into being likeable. Phew! Danyl has emerged from the shadow of being cocky, then broken, and gave a heartfelt Prince performance last night. Stacey shed off her non-mobile skin and took on a sexy image, and Olly felt as comfortable to do the Twist and Shout. As for Lucie, I think Miley Cyrus would give her an intern position, and Joe just seems at home with theatre. But the winner of the night for me was absolutely Jamie Archer. He is born to be wild…I mean..performer 
I can totally see him performing at Wembley or any world class stadium.
Talking of which, I am very very sad today to hear that Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith. And more sad so, coz Joe Perry says that the remaining band is searching for a vocalist to replace him. IMO [ and the millions of Aerosmith lovers ], Steven Tyler is the voice of Aerosmith. No matter how good a song is – if it is not sung by Steven Tyler, it will never be an Aerosmith song. Tyler is the face, the voice of Aerosmith. If there is no voice, there is no music. Period.
Back to the competition. My predictions for the night.
Bottom 2: Lloyd Daniels and Lucie Jones / Jedward
Eliminated: Lloyd Daniels.
We have to find out when the curtains go up as the Live results are announced in just 2 hours from now.
Performers of the night: Black Eyed Peas and ex-X Factor winner – Leona Lewis.
Join us for the Liveblog and discussion of tonight’s result night – Live at 8pm London time. Cheerio!
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Last week’s elimination of Rachel had the whole nation talk about how cowardly Simon Cowell is and how he favours popularity over talent. To answer that, I’d say talent is all about popularity, as far as singing is concerned. I accept that Rachel is indeed one of the best female voices in the competition. But as I said earlier, if her records don’t sell, [ which is a bit clear from her bottom 2 experiences ], she will not go a long way. However, singing can be put into other use. A part in a Broadway or West-End musical can be a good avenue for her singing talent. Coming back to this week’s competition -it’s Movie week tonight on the X Factor. The Top 8 will be singing Movie soundtracks, and Danyl has already sung – I don’t wanna miss a thing. We’ll be updating the playlist for the night as soon as possible.
This is going to be a mixed genre of songs – from pop to hip hop, to retro, disco and even rock. So it all boils down to the song choice for each contestant. Although Rock is Jamie’s forte, I think Simon should explore his range by giving him a pop number and making him sing in a totally new arrangement. An original twist to a very popular number will make him shine through. I believe out of Simon’s three contestants, Jamie hasn’t been praised as much as he should. And lot of it is because of Louis Walsh’s stupid comments. And hey, Simon’s three acts are still in the competition. Whereas – Louis two acts – Miss Frank and Kandy Rain, Cheryl’s – Rikki Loney and Danny’s- Rachel Adedeji have been eliminated.
So far in the competition, the most consistent performer and growing each week has been Olly Murs. I love Stacey but I genuinely think that when it comes to pop performances, Live concerts and tours – she won’t be able to give that level of grand performance. But again, that’s just me.
Nevertheless, we have almost 5 hours to go for the Live show 5. We’ll catch you in a bit with the playlist. But do join us for the Liveblog at 8 pm London time. After the Jump—> The entire playlist of this week’s song choices.
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Hello people. I can’t contain the excitement this week. It’s my favourite genre tonight. It’s ROCK WEEK! \m/ The Top 9 acts are performing Rock Numbers tonight on the X Factor and I am really excited to know what Jamie and Danyl will be singing tonight. After a shocking elimination of Miss Frank last week, I am desperate now to get the twins – Jedward to be kicked out of the competition. But Rock Week is going to be a bit tough on Danny’s girls as Diva week was for the boys. All of Simon’s and Danny’s acts are safe so far. Louis’ hopes in the competition are the twins, which fairly translates to – Not this year again Louis. As for the performances I am looking forward to the most are of Danyl, Olly and Jamie.
The song choices for this week have been revealed. Bon Jovi is the mentor of the week and he’ll be performing live on the results show tomorrow.
After the Jump—> The entire playlist of this week’s song choices – Rock week, and the Liveblog of the X Factor Live Show 4 with the Top 9 [goes Live at 8 pm London Time]
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Only9 acts will remain standing after tonight’s Results show. Big Band Week showcased a lot of the performer’s strengths and also highlighted the weakness of some. While some were just mere average. Danyl Johnson, Miss Frank and Jamie Archer were my favourite performers of the night. Their performances were in a completely different league than the others. And I’d like to include Stacey Solomon to that list as well. Rachel Adedeji and Joe McElderry did receive a lot of positive comments from the judges, but their performances did lack personality. As for Lucie Jones, her performance was a bit boring IMO. And Lloyd Daniels registers himself as one of the weakest performers of the show. Let’s not talk about John & Edward.
Last night, we also saw Louis Walsh coming back to the show. We missed you Louis. But as soon as he arrived, he went a bit mental over Jamie singing a U2 song – Angels of Harlem, which is not a Big Band song. I’m sure that it is not right, and if Cheryl or Danny tried to do the same, it would have been completely nailed down by both Louis and Simon. BUT, Louis cannot certainly point this out, when his own boys – John & Edward were singing a Ricky Martin song. As I said before, what would this show be without all the drama.
Anywho. Michael Buble is performing tonight, and so are – Westlife. Not a fan of either of them, so don’t expect me to comment on them. My predictions for tonight’s results:
Bottom 2: Lloyd Daniels and John&Edward.
Eliminated: Lloyd Daniels.
We’ll find out the results at 8 pm Live, London Time. Do join us for the Liveblog. Until then, discuss in the comments section. Cheerio!
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