X Factor – Week 6 Performance – Video

It’s Queen Week!

Does anyone have a link to a livestream?

http://en.justin.tv/dragonblade2

Are you kidding me Queen?!? by these contestants?!? Should be a trainwreck for sure.

Thanks so much butte009.

Massive Boos for Simon.

Oooo…. Simon calling out Sting.

Thank you butte009!

Go Jamie! He’s FINALLY back! This is the Jamie I loved!

Jamie was awful.

Wonder if anyone will attempt Bohemian Rhapsody. Wish Adam could sing it on the results show.

Jamie was more off than on for me.

Wish Adam could sing it on the results show.

Not going to happen any time soon.

Wonder if anyone will attempt Bohemian Rhapsody. Wish Adam could sing it on the results show.

Jedward will … lmao.

Simon tried to justify himself, but failed to convince as far as I am concerned. He certainly had deliberately got rid of competition before in previous seasons, he probably hoped that no one will notice that he told a bald-faced lie.

Jamie was quite poor. Lousy performance.

Wow… I think that was a great performance for Lloyd. His best for me.

Wow, that was bad for Lloyd, I think. Vocally boring..

The thought of Jedward singing Queen just really scares me, but it’s like watching a horror movie. I don’t really want to see all the blood and gore but can’t help peeking between my fingers.

OMG. John Lydon shilling butter. Sads.

Oh… poor Olly’s finger. I thought he was going to say he took a punch at one of the twins!

ETA: Unfortunately not a good performance for him, IMO.

OMG I am so embarassed to be British at the moment ! Actually looking forward to JEdward just for the LOLS (they are singing Under Pressure !)

OMG. John Lydon shilling butter. Sads.

I thought the exact thing and yes, very sads.

The thought of Jedward singing Queen just really scares me, but it’s like watching a horror movie.

They already mauled Queen as part of Rock Week. They did “We Will Rock You,” although mores to like, we will mock you.

Queen night has been a disaster so far , even Olly and Joey bombed with wrong song choices .

Olly and Joey bombed with wrong song choices .

I agree. I didn’t care for Joe either.

Oh Louis…. breaking the rules guy.

Simon would have torn them all apart by now if this was American Idol. Phrases like “it was like eating ice for lunch” come to mind.

“Simon would have torn them all apart by now if this was American Idol. Phrases like ‘it was like eating ice for lunch’  come to mind.”

Yep.

I really don’t know what to rate this performance…lol.

hahahahah Vanilla Ice Jedward ruining my favorite song by Queen and Bowie.

bwahahaha

They are entertaining I’ll give them that due to choreo and dancers.

Can I say that I enjoyed the Twin’s Under Pressure? Hehehe, I hope they win. Everyone else stinks so far.

Jedward Land – that’s hilarious

“being starved for lunch” comes to mind for Jedward. A rap ‘under pressure’, 10% of the song and 90% of something else

Simon judgind them in Jedward land … best performance …lol …

Jedward Land ‘“ that’s hilarious

Where’s the ROFL smiley when you need it?! It was good for Jedward.

Simon would have torn them all apart by now if this was American Idol. Phrases like ‘it was like eating ice for lunch’  come to mind.

Who cares? Different country, different show… just saying…

Lmao, the feed is replaying their performance

that was the most subdued Jedward performance so far , they could be in trouble if the public forget about them.

Simon’s just such a kinder person on this show. I’m not used to it.

That song was way to big for Stacey and she was pitchy .

I seriously don’t get the judging here. Simon would have hated these performances on AI. I don’t get X Factor. Ohhh Danyl is up.

Stacey was ok. Probably the best vocal/song choice of the night for me so far.

I think you guys are forgetting many less than stellar AI performances.
Maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder

Oh my gosh. Danyl is singing We are th echampions. After hearing Adam blast through this song….I can’t take it. But at least he is not trying to be Freddy Mercury.

Danyl singing the most overused Queen song but he was Ok.

Seriously. I do not understand this show. lol!

