X FACTOR- It's time for the FIRST LIVE SHOW! Saturday 8.20pm...Simon will be missing, they are ignoring Hallowe'en, there are wild cards...

[Raahh]

and the new twists etc are all a bit of a mess- so listen very carefully

I will be out (out) so to cheer myself up, I am starting the thread a bit early.

And the new format is a bit confusing.
Simon has definitely washed his hands of it all- so the Great British Public will be responsible for all the votes, no judges votes at all.
Someone will leave on Saturday, and Sunday as well (I think). There will be no deadlock.

And the top two acts get to sing again to compete to win great prizes (I think Simon has been watching Crackerjack (crackerjack)).

The categories are split over the nights - I think.

Told you it was confusing.

X Factor 2017 song choices - Week 1
Groups
The CutKelvins
What About Us - Pink

Sean and Conor Price
Strong - London Grammar

Rak-Su
Mamactia - Original Song

Girls
Grace Davies
Too Young - Original song

Holly Tandy
Hollow - Tori Kelly

Rai-Elle Williams
Doo Woop (That Thing) Lost Ones / No - Lauryn Hill / Meghan Trainor

Boys
Spencer Sutherland
Who You Are - Jessie J

Sam Black
Faith - Stevie Wonder ft Ariana Grande

Lloyd Macey
City Of Stars - La La Land

X Factor Overs

Kevin Davy White
Stay - Rihanna / Mikky Ekko

Matt Linnen
Scars To Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara

TracyLeanne Jefford
Written In The Water - Gin Wigmore

The wildcards haven't officially been announced, so don't know what they are singing. And I'm sad about the lack of Hallowe'en songs.

Some of the song choices are very odd- and I think the ones who sing original songs are at real disadvantage with the GBP.

Anyway. Off to watch dd1 play football in the rain. Will check in later, before I go off to my party.

TTFN

Have we heard this song before or do they all sound the same?

Calling this one of Grace's 'own' songs, is a little liberal with the truth.

OH and I know the person who co-wrote this song with Grace and another writer.

Such an Adele wannabe.

I think we can safely say they all sound the same

I quite like this girl but she does strike me as the Barbara Dickson de nous jours

Noisy spill the beans

I hate this strangulated style of singing

Her diction and elocution are terrible. Imagine her doing a duet with Ariana Grande? It would be a mumble mouth sing off

Graceadele, doing her own Adele tribute act. With her own song. Different i suppose.

noisy you have to spill the gossip

Is she wearing falsies on her lower lashes? Is that a thing?

Ooh, noisy, gossip!

It'll work against her at this stage. No public recognition of the songs.

Why have they got her dressed as a mechanic/decorator?!

Moisy..ohhh! Scandal.

Noisy Gosh! We need to know!

Cheryl is attractive yes, but she has redone teeth and stuff.

Nic wants her out.

Music the person in question is a well-established writer, who penned one of 1D's hits. I shall leave them nameless for now

I can't tell if that's clever work with mascara or false lashes.

noisy you can't just leave us hanging like that!

DD gave up and went to bed. She said that this is boring.

Ed bloody Sheeran??

Thanks for that Noisy I love a bit of goss. goes off to google songwriters

If Fat Alled is closing the show after the break, why is it on for another hour?

I assumed Sheeran too! Although that makes noisy Ed’s mate.... do tell!!

It’s fat Aled!
X factor live tour - who the hell pays to watch this shite & actually goes to the effort of getting off the sofa and leaving the house to watch it?

I can't feel sorry for Cheryl, I just cant. She will no doubt be in some trashy mag soon crying over her heartbreak. And then she'll pick another pretty idiot, rinse and repeat.