X Factor 2009 Boot Camp Episode 1 Episode 2

X Factor 2009 Boot Camp got underway on Saturday the 26th of September 2009 and to be honest it was all a bit confusing! It's part of a double bill the second part coming up on Sunday the 27th of September and that's when we'll find out who officially got into the knockout stages of X Factor 2009. There will be 24 contestants who get through X Factor 2009 boot camp to the knockout stages. So I'll try and do a roundup of tonight's episodes which is easier said than done! X Factor 2009 boot camp was filmed some time in August in London's Hammersmith Apollo in front of 4000 X Factor fans. The show tonight was split in two, with the first auditions skipped through quite quickly. I'm still wondering who got through the X Factor 2009 Boot Camp in a lot of cases!

First group to sing on X Factor 2009 Boot Camp were made up of It Takez 2, the Pontins entertainers who now work in Alton Towers, Just Du-Et who I'd never seen before were they on the Xtra Factor? Alicia was also in it who I don't remember either. They sang Breakeven by The Script and were absolutely terrible. Alicia then admitted to Simon Cowell that she picked It Takez 2 and Just Du-Et on purpose so she would look much better. Alicia got through this round of X Factor Boot Camp with Just Du-Et and It Takez 2 going home. Alistair Nwachukwu and William Tackie were in the next group. William Tackie must be another Xtra Factor contestant as I can't remember him from the ITV1 X Factor 2009 Auditions. Alistair Nwachukwu is someone I do know however as he showed a lot of promise in the X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4. I don't think he got through tonight though as his singing was really off key. William Tackie is another one who fell tonight, he won't be going any further in the competition. Alistair Nwachukwu sang I'll be There by the Jackson 5 but it was a really bad audition. Andrew Fawcus? Another funny name which goes with his funny face. I'm not sure if it was make up or fake tan that Andrew Fawcus had all over the place. I had never heard of him he sang Hot N Cold by Katie Perry along with some unamed ginger girl. Louis Walsh praised Andrew Fawcus's dancing, which to be honest was terrible. They didn't go through. Amie Buck, the Megan Fox lookalike pole dancing stripper forget her lyrics again. She was supposed to be singing...I don't know to be honest. Amie Buck didn't sing enough of the words for me to understand it. So Amie Buck goes back to being a stripper. I think she only got through her first audition because of her looks so she can't have too many complaints.

Graziella Affinita was back with a sob story we seemed to have missed first time round. She was going on about her hard childhood and the usual rubbish. Graziella Affinita was in a group with Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis and I'd say they were one of the best groups on tonight's show. Cheryl Cole said they were killing it and should become a group. More on that later, we haven't seen the last of Graziella Affinita, Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis. Lucie Jones got through this stage singing Mariah Carrey's Hero. I'd still say Lucie Jones is one of the favourites to win X Factor 2009. Kandy Rain were back singing what I think was Apologize by One Republic. I thought Kandy Rain were rubbish again but what do I know. They got through this round. Joseph McElderry also got through singing Kings of Leon Use Somebody with all the judges saying how much they liked him. I still think Joseph McElderry is related to Cheryl Cole. Anyway enough of my conspiracy theories. Jamie Afro Archer got through this section despite being distinctly average. If it wasn't for his hair there would be absolutely nothing memorable about Jamie Afro Archer at all.

So how did the Irish Twins John and Edward get on in X Factor 2009 Boot Camp. Well they turned out to be just as annoying as everyone first expected. One of them did a front flip cartwheel thing on stage which was embarrassing. It looked ridiculous. They sang Apologize by One Republic along with Miss Fitz (who seemed to be missing a member but this wasn't mentioned on the show) and Sian Paley whoever she was. Another Xtra Factor contestant I assume? I don't know why they didn't explain where the other member of Miss Fitz went to either. Anyway, Miss Fitz and John and Edward got through with a bit of controversy. John and Edward were pretty terrible, they did some awful dance routine which was excruciating to watch. It was totally out of time with the song and all over the place. The worst part was when they missed there parts and sang over Miss Fitz and Sian Paley. Sian Paley seemed to suffer most and ended up getting booted out. Simon could be heard calling them brats and to be honest the only one who seems to like them and their stupid hair is Louis Walsh. He was comparing them to Wham or Bros. They annoying little twits even managed to upstage Sian Paley's exit interview by jumping out the doors wha-hooing at the camera as she stood there. Get John and Edward out of X Factor 2009 I've had enough of them already!

Treyc Cohen got through this first stage of X Factor 2009 boot camp. Treyc Cohen Joined Olly Murs who sang One Love by U2. Olly Murs seemed to cruise into the next stage. Shanna Goodhead got through the first stage of X Factor 2009 boot camp. Shanna Goodhead sang Hero by Mariah Carrey. William Hooper didn't get through though but he did well for an 82 year old. William Hooper was shown the night before offering to make everyone a cup of tea.

