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Categories:
Girls - Simon
Boys - Nicole
Overs - Sharon
Groups - Louis

TOP 24
Girls:
1. Soheila Clifford - Twitter - Youtube
2. Kayleigh Morgan - Twitter - Youtube
3. Olivia Garcia- Twitter - Youtube
4. Emily Middlemas - Twitter - Youtube
5. Gifty Louise - Twitter - Youtube
6. Caitlyn Vanbeck - Twitter - Youtube

Boys:
1. Matt Terry Twitter - Youtube
2. Freddy Parker - Twitter
3. Niall Sexton - Twitter - Youtube
4. Nate Simpson Twitter - Youtube
5. James Hughes Twitter
6. Christian Burrows Twitter

Overs:
1. Samantha Atkinson - Twitter - Youtube
2. Christopher Peyton - Twitter - Youtube
3. Ivy-Grace Paredes (Ayegee) - Twitter - Youtube
4. Janet Grogan - Twitter - Youtube
5. Relley C - Twitter - Youtube
6. James Wilson

Groups:
1. Skarl3t - Twitter - Youtube (Minus 1 girl)
2. The Brooks - Twitter - Youtube
3. 5am - Twitter
4. Four of Diamonds - Twitter
5. Cosmic Rayn - Twitter
6. Husband & Wife duo

[Headie]

Review from a DS member in the audience:

Riiight so we had priority tickets and ended up in Row C directly behind the judges. Don't think it's any reflection on priority as last time we had priority (for the X Factor Final) we got shoved in a corner!! But defo best seats, and had a few guys with cameras come and stand infront of us etc to film us haha...

The spoilers in that other guys thread are 100% correct re: categories. There are 14 from each category through to six chair challenge, although presumably could be less in the groups? Saw two boy bands inbetween Wembley Arena and the hotel across the road.

SO THE GIRLS (all in order)
Soheila Clifford - Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding) Youtube
She was good but not amazing. Sounded better live than she does in that youtube video. Deserved her place in Seat One.

Kayleigh Louise - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Eva Cassidy)
Young Welsh girl with long dark hair. Very likeable and cutesy. Had a VERY good tone of voice but we all agreed in our group that she would be better for The Voice. That being said, she got a standing ovation from the crowd and Simon used that corny line "You know you're amazing when you could hear a pin drop in the arena." Also deserved to take Seat Two.

Louella(?) Martinez - Run (Leona Lewis)
She was REALLY pretty. I think 17 years old and hispanic obvs from the name. She had a good voice. It started off amazing with the low notes but when it was looking like she was going to be incredible the high notes were all a bit pitchy. She got put through and given the 'you've got bags of potential' card. Seat Three.

Faye Horn - I Know Where I've Been (From Hairspray lmao) Youtube
Assume it was this girl from a few years ago but she was a bit all over the place. Really shouty and oversinging it and you know it's bad when even the judges comment on you having a really big mouth when you sing. It wasn't bad, though? She got given a seat but a bit of a boo from the crowd and nobody got behind her. She looks a lot better now too. Seat Four.

Samantha Lavery - Mamma Knows Best (Jessie J) Youtube
16 years old but looks a lot older and dressed a lot older. She had an okay voice but was very shouty and it was a classic case of picking the wrong song because it was WAY too big for her. The crowd were also not receptive with her at all but she got put in Seat Five for the lols.

Caitlyn Vanbeck - Rise Up (Andra Day) Youtube
I recognised her name when she said it and came on here to see the hype haha. Simon said this was one of his favourites songs so no pressure but she delivered and was I think the most professional all night. She performed the song and was vocally flawless. Standing ovation half way through and huge applause. Seat Six.

Jordanna Miller - Amazing Grace
Can't find her on youtube but she was a 22 year old black girl from East London. She came out and was really funny, worked the crowd well and I thought she was gonna be amazing because it started well but then she kept losing it and was literally just on stage shouting and screaming. When she wasn't screaming it was good, though. Crowd were a bit iffy and were chanting 'OFF' (instead of seat/swap) but she got swapped with Faye and put into Seat Four.

