The theme at the weekend was ‘The Great British
Song Book’. A fairly vast array of songs to choose from and yet there was a few
lackluster choices from contestants this week. It all came together to deliver
a rather dreary show with now major stand out moments… apart from two.
Hannah Barrett
‘Satisfaction’
After her second time in the bottom two the
previous weekend you’d forgive Hannah for opening the show with a huge power
ballad that would normally secure a few votes, but there was no chance of
Hannah Banana (nope, sorry Nicole, it’s not going to catch on) playing it safe.
Incredible and vocally flawless, her performance
was full of energy, however forcing planning forced audience participation isn’t
the way to connect we’re afraid. Gary was clearly impressed though as he said
she gave another “incredible performance” and he’d vote for her.
Luke Friend
‘Your Song’
We initially thought, fantastic
song choice! However in our head Abi Alton/Ellie Goulding was singing it, Lukes’
version was definitely more Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge. Not a bad thing. But
not our preference. We’ve had issues in the past with Luke and his shouty
emotion and it popped up again this week. He was a hit with the judges though
as Nicole remarked that his voice has grown throughout the competition and his
voice reminded her or his hair ‘just enough girt and dirt’. Not our favourite
but he’s still growing on us week by week. Luke found himself facing Sam in the
sing-off but was saved unanimously by the judges. Hopefully next week he’ll
come back fighting.
Sam Bailey
‘Something’
This song didn’t pop into our head
when we read the title and although it clicked once Sam began singing we wouldn’t
have this in our great British songbook. There’s no denying she delivered
another breathtaking vocal performance but much like Nicole we wouldn’t want it
on her album. Her voice is bigger and better than that song choice. Before she
hit the stage we saw an adorable VT where she gave home a visit and did a spot
of baking with her children, it gave us a little insight into her life and
allowed us to connect that little bit more… Hannah, take note.
Rough Copy
‘Viva La Vida’
Another lackluster song choice. We want Big Band
Rough Copy back! There’s no denying they’re fantastic singers with great charisma
but as the weeks go by we feel they’re losing their identity more and more. Way
back in the audition room they were cheeky, spontaneous and original, now they’re
tamed, over rehearsed and almost blend into the shows background. The themes
haven’t helped but we want the original Rough Copy back on our screens, now
those guys could be finalists. The judges were keen
though, Louis thinks they tick every box and admitted that he loves their style
and swagger - yes Louis said swagger - first snazzy now swagger, what ever
next?!
Sam Callahan
‘Faith’
Sam took a risk this week and
decided to play along with his guitar, against the advice of the sol called ‘experts’.
We’re glad Sam went with his instinct this time as some of the advice he’s
clearly been given in the past regarding his song choices have been more
hindrance than help. A little blip at the start but he soon recovered, moved
around the stage effortlessly and put on a great show. The judges commended Sam’s
attitude and work ethic behind the scenes, it was nice to see his handsome
happy face during judges comments for once. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough this
week and he found himself in the dreaded sing-off, singing ‘Iris’ Sam filled
the stage with pure emotion and talent, parting on his best performance of the
series. We’ll miss him.
Tamera Foster
‘Diamonds Are Forever’
We admit it, we expect Tamera to be
in the sing-off after this performance. We didn’t like the new ‘modernised’
arrangement (what was with the strange accent she sang in?) and her memory of
the lyrics was nowhere to be seen. However when she was singing actual words
she did sound bloody fantastic and looked like a true star. We need a true wow
moment from Tamera though to win us over completely.
Nicholas McDonald
‘Someone Like You’
Finally! A fantastic song choice! A
brave decision to take on Adele, although perhaps made easier by the fact he’s
male and only 16 (did you know, he’s only 16?) making it a little harder to
compare them. Flawless, his performance stole the show by a mile. Full of
emotion and passion yet controlled he made sounding perfect seem effortless. We
agree with Gary (it doesn’t happen very often) a little bit more individuality
wouldn’t hurt but that’ll come as he grown even more in confidence.
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