The X Factor 2011 Semi-Final Chart Post
Just another week at The X Factor. Gary Barlow making attacks on both Amelia Lily and Misha B, Tulisa hitting the desk so hard she almost needed medical attention, and a disastrous performance from Little Mix.
But we’re not here to talk about the onscreen politics, are we readers? No, we’re here to rate the performances this week. And in a break from tradition, we’re rating the acts per performance, which means if that scored low on one performance, they have a chance to chart higher with a better performance. We’re looking at you Marcus Collins.
In a very particular order, here’s our rating of tonight’s X Factor acts:- Marcus Collins – My Girl: The performance of the night, for us, was Marcus doing a cover of My Girl. Since he’s already proved that he can handle vintage material like this, it was an effortless win for the ex-hairdresser.
- Amelia Lily – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Though she took some flack from Gary tonight, Amelia proved that she can sing outside her pop/rock comfort zone as she tore through this classic tune, showing us a polished popstar performance.
- Misha B – Dancing In The Street: The first of two high placements for Misha B tonight. This one fits in quite well with the type of music Misha was doing before X Factor, and it played to her strengths brilliantly. Great to see Misha doing a conventional tune justice and playing it straight.
- Amelia Lily – I’m With You: Amelia gave us a very strong – but not perfect – version of Avril Lavigne’s I’m With You. It could’ve done with a little bit more emotion, but it was still a solid performance from Miss Lily.
- Misha B – Perfect: Very much in the same vein as Amelia’s I’m With You, Misha tackled a slow song and came out on top. Showcased her voice to perfection.
- Little Mix – If I Were A Boy: An incredibly dull version of the Beyonce hit by Little Mix. It prompted Gary Barlow to complain that they needed to nominate a lead singer because the other girls’ vocals were
- Marcus Collins – Can You Feel It: Sadly, we didn’t feel it. This is the song we’ll point to when people tell us that Marcus might be able to sing a wider range of material than his “Golden Oldie” routines on X Factor seem to suggest. We don’t believe Marcus can do anything remotely modern or commercial, meaning that if he wins X Factor it’ll kind of be a disaster.
- Little Mix – You Keep Me Hanging On: The worst performance by far this evening, featuring tunelessness and even forgotten lyrics! This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, because Little Mix have been terribly inconsistent throughout this competition, but if you’re the sort who believes everything the judges say, you probably think they’ve never sung a wrong note before this evening.
Overall, a bit of a return to form for Misha B, and a case of Amelia Lily solidifying her position. Little Mix didn’t surprise us with that performance tonight. They’ve been heavily overrated all along. And it’s not that we dislike them, conspiracy theorists, because we can see the potential in Little Mix as much as you can. It’s just that they’re not ready for primetime and not ready to win this competition.
Based on tonight’s show, it’s now between Amelia Lily and Misha B. But it’s over to you now – give us your rankings in the comments!
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whoever wrote this article needs a new pair of ears and has to realise it’s his personal opinion!!!!
Amelia to win! The best! Litlle Mix go home!
Yep, Amelia Lily was clearly the most versatile of the acts tonight therefore it’s likely she’ll reach the top 3, and like you in my perspective Little Mix’s reputation may have slipped out a little due to the judge’s negative comments, However they deserve winning the contest than Marcus by a long shot as his chances of being marketable in the music business will fluently resemble to that of Matt Cardle.
Gerard I’d let Lisa do the writing if I were you, your unashamedly unbiased and it weakens the quality of your articles and this website, you sound like Gary Barlow’s echo.
Little Mix aren’t over rated, Gary is just being his usual self and desperate for Marcus (who is over rated) to win and it seems unreality tv has been bought off and is fully onboard trying to persuade opinion for Marcus to win.
That’s an interesting opinion, Marshall, since I’ve said pretty clearly at #7 that if Marcus wins X Factor it’ll be a disaster. Now, care to explain how Gary Barlow “bought us” to say that?
Excellent, insightful and well thought out comment. Keep them coming. Funny how people cry “biased” when we don’t like their favourite.
I meant unashamedly biased
Gotta agree with Marshall up there, I’m afraid, why is unreality becoming so harsh towards the Little Mixers, can’t have Marcus the pre determined winner losing now can we.
I’m sure Little Mix will make the final, despite the likes of Gerard up there.
Yawn
Can we try and be mature here folks, just for a minute? If I don’t like your favourite, that’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it. It’s ridiculous to try and take personal offense about it or try to claim that I’m “biased” in favour of one act.
I didn’t like Misha B a few weeks ago. Guess what? All the Misha B fans cried “bias” because I didn’t agree with them. But she’s upped her game and tonight she did a solid job and her chart placement reflects that.
I’d be interested to read YOUR chart for tonight’s X Factor and where you’d place each performance.