Gifty Louise - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) Youtube
Wow. Based off her performance last year I didn't expect to be blown away but she smashed it out of the park with her own spin on that song. She took it to church etcetc and was just all round really good. She said that the crowd might remember her from last year but she was disappointed she only got shown when she had lost her voice so wasn't on top form and wanted to show she had so much more to deliver. As I already said, they swapped out Samantha for her and she took Seat Five

Then we had four people who didn't get through...
Ellie Rose - Almost Is Never Enough (Ariana Grande) Youtube - Good but no star quality.

Aliyah/Leah(?) - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - Felt sorry for this one. She was from Malaysia but now lived in Sheffield and was actually really good. Even got a standing ovation from most of the crowd but Simon sent her packing because it wasn't as good as Gifty's performance of that song. Literally the only reason and there were lots of 'bring her back' chants.

Zsa Zsa - Me Too (Meghan Trainor) - Lmao what a hot mess from North Wales. Bright green hair and the worst green platform shoes I have EVER seen. This whole performance was literally so bad that even Simon stopped it half way through and said no. She didn't even get judge feedback it was THAT bad. Massive boo's.

Mona - Stop Crying Your Heart Out (Oasis) - Aww she was better than Seat 3/4 for sure. The first half was a bit messy and defo out of tune but last chorus was REALLY good. She was from Paris which is where she is back off to. Again quite a bit of 'bring her back' chanting but not as much as the Malaysian girl.

Emily Middlemas - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper) Youtube
Yasss I loved Emily in her year so was glad to see her back. I hate the song which is annoying but she was vocally really good and VERY cutesy and personality. Got a standing ovation and sailed through, taking Seat Four from Jordanna to a load of cheers from the crowd.

and lastly... Olivia Garcia - Changing (Sigma ft. Paloma Faith) Youtube
Last but definitely not least. 16 year old from Wigan and she SMASHED it. Her voice is a lot bigger than her age and it's not an easy song to sing but she did it well. Very pretty too and the judges went craaaazy for her. Got a standing ovation and then took Seat Three from Louella.

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It wasn't as strong as I would've liked. I saw (half of) the girls last year and the standard was a LOT higher. Would've liked to have seen Karen Mav or Chloe Paige back as think she would've easily been top 3 in this year.

I think the top three will be out of Caitlyn, Gifty, Olivia and Emily. Will they put two Scottish girls through in the same category!? Kayleigh isn't to be underestimated either as she was really good. Soheila is just fodder.

[Strictly Jake]

Well I was wrong with my info then! Well actually the comments I got my info from were wrong. But yes at Emily being back I loved her

[Samm]

ugh I don't like the categories way to predictable

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Samm

ugh I don't like the categories way to predictable

Simon has the girls for the very first time though

[Samm]

Originally Posted by LukeB

Simon has the girls for the very first time though

It's mainly Sharon & Louis getting the same type of acts

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Samm

It's mainly Sharon & Louis getting the same type of acts

i heard Sharon had the girls but then requested the overs as they are the weakest this year because she has too much of a busy schedule to put a lot of time in

[LukeB]

Yass at Emily

[Headie]

We've found this years winner everyone else can go home

[sleleen]

Originally Posted by Hayden

We've found this years winner everyone else can go home

A guest was viewing this and I just noticed is this Jourdan legend from Love Island

[Lostie!]

Gifty

Even though her reaction to going home last year was a little petulant, I'm glad to see her back

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Gifty

Even though her reaction to going home last year was a little petulant, I'm glad to see her back

What was her reaction? I vaguely remember it not being the norm but icr what she did

[Jack.]

Would have preferred
Sharon-Groups
Nicole-Overs
Louis-Boys
Simon-Girls

[reece(:]

screaming at Louis getting the groups again

[Jack.]

Welp someone said one Twitter that they had do 7 hours of filming and the 7pm audience only just got in at like 10.30pm

[Marsh.]

Final 6 already. A MESS

[Jack.]

Apparently it was the overs this afternoon and the boys tonight with The groups tomorrow.

[Jack.]

Don't know how to do the tweets on here so I'll just post the link to Sharon's overs

https://mobile.twitter.com/kezminaj2...127232/photo/1

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Jack.

