Bad call judges! Three of the four X Factor judges voted to send Daniel DeBourg home tonight, and although Daniel had no chance of winning this show, he does have so much more potential than Alisha.

Alisha was in the bottom two last week also, her voice just doesn’t impress me. Daniel was given an awful song tonight, what twenty something male wants to sing Build Me Up Buttercup for goodness sake?

I don’t think Daniel appealed to anyone on a personal level, we didn’t see enough of his real self and after the story his ex sold to the tabloids he was never going to be loved by the public. Maybe Simon Cowell realised this when he used his casting vote to send Dan home. But this is a singing contest, it should not be based on personality.

I think the wrong decision was made tonight, but in the end it won’t make a big difference to the end result of the show. Neither Alisha or Daniel had any chance of winning.

If the boffins at the Oxford English Dictionary were stuck for a definition for the word ‘sycophantic‘, they should have watched tonights X Factor.

First, we had to watch our favourite bunch of wannabes line up to kiss Celine Dion’s ass. Nothing against Celine, but it’s hard to watch a bunch of people who couldn’t care less about her saying how much they respect her. It’s blatant sucking up, and we’re not sucked in by it.

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Another week, another Unreality TV X Factor chart. This is the part where we tell you who we thought gave the best, and worst performances of the evening. Feel free to disagree, argue and even throw things at us….we’d love to hear your thoughts on tonight’s show.

1) Rhydian Roberts: The man we love to hate. I wish Rhydian was awful, but he doesn’t even come close. Tonight he gave a powerful and commanding performance of his favourite song, Phantom Of The Opera. The judges gushed and rightly so. Rhydian has a great West End career in front of him.

2) Niki Evans: At first I thought it was a huge mistake for Niki Evans to perform My Heart Will Go On in front of Celine Dion tonight, but in her defence, she pulled it off. She doesn’t have quite the calibre of voice Celine does, but she is fabulous in her own way. I loved her performance tonight, she brought great emotion to it.

3) Futureproof: Tonight the Futureproof boys sang If You Don’t Know Me By Now. I don’t know if anyone agrees but I think these boys are so much better than their female counterparts. They gel well together, they look like they have been a band forever, they look like they have been on stage forever. I thought they did a great job and so did the judges.

4) Same Difference: What a cheesefest! The brother and sister that are Same Difference tonight sang Breaking Free from High School musical, and the only one who wasnt impressed was Louis Walsh. I like these two, they sang really well. But I am going to have nightmares tonight about Sarah’s psycho eyes following me around the room.

5) Beverley Trotman: Beverley took on Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing tonight, and unlike last weeks performance, Beverely managed to bring something of herself to the song. She didn’t sound like a Whitney wannabe, she gave it her very own attitude and tonight we saw a bit of what she might be if she is allowed to stay for a few more weeks. Mr Cowell himself thought she was “amazing”.

6) Leon Jackson: Tonight Leon gave an emotional performance of the song ‘Home’. Louis and Simon weren’t impressed but I would have to agree with Sharon who said that Leon’s vulnerability was appealing. I thought he sang well and its nice to see someone who’s not pompous and cocky.

7) Hope: The judges loved Hope’s performance of Lady Marmalade, but I wasn’t so enthused. I thought that the girls sounded ok, but I wasn’t very impressed with the lead singer. I thought it was all more about the writhing and the costumes, but the voices didn’t live up to the promise.

8: Daniel DeBourg: Poor Daniel! Does Louis Walsh want rid of him? Tonight, in one of the worst song choices ever, Louis made Daniel sing Build Me Up Buttercup. Daniel sang well, he danced well, but the song was just too uncool. The judges weren’t at all convinced and Simon gave the best X Factor advice ever….”Fire Louis!” Maybe he should take his own advice.

9) Andy Williams: Andy tried to turn it around tonight by singing a more up tempo song, and Dannii chose a Bee Gee’s classic, Stayin Alive. He sounded nice, but there was no pizazz! It was flat and boring and I think he could do much much better.

10) Alisha Bennett: To be fair to Alisha, she wasn’t the worst out of Sharon’s category tonight. She sang Say A Little Prayer and I missed the first part of the song as I was mesmerized by the ridiculous pink bow on her head. A real case of shoot the stylist! There’s not much else to say about Alisha’s performance tonight….mostly because I have already forgotten it.

11) Emily Nakanda: Emily’s sang I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, and while it may have told her story it did not suit her voice. She was flat and pitchy and I felt so sorry for her. She is so young and I would love this to be a fantastic and confidence building experience for her, but I am very afraid that we are never going to get to see her whole potential.

