2010 XF, post yer spoilers here

Didn't realise that sq.  What credence would you give to the wildcard idea?

It seems quite late in the day to spring it on the audience now.  What do we have?  Another week of auditions this weekend, both nights I think.  Then a weekend for boot camp and a weekend for JHs before live shows start. Unless they do a show where they showcase the people who don't get through it's going to be difficult for some of them to have a fair chance to shine as some acts get loads of coverage and others barely get a look in.

9th October - 11th December (I assume) works out as 12 down to 3, I think.  Otherwise would need some double evictions.

Think the wildcard scenario is dependent on Gamus citizenship hearing. Cheryl made her choices today unless theyve found a reason to delay it and Gamus hearing is Thursday I dont think Simon would take the chance on preempting the verdict nor would he attempt to influence it. In this scenario he could have a wildcard show where Gamu would belatedly be selected.

Bought the X Factor magazine today £1.95 wasted, not a lot in it tbh featured acts on last week FYD and Tom seemed to get the most coverage though Paije and Nicolo also featured. Cher was the only act from previous shows to be mentioned unsurprisingly.
Mentions of this coming weeks acts were for Aidan Grimshaw Rebecca Ferguson and John Wilding. Chloe Mafia also gets a mention though the article mentions her prostitution so not a positive will probably buy it next week but no exclusives whatsoever

Ideal for the target audience then. Does it have massage ads in the back too?

The latest from hotchick

The final 8 acts at judges houses have been OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED!!!

Cheryl:- Girls
Treyc Cohen
Cher Loyd
Anastacia Baker
Katie Smith
Kaite Waisal
Rebecca Ferguson
Hollie Burns

Danni:- Boys
Nicolo Festa
Paije Richardson
Matt Cardle
Tom Richards
John Wilding
Aiden Grimshaw
Marlon McKenzie
Karl Brown

Simon:- Groups
New Girlband
New Boyband
FYD
Hussle
The Reason
New Status
Ladybird
Diva Fever

Louis :- Over 28′s
Storm Lee
Mary Byrne
Stephen Hunter
Elesha
Evanora
John Adeleye

Don't shoot the messenger

Seems it was just copied from here...
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http://xfactor-updates.com/judges-houses-2010-rumors/

Sorry George that comes from the same guesser who supposedly revealed the wild card show. The final 8 girls has only 7 the final 8 over 28s has only 6. Suspect the final 12 are in there but its a complete guess no Gamu[:o]

not sure about the wildcard thing I guess we'll see as for the 'confirmed' list GB
that is defo wrong katie w is in top 8 of girls katie s isnt

trying to cross check various lists and posts, rumours  etc
top 12 wont be too far way from this IMO
boys - nicolo matt and aiden
groups - new direction and the new girl group with either FYD or husstle
overs - storm mary and john
girls - cheryl katie w and poss gamu who defo makes the judges house

will try to keep up to date

Cheryl being Cher there aj.

ta J
caffiene levels not quite there

AJ - How goes it, mate?

Did you have EP at a very fancy price ew a few weeks back? 40s iirc

Yeah, I want Treyc to get through but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if she doesn't.

Weasel is shocking btw

Hi INX not been on nags for a while mate
tho hoping alls well with frontier dancer for perth

GB agree with u but suspect she might be a bit better than the 'staged' audition IMO (if she does indeed get thru)

Cool AJ. Hope all well with your family. Don't want to get into detail on a forum, but hope your mother's good.

Maybe better aj, but not in the least likeable imo

Did Ellice Chidlow not make it at all? Or is she one of those in the new girl band?

Just read a rumour that Cheryl doesnt decide until next week now, does augur well for Gamu if true.

Yep, still going on about wildcards too

Evanora didn't make judge's houses it seems, so I think 'hotchick' can be totally discredited

http://xfactor-updates.com/category/years/2010/

dunno how reliable only the girls missing

anyone know the name of this girlband? gotta feeling cowell will ramp this one

His last attempt was Hopeless. I can't see a girlband ever winning except competing against 11 other girlbands

I wouldnt be so sure GB these 2 can sing (havent looked at other 2) and I dont rate FYD

geneva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-MsovZc1Nc&feature=related

rebecca
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lro1d73M4s

His last attempt was Hopeless. I can't see a girlband ever winning except competing against 11 other girlbands

Has he cobbled a band together out of soloist entrants before?

