TEAM LOUIS WALSH
1. Johnny Robinson - Hung Up/You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Madonna/Dead or Alive)
As big a Madonna fan as I am, this started off bordering on Johnny-back-to-the-novelty. However, once he got into the second song, Johnny's vocals really came out to play, and they genuinely sounded amazing on the big notes. Shame about the little ones that made up the majority.
TEAM KELLY ROWLAND
2. Janet Devlin - I Want You Back (The Jackson Five)
There was something about the terrified-but-jolly look on Janet's face that I actually found rather charming. Her voice was weak (shock horror) but overall her performance was a vast improvement on last week's. So just "poor", then.
TEAM GARY BARLOW
3. Craig Colton - Heaven (Bryan Adams/DJ Sammy)
How do you get a yawnsville balladeer to sing a dance anthem? Easy. Choose a ballad that became a dance anthem- and get him to do both versions. Have his cake and eat it too, as it were. And something tells me this isn't Craig's first cake. Naturally, he sounded better during the ballad bits, but that dancing... Wow! Did not see that coming. Dad at a wedding or what? Is it safe to come out from behind the sofa now?
TEAM TULISA
4. The Risk - A Night To Remember (Shalamar)
This is the vocal performance I've been waiting for from The Risk. Their solos were each perfect and the harmonies fell into place nicely. I really don't know what Gary Barlow is hearing, but I don't understand how anybody could hear that without hearing a huge improvement on their past cacophonies.
TEAM GARY
5. Marcus Collins - Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
Well, nobody can say they saw that song choice coming. Once again, Marcus delivered superb vocals with a natural stage presence and convincing choreography. Best performance of the series so far. Oh bugger, Gary just stole my line.
TEAM LOUIS
6. Kitty Brucknell - Like A Prayer (Madonna)
Just as I'm feeling defensive about Kitty, she enters hallowed territory. Whilst wearing Krystle Carrington shoulder pads. It didn't quite have the impact it should have- but she did a decent job vocally, I guess, and was respectful to the spirit of the original.
TEAM GARY
7. Frankie Cock - I Gotta Feeling (The Black Eyed Peas)
"I don't know why people are voting for me". Me neither, Frankie. Me, neither. He amazingly took a rather shouty, tuneless song and somehow made it even more tuneless. It may be the ultimate feel-good tune, but it's going to take more than that to get votes. Though I got a feeling Louis's rant might actually work in Frankie's favour. Sorry.
TEAM KELLY
8. Misha B - Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner)
Inspired song choice. Looking more like Chaka Khan than Tina, Misha looked like she was having fun for the first time. Glad to see her ditch the urban side for once too, and managed to avoid the potential karaoke/ cabaret/ copycat potential in that song. Ace.
TEAM TULISA
9. Little Mix - Don't Stop The Music (Rihanna)
See the above review of The Risk. Switch that, reverse it. Oh dear. Please stop the music.
RESULTS SHOW
It's a double eviction. The bottom three are revealed to be:
TEAM TULISA - The Risk
TEAM LOUIS - Kitty, Johnny
The Risk have the fewest votes, and are automatically eliminated. Ridiculous.
Johnny Robinson - Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)
Despite an obviously under-rehearsed edit that caused him to go a bit wrong, Johnny's voice sounded incredible. An interesting song choice, given Louis's constant harassing of Simon Cowell for giving his acts this song.
Kitty Brucknell - Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson)
Opting for Kelly's live acoustic version, rather than the uptempo original, it was a brave choice given that it was never a UK single. Her voice was as good as ever.
Absurdly, they go to Louis first. He eliminates Johnny.
Tulisa eliminates Johnny.
Kelly eliminates Johnny.
Gary would have sent home Johnny.
So we say a fond farewell to Johnny, the "character" of 2011. Nobody could have foreseen he'd make it this far, but at least he eventually got to sing before he left, and left on a high...
...Or is it? The news has broken that Frankie has been kicked out of the show (hurrah!) for "breaking the golden rule" (allegedly it was his alleged boasting about allegedly snorting cocaine. Allegedly.) Anyway, it's unclear what this means for the remaining acts, but Johnny's return is a possibility. Watch this space...
