No live blogging this week as I couldn’t get it to work but I promise I’ll try again in other weeks.

My guesses for bottom 2 this week

This week I think Jamie was the weakest, but overall I think the bottom two will be:

Jamie Archer

Lloyd Daniels

Again, I don’t think Jedward will be in the bottom two, even with the events of the past week.

Group performance this week: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

The harmonies are fantastic in this song. It still bugs me that they all lip-sync with the group performances though. Woooo Brian May does his guitar solo and Roger Taylor is great  on drums too. Living legends. My favourite group performance yet by a mile.

Shakira Performance  – “Did it Again”

I’ve never liked Shakira’s voice, I find it quite nasally but her songs are catchy nevertheless. I must admit that I cannot understand a word she’s saying in this song though. Not very keen on it, nor was I keen on “She Wolf”. I lost interest a few years ago, her initial stuff was better. Read more

Queen week. This should be tough for them all. Freddie Mercury is very tough to sing.

Simon apologises for the palaver of the past week. Yeah yeah…not listening. Eejit.

GIRLS

Stacey Solomon – “Who Wants to Live Forever?” – This is such a powerful and emotional song and she sang it so well. I didn’t type anything through the song because I was in awe. She definitely deserves to be there and is growing on me week by week.

GROUPS

John & Edward – “Under Pressure” – Oops, John or Edward (I dunno which one’s which, but I could tell you who’s Ant and who’s Dec if you want to know) has just tripped up and ruined the big entrance. HAHAHAHA. Tin foil suits tonight. Oh deary me, it pains me to say it but this is probably their best performance. Mixing in Vanilla Ice was strange, yes so it samples the song but anyway….OH! They got a stage invader with a pineapple on his head…that’s rock n roll! **update – stage invader was Calvin Harris**

OVER 25S

Olly Murs – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – His new dance move is a bit odd but overall his dancing and performing skills are great. I’m liking the hair this week. Oops he nearly went on his bum there! His vocals do suffer when he dances a bit too much but he’s still definitely my favourite of the overs.

Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer - “Radio Gaga” – He’s got a bit of an afro fringe this week…haven’t noticed that before. He’s wearing Olly’s trousers too! No scarf tied round his waist either. Wow! He certainly got the audience going with this song but I wasn’t majorly impressed with his vocals. The song seemed quite simple yet it was one that John & Edward struggled with.

Danyl Johnson – “We Are the Champions” – I love this song and Danyl did it justice. He even gave me goosebumps at one point and considering I’ve never been a big fan of his, that’s a big thing. He put his heart and soul into this song and hopefully has picked himself up from where he was a few weeks ago.

BOYS

Lloyd Daniels –“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Lloyd has the lady dancers as always. He seems to really suit this style of music and he looks very confident. I’m actually quite liking his vocals this week, to me it’s his best performance yet.

Joe McElderry –“Somebody to Love” – Wow hard song but already I can tell he’s going to do it well. Joe has a knack of singing things note perfect. I haven’t heard him hit a bum note yet. The choir sounds great behind him. Woooowwwww, he got that high note spot on. I’m majorly, majorly impressed!!

My favourites from each group this week:

Girls – Stacey Solomon

Boys – Joe McElderry

Over 25s – Danyl Johnson

Groups – John & Edward (yes, they deserve to be here this week!)

Cowell Comment of the week:

None of his comments really impressed me tonight. Rubbish. haha

**Tomorrow Shakira will be performing, there is a surprise in store for Queen fans and the final 12 are reunited to take to the stage to sing their charity single.**

Sorry, there’s no Saturday blog this week.

My guesses for bottom 2 this week

Lloyd Daniels

Danyl Johnson

It pains me to say that I don’t think Jedward will be in the bottom.

Group performance this week: “Hot & Cold” by Katy Perry

Quite a lot of dancing going on though, in John & Edward’s case it’s more like spasming and jumping. There’s a bit of a tartan/plaid theme with the clothes.