I thought Amelia was terrible, really flat and then just screams. I didn’t think that any of the remaining 4 were brilliant tonight, but i thought Little Mix’s version of ‘If I Were A Boy’ was incredible, and Misha B was the most consistent overall. For me, it’s Amelia’s time to go.
Totally agree with your critique tonight, Gerard. Amelia looked so comfortable on the stage and gave two very powerful performances. Misha B was also very good, but I’m not sure if she will get the popular vote. Little Mix will probably be voted through by their fan base, but I don’t think it was their strongest performance this week by far. As for Marcus, I’ve been supporting him throughout, although his second performance was rather flat and disappointing. He might just go tomorrow night.
Marcus 2 win
Gerard I understand you have an opinion, but I think most people, either rightly or wrongly, I don’t know, are expecting Unreality tv as a website/business to portray an unbiased view. This may require you to play Devil’s advocate.
Personally, I come here to find out the latest reality tv news, and discuss with others in the comments section. My favourite is Amelia Lily and I have to say, I would feel uncomfortable if the articles seemed to be giving unfair bias towards Amelia.
This is only advice, and obviously I respect it’s your site and not mine, I am just a guess, but maybe could you make the articles unbiased then express your opinion in the comments section, or maybe counteract your opinion, with articles by other posters giving different opinions, so as to ensure a fair balance?
Hi again Ciara
As a blogger, I write my opinions and I call it as I see it. Unlike the judges on X Factor where you’re constantly trying to unravel their potential tactics from what they’re saying. Like Gary Barlow attacking every act except his own tonight.
When I’m writing an opinion piece, I can’t ‘pretend’ to like an artist just to please their fans. That would be lying. I wouldn’t feel right about it, and I think it would be condescending to our readers. Frankly, I won’t do it.
We write these pieces on a Saturday night as a talking point, and because it’s fun to rank the performances. We love charts. It’s interesting to compare what I thought with what other people thought. It’s much less fun when people think we’re trying to “influence” the votes.
I should mention that we’ve always made it clear that guest posts are welcome on Unreality TV. We have our opinions, but we’re quite happy to publish other people’s points of view, particularly if they’ve got something fresh or new to say. If you’re interested, drop me a line!
I think every act is overrated anyway. It’s time for the X Factor to end, because the show is boring and doesn’t develope stars anymore.
I think Amelia has the biggest potential as a star, but who knows…
I’ve seen The X Factor for several years and I think Little Mix is one of the worst girlbands of the show. I found much more interesting Hope or Bad Lashes. But tha’ts my opinion.
Little Mix forgot the line ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On just before the line ‘ain’t nothin’ I can DO ABOUT it’.
So like Janet they should go.
And what was that spoken line by Leigh Anne…was it supposed to be rap?
Their second song was not much better, very false with the hard faces.
Lovely fun loving girls but not X factor winning performances
I think Misha and then Amelia where best on both their songs, then marcus, marcus, LM, LM
Little Mix were terrible last night. They even forgot the words! I couldnt believe it. For me the strongest acts were Misha and Amelia. Unfortunately for Misha she will be voted off in favour of terrible Little Mix.
For me it was:
1. Little Mix- If I Were A Boy
2.Misha B – Perfect
3.Misha B – Dancing In The Street
4.Amelia Lily – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
5.Little Mix – You Keep Me Hanging On
6.Marcus Collins – My Girl:
7.Amelia Lily – I’m With You
8.Marcus Collins – Can You Feel It:
Keep in Mind when i write this that i HATE Misha B with a passion but there is no denying she was the overall best tonight… I absolutly love Amelia-Lily but she Killed ‘I’m With You’, Marcus’ Second performance was awful and sounded like a bad judges houses song! Felt sorry for little mix in their 1st performance tonight when the mic got stuck, and the not so in tune vocals… but They SMASHED “If I Were A Boy” proving their place in the final! person to go for me tomorrow:
Personally: Misha B
Performance Wise: Marcus
so agree x
I agree!
My rankings:
1. Amelia Lily
2. Misha B
3. Marcus Collins
4. Little Mix
I think both Amelia and Misha delivered last night.
Marcus had two very uninspiring song choices last night and some vocal problems, especially on his second song. Overall, he just didn’t bring anything new to the table and there was no progress. Boring and bland.
Little Mix just failed to deliver last night. Both performances were rough. Rough vocals, rough look. They are overrated.
