The X Factor - Live 4 - Disco

[tammyy2j]

The fourth live show of The X Factor season features one of the most successful British singers ever to emerge from a TV talent show.

Will Young first found fame in 2002 on ITV1's Pop Idol, The X Factor's sister show (Simon Cowell was one of the judges)!

It's been six years since Will scooped victory, and now promoting his fourth studio album Let It Go, he's heading back to the stage where it all began!

The perennial favourite will be joining this year's hopefuls on Saturday night, and while his new single is bang up-to-date, the 2008 contenders are dusting off their platforms and looking out the lycra as everyone prepares to celebrate disco week.

Singing songs from the seventies always throws up a host of must-see moments.

[Abbie]

Disco week might be risky I think, well you have to be careful with the song choice I think

[Siobhan]

why do I get the feeling Rachel will be doing "I will survive"

[Perdita]

why do I get the feeling Rachel will be doing "I will survive"

You migth be right with this one, Siobhan, I would not be surprised either. :)

[lizann]

I can see Alessandra doing a Donna Summer number maybe

I think she can do well this week

I think Daniel will be in the bottom 2 again

[Perdita]

I hope Daniel gets at last voted off, he is awful and I am sick to death of seeing contestants cry at every opportunity. :mad:

[Perdita]

Louis Walsh has admitted that he "fell for the sympathy vote" on last week's The X Factor.

The judge kept in Daniel Evans instead of Scott Bruton in the final sing-off, despite having earlier said that Evans' performance was 'end-of-the-pier at Blackpool'.

[Abbie]

Louis Walsh has admitted that he "fell for the sympathy vote" on last week's The X Factor.

The judge kept in Daniel Evans instead of Scott Bruton in the final sing-off, despite having earlier said that Evans' performance was 'end-of-the-pier at Blackpool'.

Well we kinda all new that, I mean I get it to a certain extent cos they are always on about them haveing to mean what they sing and portray a message or whatever

[Behemoth]

Here is the list of who will be performing what:

Alexandra Burke - On The Radio
Austin Drage - Wishing On A Star
Daniel Evans - Don't Leave Me This Way
Rachel Hylton - Lost In Music
JLS - Working My Way Back To You
Ruth Lorenzo - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Eoghan Quigg - Could It Be Magic
Diana Vickers - Call Me
Laura White - Somebody Else's Guy

[Bad Wolf]

Here is the list of who will be performing what:

Alexandra Burke - On The Radio
Austin Drage - Wishing On A Star
Daniel Evans - Don't Leave Me This Way
Rachel Hylton - Lost In Music
JLS - Working My Way Back To You
Ruth Lorenzo - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Eoghan Quigg - Could It Be Magic
Diana Vickers - Call Me
Laura White - Somebody Else's Guy


some of it- austin, daniel, diana, is going to be pure car crash telly!!!!

[Chris_2k11]

Daniel out tonight hopefully

[Bryan]

can't imagine half of them artists singing those songs, but I'm willing to pass judgement until they have performed them. I reckon Ruth will do well tonight with her song.

Obviously Daniel will be in the bottom two, but i have NO idea who will be joining him.

[Bad Wolf]

rachel got a panning!!!

[Chris_2k11]

poor performance from Rachel, really boring.

[Bryan]

i dont think anyone's going to have a good night tonight - Disco is an awful theme, it's so of it's time and not relevant to now and artists now, apart from the scissor sisters Disco doesn't exist anymore, times have changed and so has music styles, it's unfair to give contemporary artists a dated theme.

i'm not a big fan of this themed idea anymore on the X factor, the themes should be a lot looser, to give artists the best chance to choose a song that suits their style.

[Bad Wolf]

you can feel the tension between danni and simon- mrs o is going to be back next year, betcha!!

[Bryan]

Sharon can come in as fifth judge mentoring the animals catagory, then Jin the dog from BGT can win the X Factor :D

[Bryan]

I like how Will Young is helping the acts tonight, thats what liked in previous years the performer on the night helping the acts.

That Brian Freidman pisses me off, he's always on about "if they dont get this right tonight they're gonna mess up big time" it's lost all meaning now when he says it all the time

[Bryan]

oh god here comes Diana, who only deserves to win the Puke factor :sick:

[Bad Wolf]

omfg!!!!!! the costume depardment needs sacking!! or brian! she doesnt look like she is wearing under-crackers!!!!

by the way the singing is awful too!!

[Behemoth]

Diana's awesome tonight.