Black Eyed Peas Performance – “Meet Me Half Way”

Swanky entrance by Fergie on a crescent moon.  Lasers are going for my eyes though. Initial rap bit sounds like a stuck record. Fergie makes the Black Eyed Peas in my opinion, though ironically they started off without her. *break in chain of thought* Ooooooh Will.I.Am is flying!!  I have to say though, it’s not my favourite song of theirs, not as catchy as previous songs. As for the lyrics, a five year old could write them! Good performance though overall and good vocals by Fergie.

LINES ARE CLOSED

Leona Lewis performance – “Happy”

Leona looks so different to what she did when she was a contestant and this song, her new single, shows just how much her voice has improved since then too. She does remind me a lot of Mariah Carey with her whistle register. Amazing. She doesn’t have much of a personality even now though.

Results time!

In no particular order, the first act through to next week’s show is:

Joe

Olly

Stacey

Next through is…

Lloyd

Danyl

Last guaranteed place goes to…

Jamie!

That leaves John & Edward and Lucie in the bottom two.

Oh my goodness, I was really wrong with my guess this week.

The one week I don’t put them in my bottom two (because I felt they’d be safe, not because I liked their performance) they’re there!

I really do hope it’s the end of the road for those eejits. The judges won’t vote for them. Yes, Louis obviously will but I think Simon, Cheryl and Dannii will say enough is enough and vote for them to go home.

Singing for Survival

Lucie Jones – “One Moment in Time” – This girl really doesn’t deserve to be in the bottom two. I feel she’s too smiley during this though. She should be putting more grittiness and emotion into it. Not her strongest performance but I hope common sense and genuine talent wins over novelty.

John & Edward – “Rock DJ” – Oh dear lord, they practically hop, skip and jump out of the doors. Yes they’re entertaining, as entertaining as overly hyperactive 18 year olds can be. YOU GUYS ARE ADULTS NOW!! Jeez. Vocals are as bad as always. I don’t know why they think they can rap, they can’t do that either.

The judges say…

Louis – Sending home Lucie

Dannii – Sending home John & Edward

Cheryl – Sending home John & Edward

Simon – Sending home Lucie

Simon loves playing God and could have easily voted off the crap act but he knows they’ll make him loads of money so chickens out and lets the public decide again.

DEADLOCK!

The act with the fewest votes from the public and leaving the competition tonight is…

LUCIE!!

Not the right decision at all, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever! Lucie is fantastic!

My dislike of John & Edward has gone and I now cannot stand Simon.

**Next week Shakira will be performing and I am going to attempt LIVE blogging during the results show. Exciting stuff!**

My guesses for bottom 3 this week

John & Edward

Lloyd Daniels

Danyl Johnson

Group performance this week: “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith & Run DMC – Red, white and blue American theme this week. Again Jedward don’t really sing, they get the talky bits. Wish everyone would just sing live though.

Bon Jovi’s performance – The rock legends take to the stage to plug their new album which is out tomorrow! (Yes I’ll plug it too, why not?) The song they sang was called “We Weren’t Born to Follow”. Jon still has a fantastic voice, though he and the other band members are starting to look their age. At least they can still rock – even if it is a bit softer than their older stuff.

LINES ARE CLOSED

JLS’ performance – I’ve been a massive fan of these guys from the beginning of the show last year and have seen them perform live a couple of times since – at the X Factor tour and the MOBOs.. I’ve supported them all the way so may well be a little bit biased but I find their new single “Everybody in Love” fantastic. I really enjoyed their performance and the dance interlude was a nice change.

Results time!

In no particular order, the first act through to next week’s show is:

Joe

Olly

Lucie

Next through is…

Jamie

Stacey

Danyl - Damn, he was rubbish this week too.

Last guaranteed place goes to…

John & Edward!!!!

This is a disgrace, I’m fed up saying it but it never fails to p*ss me off every week.

That leaves Rachel and Lloyd in the bottom two.

It will be pretty close between the two of them. As it is Rachel’s third time in the bottom two, the judges may vote her out, but she has far more talent than Lloyd so I can’t guess what the outcome will be.

Singing for Survival

Rachel Adedeji - “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” – A very emotional song, my favourite Oasis song. I really feel for Rachel, it must be extremely disheartening to be there again and again but she comes out fighting every time. I feel she will be stronger than Lloyd by a long way.

