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Queen Week 6

This week was Queen week on the X Factor and Stacey Solomon  is also feeling under pressure as the only girl left in the competition! But with a huge song where she can exercise her voice and really show off her talents, this week Stacey was simply amazing and easily the best performance in the X Factor, Stacey Solomon sang the Queen classic  “Who Wants to Live Forever”. Original Queen members guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor who had been mentoring this week where simply blown away by Staceys performance.

I also Though you might like to see Freddie Mercury perform the amazing original

And here is what he judeges has to say about all the remaining contestants

Jamie Archer – ‘Radio Gaga’

Dannii: “Jamie, you really know how to get the crowd going – we certainly saw that tonight. They absolutely love you. In some ways, that was a brilliant song choice – it’s what you do and they love it – but in other ways, it didn’t show off your vocal ability to what I know you can do.”

Louis: “It was a good song choice, it’s a crowd-pleasing song. But we’re looking for someone who’s going to sell millions of records, and I think you’re totally out of your depth. That just showed you’re a singer with a small voice and very big hair.”

Cheryl: “I think it’s always tough being first up, and I think you kicked off the show well. It was a good song choice, and I really like you, Jamie. I don’t like your hair, I have to be honest, not curly. I like it when it’s frizzy. And I’m glad you got rid of the jeans this week.”

Simon: “For you, what I know you want to achieve, the fact that you met Queen, the guys have given you an endorsement, and that was an incredible reaction from the crowd… you’ll be happy.”

Lloyd Daniels – ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’

Dannii: “I think you’re going to want to hear this so I’m just waiting for the audience to quieten down – I think you’ve now arrived. That was your best performance.”

Louis: “That was so much better than last week, because I didn’t think you were very good last week, but this was much better. You looked like you were having a good time. It’s very hard for a 16-year-old kid to do Queen. Much improved, but you have to do better next week.”

Simon: “I sort of agree with the others. It’s a little bit like a puppy taking part in the Grand National – it’s too big for you, but you’re having fun at the same time. I do think, however, it was actually better than last week’s performance, mainly because you started to lighten up a bit. Now you’re having a good time.”

Cheryl: “I’ve loved watching you this week – I’ve really seen you come into your own. This is what I was talking about, this is the experience you need to build on your confidence. I really think the penny dropped for you this week and I’m excited to see what we can do now.”

Olly Murs – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’

Dannii: “That put such a smile on my face. You’re absolutely the best performer we have on the show by far. Your dance moves are absolutely incredible. I would say that musically it swallowed up your vocals. You know I’ve always loved your vocals – just be really careful the track doesn’t take over.”

Louis: “That was an electrifying performance, everything about it. You’re the person everyone has to beat. You remind me of Robbie, Gary Barlow, Will Young but probably better. You’ve got it all.”

Cheryl: “You’re one of the people I can’t wait to see each week. You’ve got charm and a cheeky little edge to you. I think you’re here for the long haul, I honestly do.”

Simon: “Bearing in mind you nearly broke your arm, you came back in, you don’t whinge about it. For once I agree with Louis. Watching this tonight you are reminding me of Robbie, because you’ve got an ability to always entertain. You always give 100% and I think this competition has been very, very good for you because you’re growing in confidence. Every single time you give 150% and you did great tonight.”

Joe McElderry – ‘Somebody To Love’

Dannii: “Somebody to love? If that’s the question, the answer is Joe McElderry. That was fantastic. That’s one of the biggest Queen songs – it’s hard for Freddie Mercury to sing and he can sing everything! You bring it on every week, brilliant.”

Louis: “That was a really, really big song for a little guy from the North of England. You did a great, great job, I love your stagecraft. But I think the choir helped you an awful lot. You’re maybe breaking the rules with the choir – I think it certainly helped you.”

Simon: “I’m assuming, Louis, that’s in your little rulebook. ‘We don’t have choirs on this show’. You’re nitpicking. Joe, if I’m being honest, I think you sang better last week. I do. I thought you were very, very good tonight, but at the beginning you kind of lost your way a bit. It started to pick up at the end, but I think the song slightly overwhelmed you. Having said that, I think you’re safe as houses for next week.”

Cheryl: “It’s irrelevant what they say. The people at home can hear, they’ve all got ears, and that was absolutely fantastic. Whether you had a choir or not you are technically the best singer in this competition. That song is a vocal rollercoaster and you sang it to a T.”

John & Edward – ‘Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby’

Dannii: “Honestly, where do I begin? Let me ask you, Louis, with the rule book – where does Vanilla Ice fit in with Queen week, apart from the four lines that are mashed up? Louis’s rules and everyone else’s rules.”