That was the first knockout round over with. We were now down to the last 100 contestants. They were split up into 4 rooms, 25 X Factor 2009 contestants in each room. The room with Danyl Johnson, John and Edward the Irish Twins, Lucie Jones all got through. I think the Leonna Twins got through as well or Sirens I think there name was? Surprisingly Graziella Affinita, Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis all got told that they were out which was silly since they were excellent. Turns out it was all part of Simon Cowell's masterplan to put them in as a group. This makes total sense as the groups have been awful this year. Looks wise Graziella Affinita, Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis aren't up to much but they have amazing voices. I think we should name them Shagra what do you think? Jamie Afro Archer, the guy from Chicago Ethan Boroian, Stacey Solomon and Lloyd Daniels also got through to the final 50.

Ok so on to the final part of X Factor 2009 Boot Camp episode 1. We were shown the auditions for the final 50 which will be reduced to the final 24 to compete on the live X Factor shows. We wont find out the result until tomorrow when the show the second part of the X Factor Boot Camp double bill. We were shown Joseph McElderry singing George Michael's Praying for Time. I thought he was overdoing it a bit but all the judges seemed to like it. Simon said it might be a couple of years too soon for Joseph McElderry. I think he's the new Gareth Gates. He'll go through. Nicole Jackson sang Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis and it seemed to go well. Nicole Jackson will probably go through too. Ethan Boroian sang Paulo Nutini's Lay Down Beside Me and was very good I'd still say he's one of the favourites to win X Factor 2009. Rozelle Phillip sang Jennifer Hudson's You're Gonna Love Me and I thought she really overdid it. Rozelle Phillip was kind of grunting in to the mic at some parts! Daniel Fox was back with his operatic style singing With or Without you by U2. The judges seemed to like Daniel Fox but I'm not sure where he fits in to the X Factor! Lucie Jones sang Christina Aguilera's Hurt. She did an excellent job but the judges seemed concerned that she can only sing ballads.

Rachel Adedeji sang Paulo Nutini's Lay Down Beside me and was very good. The crowd loved it. Duane Lamonte was back we'll find out if he got through tomorrow. Trucolorz were pretty average. Trucolorz sang Gabrielle's Rise we'll find out if they got through pretty soon. Daryl Markham was back again singing I can't do it by Myself by Anita Bryant. Everyone seemed to enjoy Daryl Markham. Daniel Pearce was sporting a green mohawk tonight and did his own take on Prince's Purple rain. Personally it sounded to me like Daniel Pearce was gargling with listerine. Nicole Lawrence was last up and she was back on to her sob story about her dad dying and how he's watching over her you know the usual sentimental mystical rubbish. Whatever works for her I guess. She sang Jennifer Hudson's I'm telling you. The crowd and judges loved it I thought Nicole Lawrence was terrible and had to fast forward it. I couldn't listen to anymore of her growling in to the microphone it was scary. She had a few tears for Dermot at the end but we'll find out which of these contestants go through in tomorrows second part of the double bill. Danyl Johnson was hardly in tonight's I wonder if they're trying to tone things down a bit with the hype to give the other contestants a chance. Danyl Johnson was getting so much press after all. Jade Fubara was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps they did show some Jade Fubara and I missed it? Also Faye Bray the now infamous prison lecturer who turned up in lingerie for her X Factor audition didn't appear on tonight's show. M & G the Harrods guys were nowhere to be seen either! Curtis Moore the little boy with the tag on his leg wasn't shown too much either. Maybe after the press showed Curtis Moore with Knives on his Bebo page they kicked Curtis Moore off the show?

X Factor 2009 Boot Camp Episode 2 - The Results

Ok so ITV decided to string out the results of the boot camp auditions until Sunday the 27th of September 2009. They showed a few auditions for this on the 26th of September but the majority of the boot camp auditions were shown on tonight's episode. Behrouz Ghaemi was up first back with his leather trousers again. Behrouz Ghaemi is the guy from Iran or Persia as he called it who sang the Scissor Sisters at the X Factor auditions. He was back with his eye liner and his crazy eyes and did a really over the top version of Purple Rain by Prince it was pretty awful. This is a bit of a spoiler here as I'll tell you all the results at the end but Behrouz Ghaemi didn't get through. Treyc Cohen was up next and she was complaining about losing her voice and she did sound a bit husky compared to normal. She sang Ben my Michael Jackson and Treyc Cohen did get through the boot camp stage. I think she should get it on with Jamie Archer they could make little afro babies. Despina Pilavakis also sang Purple Rain by Prince and Despina Pilavakis qualified and got through the boot camp stage. Lloyd Daniels is the blue eyed blonde haired Welsh kid and this time sang Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone. Lloyd Daniels got through boot camp to the next stage. Kandy Rain are the girl group I hate but just keep on marching through each round. Kandy Rain turned up this time in the Pussycat Dolls leftover clothes and got through to the next round by singing Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis.

