'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!)

That's a sparkling dress !
Very cruise ship

That dress does Scarlett no favours, sack the stylists! She should be in something long and elegant.

Knobbie is still in Soyth America on his tour.

Not that his acts ever saw much of him anyway, and poor A and A aren't really getting much 'mentoring' from anyone.

This is ok from Ronseal, bit more uptempo than usual.

The laughing is odd!

This is the best I've seen her, but I think she will be out tomorrow.

This is bad for Scarlett, by her own standards and they don't dress her for her shape, and this silly giggling is painful

To be fair, her voice suits this song.

It isn't very Big Band though, is it?

She looks like a pulled Christmas cracker - how young is this girl? She dresses sooo old (or is styled this way) very cruise ship all of it zzzz next!

It's a terrible dress. Really awful.

I'm going soft, but I think this is the best Ronseal has done, if a bit shouty- but she is competing with a big band.

Andy Williams's version is sublime

I actually think this was her worst

trump I think we are likely to see far worse that Scarlett.

She's a good-looking girl, but the "sexy" act doesn't work for her. She can't get away with those giggles.

Hello all!
I like the fact that Scarlett sings big notes so effortlessly. The orange one is growing on me 😁

Lose the giggles!
Actually up close ; it's a horrible dress.
Looks itchy!

Break time! How long till JL is shown?

This sounded a bit more fun- she's only young, and everything else, has sounded really old (which has been a theme of the song choices from Simon).

Straight away, of course!

JL ad!

Now! Not seen the J L ad before.

A break already?
Can't wait for I'm a Celebritiy tomorrow though

I do not get this Elton John ad at all!

I like Elt but his ego is already huge.
This will make it even bigger,
I saw him in the 80s! Lol

Now- where i am at least dillite.

I hate it.

I used to work for JL, I defend them to the hilt. I hate the fact they have used this song in a Christmas song before, that it's an ad for Elton John (and I don't like him), and the fact it doesn't feel Christmassy at all.

In fact, I've watched it 3 times in total, and usually, we would would watch the ad over and over.