Adam > Danyl

Danyl is a fine singer but I find his tone so ordinary

Adam >>>> Danyl

o no i really think i have been spoilt rotten by AI. if the judges are liking these acts so much then the problem must be me. danyl’s key was too low though he nailed that last note. the rest were meh.

a combo of Jamie , Stacey and Lloyd will be bottom 2 this week.

I liked Danyl better this week than last, but still not loving him. I really haven’t cared for his song choices in the Live shows.

I’ve been saying for quite a while that Lloyd and Jedward should be B2. But I don’t think it will happen this week either.

Jamie and Olly, or maybe even Joe, could end up down in the bottom.

ok i REALLY don’t understand this show. Most of these acts would never have made it to the top 10 or whatever on American Idol. and although i really enjoyed Danyl in the beginning, he’s really starting to get on my nerves. The tone of his voice is really getting to me. and i cant help but compare his performances of Feeling Good and We Are the Champions to Adam and he is NOTHING compared to Adam. That was most evident to me in We Are the Champions. His tone of voice just doesnt work with the song. Freddie Mercury was brilliant. and none of these acts lived up to his voice.

and i cant help but compare his performances of Feeling Good and We Are the Champions to Adam and he is NOTHING compared to Adam

and Adam is NOTHING compared to Freddy, IMO. Freddy is untouchable.

I think everyone needs to be reminded of Michael Johns performance of We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFwR9mn7890

LOVE Stacey! Here’s some utube clips of Ollie & Stacey’s diary … funny.

Ollie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmbCvp9VDM&NR=1

Stacey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnyrNg-3cI

Jamie was dreadful: totally drowned out by the backing vocals, which was fortunate, as it happened, because what I did hear was strained and tuneless! Plus, he comes across as being a bit of an arse.

Little Joe actually did quite well, seeing that it was a Queen song and he is far too young for it.

Danyl had the best vocals by far, but I don’t like his performance style and he was not a patch on either Michael John’s version of that song or Adam Lambert’s, let alone reaching Freddy Mercury levels.

Basically, the songs were far too big for the singers.

Guys it IS so lame compared to AI and I sit here every week thinking that – and especially cringe when these contestants do what the idols did so well and aren’t up to it.

No one is going to forget Jedward because they are basically the only contestants that get talked about. That made me laugh so much tonight when they burst into Vanilla Ice. Calvin Harris (DJ/Producer) stormed the stage wearing a pineapple on his head LOL.

Lloyd is favourite to go tomorrow, I think he is 2 weeks overdue for that. I think Jamie or Danyl will be there with him and if that should be the case then perhaps one of those guys will go because Simon still has his full quota of acts and no one else does or it may go to public vote again – zzzz.

Also I wonder why Danni and Louis swapped seats.

None of them were very good.

I think some of the arrangements were really bad. Thought the band was terrible on Danyl’s performance.

That song was not good for Olly but he still pulled it off with his charisma. Stacey was actually decent this week. I kind of enjoyed Jedward and Lloyd this week, lol. I miss Lucie though. Danyl wasn’t too bad but wasn’t great. The others were meh. Joe had some good moments.

I love the diary clips of Olly and Stacey. They are hilarious! Thanks for posting it. I still hope Olly wins this thing. I have no idea how the Brits are voting so I don’t know who is going home. It could be anyone. I love all the clips before the performances. I love the accents….:)

I went from Jamie being my fav, to him completely falling off the map for me. His pitch is so terrible- he’s luckily he has such an authentic tone to carry him thru most if not all of his performances thus far.

AND WHATS WITH THE STANDING-Os SIMON??!?!?!?! EVERY PERFORMANCE?~?~?~~ cmon. joke joke joke.

And i remember when i started watching x-factor back when shayne ward was on. The judges seem to have turned a complete 180 with regards to how they judge contestants. Its so black&white with nearly all of them- if your their mentor, then they over-praise you, and if your not their mentor, they bash the living fuck out of you. Please, tell me whats the point of that?!?!