Jade Fubara was back! She wasn't shown much on last nights episode of the X Factor 2009 Boot camp. Unfortunately for Jade Fubara she didn't get through. Her audition at the boot camp stage was really overdone, she grunted and growled her way through Jennifer Hudson's And I'm Telling You. Shame I thought Jade Fubara was going to do well in the competition. Dominic Harris sang Paulo Nutini Lay Down Beside Me and I thought he did a pretty good job. It wasn't enough to get through however and Dominic Harris is out of the X Factor 2009. Miss Frank is the new name for Graziella Affinita, Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis girl group. Pity they didn't go for Shagra. Anyway, they got through singing Wishing on a Star. It was all pretty pedestrian from Miss Frank until Graziella Affinita started rapping and that got the crowd going and seemed to wake Simon Cowell up. I was sitting on couch cringing, I thought it was awful. Miss Frank got through the boot camp section which wasn't a surprise as the groups are terrible this year. Simon Cowell said they had no chemistry and that Graziella Affinita looks like she doesn't need the other two which is a bit rich since he put them together in the first place. Groups brings me on to Miss Fitz who didn't get through. They only had two members and no explanation was given as to what happened with the other girl. I didn't catch her name but she appeared in the group on Episode 2 of the X Factor 2009 auditions. She was the one who appeared on X Factor in the same year as Leona Lewis won it. I'm not sure if Miss Fitz split up or the girl left as she got a better record deal so I'm going to make something up. Miss Fitz pulled out of the competition due to cannibalism. The two surviving members of Miss Fitz got so hungry in the hotel room that they ate the other one and that's why Miss Fitz could no longer take part in the X Factor.

Thomas Calvert (?) forgot the words to I'll Keep Holding On. Thomas Calvert didn't qualify from the boot camp stage. Ivy Chanel (?) didn't qualify from boot camp as she also forgot her words. Scott James didn't qualify from boot camp as he forgot his words. Simon Cowell was heard saying that Scott James froze on stage. This was the guy who has autism and found it hard to leave his bedroom so we can understand him having trouble performing in front of 4000 people. I found Rikki Loney really annoying. He's one of these people who's so desperate to make it he'd step on his grandmother to get there. Despite the fact that Rikki Loney was terrible due to a throat infection the judges still put him through to the next round. Unbelievable. Rikki Loney sang Adele's Chasing Pavement and it was horrible. Olly Murs is still in with a good shot of winning the competition. Olly Murs got through bootcamp by singing Elton John Your Song and was very good. De-Tour another group with two guys were average singing Paulo Nutini Lay Down Beside Me and got through boot camp. I reckon if I grabbed a tramp from the street and came up with a witty group name we'd have qualified. Harmony Hood didn't get through in saying that, they sang U2 With or Without You. End of the road for Harmony Hood. Curtis Moore the little criminal didn't get through boot camp either. Curtis Moore sang Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone and sounded ok. I guess he'll have to go back to robbing houses. Project A were another average group who got through. Project A sang Gabrielle's Rise and were no better than average. Stacey McLean was pretty good. She sang U2 With or Without You and Stace McLean marches on to the next round. Jamie Afro Archer also sang this song and got the crowd involved again. Very cheesy. I can't help but think it's to hide the fact that he doesn't have much of a voice. Jamie Archer got through to the next round. Stacey Solomon was excellent and sang There you'll Be. Stacey Solomon qualified for the next round. She was heard saying that she felt like her mouth was full of sand after coming off stage. Danyl Johnson, what a let down he was. After me moaning he was hardly in yesterdays episode it was probably just as well after this effort. He started off beat boxing which is always a no no and then Danyl Johnson burst in to Holding Back the Years by Simply Red. It was pretty average. Simon Cowell asked him at the end why he didn't try to sing any of it to the melody.

Ok so here's the round up of who got through X Factor 2009 Boot Camp:

Girls - Dannii Minogue
Stacey McLean
Despina Pilavakis
Nicole Jackson
Stacey Solomon
Rachel Adedji
Lucie Jones

Boys - Cheryl Cole
Lloyd Daniels
Ethan Boroian
Rikki Loney (you have to be kidding me?)
Daniel Fox
Joseph McElderry
Duane Lamonte

Over 25's - Simon Cowell
Jamie Afro Archer
Daniel Pearce
Olly Murs
Nicole Lawrence
Treyc Cohen
Danyl Johnson

Groups - Louis Walsh (absolutely no chance just look at this line up!!)
Miss Frank
Kandy Rain (haha)
Trucolorz
Project A
De-Tour
John & Edward (no comment)

I don't fancy Louis Walsh's chances...