Lloyd Daniels - “You Are So Beautiful” – He has a sore throat at the moment so is singing the song as lightly as he can. His voice cracks a few times and my heart goes out to him. He kept forcing his voice towards the end though which isn’t a good thing to do and he has a habit of over-singing.

The judges say…

Dannii – Sending home Lloyd

Louis – Sending home Lloyd

Cheryl – Sending home Rachel

Simon – Sending home Rachel

Simon made a fair point as Lloyd is ill and can barely speak never mind sing. It goes to the public now…

DEADLOCK!

The act with the fewest votes from the public and leaving the competition tonight is…

…Rachel!

Such a shame! Lloyd was the weaker performer both last night and tonight but as Simon said, this was the third time she was in the bottom two so the public are just not getting something.

**Next week  Leona Lewis and the Black Eyed Peas are performing**

Rock week this week! For the first time ever apparently.

Ewww, what is Cheryl wearing? Think she’s taking style tips from Sinitta. Fans over the boobs? Jeez.

I reckon that Jamie will be strongest this week.  The pressure’s on.

No celebrity masterclasses this week as far as I’m aware.

GIRLS

Rachel Adedeji – “One” – She looks fantastic this week, I really like her hair like that. I’m not a big U2 fan but she does sing this song well. Especially at the end, there are some fantastic long and powerful notes. Very soulful.

Stacey Solomon – “Somewhere Only We Know” – I got goosebumps. Stacey really is growing on me, she still annoys me when she talks though. With the rubbish breath control she has when talking, I’m surprised she can sing as well as she does. She has impressed me this week.

Lucie Jones – “Sweet Child O’ Mine” – Lucie is really coming out of her shell each week, this was a really confident performance. Her voice also isn’t very ‘rock’ and I think she sounds quite country in this song. The end riff wasn’t great but I know it’s very difficult to do, so I won’t hold that against her.

GROUPS

John & Edward – “We Will Rock You” – The moment I dread most, when these two eejits come on. Singing a Queen song is a big mistake. They’ve chosen the Five version complete with crap raps.. They’re really out of time in the 2^nd verse, they look terrible, make up is hideous, even if they do look like mini Edward Cullens. I do have to say that this is probably the best I’ve heard them sound vocally, but I can assure you that this is not much of a compliment at all.

OVER 25S

Olly Murs – “Come Together” – A Beatles song, you couldn’t tell though. Olly did really well with this and put on an impressive performance. Wearing rather tight trousers again and he also ripped his shirt open at the end! *wolf whistles*

Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer –“Get Your Rocks Off” – He is the rock god of the competition, always has been and always will be. I thought he’d have picked a song where he could have used more rocky vocals but he still impressed me and looked to be in his element.

Danyl Johnson –“I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” – This might be controversial but in my opinion he sounds terrible. He sounds off key and flat. When the chorus kicks in he picks up a bit but he’s just not the normal Danyl. Dannii said exactly what I thought. Great! Can’t help but wonder if Danyl’s doing the whole dejected thing to try and get sympathy votes now…

BOYS

Lloyd Daniels –“I Kissed a Girl” - Ouch. He’s not sounding very good. Out of tune. Shouty at parts. Pitchy. Makes for uncomfortable listening. Yes Lloyd you’re a cutie but you’re not a very good singer. So far the style which suits his voice his best, surprisingly, is big band.

Joe McElderry –“Don’t Stop Believin’” – He’s not a rock god in any way, shape or form but I do heart him. He has a fantastic voice and sings this classic Journey song with ease. Joe impresses me every week regardless of what style he sings.

My favourites from each group this week:

Girls – Stacey Solomon (though it was a hard choice to make this week)

Boys – Joe McElderry

Over 25s – Olly Murs

Groups – None!