And Sting hit the MFing nail on the head (btw, sting’s christmas album that just came out was prob the worst thing i ever listened to), and simon (who hardly EVER responds to comments made outside the show like that) knows he fucked up and that sting was right. thats why he made a direct response to Sting. defensive much?

Wow- i can’t even get thru one performance in its entirety- they r all so bad. omg. Jedward. Did the one on the right trip on his way out?!?! AHAHAHAHA. Im almost ashamed to admit that i enjoyed them the most. I hope they win or at least make it to the finale so they can “sing” the coorination song lol.

I still can’t figure out with the hell Danyl is doing with his pronunciation when he sings. And his pitch is right alongside Jamie’s for me- borderline painful. In the normal world, they are two very good singers, but i mean, on a show this caliber where there are 6 people left i think it should embarrass Simon to have to support them the way he does.

And i miss Lucie. The only real superstar voice of the bunch. waaaaaay to fucking go simon.

I’ve heard so much about Jedward, I had to check them out.

A few comments:

1) Why are the production values so high on this show and so low on AI? How many viewers does this show get? The kids seem to have higher clothing budgets, sets, dancers, lighting. Plus, the seem to have decent sound technicians. What gives? I blame Bruce.

2) Jedward are the Sanjaya’s of X-Factor. They can’t sing very well, but they know how to put on a show.

3) LOL at one of the kids clarifying which Queen they met.

4) What airline does Simon Cowell fly? I want to know because I need to avoid that airline. It’s pretty obvious that every time he flies to the
States they loose his luggage and the poor schmuck has to go on air with the clothes he borrows from his mechanic.

Should I watch the other singers?

ETA: I just watched some kid with blue eyes sing the SLOWEST version of Crazy Little Thing Called Love. It doesn’t work.

Jedward needs to win. Preferably over Danyl. With tears from Simon. IT would be amazing to see all his manipulation finally explode in his face. Unfortunately, there would always be enough stick in the muds that would vote madly against Jedward that I really can’t see them winning.

Jedward are my new favorite thing on the planet. That was so epic! Please. Sanjaya wishes he were as awesome as Jedward.

I may or may not be a mashup fantard. j/k

Simon will never vote them off. They’re the best thing to happen to reality tv in ages.

Should I watch the other singers?

I tried, but they put me to sleep.

You should, on the other hand, check out the Jedward versions of Oops I Did it Again, and Ghostbusters.

This show was dreadfull and the judges praising the contestants just to make it look like good singers is painfull.

Who has the rights to Under Pressure? I can’t believe Queen let Jedward mix the song with Vanilla Ice.

How many viewers does this show get

I think they had close to 14 million viewers last week, by far the most watched show in the UK.

I actually like the fact that the production value on AI is reduced to bare minimum and it’s all about the voice.
Just compare Elliot Yamin with Joe tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YMAfpgjsg

I may or may not be a mashup fantard. j/k

The NEED to have mashup week on Idol. We have to make that happen. Just think of the increased chance of Randy to say “I don’t know man. For me, for you, for me, that was a bad song choice. Like twice”

You should, on the other hand, check out the Jedward versions of Oops I Did it Again, and Ghostbusters.

OMG. I just watched “Ooops I did it Again”. That’s hilarious. I don’t know what’s better. The fact that they sing the entire song flat (at least they are in tune with each other), the fact that they are being pushed around on luggage carts that they pinched from a local hotel or that they keep looking at each other to find out what the next dance move is and neither of them know what it is. It’s so bad, I can’t stop laughing. Meanwhile, the back-up dancers are so freakin’ earnest. No wonder they are wearing helmets with visors.

How did they even get on this show? Oh my.

The NEED to have mashup week on Idol. We have to make that happen. Just think of the increased chance of Randy to say ‘I don’t know man. For me, for you, for me, that was a bad song choice. Like twice’ 

Yes, please! With Glee taking them on, I think they’re saturated enough in pop culture to be just uncool enough for Idol to use them.

OMG. I just watched ‘Ooops I did it Again’ . That’s hilarious.

