X-FACTOR 2ND LIVE SHOW 15/10/16

Hello everyone! It's that time of week again... X-Factor!!!

Last week the act I expected to leave left, that was Bratavio which I think was definitely the right decision seeing how much better this week has been. I was very surprised to see Saara in the bottom 2 though and looking back thought she was 2nd best after Matt last week, I just felt Gifty was more current though this is about my personal opinion!

Anyway... it's a bit different this week because I'm writing this after the show. It takes away the fun of watching it live if I have to keep updating my blog!

Most, if not all acts improved this week and it was a MUCH better standard this week, I liked the motown theme.

Let's see how they did (hopefully I remember the correct order)...

FREDDY: Much better than last week but not so sure it was the right song for him, he has a good voice but it's not overly powerful for a song like "Ain't no mountain high enough". He doesn't stand out much plus he was first up so I expect him to be in trouble again.

EMILY: Again, much better than last week. However, like Freddy, does she stand out? It was a very pleasant performance though and I expect her to be safe tomorrow.

MATT: Brilliant, he can't really go much higher than last week but he needs to keep up this standard. He's still head and shoulders above the rest though the others are catching up a bit (only because they were below par last week). His higher range is very good but he needs to make sure he doesn't overuse it, we all know he can do it but he doesn't need to use it in every song he sings.

RELLEY: Again, better than last week (I didn't understand the praise she got last week) and she could be the underdog in this competition. Very good vocally and looked totally confident on stage.

SAM: I didn't really like this. I don't understand where the rock chick comments come from either!? She's obviously got potential but she really needs to up her game. There were some dodgy parts in this song and I'm not sure if it's intentional or not that her voice has a tendency to break!? Not quite Dianna Vickers style but it can sound like she needs to warm up more!

5AM: Very good, the first song was better though and I'd have preferred it if they just stuck with that. They've actually got good voices individually which I didn't see last week.

RYAN: He was better than last week but that's not saying much. He still stick out like a sore thumb though I think he did the best he could. His voice just isn't strong enough.

HONEY G: Well, she shouldn't be in the competition. What has rapping got to do with motown? Is she just going to write her own lyrics to every song? I just don't find it entertaining and I can't see her lasting outside the show. Everyone else has the potential to improve whereas she is going to be the same every week.

GIFTY: I think she's very good, she showed this week she can really sing too. She's current, has a great image and if she keeps improving like this then she could well be on her way to the final. Another dark horse.

SAARA: Not as good as last week I felt. I noticed this week her pronunciation wasn't on point. Obviously she's very used to singing "Let it go" but with new songs is she going to find it difficult to learn the pronunciation quickly? She sung it very well but not as good as last week.

FOUR OF DIAMONDS. I'd never seen these before so I was looking forward... I was actually very disappointed. It looked like something had gone wrong at the start... wrong harmony or someone forgot to come in. It didn't look comfortable and vocally were underwhelming. Could be out pretty soon.

Here's the order in which I'd rate them this week with last week's rating in brackets:

Matt (1)
Gifty (2)
Relley (6)
5AM (5)
Saara (3)
Emily (7)
Sam (4)
Freddy (8)
Four of Diamonds (N/A)
Ryan (9)
Honey G (10)

It was difficult to separate a lot of them but overall much better! Obviously, I think the bottom 2 should be Ryan & Honey G, and Four of Diamonds if it's a bottom 3. I expect though that Honey G will be safe again. I think it could be Freddy & Saara, certainly based on them being in the bottom 3 last week too. The public just aren't warming to Saara & Freddy had the dreaded first spot tonight.

I'll see you all next week, thanks for reading!