Yes, Hope (girls) and Futureproof (guys)

Thanks squares, and they didn't get anywhere. I thought it may be one to watch as Geneva and Rebecca can not only sing but they are very good looking, and it seems he's pushing groups this year. But maybe not.

one thing about this year's girls is that they seem a lot more likeable, down to earth, "normal" than the usual girls in XF girl bands who tend to be more like pole dancers than musicians.

Hope Hopeless

Nice one George. It passed over my simple head unfortunately.

Unlike single females, the natural reaction is for the target voters to start bitching about them.

The more good looking the worse the bitching I suspect

Has the bird who pulled out from the girl group last year had another crack?  Forgotten the name. Got to JH in Leona's year

Gemma from Miss Fitz?

geneva been getting tweets from joe mcelderry and the vickers

I wouldnt mind a wee punt on them anyone know this girlbands name yet ?

Yep sq

If ever a decent contestant was keen to shoot herself in the foot it was her

decent lol u taking the piss
wasn't she the 'rapper'

ps ... I see they tried and failed for Eurovision

you mean you weren't around for the "You Country Needs You" show live in-running betting?

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1312947/X-Factors-Katie-Waissel-avoids-axe--despite-American-record-deal.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1312947/X-Factors-Katie-Waissel-avoids-axe--despite-American-record-deal.html

Surprised by all the negative comments, even more so in the original DM article which has been up a while, also on youtube. People can't stand the fact she's been a professional and was quiet about it.

Contrast that attitude with the US where nobody minded that a professional dancer - Nicole Scherzinger, leader of ****cat Dolls - entered and went on to win the US version of SCD.

I don't think I was in the country sq. Admittedly I should plan my trips around these things [;)]

I think it's more that people don't like her Henry tbh

Yes I can see that "I'm so shy, gosh this place is so big and scary (but really I'm an overconfident hard as nails pro)" act.

Surprised she seems to have got through...

Possible that Cheryl hasn't chosen yet of course. Last year it was all the simpering puppydogs she picked; I can't see Weasel fitting into that

We're still waiting for Cheryl but the implications of the DM article are that Katie's through. I think Cowell wants her through, she's well known to him.

She's my personal favourite but I don't know if she's a gambling proposition partly because of her bad reception on the net but also because I don't know how versatile her hoarse jazzy voice is for all the XF genres.

She's a songwriter. She writes her own songs that suit her and sound great, she would have been much better suited to BGT.

She'd have been much better suited to doing it herself Henry. Which apparently she was doing anyway

What is XF, a bleedin insurance policy?

The article says shes through to the next stage, the next stage is the judges houses which is Cheryls. They started filming at sandbanks today so the decision to put her through to the final 3 has yet to be made. Cher is a banker, I dont know how Gamus citizenship hearing went and Rebecca Ferguson shown tomorrow is rumoured to be very good. Personally I would hold all bets on the girls until we have a clear idea who is through.

The article says shes through to the next stage, the next stage is the judges houses which is Cheryls.

Are you sure that's what it meant Topper? The article came out this afternoon, they are either at or have just finished the judges houses. Any decent journalist writing in the present should write about what's happening in the present. Not the past just to suit the TV narrative.

Personally I would hold all bets on the girls until we have a clear idea who is through.

Yes, I think what we have for the other judges, who are ahead of Cheryl, is just rumours. Nothing confirmed as far as I know.

She'd have been much better suited to doing it herself Henry. Which apparently she was doing anyway
What is XF, a bleedin insurance policy?

It's publicity at least. Even if she was binned today she's probably gained from it.

Yep. If she was good enough she wouldn't need it.

after last years bookie benefit fiasco --where a few shops had a lad
as fav for a long time but didnt make the final

anyone reckon a similar story this year with cher ?
wouldnt surprise me and there are a few rumours going round about a big shock

after last years bookie benefit fiasco --where a few shops had a lad
as fav for a long time but didnt make the final

anyone reckon a similar story this year with cher ?
wouldnt surprise me and there are a few rumours going round about a big shock

It would be a shock if the bookies were behind x-factor updates and Cher hadn't in fact made it through. (Although anybody backing at 3.5 before the official announcement likes living dangerously).

not saying the books are behind it but doesnt take much for
people to jump on board and say x has made it thus gets priced up
the more cynical side of me never rules out scratchy backs
between XF connections and keeping some of the books sweet