[Bryan]

can't stand Diana, i really really don't like her.

haha how camp is that Brian, wearing a leather tank top jacket shaking his finger at Simon haha

[Bad Wolf]

god no- did dermot mention daniel and dancing in the same sentance?

[Chris_2k11]

Im really bored of miss goody two shoes Diana

Bring on Ruth to spice things up!

[Bryan]

this is going to be a car crash waiting to happen...

[Bad Wolf]

can he been anymore orange??????? i cant watch!!! this is awful

[Chris_2k11]

LMAO :D:D:D its like something off phoenix nights

[Bad Wolf]

i though he would be moving around the stage - disco stylee dancing!

[Bad Wolf]

LMAO :D:D:D its like something off phoenix nights


spot on!!!!:lol:

[Chris_2k11]

he's definitely out tonight

i thought Cheryl was gonna say "stop taking the piss" there haha

[Bad Wolf]

danni and simon's relationship just hit a new low

[Bryan]

i'm suprised Ricky Gervais hasn't done a sketch mimicking him

[Chris_2k11]

here we go someone decent

[Bad Wolf]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! what a start, i think laura just won!

[Chris_2k11]

wonderful :wub:

[Bryan]

disco isn't doing anyone any favours is it really? I hope Laura doesnt win it, just becuase it'd be boring if she did. I reckon there'll be a suprise winner at the end, like the way Leon stole it off dead cert Rhydian.

[Bad Wolf]

but leon was runnish and got beaten by a man in drag in the charts!!

[Bad Wolf]

he looks like a chav? he raided brian's wardrobe and found a hooded hop and a rancid purple thing.

not keen on the arrangement- the take that one was miles better!!!

[Chris_2k11]

Im not really bothered about Eoghan, hes alright but he doesnt interest me that much.

[Chris_2k11]

here she is :love:

[Bad Wolf]

she recovered her throat infection then??????

[Chris_2k11]

hm not sure about that to be honest, the hand movements were a bit OTT

[Bad Wolf]

oh i love her, i think she is fabulous!

[Chris_2k11]

did Martine Mcutcheon cover that song once or am i imagining it

[Bad Wolf]

i think so

[Chris_2k11]

I like JLS

[Bryan]

quite suprised actually, JLS were the best performance of the night imo

[Chris_2k11]

Laura's my fave of the night and my worst is Daniel

[Bad Wolf]

the tango man needs to go!

[Chris_2k11]

I reckon he will

[Bad Wolf]

holly's pregnant - sweet!

[DaVeyWaVey]

My thoughts on the performances:

Rachel - Weak. I cringed throughout her performance. Disco doesn't really suit her at all and I am not really keen on her voice in general. She only seems to be able to fit into one genre and I can't see her being a flexible artist.

Austin - Great performance yet again. Brilliant vocal. I agree with Cheryl though that he needs to start enjoying what he is doing a lot more and show it through his performance, as he always seems to be trying too hard to be perfect. He needs to be a bit more laid back, I think.

Diana - I really liked her performance yet again. A flexible artist, good vocal and I loved what she was wearing! Very trendy

Daniel - Oh dear, oh dear. His performance was one big cringefest. I didn't think disco would suit him anyway, but he is way out of his depth now and I think it's time he went.

Laura - Brilliant again! Loved the vocal. I didn't really see what Simon was getting at when he was talking about her image. It just seemed like he was trying to find some criticism to aim towards her.

Eoghan - I don't get what's so special about him. He is way overrated by the judges. He is an average singer at best in my view. He is enjoying what he's doing though which is great and the 'cute factor' will help him get far. He doesn't deserve the majority of the hype that he gets from the judges though.

Ruth - She is so underrated. I didn't agree with Simon's comment that she isn't the best singer. In my opinion, she is one of the best singers in the competition and the raw emotion of what she's singing really shines through her performances. She deserves to go very far.

Alexandra - She did well tonight. I do think though that she needs to up her game very soon though, as I think she can be rather forgettable and she needs to be able to stand out in some way.

JLS - Have to agree with the comments that they are the best group that the X Factor have ever had. They gel together so well and their song choice tonight suited them down to the ground.

I predict Rachel and Daniel will be in the Bottom 2 tonight, with Daniel being eliminated.

[annette_tr9]

have JLS been sponsored by ebay or something.......they all wear the same colours as the ebay logo..........every week...........

[Chris_2k11]

It feels like forever since Will was last around

[DaVeyWaVey]

Really liked Will's performance. Great seeing that clip again of him standing up to Simon :D

[annette_tr9]

Will has done the best out of any reality pop show winner....he is brilliant!! none of the winners afterwards have been up to his standard to be honest

[Bad Wolf]

nooooooooooooo waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy! how can daniel be safe?

