X Factor

[Veritas]

Anybody plan on watching? I like the format; live auditions in front of an audiance. And of course, Simon and Paula back together! Hope it lives up to the hype.

 

[Veritas]

Sor far, Stacy Francis is my favorite! Great story, fantastic voice!

 

[talitha]

Yeah, I youtubed it and have listened several times to her "Natural Woman" audition. SOoooooo good!

 

[meadowlark]

I was actually impressed with the show. I liked the fellow who sang "little homey"

The X Factor Chris Rene - Young Homie HD - YouTube

 

[.Iona.]

The UK version isn't too bad - pretty entertaining!

Terrible Simon left us though - in both his programmes!!

 

[talitha]

I think I like the Aussie version the best - overall they seem to do reality TV contests better than the US and Britain.

 

[.Iona.]

Is that the version that Ronan Keating is in?

I don't think we get that one on over here, it's usually just the American ones.

 

[talitha]

Yeah, that's the one. I watch all 3 of them online via Megavideo or some such..

 

[Veritas]

Yeah, I youtubed it and have listened several times to her "Natural Woman" audition. SOoooooo good!

Same here. I just couldn't get enough of it! I hope she records this in an album. She's one of those who doesn't need to win to get a record deal. Neither does this young lady:

The X Factor USA - Melanie Amaro Audition "Listen" by Beyonce-September 22,2011 - YouTube

Melanie Amaro

 

[SparkyMaddie]

Tia,Josh,the older guy..last named Bell.. I like many here tho..the little rap kid has to go

 

[SparkyMaddie]

Its going my way...LOL The people I like thus far are staying..

 

[Veritas]

I would say so too! I have to admit to being surprised and disappointed in Simon. I thought he did the worst at choosing who to perform last night. Initially he favored 2 vampish girls and excluded not just Melanie but slso the rugby-playing girl. I also thought his song choices and choreography were the worst of the 4 judges. I think Paula did the best and her skill and background showed. I was very proud of her! I'm still on the fence with Nicole who constantly preens for the cameras. #Annoying LA did great as well.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

I am seeing Melanie or Josh as winner of it all..

 

[SparkyMaddie]

Josh brought me to tears with his rendition of Jar of Hearts...on wow..

 

[Veritas]

Josh is definitely a contender. I think the strongest categories are the girls and over 30's. The boys just don't do much for me....especially the rapper kid. The groups are good and I think Paula has done the best job overall as mentor, particularly the choreography. But you'd expect that given her background. Simon was spot on giving her a judging/mentoring role. I think the quality of the talent is better than Idol has been the last few years. I'm not sold on Nicole. She preens to much for the cameras and doesn't have the chemistry as the other's. I do like LA. He's got an understated coolness and confidence. He's seems genuine and not phony like Nicole. Simon has shown sides of himself I've never seen before. He's actually quite insecure! He looks nervous a lot. Just my opinions!

 

[SparkyMaddie]

Well I like Nicole best. She chooses music I know and like. She has heart.

 

[talitha]

I was shocked that Stereo Hoggs were in the bottom two. I think the right person left.
I loved Drew and Josh, and I hope they are in the finals. They are unique. I also really liked Chris. I don't think it's fair that they let little rap kid do his own stuff but not Chris.

 

[Veritas]

I think Astro boy should have gone home. His attitude sucks and his style is wearing on me. That said, I think Stacy could have done more personality wise to improve her chances of staying. She tends to be silent when she should be pleading her case. Interestinly, on FB, Astro has few fans which explains why he was in the bottom 2. I wonder where he'll end up this week.

My favorites right now are Josh, Melanie and Rachel. I like Drew but she does the same thing every week. The judges are right that she needs to branch out.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

Acting..drama...this show is rigged and fake! Come on people................something tells me its all a put on...so am DONE watching this----------

 

[quietpraiyze]

I don't know if it's faked or drama but Rachael dropping to the floor was rather dramatic! She just totally went down. I know she's just a little girl but wow. It just really seemed like to me that she was soooo confident that she wasn't going home. On the other hand I've always believed that the votes don't count. That they are just a way of manipulating the audience. That's what I believed happened. We were all led to believe it was Marcus going. Rachael was pumped up as a favorite and then BAM. Rachael's gone. I hear some folks are really hatin' on Nicole.

It does beg the question if kids this young should be in this kind of competition. After seeing what I've seen on this show, I don't know hmmmm....