You missed the part where they acted out the Titanic rip-off with each other…they’re brothers! Hee

How did they even get on this show? Oh my.

Louis Walsh picked them. It’s like he needed a sacrifice to the Gods of Camp, and these boys just landed in his lap!

This just in! Calvin Harris Soy Bombed Jedward with a pineapple?!

Holy Crap!

Should I watch the other singers?

Umm… if you want to reaffirm your love for AI by means of contrast, absolutely watch these videos (and the ones from prior weeks). It’s kind of like taking all that’s good and holy (I know, right?) about AI, putting that aside, keeping all of the extra awfulness that can come with it, adding in some wacky back-up dancing, Jedward, and… um, yeah?

(That said, I ended up liking the singer who got booted off last week. She was hardly top tier AI material, but she was good and enjoyable nonetheless. And, of course, she goes way early. Bah!)

Well, I think Jedward will have a career whether they win or lose; they are cuter than hell and the teeny boppers should love them. Are they really any worse than any of the tween stars we have here? (They had better save their money though because their career will be short; think Hanson.)

The NEED to have mashup week on Idol. We have to make that happen. Just think of the increased chance of Randy to say ‘I don’t know man. For me, for you, for me, that was a bad song choice. Like twice’ 

That… would…be…awesome! And frightening as could possibly be, all in the same breath.

I can’t believe I missed Calvin’s stage-storming! Hilarious! Jedward ruled the night again!

The judges slobberfest over Danyl was ridiculous – thanks mj for re-affirming what I already thought about him. I seem to be the only one amongst my friends not to be in love with him.

It’s toe-curling how much Simon wants Danyl to be the UK version of Adam. Never gonna happen.

I just loved Jedward!! They honestly are getting better, they might be starting to get in tune. They better not be in the bottom 2. Olly was awful. Danyl was worse, that had to be the worse impression of We are the Champions I have ever heard. Totally awful.

Jedward needs to win. Preferably over Danyl. With tears from Simon. IT would be amazing to see all his manipulation finally explode in his face. Unfortunately, there would always be enough stick in the muds that would vote madly against Jedward that I really can’t see them winning.

I so agree with this. Unfortunately, I also agree that Jedward would lose out in votes against Danyl. Though he’s more disliked than liked on the UK boards that I read. And the love for Jedward is growing bigger day by day. So you never know.

I think Stacey will win – I loved her When You Wish Upon a Star and Son of a Preacherman – she looks like a pop star!

Nobody’s version of We Will Rock You will top Michael John’s sing-out! Even on tour, it was great but the sing-out was ROCK STAR! I wish I could have been at the studio for that one!

The mash-up was awesome! They are hysterical! If they put them in the studio and fix their flatness, they have teen sensation written all over them. I think one of the Jonas Bros tripped coming on stage at the AMA’s a few years ago – reminded me of that! But the Jonas Bros can sing!!!

OMG. I just watched ‘Ooops I did it Again’ . That’s hilarious.

Welcome to the Epic lulz. I’ve been preaching for weeks about the Joy and the Magic that is Jedeward and yes, Ooops I Did It Again is their seminal performance for me.

You missed the part where they acted out the Titanic rip-off with each other’ ¦they’re brothers! Hee

Which is part of the reason why it’s my favourite performance of theirs. It’s just so beyond awesomely bad and weird and inappropriate. And that’s also why there all the Twincest talk about there. yikes!

I have to kind of agree with Simon, for Jedward land, this was a good performance. Didn’t hurt everyone else sucked.

Yeah, Queen is hard to do well, not seeing that anyone of these guys, did that.

Jedward’s best showing by a mile!