Cowell Comment of the week:

“I have no idea what twiddly and diddly were doing behind you”

(To Joe about the dancers in the background during his song)

My guesses for bottom 3 this week

John & Edward

Rachel Adedeji

Lloyd Daniels

Group performance this week: “Fascination” by Alphabeat – Monochrome theme with the clothes. I love this song, it’s extremely catchy and they’re doing a very good version apart from John & Edward‘s “the word is on your lips” bit. Argh! Get them out! I still feel that a helluva lot of lip syncing is going on with the group performances each week.

Westlife’s performance – I used to love them when I was younger. They’re looking older now but then again, so am I… I thought Westlife had retired but good on them for still being together.

The song is called “What About Now” and is a cover version. I have to say the original by Daughtry is much better as this one has definitely been given the Westlife treatment. I was waiting for the pause, drums then key change that is ever present in Westlife songs -and if they’re on stools that’s when they stand. However, they stood for the whole performance and the key change wasn’t present. I’m shocked!

And it’s a first for this series – Westlife are not out of their faces! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! The first guest performers to not be under the influence.

LINES ARE CLOSED

Michael Buble’s performance “Cry Me A River” No, not the Justin Timberlake version. The modern-day Frank Sinatra takes to the stage looking like James Bond. Can’t help but think this rendition of the song sounds like it could be a Bond theme. I like Micky Bubble.

And he’s another one who isn’t away with the fairies! Wooooo.

Results time!

In no particular order, the first act through to next week’s show is:

Stacey!

Olly

Rachel! First time she’s through on public votes. This could be interesting.

Next through is…

Joe!

Lucie

John & Edward!!!! This is such a farce!!!!

Next through…

Jamie

Final act through is…

Lloyd

That leaves Miss Frank and Danyl in the bottom two.

Miss Frank are going home, there’s no way the judges will kick out Danyl but neither of them deserve to be in the bottom two.

This show is becoming a joke, obviously the public are actually voting for John & Edward but it’s just not fair, ok, they may be entertaining but they are not talented in the slightest and other more talented contestants are being denied the chance of success because of it.

Singing for Survival

Miss Frank – “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” – Good performance and harmonies with Graziella rapping again. They lost it a few times and Graziella stopped singing in the end. Not the best.

Danyl Johnson – “With A Little Help From My Friends” – Looking rather dejected, Danyl takes to the stage. There have been rumours around about how arrogant he is so maybe this will knock him down a peg or two. However, no one can deny that this an amazing performance and he’s putting his heart and soul into it. Bye Bye Miss Frank!

The judges say…

Louis – Sending home Danyl

Simon – Sending home Miss Frank

Dannii – Sending home Miss Frank

Cheryl – Sending home Danyl

DEADLOCK!

The act with the fewest votes from the public and leaving the competition tonight is…

…Miss Frank!

FARCE! FARCE! FARCE! FARCE! FARCE! FARCE!

**Next week is Rock Week and Bon Jovi & JLS are performing**

Firstly I’d like to apologise for the lateness of this blog post. I went out last night to see a comedy show instead of staying in and watching X Factor (yes, I know, how dare I?)

Better late than never though.

This week is Big Band week, my instinct is that John & Edward will struggle this week (they struggle to sing ANY song, so it isn’t a surprise I’m saying this!) Lloyd and Jamie may struggle with this style too.

As I said last week, this would have been a good week for Rikki the crooner but that isn’t to be and I look forward to seeing how they all do, even if I am seeing it quite a few hours later than everyone else.

I deliberately didn’t look at any X Factor tweets for fear that someone may ruin something for me. Philip Schofield ruined Eastenders for me by tweeting who fathered Heather’s baby! *tut tut*

Masterclasses this week are held by Michael Buble or Micky Bubble as I like to call him.

So here goes…

GIRLS

Rachel Adedeji – “Proud Mary” – Powerhouse performance. She looked great and put on a great performance tonight singing the song as though she’d never been knocked down and it’s good to see her confidence back. When talking to Dermot though…has she been possessed by Stacey? Weird!

Stacey Solomon – “When You Wish Upon A Star” – Jeez she’s got me all emotional and she hasn’t even come on stage yet! Now for the performance…wow! I’ve never been a major fan of Stacey but this week I’m converted, she was absolutely fantastic. Her dress is fabulous too…me wants.

