The X Factor Blog: Live Shows. Is That Your Final Answer Louis?

Full disclosure; thank goodness the X Factor results show was exactly like it was. Louis dithering, Gary is outraged and the worse singer is saved at the expense of a better, but more forgettable one. But let’s get back to Saturday first shall we? 2 hours and 20 minutes of mostly boredom. Rylan came on but it was too little too late, and he wasn’t as entertaining as the judges thought he was.

There's only one word... UNDERSTATED.

Let’s discuss Dermot and his dancing. What is it with Gangnam Style? Is it a style or just the name of the song? You can explain it to me but I think the truth of the matter is I’m too old and really don’t care. My god I hate “cool” YouTube videos that do the rounds.

First we had the wildcard and it was a bit of a shock as Christopher Maloney went through in front of much more delightful Amy. What the hell was that stupidly dramatic and over the top cry and roll he did? Stuff like that just shows how fake and insincere you are. It was funny how his “crippling nerves” disappeared when he performed on stage. Best putdown of the night goes to Nicole when she said to Christopher, “You might want a little burger with that cheese.” WAMMY. 

Most of the other contestants were also pretty bland. Lucy is one singer that I really have a problem with. One good audition and she has been pretty terrible ever since. She sang her own song which was instantly forgettable and not a patch on the X Factor’s other original song writer Chico and the much catchier, It’s Chico Time. Ella was the best by a mile but that doesn’t always guarantee a win. Misha B was the best last year but look what happened there. Ella is a nice girl but she’ll need something else. People loved Stacey Solomon before Cowell called her a singing candle then that was her chance gone. Saying all that though, she'll be a good girl (hopefully) stay at the headlines and win the whole thing. 

A quick word on the theme of the night. It was Olympic Night; not that they put any effort into it at all. They invited some Olympians but spent about 10 seconds acknowledging them. The theme is always a joke as the judges will just pick whatever song they want. Remember Jamie Afro singing a track off the soundtrack to Gummo. Classic.

How convenient a camera was there.

But to the results night. Dermot was getting angry with Louis, Gary made it obvious who the winner in the sing off should be and Rylan showed he really just can not sing. I loved every moment of it. Yes it’s made loads of headlines. There are screams of it being a fix and “real” talent is losing out to the joke acts but let’s be honest; as nice as Carolynne is she was never going to win. I sometimes think they put acts through like her so they can’t audition anymore. Anyway, she's gone now. We'll probably have forgotten her in a couple of weeks so let's see what Louis can mess up next week shall we?