Here are the comments I wrote during tonight’s X Factor:
Eoghan – Year 3000 – Wow, this is a great choice for him! The first of his performances I’ve enjoyed, and he actually sang well. He should have done stuff like this all the time, because he seemed like a 16 year old instead of a 46 year old. It was interesting that he said this was the kind of music he wanted to do, when he’d never done anything like it before. My favourite bit was when he realised he had the microphone upside down!
Diana – Girlfriend – Great that the 2 rubbish ones are on first tonight. This is a very odd choice for Diana, and considering I just saw Alice (my joint fave) sing it on Idol, I wasn’t pleased! At least Alice knew the words. This song is for mean girls and Diana is too nicey-nice. It was like her usual act was just plonked in the middle of a performance which would have been great if someone with more oomph and attitude was doing it.
Alexandra – Don’t Stop The Music – Yay, I love this song! Alex should be a British Rihanna. How stupid is Louis saying that for the first time we’ll have a British Beyoncé or Whitney – has he forgotten Leona already??
JLS – Umbrella – No-one told me it was Rihanna week! A good song choice, though, as it was both slow and upbeat in one. They are so nice and professional and hard-working but I still feel that unless they win, they probably won’t be a success. They may get to do an album, and if they’re given good (i.e. Swedish) songwriters, they could potentially do well, but it’s a small chance really.
Co-Op advert – They only got a Scottish guy to speak on this cos he rhymes “food” with “good”, didn’t they?
Same Difference advert – Yay! Yay! I love them! I’m gonna buy it tomorrow.
Eoghan – Does Your Mother Know – ABBA?? Nooooooo!!! Why does Simon keep giving him my favourite songs? As soon as they said ABBA I had this feeling of dread that he’d do this one, and I was right. So upsetting! I’m definitely not supporting Simon anymore. I’ll have to become a fan of Paula Abdul. This is a song you absolutely need charisma for and he has none whatsoever!
Diana – White Flag – Well, at least she’s not doing a song I like. It was no less terrible, though. She can’t stay in tune for more than one note, and gets away with it by being “quirky”. Eugh! Funny that Diana really wanted to sing this song – how can you market someone as cool and different when she likes such uncool, mainstream music herself?
Alexandra – Unbreak My Heart – I hate this song, but she sang it fantastically – no suprise there, though. She’s such a nice and fun person too, it will be so wrong if she doesn’t win. I think she’ll definitely get to release an album as, even if she doesn’t win, people will complain a lot and then she’ll get signed.
JLS – I’m Already There – Oh grr, a wimpy ballad. Aston’s desperation saddens me cos I don’t know if they’ll ever be as big as they want to be. It’s not a famous song but it’s very Westlife – in fact they’ve also covered it on TV and on an album. Louis Walsh officially has no original ideas! They sang well but it doesn’t change the fact that this is the absolute opposite of what JLS are about, and they’re too desperate to succeed to speak out against it.
Simon has won back my respect by saying that JLS and Alex are better than Eoghan. I would like them to win but then Louis would win so I’d rather it was Alex.
Results:
Il Divo – Mega-boring!! Even the silly bagpipes couldn’t make it interesting. And what were they there for anyway? Amazing Grace isn’t Scottish! I loved how Simon was pulling his bemused face throughout the song.
I was having a daydream and then suddenly JLS were through! It was nice that Alex looked happy for them. And she is through too! YIPPEEEE!!!! And Diana is out – exactly what I wanted! Of course Eoghan is still a big worry for next week, which I don’t think Diana was, so in that way it’s a shame (and also he deserved to go as punishment for the ABBA ruining), but I do hate Diana more. It was funny how Eoghan flopped like a teddy-bear when he got through, and his crying about Diana was utterly hilarious. I hope it won’t win him sympathy votes! Actually it was rather sweet at the end when they all hugged her. In his tucked-in shirt, Eoghan looks like a mini Louis Walsh. I suppose there is one thing in his favour: he isn’t actually Louis Walsh!