[DaVeyWaVey]

Daniel is through! Wasn't expecting that :eek:

[Chris_2k11]

omg if hes safe then whos going???

[Bad Wolf]

rachel!- well its between her and austin!

[DaVeyWaVey]

This is going to be tough now! Rachel's performance was average.. but she could belt out a good performance now in the bottom 2 as Rachel will be able to choose her own song.

[Behemoth]

Wow - what a difficult choice. Rachel is phenomenal but I have loved all of Austin's performances so far.

If I had to call it I'd save Austin but that's not to say Rachel is bad but I have liked Austin each week.

[Chris_2k11]

this is one song by Mary im not keen on

[Bad Wolf]

they are both fab!!!

[Chris_2k11]

i dunno who id rather went actually

[DaVeyWaVey]

Austin turning on the waterworks saying he was singing it for his mum at the correct and available opportunity...convenient..

[Behemoth]

Austin turning on the waterworks saying he was singing it for his mum at the correct and available opportunity...convenient..
Nah, judges don't go for stuff like that. Only viewers do.

They made the wrong decision tonight.

[Bad Wolf]

neither deserved to go- and next week will be a lot worse because the wrong person went!

[Chris_2k11]

Its shocking that hes gone and Daniel's still there

[Bad Wolf]

simon is down to one act- watch out danni- he'll be gunning for your lot! daniel will go next week

[Chris_2k11]

daniel will go next weekor will he :eek:

[DaVeyWaVey]

simon is down to one act- watch out danni- he'll be gunning for your lot! daniel will go next week

I can see him being the next 'Macdonald Brothers" staying 'til the end..

[Behemoth]

He's getting the votes so people must prefer him to Austin.

[Bad Wolf]

simon is down to one act- watch out danni- he'll be gunning for your lot! daniel will go next week

I can see him being the next 'Macdonald Brothers" staying 'til the end..

i hope not....:sick:

[Chris_2k11]

simon is down to one act- watch out danni- he'll be gunning for your lot! daniel will go next week

I can see him being the next 'Macdonald Brothers" staying 'til the end..

i hope not....:sick:haha! all the grannies clapping along lol

[Bad Wolf]

how come eoghan is never on the xtra factor?

[Chris_2k11]

how come eoghan is never on the xtra factor?Holly said something the other week about him being too young or something? :searchme:

[Chloe O'brien]

How did Austen end up in the sing-off tonight. It should have been Rachel and Daniel. I'm really getting peed of with Dannii's smug face ever week.

[DaVeyWaVey]

It's past his bedtime. They have some OFCOM rule saying a kid 16 or under can't be on live TV after 10pm or something..

[Bad Wolf]

really? didnt know that

[Bryan]

I'm gutted that Austin's gone, he was one of my favourites! He was so soulful and talented, he'd have got far or even won it last year, but this year there are a fair few tough acts to beat. Even so it was a travesty that he and Rachel, two of the best singers in the competition, were in the bottom two when acts like Daniel, Owen and Alexandra made it through.

[Abbie]

I loved Dinana again :D :cheer: love her!
also JLS! these two have to go all the way

Tbh Daniel should have gone but Im not bothered that Austin went im npt really keen on him, hes good but Im just not that keen. I would have prefered to see Rachel go but well she'll be leaving soon
The thing is Rachel was supposed to be amazing and everything, but Im just not seeing it

[Perdita]

It was Disco Night on last night's X Factor as the remaining nine acts took to the stage in a bid to impress the judges and the viewers at home.

Here's what the judges had to say:

Rachel - 'Lost In Music'

Louis: "Rachel, after last week's outstanding performance, tonight I'm not sure about the song choice and if I'm honest it was pretty average."

Cheryl: "I don't know what happened at the beginning. I think first on is hard for everyone and it was probably just nerves. I think it was the perfect song for you and it brought everyone up."

Simon: "Everything I loved about you when I first saw you disappeared tonight. It was clumsy and gimmicky and you looked uncomfortable. It was arguably one of your worst performances. It's not a singer's song, it's a track, so therefore with all the millions of songs you could have chosen from that era, it was thrown away."

Dannii: "I knew Simon would hate it. You messed up at the start but it happens to all singers around the world. It was a great performance and the audience loved it. You will see tonight how hard disco is. Disco is a very hard week."

Austin - 'Wishing On A Star'

Louis: "Simon did pick a difficult song but I did think it was very good. There's a problem with you and the public, I don't think you're connecting."