Cheryl: “You know what, I am so happy to hear them chanting ‘Jedward’ for once. There are no boos and it’s lovely to hear. I think over the past few weeks you’ve come out here with a hard exterior and you kind of forget you’re a couple of 17-year-old lads with an opportunity, and you’re running with it. Good for you. And you’re entertaining – I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Simon: “I can’t judge you in the real world anymore – I have to judge you in Jedward land. If I kind of take myself there, I would say that was your best performance yet. You know what, I have to say this, there’s no point me getting angry or serious about this. If people like you, they like you. And I want to say this as well, guys – you’ve conducted yourself very well, because you haven’t whined, you’ve just got on with it.”

Louis: “That was your best performance, it was the most authentic performance. You look like popstars and when the idiot [Calvin Harris] jumped up from the audience it didn’t even faze you guys. Kids love you, they identify with you, and I want everybody to please lift up the phone and vote for Jedward – we need the votes.”

Stacey Solomon – ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’

Louis: “Simon, you’re the last girl in the competition, and that was incredible, professional… everything about it I loved. You look like a diva, it’s like you’ve been doing this for years and years and years. I want people to vote for Stacey.”

Cheryl: “That was absolutely stunning. You totally sang your socks off and that was beautiful.”

Simon: “Stacey, you know I will always, always be honest with you. I think that is important. And that was, by a mile, the best performance of the night. It’s like we’ve brought you back. All the ‘whatever’ is gone, and now we’ve got you back where we want you to be. It was brilliant.”

Dannii: “Stacey, I just want to say you had amazing comments this week. Brian [May] and Roger [Taylor] said, ‘Absolutely don’t change anything’ and you’ve made me so proud. You’ve grown into a woman overnight, and I’m not judging you in your own world or any other world, you’re in a singing competition and you deserve to be here. Please pick up the phone and vote for Stacey.”

Danyl Johnson – ‘We Are The Champions’

Dannii: “Danyl, I absolutely think that was your best performance in the live shows.”

Louis: “Danyl, there’s nothing wrong with being arrogant and confident if you’ve got the talent to back it up, and tonight you proved you’ve got it all. You’re here for a long, long time. That was the most convincing performance of the night.”

Cheryl: “I wasn’t sure when you started off, but you totally won me over by the end. And you look really handsome with your hair like that!”

Simon: “That was absolutely fantastic. What was so good about that was it was not a karaoke performance. You sang as if you meant it and acted the song, which is important. It was everything the guys have said themselves. Outstanding. Loved it.”

Dannii to quite

Dannii Minogue will quit The X Factor if John & Edward knock Stacey Solomon out.

Danni is fuming after the twins knocked singer Lucie Jones last week.

A show insider said: “Dannii is fuming and just disillusioned at the whole show. She thinks the Grimes are nice kids, but that they don’t deserve to take a place in the remaining acts on the show.

“She was devastated to lose Lucie last week and she couldn’t take it if remaining act Stacey also got the boot and the Grimes stayed in. She has told people on the show that she couldn’t see the point in staying if all the talented singers were shown the door.”

The twatty twins will be attempting to sing again tonight and will be performing ‘Under Pressure’ tonight – after being advised to ditch plans to sing ‘Radio Ga Ga’ – personally I would like to see them do ‘I want to break free’ dressed up like Freddy was in the video.

Stacey X Factor Fear

Stacey Solomon has a hidden fear – bursting into tears while performing live on The X Factor

She said: “I want to win this for Zach – it would mean everything. I try not to think about him in case I get upset and it affects my performance.”

Stacey, 20, also admitted that as the final weeks of ‘The X Factor‘ progress and more acts are eliminated, she gets increasingly nervous and worried about appearing on the show.

She added to the Daily Star newspaper: “I get a bellyache and I want to poo! Before I go on I’m like, ‘Oh no, that’s it, I need to poo!

“But you can’t do anything, you need to hold it in and then you’re like, ‘phew’ and the poo feeling goes away.”

Stacey is the current third favourite to win The X Factor. She went on to elaborated about the strain of just waiting around for 24 hours to get the results each week.

The pressures of coming in the bottom two also takes it toll – where the last acts have to go head to head against each other to survive in the competition.

She added: “Waiting for your name is the worst. As it gets closer you think, ‘I’m going to be in the bottom two’ and that’s the scariest, I really don’t want to have to sing for survival.

Son Of A Preacher Man

X Factor Week Five Stacey Solomon

As much as i like Stacey I can’t help but think this song was not for her, don’t get me wrong she was great as ever and looking very sexy to boot. Anyway check out the video below and also the X Factor judges comments

Stacey Solomon – ‘Son Of A Preacher Man’

Louis: “Stacey, that was a great start to the show. I love Dusty Springfield, I love your new sexy look, you’ve definitely got personality and if the show was based on personality you’d walk it. However, I did think the song lacked a little bit of emotion.”

