Wednesday 18 November 2009

The 'Fro goes as Jedward survive again

Jamie Archer became the sixth act to be voted off the X Factor last Sunday after all the contestants performed Queen songs.

Archer lost out to Welsh teenager Lloyd Daniels in the sing-off and he is the first of Simon's over-25s to leave the competition. The final decision once again went to deadlock after the judges couldn't decide who to save and Archer lost out after receiving the lowest public vote. Although Jamie gave a better performance in the sing-off with 'The Show Must Go On' he failed to find his feet during the live shows and unfortunately never managed to top his first audition of 'Sex on Fire'.

On Saturday each act had to perform a classic Queen song and we got the mix of the wonderful with Stacey's powerful rendition of 'Who Wants To Live Forever', the surprising as Olly struggled vocally through 'Don't Stop Me Now' and the plain ridiculous as Jedward rapped through 'Under Pressure'.

Despite being out of time and tune on many occasions it was the twins best performance (within "Jedward land" as Simon Cowell put it, their performances can no longer be critiqued and compared to the other serious singing acts) and it saw them voted through to next week as the Jedward bandwagon continues to roll.

But it is not just the voting public who the boys have won over. Celebrities are also voicing their support for the duo, oddly demonstrated on Saturday by artist and DJ Calvin Harris who ran onstage during their performance with a pineapple on his head.

Whilst Jedward still bring fun (and moments of madness) to the show, the singing competition is getting serious as we near the final stages with only the final six of Stacey, Joe, Lloyd, Danyl, Olly and Jedward still standing.

Picture from Virgin Media

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