Lucie Jones – “My Funny Valentine” – Looking fantastic and it’s a very sultry performance, I love Lucie’s voice, it is so pure and crisp. Ok, her voice cracked a tiny little bit during a long, high note, but apart from that it was sensational in my opinion.

GROUPS

Miss Frank – “That’s Life” – Looking sassy ladies!! Loving the look with the pinstripes this week. I don’t feel that their voices are blending as well this time but it is certainly and original and updated version of the song. Graziella is rapping! Oh my goodness, it should be sinful, but it actually works.

John & Edward – “She Bangs” – Ricky Martin is not big band! They can’t sing, they can’t dance, they sound like little boys doing karaoke (badly), they need a haircut, THEY NEED PEOPLE TO STOP VOTING FOR THEM.

OVER 25S

Olly Murs – “Bewitched” – Ooooh Mr Murs looks very dapper indeed; with very tight trousers. I’m sure many people will like that – just as many won’t – but you can’t please them all. I have to say this is his best performance by faaaaaaaaaaar. He looks so comfortable doing this genre and dancing with the witchy dancers.

Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer – “Angel of Harlem” – Jamie only had 24 hours to learn this song due to a last minute change by Simon. I don’t know what the original song was but I’m guessing it was proper big band and he just couldn’t do it because I have one thing to say…SINCE WHEN HAVE U2 BEEN BIG BAND??? Good performance but not impressed by the cop out.

Danyl Johnson –“ Feeling Good” – Quite an understated performance from Danyl tonight compare to his usual showmanship but it was much better that way. He did this song justice and I never doubted that he would. With the last line though I couldn’t help but think how big his mouth is! Yikes! Surprised he didn’t swallow up the audience.

BOYS

Lloyd Daniels – “Fly Me To The Moon” – I’d say this is his best performance too. OOOH Backflip! Show off! He is adding in extra notes though and this doesn’t really fit with big band, but the song really suits his voice and he looks like he’s loving every minute. He’s still by no means one of the best singers in the show, but he did well this week.

Joe McElderry – “Sway” – Joe trying to be sexy? Argh! No! He doesn’t look very comfortable when dancing but he does sing this song really well. He’s always been my favourite boy and I don’t think my opinion of him will change anytime soon whether he can do sex appeal or not.

My favourites from each group this week:

Girls – Lucie Jones

Boys – Joe McElderry

Over 25s – Olly Murs

Groups – Miss Frank

A new thing I’m going to add to my X Factor blog is the “Cowell Comment of the Week”. Simon regularly compares contestants’ performances to something completely zany and irrelevant.

The first comment of the week is:

“It’s like eating a sandwich whilst swimming.”

(To Lloyd when explaining why his backflip just didn’t fit with the song)

Louis again is not present for the show due to Stephen Gately’s funeral being held yesterday.

Group song this week is “Queen of the Night” by Whitney Houston. Much better this week than last. Must say though…Lucie looks very full of herself in the group performances. A few of them looked like they could be lip-syncing too.

My guesses for bottom 3 this week…Rikki, John & Edward (please please) and Rachel. Lloyd may be there too. Wonder just how wrong I’ll be…

Cheryl Cole’s performance – Nicola, Kimberley and Sarah from Girls Aloud and hubby Ashley are in the audience. First thought – strange outfit she’s wearing! Through the week it was said that Cheryl would be pre-recording her performance. Looks like she decided to do it live after all – I use ‘live’ lightly – there’s certainly an audience there and she’s performing in front of them but not singing live. The dance section at the end was the best part of it in my opinion. The song didn’t wow me but I know it’ll be stuck in my head for weeks and the song is guaranteed to be number 1 because she’s the nation’s sweetheart.

Lines are now closed! Excitement

But before the results are announced…the original diva…Whitney Houston!! *screams*

Wow! She looks fantastic. The dress is a little long though and she keeps hitching it up.

Ooops!! Speaking of the dress…wardrobe malfunction alert!! Straps have just come undone at the back of her dress, thank goodness for the shoulder straps or we’d be getting an eyeful.