My ranking in my opinion is
1 Amelia- Im with You
2 LittleMix- If i was a Boy
3 Amelia – Aint no Monyain high enough
4 MishaB – Dancing in the street
5 MishaB – Perfect
6 Marcus – My Giirl
7 LittleMix – Keeps me haning on
8 Marcus- Can you feel it
right from the start it was obvious to me MishaB was the only one with consistant talent and class- unlike others i hav’nt been fooled by the attempts to make her look anything less than a lovely girl with music as her passion she has been brave to soldier on from all the slack and slurs aimed at her . The British music industry needs her as a representative, the U.S has taken our Crown- I hope she gets voted the winner as all the sillyness about girl power,immature judges throwing toys outta their prams and ‘gotta vote people given second chances’ has just become too desperate and childish to stomach for me
Gerard I thought I’d take your advice and do my own chart.
1. Amelia – I’m With You
2. Little Mix – If I were a Boy
3. Misha – Perfect
4. Amelia – Aint no Mountain High Enough
5. Misha – Dancing In the Street
6. Marcus- My Girl
7. Little Mix – You keep me hanging on
8. Marcus – Can you feel it
Also, I combined both performances, by adding each number, so contestant with lowest score wins and the rankings were
1. Amelia = 5 points
2. Misha = 8 points
3. Little Mix = 9 points
4. Marcus = 14 points
I don’t think neither of them should be the winner… I personally would prefer Janet or Sophie but because I don’t live in the UK I’ll have to swallow it.
Both semi-finalist acts have good and bad things:
MISHA B – She’s entertaining and she has an almost perfect pitch. She knows how to make a really captivating performance. However, I don’t feel she really connects with the public and her voice sometimes is quite nasal (but that’s just my opinion). She hasn’t got the likeability factor, so she will never win this competition :/
AMELIA LILY – Powerful vocals and dynamic performances. She is potentially amazing, but I agree with Gary when he says that her voice is a bit shouty sometimes and that other times, when she’s showing her soft vocals, it isn’t that good. She still needs some work.
LITTLE MIX – They are a great girlband: great harmonies, you can see the friendship between them and, moreover, they are current. The good thing about them is that they turn songs a little bit different and it is enought to be original and quite captivating. Despite all this good aspects about Little Mix, they’re not consistent! One week they are brilliant, next they are average… They need more of Perrie – I think she is THE best singer in this competition and she’s the one who saves Little Mix.
MARCUS COLLINS – Great performer, he found his “niche” and his smile is just contagious! You can see how much of a great time he has on stage, not to mention that he has a good voice and he’s usually pitch-perfect! The only problem (but still a HUGE problem) is the fact that he is so old-fashioned and his style is so not marketable. I find his performances quite boring sometimes, in spite of being good performances vocally. He is not X Factor material, I think.
Having said that, I think the winner should be Little Mix since they combine better vocals, likeability and markeability.
Misha is already lined up with a Tim Burton film soundtrack offer.Misha is far and away the most talented.Her pre x factor singing at local venues shows she can definately hold an audience.I liked Luigiano Paals who was unwell at boot camp,and did not progress.He would sureley have won and sung Aint no sunshine in his first audition that blew away everyone.Jade was robbed because she simply was not photogenic.
On US Simon Cowell got rid of the 2 best girls and brought in 2 Sinnita lookalikes.He then got back Melanie Amaro who was an obvious choice,but also got rid of Jazzlyn Little who was also fantastic.
This year is more about who didn`t make it, but should have made it.
Firstly i think people should learn to spell before trying to voice an opinion on a web used and viewed by all.
Now to return to the debate at hand,I do want to believe that this is a singing competition and people are judge for their ability to sing and perform not their character.We need to understand that no-one is perfect because if we are,then this world would be a et
Little mix are so overrated, they should LEAAAVE NOW!!!
I personally feel like all performances last night were below average except for Amelia Lily and Ain’t no mountain High enough. Misha B was undoubtedly one of the best singers in the competition to start with, along with Janet, Sophie and Craig but has slowly became my least favorite this year (Nothing to do with “Bully-Gate”)
My Chart for tonight:
1) Amelia Lily – Aint no mountain
Misha B – Dancing in the street
2) Little Mix – If I was a Boy
3) Amelia Lily – I’m with you
4) Misha B – Perfect
5) Marcus – My Girl
6) Little Mix – You keep me Hanging on
7) Marcus – Can you feel it
Misha B – I doubt a lot of people will agree with me about Misha but she just doesn’t warm to me as a performer and artist. Dont think people will vote for her despite have 1 good performance
Amelia – Stole the Show for me tonight, Not sure if the Public will support her though as she has only just entered the competition again.
Marcus – Poor Effort and shouldn’t be put through to the final (Along with Misha B) as it was not Semi-Final performance for me.
Little Mix – When they finished their first song I was worried for them but after their 2nd song, I am sure they will be in the Final and they deserve to be there as well.
At the start of the Competition
1) Misha B
2) Amelia Lily
3) Marcus
4) Little Mix
Now at the Semi Final
1) Little Mix
2) Amelia Lily
3) Marcus
4) Misha B
Marcus or Amelia to leave tonight for me. (: