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The X Factor airs tonight at 8:15pm BST (9:15pm CEST, 3:15pm EDT, 12:15pm PDT) on ITV 1 (120min).
Tonight, we are starting with the groups.
Afro-Swagg – Azonto (Fuse ODG)
Adasnoop and Kingsley are making a good bid to be the next Reggie’N’Bollie. Louis liked them and also Nicole. Simon says this was their worst performance so far, but they are fun. Simon gives them a chair anyway. They are fodder, obviously.
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Beau Road – Straight Up (Paula Abdul)
5 member girband (Beth (19), Taylor (22), Eden (23), Bethany (19) and Cally (20)) from Essex that sang Katy B’s ‘Crying For No Reason’ in their audition. Simon said they had no attitude.
Girls have pretty strong individual voices. Nicole says they improved a lot in their lead and solo vocals. Simon thinks the girls got some support from the audience and he gives them a chair.
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The Cutkelvins – Show Me Love (Robin S)
Shereen is once again taking the lead in the group. Louis and Sharon both liked them. Simon points out that the performance wasn’t perfect, but he gives them a chair.
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Lemonade – I Was Here (Beyonce)
5 member girlband (Shania (20), Saffron (19), twins Yemi and Chilee (17) and Mya) from London. They got together 3 weeks before their audition and sang a mashup of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ and TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’.
Strong vocal performance. The crowd loves them. Nicole thinks they are more prepared than Beau Road. Simon agrees and gives them a seat.
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Easylife – Say Something (A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera)
This is the first time we are seeing this duo. They are Brad (24) and Sarah (22) from Middlesbrough. They are a couple.
Brad starts singing and he is deathly boring. It gets a little better when Sarah joins, but this song is so overdone. Nicole says this was the best song they could have chosen and they deserve a chair. Simon is counting his remaining chairs. He also loved their song choice and gives them a seat.
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Jack & Joel – Ain’t No Other Man & Bang Bang (Christina Aguilera & Jessie J)
Well. A WGWG is trying to outsing all the divas and his partner on Christina’s song. Simon stops them and says this won’t come across well on TV. He wants something else from them. So, they do the other song, which also demands big vocals. This time they also rap. To be honest, I don’t know what a record label would do with this kind of act. But the crowd loves them. Sharon, Louis and Nicole want to give them a seat and Simon agrees.
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NQ – Pillowtalk (ZAYN)
Another 5 member girlband (Georgia (23 from Birmingham), Kiara (23 from Manchester, originally from Glasgow), Ash (21 from London), Sasha (23 from Cheshire) and Sophie (21 from Manchester)).
The song isn’t working from the start. Simon stops them and calls them generic with not enough personality. Nicole says they took a cool song and made it uncool. Simon sends them home.
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RAK-SU – Change Your Mind (original song)
The 4 members are Ashley (25), Jamaal (25), Myles (25) and Mustafa (25), all from London.
They doing an original song again. I’m not too impressed with the rap-singing style. Louis thinks Simon should give them a seat. Nicole and Sharon also liked them. Simon says they their music represents them and he thinks they are marketable. He is giving them a seat. Beau Road are OUT.
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JBK – I’ll Make Love To You (Boyz II Men)
Joshua (24), Bryan (28) and Kim (24) from the Philippines.
Who thought this was a good song choice? So dated! They sound okay, but this is so boring. Sharon says they got a good reaction from the audience and they sounded great. Nicole and Louis agree. Simon decides to give them a seat. Afro-Swagg are OUT.
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Sean & Conor Price – Something in the Way / Time (original songs)
Brothers Sean (17) and Conor (15) from Blessington, Ireland.
They are singing an original song ‘Something in the Way’. And it’s kinda boring and drab. Simon didn’t like it and wants another song. Their back up song is another original, ‘Time’. It’s slightly better. They harmonize on the chorus and rap. Sharon loved their confidence and the harmonies. Louis praises them. Simon thinks they were more comfortable in a small room. Then he decides to give them a seat. Easylife are OUT.
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New Girlband – Hey Mama (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj)
Kelsey (20 from Lancashire), Imagen (17 from Stoke), Lydia (20 from Bedfordshire) and Sky (19 from Chingford). There are only 5 girls, press articles had 6.