Charity Single – Youre Not Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzQgjXWz3U

Jamie Archer ‘“ ‘Radio Ga Ga’  ‘“ I like the rough edge to Jamie’s voice but he didn’t totally “go for it” on this song. I thought Louis’ comments were inappropriate and smack of a deal with Simon to pimp Danyl over Jamie. 4/5

Lloyd Daniels ‘“ ‘A Crazy Little Think Called Love’  ‘“ Not as bad as I feared, in fact he was relatively good to past performances. Definitely getting a bit more comfortable but he’s out of depth in this competition. Still, he’s cute as a button though. I didn’t realize he was only 16 until tonight. Good grief. It’s too young for these competitions. Louis is right, he’d be a shoe in for a boyband. 3/5

Olly Murs ‘“ ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’  ‘“ What a mess. Is that dancing? Vocal was ok. Hair is better this week. Not his best performance. He still strikes me as a theme park performer. 3/5

Joe McElderry ‘“ ‘Somebody to Love’  ‘“ Pleasant in parts but he doesn’t have the X-Factor. He should end up in musical theatre. 3/5

John and Edward ‘“ ‘Under Pressure’  ‘“ LOLZ. Best they’ve been since “Oops.” They’re not great singers but quite entertaining when they try and I can’t say that about most of the acts. 3.5/5

Stacey Soloman ‘“ ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’  ‘“ A bore and didn’t reach far enough. 3/5

Danyl Johnson ‘“ “We are the Champions” ‘“ What do they see in this guy? Are they all stoned? Wow. His voice is thin at times, his tone is boring, he still performs like he’s doing it for himself in a 360 degree mirror. It was lifeless, he’s still a middling, prima dona douche. Pimpage a mammoth turn off. Kris & Adam (in particular) blew him away in the Idol finale. Wish he’d just go away. 2/5

Who will be bottom 2: Stacey & Lloyd. Who will go home? I was wrong last week, but I’ll pick Lloyd again this week.

Who do I want to send home? Danyl.

I’m going to YouTube jedward…

Just my 2 cents…but has Adam raised the bar too high?…..personally I think it will be tough for anyone on these shows henceforth…

My take on Olly and Jedward….entertaining with the right songs…..Lloyd and Joseph…decent voices but bland….Stacy and Jamie have an upside…her bubbly and kinda Kellie Pickler demeanor…and Jamie has that ruff side…that will appeal….Danyl needs a cruise ship….

Unbelievable that Louis Walsh can criticize Jamie Archer’s vocals, then gush all over Jedward. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the boys performances, but vocalists they’re not.

Queen has an amazing tolerance for getting their songs butchered, by almost everyone. Why?

And Michael Johns was good. Kris and Adam were so much better on We Are the Champions. Even Adam’s emotionless dance remix vocals for WATC were better than Danyl’s.

On the positive side for this week, I was impressed with Stacey’s improvement. Her performances have been marred for me because she seems to lose focus and doesn’t support her voice well consistently throughout the performance. But I could tell that she worked really hard with that vocal coach. She doesn’t have the best voice I’ve ever heard, but she does have a good voice when she supports it, and this week she did. I think she should feel proud of herself this week.

On the disappointment side, I thought that the arrangement for Joe E just really sucked. He has such a pretty voice and he could have done something really cool in counterpoint with that choir, I think. He did a nice job but it could have been really good.

Jedward was a hoot as always. Everyone else was meh for me this week. I think that Lloyd should be the one to go home. He seems like a very sweet kid and I do think he would be excellent in a boy band.

To me….the only person today who can do justice to Queen and Freddie is ADAM. Period! That being said…there will never be another Freddie….he was one of a kind!

I have to just shake my head when I see these videos. They are not equipped to sing Queen songs. Just my opinion.

I love jedward .. highly entertaining .. X Factor hasn’t been a singing competition right from the start so I say let them win …lol

Calvin Harris was supposed to be a celeb panelist on the Xtra Factor after the main show but he was thrown out of the studio instead …lol

It was funny because Jedward said when he ran on the stage they thought that it was a surprise the show hadn’t told them about .. so they just played along with it … bless them.

Also another panelist on the xtra factor said that she was sitting next to Calvin during the show and he insisted on having the aisle seat .. and she said she was confused as to why he had a pineapple in his bag but now she knows why …lol

It is kind of off week for everybody except Joe McE, he has no x-factor?

