After an amazing first weekend of
the new series, we were all excited to see the good, bad, weird, wonderful and
not quite stable return to our screens for round three of the audition room.
The boys were certainly out in force but something fishy stole the show…
Ten Senah
A professional 'partier', this lady
was still a bit pissed when she rocked up to her audition. Openly admitting she
hadn't yet slept we were more than a little dubious about what was to come. It
turns out she was pretty damn good and even got the collective nod of surprise
from the judges. Simon told her to get her act together, whereas Mel stated the
fact she was a bit pissed didn’t really bother her; through to the next round
she went.
Charlie Martinez
After getting special permission from his squadron commander Charlie entered the audition room to raised eyebrows of aesthetic appreciation from Mel, Cheryl, and everyone watching. Mel discovered the all important fact that he does sing in his uniform, just unfortunately not this time. He then proceeded to sing Hero with a sprinkling of Spanish... then our ovaries exploded.
Queen Christina
Essex's own answer to Lady Gaga,
Queen C regally breezed in and gave us her aria at one of the highest
frequencies known to man. She didn't look too pleased with Simons label of her
as 'fantastically nuts' or him teasing her with a yes and then saying no. But
she told Dermot that she liked her acoustics so everyone's a winner right?
Maria Ellinas
Our hopes were high for the
beautiful scouser when she walked in and began singing Simons favourite song
Streetlife, which will now forever be known as Shtreetlife. After some judge
style banter and Maria agreeing to work on her pronunciation she made it
through.
Charlie Brown
Oh look a guy with a guitar; but this one was
actually great! He was raw, naturally talented and was basically the love child
of Ed Sheeran and James Marrison. One to watch!
Ben Haenow
Within roughly 27 seconds of Ben chatting away
we’d developed a slight crush. His cheeky but loveable attitude was a breath of
fresh air amongst the ‘this is my life, I need this, and it’s all I dream
about, bores’. Distinctive vocals full of grit and emotion, he breezed through.
Jake Sims
Judging by our twitter feed during the build up
to the show Jake is one popular chap and after his audition he’s done nothing
to halt the flow of admiration. Jake walked in with
his little sister Sydney who joined the judge’s panel before giving a brilliant
rendition of Superstition. His modern image, sweet vocals and humble
personality got him straight through, watch out for Jake, you’ll be seeing a
whole lot more of him.
The Brooks
Singing twins… just what the world
needs more of. Sarcasm aside the adorable, matching bandana wearing, 15 year
old, cuties sang Westlife (we love a bit of Westlife) and instantly became
Louis’ new wet dream.
Monica Michael
After a rebellious stint during her
teenage years, music saved this lady and Monica wrote her audition song for her
sister who got her through the bad times. It was a smooth urban combination of
singing and rap titled ‘Little Sister’ which Simon and the judges praised to
the heavens. Cue plenty of sobs all round and a bunch of yes’s.
Jack Walton
Being from Mel’s native Leeds and deciding to
sing Cheryl’s soundtrack of the summer Jack was told ‘no pressure’ and it
looked as though he took that literally. Delivering a cool, composed, relaxed
and professional performance of Waves, he just oozed potential.
James Graham
With the voice of a butch 30 something gent, Jack
belted out a James Morrison track. Despite not liking animals (who doesn’t like
animals?!) his promise to try to learn to love them for Simon, teamed with his
talent, saw him through to the arena.
Casey
Johnson
Isn’t he lovely, isn’t he wonderful. He’s too
sexy for his shirt, so sexy it hurts. We’re fond of Casey if you hadn’t
guessed. His cheeky charm and effortless smooth tone made him a hit with the
judges and everyone with a pulse sat at home. We’re looking forward to seeing
lots more of him.
Paul Akister
The nation yelped a collective ‘YAY’ when we saw
Paul walk back into the audition room. Last year the ever useless Louis sent
Paul packing at judges houses and got rid of the only one who’d have been able
to rival eventual winner, Sam’s belting voice. Back
came that amazing voice, passion and genuine emotion as he dedicated the song
to an ex-girlfriend he wanted back (not us, sadly). The side glances of disgust
and bewilderment aimed at Louis from the other judges was followed by 4
glorious yes’s.
Lola Saunders
Fishmonger Lola was pretty
desperate to make it in music and leave gutting sea creatures behind her
forever. We always worry a bit when we hear Adele song intros but we shouldn't
have bothered in Lola's case. She gave a gutsy, soulful rendition of Make You
Feel My Love and there were tears when Simon said it was a fantastic audition
with real soul. Louis thought it was emotional and brilliant and I think we all
got teary eyed at just how much this obviously meant to Lola and her family.
What a voice.