Don't know how to do the tweets on here so I'll just post the link to Sharon's overs

https://mobile.twitter.com/kezminaj2...127232/photo/1

I spot 2 black gals!

[Black Dagger]

Guy with long hair to win imo.

[Jack.]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

Guy with long hair to win imo.

Nah Sharon will just pick three women again who have the same type voice and she'll leave the interesting ones at judges houses

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Jack.

Nah Sharon will just pick three women again who have the same type voice and she'll leave the interesting ones at judges houses

omfg the jazz type woman and the really quirky one with the flute who got axed </3

[Jack.]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

omfg the jazz type woman and the really quirky one with the flute who got axed </3

Let's hope Sharon chooses the interesting ones this time

[Black Dagger]

Finally home after a long night at 6 chair! I'm not gonna lie, I was slightly gutted when I Heard the category we were seeing but I have to say, there is some quality talent this year. I saw The Overs category and as promised, here is the review:

Samantha Atkinson, 32 from Hull (Was shown briefly last year) https://youtu.be/dZzFB12T9fQ She sang Run To You by Whitney Houston. For being the first one out, I thought she smashed it! Very strong vocals, really humble and good audience reaction. Looks completely different this year though and has blonde hair. Half a standing ovation too. SEAT ONE

Melissa, 27 from Newcastle - Wild horses - Had quite a basic reaction from the audience, nothing too exciting. However, certain parts of her voice were exceptional and the song was really controlled. Didn't seem to impress the judges as much as Sam but got through. SEAT TWO

Honey G - Rapper who was "The Realest Chick In The House" Hahahahha. Sang Where They From by Missy Elliot Ft. Pharrell. Hilarious. Looked ridiculous but did get the crowd going. Half were up dancing during it but was just a complete novelty act. Kept fighting for her place and then started getting boos. She didn't get a seat.

Irena (From Los Angeles) but lives in London, sang Mamma Knows Best. All over the place but she thought she was incredible. Tore her outfit halfway through the performance as well. Loads of boos from the audience, no one warmed to her. Looked good but was just cannon fodder IMO. Despite that though, she got a seat! Terrible choice IMO and you could tell Sharon didn't want to but the other judges wanted her through. SEAT 3

James Wilson - Leeds - 34 sang Trouble. Really good raspy voice. Spoke at the start for a bit about how he couldn't write but singing keeps him focused etc. Got a very good reaction from the audience from the get go. Although he was good, his voice had a lot of limitations and wasn't too strong. Played guitar too. However, wouldn't surprise me if he makes the lives shows because the judges really bigged him up (especially Simon) SEAT 4

Sala Badoo (A Doll)?! - Sang Numb by Linkin Park. Very surreal. She genuinely claimed to be a doll when she started talking. Dressed ridiculously and was caked in make up but actually seemed like a nice woman. Really strange peromance and most of it was terrible. Despite the madness, Sharon gave her a seat. SEAT 5

Relley C - BACK again this year (got to JH in 2013) https://youtu.be/Wy5bxNLL3BQ
But looks completely different this year. She sang What A Wonderful World. Definitely has star quality and was loved by the audience. Sang most of it really well but originally the guitarist sounded really loud behind her and Simon soon picked up on it after the song. She then was asked to 30 seconds acapella leading up to the chorus which was good. Definitely a raw talent. SEAT 6

James Craze - 29 year old Music Teacher - Sang Alive by Sia. Had a decent voice but was absolutely nothing too exciting about his voice or personality unfortunately. However, he was definitely better than Irena and Sala that were already put through so he did get a seat. Shockingly SWAPPED for SEAT 2 (Melissa)! Audience booed for a good 5 minutes chanting "Bring her back" but Sharon didn't give in.

Janet Grogan - BACK from 2014 (Got swapped out at Simon's 6 chair) https://youtu.be/X4BQ90i-JN4 Again, like the other returnees, she looks completely different. Sang One Last Time but Ariana Grande. Extremely talented but the judges rightly said, they hated the song choice and how she was better than the song (even though she did it justice) so Simon asked her to sing 30 seconds acapella of another song and she sang Sam Smith which was pretty much note perfect. Sailed through after that performance with half a standing ovation even though Sharon and Simon said they would have said no based on her first performance. However she got a seat and was SWAPPED for SEAT 3 (Irena)

Older chap with long blond hair (Didn't catch his name, sorry) - Sang REM's Everybody Hurts - Completely cabaret. Was a no and very minor reaction from the audience.