It’s undeniable that her voice was ruined by the drug abuse etc in the past but it’s so good to have her back. She didn’t sing much and it seemed the backing vocals took over a bit

Hmmmm…as she’s speaking to Dermot after the song I can’t help but wonder what she’s under the influence of…she seems rather spaced out…wonder what everyone will make of that?

Cue the dramatic music…IT’S RESULTS TIME!

In no particular order, the first act singing again next week is:

Olly!

Next…

Miss Frank!! That’ll be a shock to a lot of people…

Joe McElderry

Danyl Johnson

Lucie Jones

Jamie Archer

All Over 25s are safe…

Stacey Solomon

Poor Rachel is the only girl left again.

Lloyd Daniels!

Still left are Rachel, John & Edward and Rikki

Final act through…John & Edward…come on…this is beyond a joke already!

That leaves Rikki and poor Rachel yet again.

Songs for Survival

Rachel – Poor girl is gutted. “With or Without You” – the audience are certainly behind her. She’s fighting for her place but her voice cracks a lot with emotion. I know it must be hard for her and it’s such a shame. I’m patriotic but feel that Rachel deserves to stay more than Rikki does.

Rikki – “Flying Without Wings” – Rikki is notorious for bursting into tears, here’s hoping he holds it together. It’s a good performance, not amazing, but he held it together and hit some high notes.

Judges’ Votes

Louis – vote will not be included this week.

Dannii – Sending home Rikki

Cheryl – Sending home Rachel

Predictable so far…

Simon – Who is he going to send home? Deciding vote this week and he can’t make it deadlock – After a dig at both Rachel and Rikki he decides to send home…

…RIKKI!!

**Next week is Big Band week and Westlife will be performing.**

Shame - Rikki would have been good at big band week.

This week is DIVAS WEEK! Woooooo. The masterclasses are held by the amazing Whitney Houston & Clive Davis. This is the first big challenge for all the guys in the show – it’ll be interesting to see how they do.

GIRLS

Rachel Adedeji – “If I Were A Boy” – Feel the song was too low to begin with. As soon as the high notes came in she was much better. She didn’t deserve to be in the bottom two last week and is proving it this week with a powerhouse performance. I’ve always liked her but felt Lucie was better this week again.

Stacey Solomon – “At Last” – Etta James classic that Stacey had never heard. Hmmm. I can’t bear to watch VT of her talking but normally like her singing. Not tonight. To be perfectly honest she’s boring me. She could have made it much bigger and better but took the easy way out.

Lucie Jones – “How Will I Know?” – A big Whitney song, great fun to sing. Whitney is my favourite singer and Lucie is my favourite girl. Big entrance. Loved it! Haha. Great choreography too. This girl is absolutely fantastic and at a much higher level than most of the other contestants. Amazing performance and she looked like she loved every minute of it, yeah she can’t hit the high notes with power but she has a lovely voice.

GROUPS

Miss Frank – “All the Man That I Need” – Each of these girls have good voices, but when they sing together the harmonies give me goosebumps. This is not their best performance by any means but the key change was good and I like how they all take a week each to be the main focus of the song. I think they’ll be in the competition for a long time. I don’t agree with Simon, it was not “terrible”.

John & Edward – “Oops, I Did It Again” – They’ve lost me already and they’ve only reached the second “yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah”. Please public don’t let it be “Oops we’ve let them stay in til next week again”. The talky bit? Don’t even get me started….WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!? The red suits like Britney’s catsuit…the whole thing makes me want to go pull my toenails off, but I’ll resist for now.

OVER 25S

Olly Murs – “Fool in Love” Olly is back to the Olly we saw in the first audition!! Yay! Not majorly keen on the song – Tina Turner had much better and well known songs he could have chosen. He certainly put on an amazing performance and was evidently enjoying every second.

Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer – “Hurt” – Oh, this is a very different Jamie than we’re used to and I think I like this one. A little bit rocky but vulnerable, good combination. I said last week I’d like to see something different and questioned if Jamie was a one-trick pony. He’s proven by singing this song that he can do something different. Loved this song.