Cheryl: “It’s lovely to see you looking so sexy, young, cool – that’s what you should be, you’re a young girl. That’s the most confident-looking performance you’ve done so far.”

Simon: “I’m going to disagree with Cheryl, because I would call that a typical talent show competition, insomuch as it’s like eating Chinese food – you don’t feel anything afterwards, you still feel hungry. I just don’t think that was a particularly good performance. I thought it was a lazy song choice, and I think, for the first time since you’ve been in the competition, I think you’re vulnerable after that. I do.”

Dannii: “All I have to say is it shows how out of touch Simon Cowell is. That’s the best reaction you’ve had from the audience and I know people at home will love it. I know you had a problem with the word ‘sex’ – you can’t even say it! – but you’re flirty, young, cute, everything the song should be. You have the authentic tones of Dusty Springfield and it was cool – it’s what Duffy or Amy [Winehouse] would have done. Thank you, it was brilliant.”

Olly Murs – ‘Twist And Shout’

Louis: “Olly, I loved your performance last week, everybody likes you, you’re definitely one of the strongest contestants, but I liked when you were singing, I wasn’t crazy about the silly dancing. I think Simon picked a really, really silly song for a great, great singer. You’re better than that. Simon, why the silly song?”

Dannii: “Olly, you sang beautifully, it was a great performance, but something looks like you didn’t believe in the song. I don’t know what it was. And why go into Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ routine halfway through?”

Cheryl: “If you haven’t seen the movie it did look random. Olly, you only have to listen to [the audience's] reaction. That went down a storm. But you are singing a lot of retro songs. One thing I want to do now is get you singing something contemporary.”

Simon: “Unfortunately, guys, the audience are speaking, and as for your comment, Louis, about this being a silly song – it’s one of The Beatles’ biggest hits! I honestly think where all of you have been quite mean tonight is he put on a great show. It’s called entertainment, and Olly, you are fantastic.”

Lloyd Daniels – ‘Stand By Me’

Louis: “Well, Lloyd, the good news is it’s much better than you were last week. Three weeks ago you were the cute kid in the competition, but at this stage I think you’re out of your depth, I don’t think you’re good enough. There are four better guy singers than you. Sorry.”

Dannii: “Lloyd, you’re a very, very cute guy and it was a cute performance. I thought vocally it was well chosen for you because there’s a certain range you can sing in and you can’t go above it. You lost it a bit when you came off the high note – I think you got so excited you got there that you lost your tuning. It was a nice performance.”

Simon: “It was nice like having tea with your mum – which I do like doing, mum, I love it. The point is, I think right now you’re out of your depth to be honest. You’re competing against big, big singers and it kind of feels to me you’re giving up a little bit at the moment. The second part when it went young, your age group, it was okay, but your voice isn’t big enough.”

Cheryl: “That’s unfair – he’s come back, he was in the bottom two, so yes he is down on his confidence. That’s normal, he’s had a knock. I thought it was the most comfortable vocal you’ve done so far. We did make it young, it was funky, cool – I don’t want to make you cheesy because you’re cooler than that.”

Jamie Archer – ‘Crying’

Louis: “Jamie, I am so glad that you dropped all the silly rock stuff. It was a great song, a very, very emotional performance, your best performance yet and the song absolutely suited you, but Simon, I don’t know the movie it’s from (Gummo). I think you’re cheating again. We all picked songs from big movies and stuck to the rules. I loved the song but I think you’re cheating.”

Dannii: “Jamie, that was an emotional performance, it was heartfelt. It was not the pub rocker. This is what we were saying last week – that’s what we want to see. Maybe you need to choose the songs.”

Cheryl: “I think Simon did you well changing the song, because I think ‘Unchained Melody’ would have been absolutely disastrous for you – that song’s cheesy, in my opinion. I think ['Crying'] suited you brilliantly and I think you sang from your heart.”

Simon: “I have to say, this is all about you, Jamie. You chose that song, and this performance was all about you. I think it was your best performance by a mile. Congratulations.”

Lucie Jones – ‘This Is Me’

Louis: “That was a fantastic song choice. It’s not an obvious song, but it’s very cool, very contemporary. You look like a popstar and you remind me of one of those American girls like Taylor Swift. I predict you’re going to be the last girl standing. You’ve got star quality.”

Cheryl: “I think you’ve found your niche. I wasn’t familiar with the song choice, but it could have been your song. You just need to loosen up, let it be, enjoy it a little bit more because at times you don’t look like you’re enjoying it as much as you should. But I think you’ve definitely found where you should be.”