Tonight’s X Factor was brought to you by “Songs From The Movies” and freaky Canadian warbler, Celine Dion. Not like she has a single to promote or anything. Anyway, here are our thoughts on tonight’s show…

After all the ‘dressed like hookers’ comments last week, Hope gave in and sang the ultimate hooker song. Their rendition of Lady Marmalade was a bit shaky to start with, but they eventually got into it. Shame about those day-glo costumes though… [Forum Discussion]

My pity goes out to Leon Jackson, who drew the short straw and got to sing Home, which is the new Westlife single. All so that Louis could plug the song on Saturday night TV. Worse still, once Leon sang the song, Louis and Simon destroyed him for having no charisma. Ouch. [Forum Discussion]

Beverley Trotman tackled Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing without a wig tonight and blew the roof off the place. The woman has some power in her voice, and I hope that she gets the mentoring she deserves. [Forum Discussion]

When Dermott introduced Sharon Osbourne, tonight, I’m fairly sure that he said she was mental, not a mentor. Certainly based on last week’s song choices and her outburst, perhaps ‘mentor’ isn’t an appropriate description.

Our thanks once again to ITV’s costume department for providing the laughs tonight with Alicia Bennett‘s bright pink dress and matching oversized bow in her hair. Unfortunately, Alicia’s rendition of Say A Little Prayer wasn’t as outstanding as her clothing. [Forum Discussion]

Same Difference got to sing Breaking Free from High School Musical. Looks like the brother and sister act are being pigeonholed as a cheesy pop act. I believe the producers are racking their brains for sibling pop acts, and it’s only a matter of time before they get to do a Carpenters song. [Forum Discussion]

Louis had a sadistic moment when he picked Build Me Up, Buttercup for Daniel DeBourg. As Simon said, it was totally out of synch with what Daniel should be doing. I see him as a David Gray/James Blunt type of singer, but Louis is trying to make him favourite with the old ladies. [Forum Discussion]

Mr Creepy, Rhydian Roberts took a crack at Phantom Of The Opera. I swear this guy has sinister secret powers. What’s going on with his eyes? Can he melt steel with a gaze? I’d love to see him do a staring contest with Sarah from Same Difference!

Uh-oh! Simon has just uttered the words “World Class” in connection with a contestant. Does this mean Rhydian is marked for greatness? Watch this space. [Forum Discussion]

My heart went out to Emily Nakanda tonight. Singing Britney’s I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, she was clearly uncomfortable from the start. With each bum note, you could see her confidence disappearing a little bit more each time. She may have started out as Simon’s vindication for lowering the age limit, but two weeks in and Emily is floundering. Is it talent or age? You tell me.

And what was that purple beret all about? Wardrobe department, with these ugly costumes you’re really spoiling us… [Forum Discussion]

Oh smooth. X Factor’s resident boyband Futureproof wowed the audience with a classy version of Wet Wet Wet’s If You Don’t Know Me By Now. The voices were good, their delivery was confident. One criticism – they didn’t move much on stage though. These guys might be in with a chance.

We don’t know what Minogue was smoking this week when she chose Stayin Alive for Andy Williams, but Andy managed to pull it off despite the abysmal song idea. Similar to Daniel’s song, the choice just doesn’t match how you’d expect Andy to be marketed. Give these guys decent material to work with to show us what they can do. [Forum Discussion]

No chest beating, Dion-esque theatrics from Niki Evans tonight as she tackled My Heart Will Go On. Although the dress was a regular cleavage-fest. She finished to rave reviews from the judges and favorable comparisons with Celine herself. [Forum Discussion]

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We’ll no doubt be chatting all week about our all time favourite show!

Shane Lynch has revealed that he is terrified of the aerial routine he is to perform on Cirque De Celebrite tomorrow night, and just can’t overcome the attck of vertigo it causes.

“It scares me,” Shane told the Daily Star. “There is just a harness but it doesn’t hold you. I feel sick!”

Cirque de Celebrité airs tomorrow at 7.30pm on Sky One.

I’m borrowing a link from Available For Panto today and pointing you to The Bitch Factor, another X Factor blog worth checking out.

Why? Because they have the best strapline ever: ITV1′s The X Factor, through the eyes of three cynical viewers. WHOSE PARENTS ARE DEAD.

I laughed my ass off at that slogan, and long-term X Factor addicts who deplore the recurring sob stories will appreciate the snarky dig at the contestants.

Anyway, I read a couple of their posts (especially the one about no dead parents), and their sense of bemusement at the car crash that is X Factor is obvious:

Here’s Paris, who auditioned last year with her pretty little operatic voice, but is now BACK BACK BACK to enter officially. She’s a Scouser. Is this Liverpool now? Dermot, now with his tie done up nicely, gives her a kiss. Sharon pretends she remembers her and this hasn’t been set up at all. She sings two lines of I Will Always Love You, with a bizarre glissando cadenza.

These guys call it as they see it. Great blog and I can’t wait to see what they have to say about tonight’s X Factor.

Reports have emerged that dancers and judges alike are shocked and disappointed by the fact that despite embarrassingly bad performances, GMTV presenter Kate Garraway has yet to be in the bottom two couples in the results show.

Judges, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood are said toi be particularly angry at Kate’s persistance, Arlene told producers: “I can’t believe Kate Garraway is still on the show, she can’t dance.”

A source told The Sun: “All the celebrities and their partners are putting in hours of practice. It’s rather galling for them to work that hard and then see Kate sail through to the next round despite putting in an appalling performance. Things are starting to get catty.”

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