Here we go folks – we’ve done the auditions round, the bootcamp round and we’ve visited the judges houses and groaned whenever Sinitta wore those palm leaves.

Tonight’s what the serious X Factor fans have been waiting for – the first live show. Will nationally reviled twins John and Edward Grimes get booted out straight away, or will they survive at the expense of another contestant?

The deep-voiced melodramatic fella is back doing voiceover. It’s time. To face. The music!

So, no messing around, we get some fighting talk from the judges. Dermot bounces onto the stage reminding us that winning the X is the “biggest prize in pop”. With that exciting revelation, the judges come on stage. What the frickin’ frick is Cheryl wearing? To call it an attention grabbing frock would be an understatement. Dannii’s sedate purple number barely compares.

Rachel Adedeji

First up is a Minogue contestant – Rachel Adedeji. We get a nice bit of VT showing Robbie Williams mentoring her. Fair play to him, Robbie looks like he’s enjoying it. So, what’s she singing? Robbie’s own Let Me Entertain You.

Starts off with sound problems – Rachel’s quite difficult to hear. Vocally she seems on the money, but it’s hard to judge. She does have the audience eating out of the palm of her hand as she struts the stage confidently. Not sure about her styling to be honest, it looked a bit meh.

Louis: It’s like Rihanna sings Robbie. Cheryl: You had the hardest job opening up the first series. Simon: (Causes us to ask if ‘misunderestimated’ is a word) That was a great performance…the choroegraphy was great, the makeup was repulsive. Dannii: What an opening to the show, thank you Rachel! Read more & comment »