Simon: “This is the first time, for me, that you have made yourself relevant as a pop artist, because now the song and you are working. This is where we’ve had a problem, it’s all been a bit karaoke, bit this, bit that. But that looked comfortable. It’s not a well known song, but it’s a good song and I actually agree with what Louis just said – I think now you’re the strongest girl in the competition.”

Dannii: “All I can add is I’m not the only person who loves Lucie! That was a beautiful, beautiful performance.”

Danyl Johnson – ‘Purple Rain’

Louis: “Danyl, very few people can sing a Prince song and do it justice, but tonight you came out there and absolutely won everybody over. It’s hard to sing Prince and you deserve to be in the competition. You’re a talented guy and if we’re judging on vocal ability, you’ve got it all. I think you’re going to be in the final.”

Dannii: “Danyl, I love the new look. It’s a much, much better look. That was a really, really good performance. I loved the bit when you went into falsetto at the end… I don’t love it when you scream too much at the end. Your voice is very, very good, but you need to really, really use it. Don’t scream too much – it doesn’t do you justice.”

Cheryl: “I really like your demeanour tonight. You’ve lost the cocky attitude you had at the beginning but you’re not the broken man we saw last week. You’re somewhere in between – it’s nice. I like the hair, I love the hair!”

Simon: “I know I’m repeating myself, but I’ve got to say this again because it’s important to remember the context of the real world. That was an outstanding vocal, it was. I really, really mean this. I think this show has found a great, great singer who was almost broken, who has now got his confidence back up, and we should be proud of you, we should be supporting you, because I think you could go on to have a great career. I’m very proud of you, Danyl, well done.”

John & Edward – ‘Ghostbusters Theme’

Dannii: “I have no idea what I’m meant to be commenting on. I’ve honestly got no idea about anything constructive to say. It’s a singing competition – you either talk or you rap. I’m wondering what you’d release if you won. I love watching you perform but I can’t imagine listening to you on the radio.”

Cheryl: “You know what, you bring fun to this show. Whether people like you or whether people don’t, it’s fun to watch and you know, kids from like 3 to 10 absolutely adore you so good on you for getting up there.”

Simon: “Look, guys, I think we’ve established over the past few weeks that you can’t sing, but this was actually a good song for you. You actually did choose the right song for them, Louis, because based on some of the horrors we’ve seen before this was sort of good in a very childish way. I thought it was actually more entertaining than some of the karaoke stuff we saw before, so well done.”

Louis: “Guys, all I know is everywhere I go people are talking about Jedward. Every week you come out smiling, happy, and I haven’t had one problem with you. The world is full of doom and gloom and these guys are having fun. That’s what this show’s all about – fun.”

Joe McElderry – ‘Circle Of Life’

Louis: “Joe, you’re definitely one of the best singers in the competition, you tick all the boxes. But as Simon said in the VT I think you’re more musical theatre than popstar and we’re looking for a popstar. I think the song was a little bit predictable, a little bit safe. I think you’re better, you’ve got more potential than that.”

Dannii: “Coming from you with John & Edward, we’re looking for a popstar! Joe, you’re the best male vocalist in the competition, hands down. You’re the most likeable, most beautiful guy. The only thing I would critique is your voice is strong and that’s what musical theatre is, but I didn’t like the production. It was like Les Mis mixed with The Lion King. I love it when you just perform the song and I think that was detracting from it.”

Simon: “Joe, I thought that was the perfect song for you. It’s what you’re all about. I actually liked the production. The only thing I didn’t like was you’ve got to stop this kind of stage school swaying. You’ve got to have confidence to take the mic and believe in yourself. I don’t think you’re the best male singer in the competition. Having said that, I think you’re commercial, I think you know who you are, and I think you should enjoy this moment. That was very good.”

Cheryl: “Every week I love working with you even more. You’re starting to feel like a little brother to me and I’m so proud to watch you up there. Well done.”

Danny Dyer on Stacey Solomon

Danny Dyer has stated that Stacey Solomon needs to stop acting like a “div” – who is he to state that?

Danny admitted to being a fan of Stacey but he does not approve of the way she behaves while being interviewed on the show.

“I like Stacey Solomon, but she needs to slow down on the div act! But she’s lovely and she’s got a great voice, she’s a single mum and I have a lot of respect for that. Oh, and she’s from Essex!”

Danny also revealed that he recons Simon Cowell’s act Olly Murs to win the series.

“He’s one of my own,” the star explained. “I don’t like bender Danyl Johnson, my daughter loves him but there’s something not quite right about him, he’s too polished. I want to see the journey they make and he hasn’t had one.”