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Post by caz2 on Sept 4, 2013 15:17:23 GMT
Have we all been watching? I really liked Sam the Prison Officer but then read that she is a professional singer and has sung with Beverley Knight and Lulu etc and has sung on cruise ships. I hate it when these stories come out and you find out that they are not as shy and nervous as they would like us to believe. The same with the mixed race girl Tamara. She couldn't remember her second line of the song and looked all timid, but then belted the rest of the song out like she had been doing it for years. Again great voice, but she posted on twitter about her taking drugs a bit back, and has apologised, so if Frankie Cocozza was booted off the show for the same thing, then why isn't she? I did like Alejandro. He has a lovely voice, and the black girl who is 17 was also very good. I am waiting for Terry Winstanley to come on, as he told us in Fuerteventura that he got through to Wembley, so interested to see how far he gets this time round. My friends brother who is called Anthony Horricks also auditioned for the show and won the room and also the audience, but got sent home when he got through to bootcamp, so looking out for him and my friend who went with him. ;D
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Post by caz2 on Sept 10, 2013 20:34:54 GMT
I saw the clip from this saturdays show and by the looks of it, Terry Winstanley is on this week. After he sang Sweet Caroline for me on holiday, I feel like I know him now. I thought Barclay the 17 year old who did the yodelling was very good, and different to what we have had on the show before. Lovely looking lad as well. Can't believe he is only 17. He looks so much older. (cougar alert) ;D
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Post by joyce on Sept 11, 2013 16:52:52 GMT
What I have seen so far I like Tamara, also the lad that was on this week that they were on about his hair not been washed....he reminds me of Frankie Will miss this week but hopefully be back for next weeks x
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Post by Dee on Sept 12, 2013 10:57:38 GMT
Well I have just caught up, I'm liking those who you like too Caz, but I'm not sure about the yodelling lad, he's good but I don't think it worked with the one direction song, I thought his voice was good enough without the yodelling despite what Gary said;) Can't believe I'm watching it with Sharon back on though
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Post by kim on Sept 12, 2013 16:24:41 GMT
Have been watching - more I think cos theres nothing else on! Craig is watching very reluctantly because of Sharon. I've read she's only doing this year, so fingers crossed. Knew the prison officer woman was not who she was saying, her voice has obviously been coached, made me laugh as well the way she was dressed completely down - we're not fools! Tamera lives locally and there have been stories in the local press about her beating a girl up on a train last Christmas - nice! LIked the girl with the glasses Louis wasn't sure about last week. Don't really get why they are showing the same acts on Sunday, that is going to get boring very quickly.
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Post by Dee on Sept 12, 2013 17:29:48 GMT
Yes I wondered that, why two auditions?? More viewing figures I suppose I really liked the girl with the glasses too, what does Louis know ;D I don't believe any stories now when they can sing that good, unless they are really young.
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Post by caz2 on Sept 30, 2013 11:25:57 GMT
I don't like the new format at all. Firstly the whole bootcamp process was just over and done so quickly, where as previous years we have got to see the judges whittle down the contestants from 100 to 75 etc and so on until they were left with 12 each, and then we got to see the 6 acts being eliminated, where as they haven't shown hardly any of the other contestants this time, and they didn't show how far Terry Winstanley got, or even his room audition that was advertised, nor did I see my friends brother who got through the room and the audience, but not bootcamp. ::)Its just a complete letdown, and then to pick 6 contestants last night and then cruelly reject them when someone better comes along is like something from the film the Hunger Games. That was awful to see people's dreams crushed like that, and all for entertainment. I was annoyed Alejandro got booted off. I would have preferred the Frankie Cocozza lad with the smelly hair to have gone, and I cannot believe they got rid of Next Of Kin. They were ready made popstars. On a plus, I am glad Joseph Whelan got through, as I was gutted for him last time when they sent him home, so really hope he makes the final cut. Ok rant over. ;D
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Post by caz2 on Sept 30, 2013 20:48:26 GMT
Hey Kim how was your holiday?. Hope you had a good time. Doesn't a week go too quickly though?