Dannii: "You have made it, you are here on the stage with six sexy sirens! The vocals were great but all I want you to do is to just enjoy it. That's maybe what Louis was getting at."

Cheryl: "The song was stunning. Brian, beautiful choreography! The thing is, Will Young was right, you think far too much about what your voice is doing rather than with the emotion. I think that's the only thing missing. There's a likeability missing."

Simon: "I know why you were distracted, because you have the hots for one of the dancers, don't you? Who is it? I know it's true! I've probably got you in trouble with your girlfriend now but who cares! Listen, I don't think you've had enough credit so far for what a good singer you are. I still don't think we've heard the best of you yet but I hope you survive this week and continue to do well."

Diana - 'Call Me'

Louis: "I don't think Blondie was disco, by the way, Diana, and I'd like to see you dancing a bit."

Dannii: "I agree with Louis, Diana and disco should not mix, but you were the hottest disco dolly ever! Loved you belting out the choruses!"

Simon: "You were very lucky you couldn't see what was going on behind you. That was one of the worst routines I've ever seen in my life. But beyond the chaos, you managed to yet again make it a beautiful piece of work. Best performance so far and you are proving to be a very adaptable singer."

Cheryl: "You just get better and better every week. Louis, it's not a dance competition, it's a singing competition."

Daniel - 'Don't Leave Me This Way'

Louis: "Daniel, I know I saved you last week, but tonight’s a completely different story. I hated it. You are the perfect cruise ship singer."

Cheryl: "One piece of advice I will give you Daniel, is to stop taking the criticism to heart so much. I would far rather see you having the time of your life and hitting a few bum notes than having a terrible time and getting it perfect. Just enjoy it a bit more. Let it go!"

Simon: "It was arguably one of the worst performances we have had on this show and I say that because of the ghastly choreography, the winking and the interaction with the dancers. This has got to stop."

Dannii: "That's not even funny anymore. I thought it suited you so much. Your voice fitted so well in that. I was worried about disco week for you but that suited you."

Laura - 'Somebody Else's Guy'

Louis: "Laura, last week was incredible, tonight you picked a very difficult song and you got it perfect. You belted it out!"

Dannii: "You shouldn't be able to do that at your age. That was magnificent! That's a really hard song and you made it effortless."

Simon: "Laura, once again, outstanding vocals. One criticism, I don't think you're connecting the way you look and the way you perform and as an all round artist you need the whole package. I think you need to spend more time on your image. Diana seems to be getting stronger. You need to feel more comfortable, be more quirky…"

Cheryl: "Hang on… Laura, are you happy with how you look?"

Laura: "Yes!"

Cheryl: "I'm happy with the way you look! There we go! This is one of the hardest weeks for you but it was one of the most fun performances from you. Dancing around isn't the thing you feel most comfortable with but we worked hard at it and I think you did brilliantly!"

Eoghan - 'Could It Be Magic'

Louis: "I can't find anything to say, you have the cute factor! Every mother is going to vote for you. I still think you will be in the final."

Dannii: "Disco isn't even an era that you would know about but you followed through with what's in now, High School Musical, Britannia High.You made that current."

Cheryl: "Last week was: 'Wow!' But this week, it went back to cute for me. This week it was very High School Musical. I think you looked a bit uncomfortable up there."

Simon: "I didn't see any discomfort whatsoever. It was a brilliant song choice for you. Two things, a) you want to entertain and b) you have guts, which is important in a show like this."

Ruth - 'No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)'

Louis: "I think you picked the hardest song. You're a fighter and you want to stay in this competition. There are four other girls in this competition though and I think they're better."

Cheryl: "There's always a real belief to your performance. You give off a belief but I didn't think you believed it so much tonight. The thing that amazes me is that you're not in your own country, you don't have a region voting for you but people are keeping you in for your talent."

Simon: "I can't argue with the passion there. I felt like I was being dumped! I don't want to fall out with you! Brilliant song choice but I kind of agree with the guys, I don't know if you are the best but no one tries harder than you and I thought you performed it incredibly well. You're a fighter and I hope the public keep you in after that performance."

Dannii: "That was brilliant.You have not had a voice this week and we had to take the key down. That top note was brilliant.You did fantastically!"

Alexandra - 'On The Radio'

Louis: "Alexandra, I loved the outfit, loved the choreography! Last week was amazing and tonight you picked a song by Donna Summer, not many can sing a Donna Summer song. I loved everything."

Dannii: "The big, big stars are the ones that can tour and do all that. Every week you show us it would be amazing to come see you on tour."