Danyl Johnson – “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” – In VT prior to performance Whitney & Clive say he missed the melody…here’s hoping he doesn’t revert to his bad habits and does this song justice! Ok, he did do it justice with a very emotional rendition of the song but I felt the first few lines were a little bit flat. Hmmm.

BOYS

Rikki Loney – “Respect” – I don’t really know what to think of this song. I love the Aretha version and just how diva-tastic is. I feel that Rikki’s version is too meek and mild. That high note though…I wasn’t expecting THAT. Overall…not feeling much. Sorry Rikki. Must try harder…

Lloyd Daniels – “Bleeding Love” – Acoustic version, quite different to Leona. I’m quite ashamed to say I actually like this version. Lloyd has never been the best singer of the Boys but he was much better this week than he was last week. He still struggles with higher notes though. Cheryl’s tears make me wonder if she knows this could spell the end for Lloyd?

Joe McElderry – “Where Do Broken Hearts Go?” – Another of my favourite Whitney songs (ok, I’ll admit…I love them all!) Joe has a lovely quality to his voice and he is such a little cutie. A lot of vocal gymnastics in this song and difficult key changes. He completely nailed it and never fails to impress me. Looking forward to seeing more of him in future weeks.

My favourites from each group this week:

Girls – Lucie Jones

Boys – Joe McElderry

Over 25s – Jamie “Afro” Archer

Groups – Miss Frank

The show opened with an announcement from Dermot that Louis would not be appearing on tonight’s show due to the tragic death of Boyzone star Stephen Gately. Simon sent his condolences but said the show must go on.

Tonight we were treated to our first group performance of “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas – The Over 25s started off out of tune but the rest of the group brought it back to where it should be. They all looked like they were having fun which was good.  I feel it is  a little bit of a strange song choice because tonight won’t be a good night for one act. Who has sung for the last time on the X Factor stage?

Alexandra Burke then gave a performance of her new single “Bad Boys” – very catchy! I’m loving her new hairdo. Flo Rider came on for a few seconds to rap too. Great performance. Was there any need for as many male dancers though? Not that I’m complaining, I’d have as many as possible too! haha.

Dannii made an apology regarding her comments about Danyl last night and said that it was meant as a joke and with no malice. Fair enough, but it still wasn’t a relevant comment to make.

Robbie Williams then made his  first comeback performance  and I have to say I’m not very impressed, the song wasn’t very good. Yes he is a great performer but his vocal ability isn’t anything spectacular. A bit of a let down in my opinion.

Oooooh the lines are now closed. Drum roll please…

In no particular order, the first through is…

JOHN & EDWARD!!!!!!! NO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! Ok, I’ll give up writing this blog now!

No, I won’t. I’ll keep going. Gutted at that result though.

Lucie Jones

Lloyd Daniels – oh dear this doesn’t look good…

Jamie Archer

Rikki Loney

Stacey Solomon

I reckon Kandy Rain could be going…

Danyl Johnson

Joe McElderry

Miss Frank

It’s now between Rachel, Olly and Kandy Rain

Final act definitely safe is…

Olly!!

Bottom two this week are Kandy Rain and Rachel

Rachel “Nobody Knows” – Extremely emotional performance. My heart goes out to her, she doesn’t deserve to be in the bottom two singing for her place in the competition.

Kandy Rain – “Fighter” – Terrible vocal performance from them all of them, although Coco (the blonde one) didn’t sing any solo parts. At least the one with the cat ears hairdo had her hair down tonight. Get them out!  Rachel at least has some talent!!

The judges votes are:

Louis (even though he isn’t there) – Kandy Rain to stay

Dannii – Kandy Rain to go

Cheryl – Kandy Rain to go

Simon – deciding vote – I reckon he’ll say Rachel to send it to public vote.

Yes, I was right, that’s 2 votes each.

DEADLOCK!

The act with the fewest votes from the public and heading home tonight is…

KANDY RAIN!

I’m reasonably pleased with that, I wanted John & Edward to go but Kandy Rain were next in my list of least favourites.

**On next Saturday’s show – Cheryl Cole will perform her debut solo single and there’s the first British TV performance in years from Whitney Houston! Ooooooh I can’t wait to see that!**