I keep on comparing him the week his auditioned and now totally the x-factor is increasing. And the first time I heard Somebody to Love is when I heard Elliott Yamin sang it on Top 8 of AI5, I like the way he put the soul in the song. Love the song, don’t like the original of the Queens. I didn’t like Freddy M. Love if Elliott Yamin can recorded it.

But I like the Joe McE did it his version, may be his much more better than other singers except the girl, Stacey. She is better than Kat McPhee.

Lucie was the only contestant with any real talent.

I honestly don’t know how Jedward made it to the live shows, or even through the auditions. They kept singing Backstreet Boys ballads and they were AWFUL.

But since they’re here… damn, I loved that lol. I love their version of “Rock DJ” best, maybe because I just like the song. But that was definitely one of their better performances tonight. Would be hysterical if they can win this.

It was funny because Jedward said when he ran on the stage they thought that it was a surprise the show hadn’t told them about .. so they just played along with it ‘ ¦ bless them.

Also another panelist on the xtra factor said that she was sitting next to Calvin during the show and he insisted on having the aisle seat .. and she said she was confused as to why he had a pineapple in his bag but now she knows why ‘ ¦lol

Jedward are kind of adorable. I’m worried about them after this show. I hope they know they have kitsch appeal.

That pineapple made it art. Beautiful.

I really think fans of Adam’s album would like his stuff, in case they haven’t heard it.

1st album

Acceptable in the 80s

Merrymaking at My Place

2nd album

I’m Not Alone

Flashback

And Michael Johns was good. Kris and Adam were so much better on We Are the Champions. Even Adam’s emotionless dance remix vocals for WATC were better than Danyl’s.

Huh?

@ Bamboo… No. Funny enough, Adam is not God. People will eventually get invested in a new group of contestants and will not be talking about him, as will happen with all of the Season 8 Idol’s.

This show isn’t the same without Lucie.

Some quotes from Sting about the show….I think Sting always makes sense….

The star, who rose to fame with The Police with whom he notched up five Grammy Awards and two Brits, said real musical flair was to be found in pubs and clubs, rather than on a “preposterous” talent show.

“They are humiliated when they get sent off. How appalling for a young person to feel that rejection. It is a soap opera which has nothing to do with music. In fact, it has put music back decades. Television is very cynical.”

The singer said he had kept an open mind to begin with but added: “Basically I was looking at televised karaoke where they conform to stereotypes.

“They are either Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston or Boyzone and are not encouraged to create any real unique signature or fingerprint.

“That cannot come from TV. The X Factor is a preposterous show and you have judges who have no recognisable talent apart from self-promotion, advising them what to wear and how to look. It is appalling.”

Ha, I have to admit, I kinda love Jedward.

I don’t watch any of the other performers (not a big fan of the X Factor), but I clicked the link to their performance of “Oops I Did it Again” out of curiosity when it was posted a couple weeks back and have been following them ever since. Out of delightful or horror I don’t know, but they never fail to make me laugh.

Sting is right on the money. Gotta give him that. Especially with X Factor. Thanks, jga94.

I just watched the John and Edward performance and I thought it was very good of one of them to make it clear that they met the band, Queen, and not THE QUEEN. Just in case anyone was confused. (I wasn’t. Neither one of those men were carrying a purse or wearing a tiara. That was my tip off.)

Anyway, they have got to invite these characters to come over and do a guest spot on American Idol. We could have a novelty song theme night. I’m sure they’d fit right into that.

glitter, sorry that was a little unclear. I thought Danyl sounded flat and emotionless in his rendition of WATC. His tone of voice is kind of nicely different for the song, but I preferred Adam’s version for District 78, which made a master mix of the song for America’s Best Dance Crew (can’t remember which crew danced to it). Adam sang WATC better live with Kris on the finale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9KcFunXNY

I’ve tried, yes I’ve really tried…….I’ll even concede to the fact they are they are the best looking performers, and that they are mildly entertaining in squirmy feeling way. In the end I have to be true to my gut and say POPSHITCLE!!!……But, they ARE STILL FASINATING!!!…..I tried to, yes, I really tried to click on the Stop!! , but my fingers were not taking messages from the penthouse!!! HMMmm. Was I momentarily brain dead, or, Perhaps I was entertained in spite of my…..rebel gut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, for reallyz now. I think Jeward should be in the bottom tomarrow with Lloyd and then at least some of us won`t feel too bad no matter which is evicted!!!both cute
both can`t sing!!!!!!!