Incredible that anyone would buy at those odds. What a shame we can't have a market on here

Today's Front Page of the Irish Daily Star:
GIVE IRISH X FACTOR FANS THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Angry Louis joins with TV3 in phone battle.
X Factor supremo Louis Walsh last night joined forces with TV3 to demand that Irish audiences get to vote in the hit reality show.
The music guru claims hopefuls such as Tesco Shop Assistant Mary Byrne (50) will be left at a disadvantage.
"We need to organise voting in Ireland this year," he insisted. "It's a travesty that Irish viewers can't vote.
It's terribly unfair to the contestants when everyone else gets a hometown vote."
Seething Louis said Irish contestants will fight a losing battle on the ITV show as long as viewers in Ireland cannot vote.
Louis (58) claimed Jedward missed out on a place in the finals last year because of this.
"We had 700,000 Irish viewers into TV3," he pointed out.
"It was a farce when Jedward copuldn't get support from home."
He said an Irish winner may be on the cards - but only if British network ITV allows Irish viewers to vote.
"They just need that extra push," he insisted.
Louis said he would join in the TV3 battle to get the phone lines set up because "if ITV can't set up phone lines, Irish contestants are unlikely to get to the finals".
TV3 claims it has been battling to allow its viewers to vote. It said: "ITV have the rights to voting. Our hands are tied unless ITV move to change their position."
Along with Tesco worker Mary Byrne, Rebecca Creighton (21) from Tallaght and Mullingar's Niall Moran (16) hope to make it to the live shows this year.Ends

Dunno about Louis' 700k viewers. 800k viewers voted in the final of the All Ireland Talent Show on RTE tv earlier this year, which Chloe Coyle hosed up in. This may be significant if they manage to pull off a vote for an Irish competitor. Maybe not in the o/r, but it could affect elimininations massively in the earlier stages on the comp. Doubt ITV will offer us the opportunity, mind

* "We had 700,000 Irish viewers TUNING into TV3," he pointed out.

Seething Louis said Irish contestants will fight a losing battle on the ITV show as long as viewers in Ireland cannot vote.
Louis (58) claimed Jedward missed out on a place in the finals last year because of this.

Thank God.

Why don't we just take it over and make it part of the UK again? Problem solved.

(Qu: How many Irish comps can Brits vote in? Ans: 0).

Henry - agree 100% on the Jedward bit lol

(Qu: How many Irish comps can Brits vote in? Ans: 0).

You've been spared our reality tv drivel equivalence! Regard yourself as very lucky!

How many Irish comps are on Brit TV (with a public voting aspect) for you to watch and vote in?
Ans: All of them that are broadcast on UTV!
Viewers watching RTE reality TV shows broadcast in Norn Iron via UTV are afforded the right to vote.
Chloe Coyle (mentioned above) was from Tyrone.

The point re: X Factor is that auditions are here, contestants from here take part, so therefore fans from their regional demographic should be allowed to vote. Simples.


I'll not comment on the "make it part of the UK again" bit - best left to the ignorant, my friend!

I'll not comment on the "make it part of the UK again" bit - best left to the ignorant, my friend!

I know [;)]

I was joking of course, but my worry is that it would make it all a bit more unknown. Not to you maybe. For example would Mary get massive Irish support?

I meant best left to the ignorant to comment on it..
I know you were being facetious!

From my pov it would be great if we could vote [;)]
I think they'd all be supported, and as they'd drop off the following would obv transfer

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http://new-magazine.co.uk//latestnews/view/23800/X-Factor-2010-Katie-Waissel-and-Storm-Lee-perform-private-party-for-Paris-Hilton-/

More gripes about contestants not being about the average Joe in the street

Once again, we have to register our disappointment that the show is helping out people who already have massive opportunities rather than your average Joe who walked in from the street - it betrays the spirit of the programme...

Simon is bewildered. The money making spirit of the program is as strong as ever.

@radioleary - Got to love a late night x factor voice over. Bootcamp looks great.( watch out for Matt cardle kicking some ass, and as for diva fever...)

Gamu's first audition was auto-tuned live, not after the event as ITV have claimed. Why? Possibly cos she's a duffer and they wanted her thru for the back story.

Source - guy I have known about three years who runs a studio.

Do you know if others were auto-tuned?

