We are finally nearing the end if this years X Factor audition shows….hooray!!!! I mean I love the first few auditions of the series, but really, for me, X Factor is all about the live shows and the twelve finalists.

Anyway in tonight’s penultimate audition show of 2008 we had some great acts and some truly deluded people.

The deluded included Ashiq who wanted to change the world with his truly awful voice. I don’t know how he expected to make the world a better place with out of tune crooning, but I suppose you have to admire his sentiment.

We also saw gummy Ceri for the THIRD time. The woman may have got a new haircut and a set of teeth, but she still can’t sing. I have to wonder why the producers of the show keep letting her through to see Simon and co? She’s hardly going to win now is she?

One of my favourite singers tonight had to be Ryan Cummings. He sang ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ by R Kelly and I thought he had a stunning voice. However I wish he had stopped talking himself up the whole time the cameras were rollling. The cocky thing wasn’t endearing in Rhydian last year, and it isn’t endearing in Ryan. I kind of get the impression that no one loves Ryan, like Ryan loves Ryan!

I also loved the Welsh lady group, Adante who seemed to have the support of half of Wales behind them. The pair sang ‘Big Spender’ and Simon thought they looked cheap, but I thought they were really fun and energetic and they had good ballsy vocals.

So what did you think of tonight’s audition show? Did anyone stand out for you? Are you, like me, dying to get to the live show stage?

Drop your comments below!