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Post by kim on Oct 1, 2013 10:32:45 GMT
Holiday was good, did nothing but sunbathe all week as the weather was really hot. Got a good tan, but can't show it off cos its too cold! The resort was very isolated so a week was enough, think boredom would have set in if we was there any longer. Think we've been spoilt by Cuba though Had an X Factor marathon yesterday afternoon to catch up. Hate the new format, think it is really cruel and it is so obvious they already know who they want and who's going. Sharon was really irritating me, she's only interested in shouty power singers. Nobody really stands out for me at the moment, more who annoys - cannot stand the dirty hair boy or the prison officer lady. Sad to see Alejandro go, I thought he was a definite. Hopefully it will improve when the lives start.
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Post by caz2 on Oct 2, 2013 13:20:43 GMT
I think a lot of places in Greece are like that, as my mum and family went to Zante last year and said it was beautiful but entertainment was limited. We went to Crete for our Honeymoon (many years ago) and that was very quiet where we stayed. But still, the weather was good for you, so I bet it was a lovely break, and I noticed the cat on your sun lounger with you getting some rays as well;D
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Post by kim on Oct 2, 2013 16:22:08 GMT
We went to Crete on 'honeymoon' (two months before the wedding) too! It was October and end of season and bloody freezing cold and rained 5 days out of 7, glad the weather was a bit better this time That cat sat with me on my lounger all day, he even waited there when we went for lunch. It was a big resort but after that he kept appearing on our patio, really weird but he was a nice cat, he wouldn't fit in my case to bring home though
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Post by caz2 on Oct 2, 2013 21:20:55 GMT
haha Kim the catnapper. ;D Aww I bet he's missing you. That is the one thing I didn't like about Greece and that's all the stray cats and dogs. It broke my heart. They were all round your feet when you were eating. My hand kept disappearing under the table feeding them all. God knows what the waiters must have thought. That cat sat with me on my lounger all day, he even waited there when we went for lunch. It was a big resort but after that he kept appearing on our patio, really weird but he was a nice cat, he wouldn't fit in my case to bring home though
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Post by kim on Oct 3, 2013 12:05:01 GMT
It was a resort cat, I was quite impressed how well the hotel looked after the cats, they wasn't scabby or flea ridden at all and not that skinny. There were bowls of food in the hotel grounds for them. The cats in Cuba are strays - they get most of my dinner (and lunch and breakfast ) the staff are definitely not impressed when handfuls of ham disappear under the table ;D
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Post by caz2 on Oct 6, 2013 15:00:14 GMT
I cannot believe that Sharon put through that blonde woman over Joseph??? What was she thinking? She needed someone like Joseph to pull in the votes, as she is not going to win with those 3. Firstly the prison officer and the blonde lady will split the votes as they are very similar, and the black woman has a good voice but nothing special. I just hope there is going to be a wildcard again this year and Joseph gets it. Right now onto Louis. I am hopeless with names, so bare with me ;D I like the pretty boy who got picked first, and I really like Jonathan is that the young lads name who also got through. His voice is amazing. But I don't like Luke. I would have preferred the other bigish guy Paul to have got through, as he too had a great belter of a voice.
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Post by kim on Oct 7, 2013 10:37:43 GMT
Had a massive catch up last night and I still haven't got a stand out favourite. I was amazed Sharon put that blonde woman through instead of Jospeh, all I can think is she's hoping to get knocked out of the competition early cos I can't see any of hers winning. Cannot abide that prison officer woman, she's too contrived and who the hell would buy her music? Don't like that Luke one with the hair, he's style over substance and is trying to hard with his look. Not keen on the Scottish boy, his voice is excellent, but if he wins he'll go nowhere. Quite liked the two boy groups, but it was so obvious the manufactured girl group would go through - they always do. Not keen on Hannah, I find her very unappealling and again the back story is too contrived - I noticed she's been reuinited with her Mum on last nights show I liked the girl with the glasses, but don't think she should have gone through her performance was poor. Think Tamera could win it, she fits all the XF criteria - ie Leona mk 2. Must admit I nearly turned it off last night, it is far, far too predictable I'm wondering if they'll have a wildcard this year or not bother because of Christopher whathisface last year ;D
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