Sunday evening gave us our second dose of X
Factor auditions and it was a mixture of groups and pug loving Italians that
stole the show.
We were ‘treated’ to a montage of dullness and
then bam… Stevie came along…
Stevie Ritchie
His whole audition was kind of like watching a
puppy falling off a step over and over again, it was an adorable disaster that
we couldn’t help but watch. Greeting the judges as ‘legends’
and smooth talking Simon by referring to him as ‘the God of X Factor’ he
managed to charm his way into the next round. He had himself a little ‘me party’
and we’ll be seeing a whole lot more of him…
Then it was time for the groups to shine…
Overload
The one the ‘fangirls’ had been waiting for. They
gave us a great rendition of Pompeii by Bastille and sailed through to the next
round. Their mixture of classic good looks, charming smiles and pretty decent
voices should see them rack up the fans day by day.
Only The Young
Easily one of our favourite auditions so far. Having already supported some big acts thanks to winning
a Vodafone competition we were expecting big things from their audition and
they certainly didn’t disappoint. They sang ‘Something about the way you look
tonight’ giving it a completely fresh feel, and we enjoyed every second of it. 'That’s
how you do an audition' said Cheryl, whilst Simon told them he'd love to work
with them… bring on their next audition please!
Concept
5 different kinds of handsome; check. Great
vocals; check. Use of an instrument, check. What more could we possibly want?
Concept bought an earthquake of musical joy to the audition room and proudly
accepted their chorus of yes’s into the next round. Keep your eye on these
chaps.
Kitten and the Hip
Oh Louis, Louis, Louis. Only Louis could think
they were father and daughter and say it out loud (the rest of us politely just
kept that misjudgment quietly to ourselves). Husband and Wife duo Kitten and
Hip gave an awkwardly mismatched audition and the judges began uttering the
sentence ‘Kitten would you consid…’, ‘YES’. Thus the Hip was gone and Kitten
was through to the next round.
Then is was time for a montage of foreign
contestants all gushing about how wonderful the British X Factor is but not
delivering with the vocals; until pug boy…
Andrea Faustini
Officially our favourite pug sweater wearing
Italian; by a mile. He entered the audition room professing his love for the Spice
Girls and admitting his fear of Simon, a few premature side eyes were exchanged
between the judges and then he sang… His rendition of ‘Who’s Lovin’ You?’ was
goosebump inducingly wonderful; and the nation fell in love.
Linzi Martin
She used to be in ‘Girl Thing’ who
were tipped to be the next Spice Girls (no us neither) and after appearing on ‘The
Big Reunion’ (which we assume didn’t work out) decided to give X Factor a bash
in the hope of reclaiming those short-lived glory days. She got off to a bit of
a bum start before composing herself and giving it another whirl. It was rocky;
she said her nerves were killing her. Simon admitted to her that he needed to
be honest as it was the best for her in the long run. It was heavy viewing for
all and Cheryl said, “It was the hardest audition [she] has ever been in”. Tears all
round as she hugged Simon and Cheryl leaving with a bunch of No’s.
Sunday’s show not only gave us a
handful of standout auditions but it also gave us the best conversation to have
ever been conversed, ever. Mel and Cheryl had the ‘who would I have been in The
Spice Girls/Girls Aloud’ conversation, and it was wonderful. More of this
please, X Factor producers.
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