Sara - originally from Lapland - Sang I See Fire by Ed Sheeran. She didn't stop talking. Went on and on and on about her story of how she moved to the UK so she could come on X Factor and to pursue her career. Actually pretty talented but I literally said at the end of the song that she sounded like something from Eurovision and Louis said exactly that. Simon really praised her and audience were chanting seat constantly to swap for number 5 (Doll Woman) but Sharon wasn't feeling it. Sara wouldn't leave the stage though and kept going on and on so Simon told her to sing something to change her mind. She then sang acapella in French which made the whole audience turn on her and everyone was chanting off. She finally gave up and didn't get a seat.

Christopher Bing (Bing) from Virginia - Sang Rise Up (Brilliant song) - Really strange one because he was dressed in a glittery blazer and just looked a bit mental but came across like a decent chap. When he first started singing it was pretty pitchy but when he got into it, the Chorus' got stronger and stronger and it actually turned into a decent performance. Has quite a husky voice. Very positive response from the judges and audience chanting swap. SWAPPED for SEAT 5 (Doll Woman)

Rebecca - 40 - Why (Annie Lennox) Spoke about how she lost one of her sons at a young age and it was the first time her other son was watching her perform. Had a very old school voice and although it was ok, wasn't even remotely exciting and audience didn't get behind her. She thought for her place but then audience started just booing her and judges didn't look impressed. No seat.

Trevor - 29 from Dublin - Sang Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. He and Nicole didn't stop flirting before he started singing, very cocky too. Mediocre singer tbh, nothing special and high notes were all over the place. Girls seemed to really like him but general response seemed pretty flat. Judges seemed to like his personality but all dissed his voice. Started saying he lost his voice and he can do so much better etc. Girls kept shouting swap but he didn't get a seat.

Maria - 34 (Originally from Italy) sang Over The Rainbow. Brilliant singer and seemed to have a really good personality. Some of the notes were fantastic and she had very good control, was only a couple of slightly off notes. Audience went crazy for her, got a full standing ovation and judges gave her tonnes of praise too. Sailed through SWAPPED over with SEAT 2 (James Craze)

Ivy-Grace (Parerez?) - 33 - Singing Midwife originally from The Philippines. STOLE THE SHOW. Although I usually hate hearing I Have Nothing being covered all the time, from the very first note and throughout, it was flawless. Although there were times where the audience were cheering so loud I could barely hear her, you could still tell she was smashing it. There was one part in the middle where she really belted it and made it her own. Standing ovation from both the audience and judges (Aside from Simon but I just think he couldn't be bothered haha because he kept clapping and didn't stop praising her afterwards) Sailed through but was SHOCKINGLY SWAPPED with seat 2 again (Maria)

Audience were going mental at this point for a good 5-10 minutes before the last act came out... chanting to get her back and to swap Someone else out but Sharon stuck to her guns. To be fair, although they were both exceptional, another thing I did say was their singing styles are very similar and there was only really a place for one of them at Judges Houses.

Anna Lisa (Was on 8 years ago where Sharon sent her home?) - Sang Amazing Grace acappella. I thought she started off pretty strong but then it seemed to get just more and more shouty and pitchy. Got a very basic reaction from the crowd and people were more interested in STILL chanting bring 2 back (Maria) whilst the judges were giving their verdict. Simon got her to sing again and she eventually did another ballad acappella (can't remember which one right now) but was again mediocre IMO. Sharon seemed to have a soft spot for her but still said no in the end (Looked like she felt really bad for making that decision).

WOW that was hard work.....!!! Well there you have it the final 6 overs are:

Samantha Atkinson
Ivy-Grace
Janet Grogen
James Wilson
Christopher Bing
Relley C

So 3 past contestants in the top 6! Overall good mix of talent but dunno if the winner is in there! Hope this helped everyone.

Review from DS.

[Jack.]

Will Rush(Son of Debbie Rush(Anna off Corrie) was one of the boys trying to get a seat don't know if he has or not,