Gamu's first audition was auto-tuned live, not after the event as ITV have claimed. Why? Possibly cos she's a duffer and they wanted her thru for the back story.

How did they know she was a duffer when all the other examples of her singing shows she is brilliant?

If they did not know she was a duffer why should they autotune her and no one else. BTW autotune makes good singers sound autotuned and makes bad singers sound worse. There is no point autotuning a singer who cannot sing in tune. It just makes them more out of tune.?

How come she had the look on her face of someone who is singing brillantly if she was singing badly. And why was her crowd 10x more extatic than Chers crowd?

PS I know she cannot win. Unless............she improves every week then singer impossibly well in the final even then some fanciable lad or lads will probably get the vote.

Cher will not handle the themes.

already out isn't she?

BTW autotune makes good singers sound autotuned and makes bad singers sound worse. There is no point autotuning a singer who cannot sing in tune. It just makes them more out of tune.?

Actually Melv it can make everybody sound better if they're off tune, it's just a pitch corrector.

It would be useful to know who they auto-tuned before we can speculate as to why they auto-tuned Gamu.

As far as he knows, she was the only one autotuned. He has no idea why. He speculated whether the sound engineer got fired as he did it so appallingly badly and noticeably.

others on that 1st show were definitely autotuned. And it was added after not live imo. If you watch the act which was a duet of a bad singer and the girl, who went on to sing solo, she was autotuned he wasn't on their duet.

Louis was on Irish radio today and all but confirmed that Mary is through and the 2 cobbled together groups.

Also a Madonna week wither week 1 or 2

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Simon will not be happy with the radio times[:x]

Ooops

Come on Matt.

I am so glad Simon is not able to milk this sad state of affairs for his own pulicity.

Come on Matt.

Top post Topper. Thanks very much. Informations all you need. I have put it all over youtube.



And thats why you need to read this forum.

Have you got a link Topper? (Links are such wonderful things). From what I can see it's not there, maybe they took it off.

Yep, been taken down Henry

Henry go to Radio times home page. There is a calender go to Sept 9. Then slide to 8pm and click on xfactor.

Gone melv

husstle were robbed

lead singers hair got caught in the ceiling fan at judges house and she's still stuck there

madonna week ffs

2 1/2 hr show could also mean wildcard......gamu??????

^^^^ to clear last post up

thats the theme for the first live show and 2 1/2 hrs seems a long time for it

true aj

yes aj, the gamu thing is what i am thinking too. wonder if any bookie is prepared to lay her at fancy prices now she is 'out'

Why bother when they can lay her at short prices

hold yer bets on trey c/gamu/husstle

unsure whether 12 or more go to live shows or even if new mentor etc (Nicole?)
but major rumours suggest Trey C is thru to lives also various twitters suggest husstle
(tho not convinced on this) and you all know about gamu

bound to some kinda twist and those that got 25's about AO could be sitting pretty

u lot heard owt?

its official bookies dont have a clue lol
if this 4 wildcard/judges picks is true Louis must be gutted
he found it hard enough to pick 3

Small gripe,
any chance spoilers for XF kept on one thread
(i.e the star story, future themes and song choices) makes it easier to find

From unreality TV. I know its almost certainly a liar but I clutch at every straw.


matthew says:
October 2, 2010 at 10:19 pm
i know gamu shes my friends mums friends friends shes awsome she will get throuh

Wish there were more posts like this from Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire.

Tom Richards claims top12 known before judges houses

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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/10/03/welsh-x-factor-hopeful-pins-blame-on-producers-91466-27388775/

After reading the cut and paste from the Star I now ask.

Could Matthew from Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire be telling the truth.

Surprised that Tom thing has slipped through the Cowell net cj

yes especially if wildcards is true as you would think he would still have the 20 rejects under tight control

True. Either he didn't know, it's bullcacka, or they were already decided

If 1, he's fooked now

will be kicking himself!

according to DS wildcards are possibly (based on sightings of judges today)

Groups - Diva Fever
Girls - TreyC
Boys - Paige
Overs - Wagner

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http://swns.com/rejects-factor-simon-cowell-visits-diva-fever-prompting-wildcard-rumours-041117.html

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/oct/04/the-x-factor-2010-finallists

Not a spoiler, but the guardians view. Funny in places

Sophia from Belle Amie

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http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/S/shipwrecked2007/teams/sophiawardman.html