'X FACTOR- It's BIG BAND week- and for someone, it's time to face the final curtain... ***Sat 8.10pm/Sun 8pm***

[Raahh]

Here, in case extra alcohol or earplugs are required, are the song choices-

GIRLS
Bella Penfold - Strong by London Grammar
Scarlett Lee - Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli
Shan Ako - Summertime by Billie Holiday

GROUPS
Acacia & Aaliyah - Act Our Age (Original)

OVERS
Danny Tetley - My Way by Frank Sinatra

BOYS
Anthony Russell - Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin
Brendan Murray - Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
Dalton Harris - Listen by Beyonce

Now, I used to love Big band, and it's not unusual to use 'modern' songs with a big band twist. But it has to work- I said last week, Rhyd doing Shirley Bassey's version of 'Get the Party started' - that worked.

I fail to see how 'Say Something' is going to work with a big band. It's a really hard song, and even Christina, with lungs the size of a Zeppelin, sometimes sounds lost in the mix. Brenda will just vanish with a Big Band.

I'm cross TTT is doing 'Beyond the Sea' one of my favourites- Will Young on Pop Idol did a great version.

I think A and A- still without a proper mentor - have been hung out to dry. The original song is a cop out- no-one has bothered to find a decent song that suits their style.

And bloody 'Listen' - Beyonce. Again. Really?

So, see y'all later!
(It's only an hour and half- we can do this!)

Oh ok. Mebbs not.

Andrew McCarthy is sweet in mannequin.
It is a creepy film though

Andrew McCarthy Piggy I wonder what he's doing now? I had a big crush on him in the 80s.
At least Tetley's doing Big Band

This is one of the most over done songs ever and he's proper hamming it up.

As a song it's an "I'm great, fuck You all song" in the right hands it works

These were not they.

Andrew McCarthy!

Noisy his voice isn't rich enough,is it?

That's the thing about most Big band songs, think Sinatra and the Rat pack, they had really rich rounded voices.

McCarthy! That's him!

Tetley going in for the kiss there.

Also has the women out of Sex and the city in it.
Danny's jacket! Wear do they get these jackets from?

Andrew McArthy! That's it!

I hope Teabag stays over the likes of Hamster and Brenda.

Robbie was always shit at the big band stuff. Not enough soul.

Where rather?

Raahh perzackerly! Rich & melty like The Bubes.

Ayda, you need tears to cry. Try a bit harder luv.

Why does he sound like a chipmunk?

@Raahh

True that Hamster and Brenda MUST GO

I thought voters had to be in the Uk? Surely heaven is out of the phone voting jurisdiction?

Shan was the best overall

Brenda and Bella the worst

Oh. Dear.

My dad will be down the pub love, he won’t be picking up no phone and voting for X Factor

Wiki informs me he is a National Geographic editor and has directed episodes of things such as Orange is the New Black.

Go Andrew!

Noisy absolutely. Like Mickey Bubbles.

I mean, Dean Martin never sang like his balls were in a vice, did he?

I think Brenda and TTT should go

Andrew is also fab in pretty in pink,
Molly ringwald was in a lot of 80s films too.

Oh god. Mrs Williams' dead dad is now voting from heaven...

nancy I hope his mobile provider is good. Think of the roaming charges.