Simon: "Most performed, most improved performer in last two weeks. Something has now clicked in you! Once again it was a great, great performance."

Cheryl: "You said you had to get stronger and stronger, and that's what you do. You never let me down and what's clicked is that you're starting to believe it. Well done!"

JLS - 'Working My Way Back To You'

Dannii: "Guys, that song suited you so well! That was the performance that we could see was going to come when you first walked into the auditions. That was brilliant! One thing I will say is, don’t get overshadowed by the backing vocals each week."

Cheryl: "I would say that that performance has cemented you. You are the best group we've ever had on the X Factor. It's always good to know when people should take the lead and Aston, you did a great job!"

Simon: "Guys, you’re back in the race. Picking up from what Cheryl said, it's a sign of incredible maturity that you let this happen tonight. Tonight was the first time I could see you getting in the final and being a recoding artist. It was your best performance so far."

Louis: "You're just going to get better and better each week. Aston, great lead vocals. Best band ever in the X Factor."

[Abi]

I think the right two were in the bottom two. Though Daniel should have been too, i didn't rate Austin or Rachel. Hopefully being in the bottom two will give Rachel a kick up the bum and make her work. Because she had an awesome audition, and has been shocking ever since.

Loved JSL this week as well. And Diana was great as well, which was good, as it was very different to the other performances that she has done. I agree with the judges that her backing dancers were awfull though!!

Daniel was really bad. Didn't rate Ruth either, or the 16 year old boy.

Quite a good week though, considering it was disco! Any idea on next weeks theme?

[Bad Wolf]

mirah carey week! i might skip that one, it will make my ears bleed!

[Abi]

mirah carey week! i might skip that one, it will make my ears bleed!

Otherwise known as "Make Laura and Alexandra look amazing" week?

[Bad Wolf]

or, we have a big name star who is going to turn up and mime, so we better give her own theme week or she might not bother turning up and no one else is available at short notice except for...........

[Abbie]

Why couldnt they do ballad week, I mean thats all she does anyway

[megan999]

I'm gutted Austin got voted off. Daniel should have been in the bottom 2. And Rachel was shocking - again. I agree, I just don't see what's so amazing about Rachel. In her sing-off her voice really grated on me. Diana was good, I actually enjoyed her performance. JLS should learn to sing louder - Dannii was right, they were getting overpowered by the backing singers. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed JLS performance.

Will Young was great BTW :)


I like Mariah Carey. I bet Cheryl will end up crying at someone's performance. When Daniel sings there won't be a dry eye in the house - cue Louis!

[tammyy2j]

I'm so glad Austin went :thumbsup:

JLS and Alessandra were brillant - i hope they are in the final

[lizann]

Anyone else think Brian Friedman gives some terrible stage sets and choreography. I know its a singing competition but really Diana should have danced or moved instead of just setting there with her hand action :angry:

[Siobhan]

Diane annoys me... I love Blondie and to me she killed it... and her hand.. what is up with that???

[Chloe O'brien]

what is Brian's obsession with the rollerskates. They didn't work last year and it was a total shamb again this year.

[Abi]

Anyone else think Brian Friedman gives some terrible stage sets and choreography. I know its a singing competition but really Diana should have danced or moved instead of just setting there with her hand action :angry:

Did she do her hand action in that song? I thought her hands were on her knees :confused:

[Siobhan]

Anyone else think Brian Friedman gives some terrible stage sets and choreography. I know its a singing competition but really Diana should have danced or moved instead of just setting there with her hand action :angry:

Did she do her hand action in that song? I thought her hands were on her knees :confused:

at the very end she did. I don't think she cna help it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Abi]

Anyone else think Brian Friedman gives some terrible stage sets and choreography. I know its a singing competition but really Diana should have danced or moved instead of just setting there with her hand action :angry:

Did she do her hand action in that song? I thought her hands were on her knees :confused:

at the very end she did. I don't think she cna help it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

At least shes getting it under control now!!

Tell you what though, i find the air-punching that some of the singers do a lot more annoying.

[Abbie]

Anyone else think Brian Friedman gives some terrible stage sets and choreography. I know its a singing competition but really Diana should have danced or moved instead of just setting there with her hand action :angry:

Did she do her hand action in that song? I thought her hands were on her knees :confused:

at the very end she did. I don't think she cna help it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

At least shes getting it under control now!!

Tell you what though, i find the air-punching that some of the singers do a lot more annoying.

I agree they are alot worse, Dianas hand is nothing, its a singing competiton not judging a hands competition

[Siobhan]

Diana voice just annoys me... and Blondie is NOT disco at all