It’s toe-curling how much Simon wants Danyl to be the UK version of Adam. Never gonna happen.

Funny. The entire time I was watching his performance, I was thinking the Adam can sing this better. And I’m not even THAT big of a fan of Adam. He sounded very nasal and weak.

OMG I decided to look for the oops I did it again performance, and it is Jedward’s top performance (maybe it’s the Titanic part, or the stupid hotel carts, or the stupid dance routine, or everything mixed all together???). However, I really would like them to go now… I didn’t understand whose idea was to mix up Queen and Vanilla Ice, but I didn’t like it. They can rap (although they can’t sing), but that is a singing competition.
Stacie finally showed why she is there, this was a very good performance. Overall, I liked this Queen week. Queen is difficult (Kellie Pickler should know after she butchered Bohemian Rhapsody, so there are some good Queen performances in AI, and some bad too, people should get over it). But most of them did ok. Even Lloyd could do one almost good job. Don’t get me wrong – I still think the boy can’t sing, but he was listenable in this song.
About Danyl… I didn’t like it. And it’s understandable why Simon defended choir in Joe’s presentation – as there was a choir in his act too.
I just hope Olly doesn’t go home because of a bad song choice (he did what he could, but he struggled. I really want him to continue).

Queen has an amazing tolerance for getting their songs butchered, by almost everyone. Why?

Well they seem to be genuinely nice guys and their generosity pays big dividends, I am sure many people who don’t already have Queen in their music collection hit the internet and order a biggest hits album….

I’m just about to do that myself!

@ jack5791 Thank you! Personally, that day can’t come soon enough for me.

Sting is right on the money, of course, but part of the fun of these shows is watching a slice of bleached white bread getting marketed to the masses as the new great thing. The readiness in which they partook from the Leona Lewis chalice makes me think Simon will strike a rich vein again at some point.

Not very impressed with the bunch. BTW Adam and Kris both sang we are the champions better

joe elderberry was by far the best this week. he toned down the vibrato and really handled the range, esp the super low notes at the beginning – almost sounded autotuned LOL.

but his voice is so clear & pretty but lacking in soul that he sounds like he either needs to make an Xmas album or be the featured singer at a stage show at Disneyworld.

joe & stacey are perfect examples of what sting is talking about. they have raw vocal talent but this show is training them to be really good karaoke singers instead of empowering them to be musical artists.

ETA after seeing Kradison & the top 10 take such creative liberties with their songs on AI, I thought we’d see more encouragement of that on X Factor UK. Instead, only JEdward seem to be reinterpreting songs for their style aka schtick, and no one has really rearranged any song. mighta been cool to have joe sing “somebody to love” in a softer slower manner & accompanied by acoustic guitar. same for stacey + piano.

X Factor just doesn’t work that way. Judges mentor the contestants. They choose and rehearse the song together. The judges decide what the contestants are going to sing, how they are going to sing, what are they going to wear. Also, I don’t think they use live band on X Factor.

I also believe that the contestants are not expected to rearrange anything – their mentors, vocal coaches and professional musicians take care of that. As Simon says, it’s a singing competition. At least it used to be until this year.

Unusual arrangements are rare and usually they are not new. Two weeks ago John and Edward sang We Will Rock You by Queen. Their mentor Louis Walsh is a boyband manager. Boyband Five did this song 10 years or so ago. You can find their version on YouTube. Queen even appeared in their music video.

I am officialy glad….happy…overjoyed that AI is evolving from a singing contest to a singer, performer, artistic, interpeter contest. It is getting less
CORNY and I’m like’n it more from Season 7 and 8!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Luck to Season 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!