X Factor 2007 - General Discussion

[pookie1968uk]

Hope are just a group of grubby little whores.

I think that comment is a bit harsh, BB!

maybe a bit strongly-worded but i get his point! i have hated Futureproof throughout this; i thought they were boring and hopelessly outdated. but last night's performance was great, the vocals were strong at it was more upbeat and soulful than anything else they've done. Hope on the other hand were all over the place as usual, and last night was definately their worst performance. but oooh look, guess who Simon picks to stay

i think from the minute those two groups were put together ( all staged) simon had decided he wanted the girl group to win and surprise surprise he gets the groups! he was always going to pick skimpy dressed girls over the lads.

[Chris_2k11]

just caught the repeat earlier, no way did either of them deserve to be in the botton two, i couldn't believe it. i was expecting Andy to go, he's so dull. Out of the two though I think Simon should have got rid of Hope, they're just another girls aloud. Futureproof had loads more potential, i liked them.

[Abbie]

I know what you mean about Andy he can be quite boring But I think Leon always looks so nervous and on edge

[DaVeyWaVey]

Andy: A pretty poor performance I think. He needs to up his game if he wants to stay in the competition. He lives near me so that's the reason i will keep supporting him. (He's really cute too especially with those puppy eyes!) 5/10

Leon: An ok performance. He seems to be getting more confident. 6/10

Rhydian: Brilliant! I loved his performance. He's unpredictable, he can sing, he can perform - he has everything - he has the X Factor! 10/10

Same Difference: They were pretty good, i thought. I quite like them just because they are different. They are cheesy, but in a good way, i think. 7/10

Hope: They are Hope less! Really awful. It's surprising they didn't show any flesh last night to get the male voters on side...that's the only way they can get through this competition if they impress the males by showing their cleavages! 3/10

Futureproof: They were ok. They really shouldn't have gone though! Hope(less) should have gone! They had a lot more potential and they were better singers, in my opinion. 6/10

Niki: Was I the only person who liked this performance?! I thought it was brilliant! I really like this woman, though i do agree with Abi, she isn't very original but she has an extremely good voice and her performance last night was very entertaining. 8/10

Beverly: Brilliant! This woman really is very talented and this competition is all about her. She really does shine on the stage with her voice and she is a worthy contender to win in my opinion. Her performance last night was outstanding. 10/10

Alisha: Her best performance so far. It wasn't too bad. I think she put a lot more effort into this performance. 6/10

Hope(less) to go next week please! Simon really did seem shocked at the result last night, but i don't understand why. It's a competition - one of his acts have to leave at some point.

[Abi]

Niki: Was I the only person who liked this performance?! I thought it was brilliant! I really like this woman, though i do agree with Abi, she isn't very original but she has an extremely good voice and her performance last night was very entertaining. 8/10

Good to hear someone (partially ) agrees with me about her

Buttt...

She reallllllly doesn't have an "extremely good voice" Leona does, Mariah does, Niki does not. I dont see how anyone thinks she can hit those top notes. It sounds awfull when she tries! Talk about shouting!

[Abbie]

I really like d Nikkis too, its good that she did something upbeat, rather than ballads all the time

[tammyy2j]

LOUIS: SIMON'S HAD BOOB JOB
By Dan Wootton

TELLY judge Louis Walsh claims Simon Cowell has had surgery to give him the PECS factor.

The Irishman reckons his X Factor co-star has chest implants to look butch and compares his gleaming white teeth to "piano keys".

In fact Louis, 55, says ALL the other judges have gone under the knife. He insists: "They all have new t*ts...and lots of other work done. I'm the only one who hasn't had plastic surgery. Simon's definitely had a boob job. But Sharon has the best surgeon. She's going to give me her doctor's number.

"Honestly, I'm serious. I just want maintenance though, not everything like the others. I want to get really nice white teeth—but not like Simon's piano keys which are not his own."

But Louis reckons it's only Simon's teeth that are whiter than white, saying: "He's more vicious than Sharon and Dannii!"

His own battles with Simon on the ITV1 reality show are legendary but Louis says he refuses to be Cowelled.

"I can get him back for anything he says to me," he boasts. "It's water off a duck's back."

And he gleefully admits the judges' feuds and antics now overshadow the singers.

Clash

He chuckles: "I feel like I'm in a soap opera. What goes on behind the scenes would be the best TV series in the whole world. Anything can happen.

"I think sometimes we're more interesting than the contestants."

However so-called happy slapper Emily Nakanda, filmed on a mobile attacking a girl, stole the headlines last week. Louis backed the decision to boot her out. He fumed: "There is no place for any kind of bullying on X Factor."

But he thinks Sharon Osborne's backstage bust-up with new judge Dannii Minogue was simply a clash of two dominant personalities.

"Both want to be Queen Bee," says Louis, who manages Westlife. "Sharon's Queen Bee in my book and Dannii is the new kid on the block.

"But they've sorted themselves out. I can see them becoming good friends by the end of the series."

However he insists that Sharon's shock on-air resignation was no stunt. He recalled: "I didn't know she was going to walk off. I called her after and she said, ‘Everything just got to me'. She was seriously considering walking away. It was NOT a publicity stunt.

"But she knew she had to come back for her two acts. It's life, it's real. It's part Jerry Springer. And I stick by Sharon totally. She was loyal to me when I when I was sacked.

"They can't replace her because there's no-one else like her. And Simon Cowell cannot control her. That's what makes it fantastic telly."

But he thinks Dannii is struggling. He says: "She is not picking the right songs for her guys. After 27 years in the business I don't know why she can't pick better ones.

Of the current crop he said: "There's four good people in there this year—Rhydian, Beverley, Niki and Futureproof. Niki has an amazing voice. She could win the contest.

But Louis is back to his bitchy best summing up rival Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. He sniped: "It's just boring. It's for older safe people.

"The judges are boring. They should get rid of them and get young people in. Bruce Forsyth is so old he makes Arlene Phillips look young.

"I definitely don't want her cosmetic surgeon."

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So Louis says Futureproof are one of the good people in the show and he chooses to keep hopeless Hope. I really think that he will manage Hope no matter if they win X Factor or not (heres hoping not). Beverly was amazing a great performance and as always the Riddler himself Rhydian i must confessing i'm warming to Danni as a judge and mentor i think she could maybe win this year i don't think she is struggling she is picking good songs

[Chloe O'brien]

Sharon comments to Ryhidan annoyed me again on Saturday night. Instead of just admitting that his performance was bloddy brilliant she says that he is weird. The comments should be about their singing not personal opinions, you don't see Louis or Danni turning round to Hope and saying oh you look like a load of scrubbers. As much as I like Sharon I wish she would give him the credit he deserves.

[Abbie]

hehe it was werid And most of judges this year keep forgetting about the singing and went on about dancing

[Abigail]

Futureproof's Richard Wilkinson has claimed that X Factor contestants Hope "detest" each other.

Wilkinson, whose band were voted off the show on Saturday, argued that the girl group would split as soon as they leave the programme because of personality differences.

He told DS: "We knew right from the start when we were put together at boot camp that no matter what, we knew we would stay together as a group.

"Whereas with Hope, if they get put out of the competition, a couple of the members really do detest each other. Because we've heard them arguing!

"There's no way that if they were put out of the competition that they'd stay together. Raquel would definitely be out chasing a solo career somewhere."

Futureproof lost out to Hope during Saturday's showdown, with mentor Simon Cowell and judges Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne favouring the all-female act.