They were put together the day before at 10 o’clock, probably in the evening. YIKES. They were rejected by Sharon and put in a group by Simon. They are giving it their all, all things considered. Sharon is excited to see them back and thinks they all have great voices. Nicole thinks they are promising and would give them a chair. Simon then decides the girlband should have another member: ASH. Stagehand brings the girl from NQ on stage. Simon wants Ash to perform the song with the other girls on the spot. This is CRAZY. After they perform, Simon remembers that he has to ask Ash is she would actually like to be in the New Girlband. When she says YES, Simon decides to give the New Girlband a chair.
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Simon decides to have a sing off between Lemonade and JBK.
JBK – I Can Love You Like That (All-4-One)
Lemonade – Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Shanice Wilson)
Simon decides to keep Lemonade. That was a no brainer.
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Simon’s groups:
Sean & Conor Price
Jack & Joel
Lemonade
RAK-SU
The Cutkelvins
The New Girlband
Next, we are starting with the overs.
Danny Lambo – Me and Mrs Jones (Billy Paul)
You know, the hotelier that owns 3 Lamborghinis. He brought flowers for Nicole. He is simply dire. The audience booos him. Sharon says the audience reacted to him like to a baddie in pantomime. Nicole says she is a sucker for romance … so she is giving Danny a seat.
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Talia Dean – I Try (Macy Gray)
She is very nervous. This shows as she starts the song, but she improves with every single line that she sings. She gets good reaction from the audience. Sharon gives her a standing ovation and Simon says this was her best performance so far and deserves a seat. Sharon loved the song choice. Louis says she deserves a seat. Nicole says it wasn’t perfect. But she gives her a seat. Of course, if Danny gets a seat, Talia can’t be sent home.
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Bill Downs – Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
He is 29 year old stay at home dad from Norwich. He is WGWG. That vocal just isn’t good. Simon says this was ‘going backwards’. Nicole says this wasn’t the right song choice for him. But she gives him a chair anyway.
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Slavko Kalezic – Little Bad Girl (David Guetta feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris)
Sharon says ‘Oh God’ when the actor from Montenegro walks on stage. That is a good sign!
Well, that’s a good exercise in screaming and dancing. The audience loved it. Louis loved everything about the performance. Simon’s face … resembles a stone. Nicole says Slavko is a savage. She is giving him a seat!
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Gary Barker – You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes)
29 year old full time dad and pub singer from Liverpool. He slows down the song and makes it boring. Simon says to Sharon that he looks like a funeral director. Simon says that something is not connecting. Sharon agrees. Nicole says he didn’t give her ‘everything’. But she gives him a seat anyway.
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Berget Lewis – Always (Bon Jovi)
45 year old from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
She announces her song choice and Simon asks WHY? She says that Simon told her to step out of her comfort zone. She is a soul singer, so she is doing a rock song. Can she pull it off?
Well, she can sing – rock or soul. But I do find her boring. Sharon says Berget probably has the best voice in the contest, but warns her not to be a cabaret singer and should make herself relevant. Simon says the performance was boring. Nicole gives her a seat.
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Glenroy Grant – Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd)
71 year old retired bus driver. The oldest contestant of the season. His wife is in the audience. He is old, but he has some life in him! Sharon says he is a joy to watch and should get a chair. Simon loved him. Nicole wonders if he will be able to keep up with X Factor’s grueling schedule. Louis demands she gives him a seat. The audience agrees. Nicole decides to give Glenroy a seat. Danny Lambo is OUT.
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Loverine Fermino – And I Am Telling You (Jennifer Holliday)
31 year old singer from the Philippines. Another big voices singer from The Phillipines. She sang ‘Listen’ to in the previous round.
Wow, this lady is a BEAST. Singers from the other side of the world are putting the British talent to shame. Simon is smiling. The audience loved her. Sharon says Lovering sang for her life. Simon says Nicole must give her a seat. Nicole admits Loverine has one of the strongest voices in the competition. But she didn’t like her performance. But she is giving her a seat anyway! Nicole is sending home Talia Dean. WHAT THE HELL. The audience is not happy and Simon thinks Nicole lost her mind.
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We will see the rest of the overs and the boys tomorrow night.