1. Johnny Robinson - Hung Up/You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Madonna/Dead or Alive)
As big a Madonna fan as I am, this started off bordering on Johnny-back-to-the-novelty. However, once he got into the second song, Johnny's vocals really came out to play, and they genuinely sounded amazing on the big notes. Shame about the little ones that made up the majority.
TEAM KELLY ROWLAND
2. Janet Devlin - I Want You Back (The Jackson Five)
There was something about the terrified-but-jolly look on Janet's face that I actually found rather charming. Her voice was weak (shock horror) but overall her performance was a vast improvement on last week's. So just "poor", then.
TEAM GARY BARLOW
3. Craig Colton - Heaven (Bryan Adams/DJ Sammy)
How do you get a yawnsville balladeer to sing a dance anthem? Easy. Choose a ballad that became a dance anthem- and get him to do both versions. Have his cake and eat it too, as it were. And something tells me this isn't Craig's first cake. Naturally, he sounded better during the ballad bits, but that dancing... Wow! Did not see that coming. Dad at a wedding or what? Is it safe to come out from behind the sofa now?
TEAM TULISA
4. The Risk - A Night To Remember (Shalamar)
This is the vocal performance I've been waiting for from The Risk. Their solos were each perfect and the harmonies fell into place nicely. I really don't know what Gary Barlow is hearing, but I don't understand how anybody could hear that without hearing a huge improvement on their past cacophonies.
TEAM GARY
5. Marcus Collins - Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
Well, nobody can say they saw that song choice coming. Once again, Marcus delivered superb vocals with a natural stage presence and convincing choreography. Best performance of the series so far. Oh bugger, Gary just stole my line.
TEAM LOUIS
6. Kitty Brucknell - Like A Prayer (Madonna)
Just as I'm feeling defensive about Kitty, she enters hallowed territory. Whilst wearing Krystle Carrington shoulder pads. It didn't quite have the impact it should have- but she did a decent job vocally, I guess, and was respectful to the spirit of the original.
TEAM GARY
7. Frankie Cock - I Gotta Feeling (The Black Eyed Peas)
"I don't know why people are voting for me". Me neither, Frankie. Me, neither. He amazingly took a rather shouty, tuneless song and somehow made it even more tuneless. It may be the ultimate feel-good tune, but it's going to take more than that to get votes. Though I got a feeling Louis's rant might actually work in Frankie's favour. Sorry.
TEAM KELLY
8. Misha B - Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner)
Inspired song choice. Looking more like Chaka Khan than Tina, Misha looked like she was having fun for the first time. Glad to see her ditch the urban side for once too, and managed to avoid the potential karaoke/ cabaret/ copycat potential in that song. Ace.
TEAM TULISA
9. Little Mix - Don't Stop The Music (Rihanna)
See the above review of The Risk. Switch that, reverse it. Oh dear. Please stop the music.
RESULTS SHOW
It's a double eviction. The bottom three are revealed to be:
TEAM TULISA - The Risk
TEAM LOUIS - Kitty, Johnny
The Risk have the fewest votes, and are automatically eliminated. Ridiculous.
Johnny Robinson - Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)
Despite an obviously under-rehearsed edit that caused him to go a bit wrong, Johnny's voice sounded incredible. An interesting song choice, given Louis's constant harassing of Simon Cowell for giving his acts this song.
Kitty Brucknell - Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson)
Opting for Kelly's live acoustic version, rather than the uptempo original, it was a brave choice given that it was never a UK single. Her voice was as good as ever.
Absurdly, they go to Louis first. He eliminates Johnny.
Tulisa eliminates Johnny.
Kelly eliminates Johnny.
Gary would have sent home Johnny.
So we say a fond farewell to Johnny, the "character" of 2011. Nobody could have foreseen he'd make it this far, but at least he eventually got to sing before he left, and left on a high...
...Or is it? The news has broken that Frankie has been kicked out of the show (hurrah!) for "breaking the golden rule" (allegedly it was his alleged boasting about allegedly snorting cocaine. Allegedly.) Anyway, it's unclear what this means for the remaining acts, but Johnny's return is a possibility. Watch this space...
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