X Factor 2009 Auditions - Episode 6

The X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 6 aired on Sunday the 20th of September 2009 and was part of a double bill with Episode 5. The big stand outs of tonight's show were Daniel Pearce, Scott James and Curtis Moore. For funny X Factor 2009 auditions we were spoiled for choice with CASYR, Michael 'Mr Wigan' Couling and back for more Eileen Chapman.

First up on Episode 6 of the 2009 X Factor Auditions were pub singers Tom and Paul otherwise known as Them 2. Them 2 wanted to share their love of music with the world and chose to do it by covering One Love by Blue. Simon Cowell didn't pull any punches and said they were both absolutely terrible and horrible at the same time. They seemed surprised. Them 2 were pretty bad, the voices were in monotone the whole time and didn't work together. Them 2 also did some weird prancing and posing up and down the stage. Cheryl Cole said they looked like they were being controlled by remote control I know what she was saying they were a bit robotic. No surprises they didn't get through to X Factor 2009 Bootcamp.

Amy Winehouse wannabe Faye Carford was up next. She sang I'm no good and had some crazy poodle hairdo going on. Faye Carford also had a babyish sounding voice and couldn't hit a single note. Terry Griffith's was the next funny X Factor 2009 contestant. He was 17 and claimed that the most interesting thing about him was that his brother shot him 'by accident'. After his terrible rendition of Westlife's Swear it Again Simon Cowell asked Terry Griffith's if his brother shot him to stop the singing. I love it! Jarrod Morrison was extremely strange I start to wonder about the British public I really do. Jarrod Morrison claimed to be 36, lets just say I'm not convinced. Anyway he had some Michael Jackson outfit on then started to strip while murdering Beat It. The funniest part of Jarrod Morrison's audition was when the crowd started chanting 'off off off' he mistakenly thought it was in reference to his shirt. So he took that off to show his pasty skinny body much to the dismay of the X Factor judges and the audience. He didn't get through.

Someone decent at last on the X Factor 2009 auditions episode 6! Daniel Pearce from Buckinghamshire was on Popstars the Rivals and ended up getting into the band One True Voice remember them? Didn't think so. They had a number 2 single in 2002 with Sacred Trust but Daniel Pearce and the band split up a few months later while Girls Aloud and Cheryl Cole have gone from strength to strength. So what's changed for Daniel Pearce over the past 7 years? His hair for a start. He was sporting a nice black with pink tipped mohawk mohican do. He's also been busy with the wife firing out a few kids along the way. Daniel Pearce sang Kiss From a Rose by Seal and was pretty good. All the judges loved him and Daniel Pearce has to be made one of the favourites to win X Factor 2009.

Despina Pilavakis was another young mahogany girl who seemed to have fallen into a big vat of fake tan. Despina Pilavakis sang The Weakness In Me by Keisha White/Joan Armatrading and marched through to boot camp. I thought she was pretty average but we'll see how she gets on at the next stage. Hopefully they'll wipe some of her fake tan off too. Nicole Jackson got a grand total of 10 seconds of screen time and sang Think Twice by Celine Dion. Nicole Jackson is an 18 year old bar worker and got through to boot camp. Another terrible group, Siren, got through I don't even know what they sang they got so little screen time. I'm not sure what ITV is playing at with this. Siren seem to be more memorable because they're two female twins that look like X Factor 2007 winner Leona Lewis. For me, they didn't sound like her but they got through to boot camp. The extravagantly named Graziella Affinita also got through by singing Alicia Keyes If I Ain't Got You. Graziella Affinita impressed Simon, the 25 year old bar manager had lots of interesting tattoos.

Enough of the talent, back to the funny X Factor auditions. Lauren and Nathan made up CASYR which stands for Care And Support Your Relatives. They came with 32 of their relatives but unfortunately they couldn't help CASYR get through. Mostly because, as Simon pointed out they were CRAP (Caring Relatives Are Problematic). They sang No Air by Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks but didn't hit a note. Poor CASYR. Steve Lee was a strange guy singing When You Believe by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carrey and was awful. Simon Cowell said it was one of the worst auditions he'd ever heard. The funniest part of Steve Lee's audition was when Simon told him he was 'horrific' he thanked Simon as he thought he said terrific. Some people live in a little delusional world of their own don't they? Anyway Steve Lee was 36 and is a graphic designer. He's still a graphic designer. The fantastically named Melody Mangazva was up next. I think she sang another Alicia Keyes song Where You Can Stay Forever but I might be wrong as it was hard to understand Melody Mangazva. She stomped off stage to several puns of her name by the X Factor judges. Michael Couling is a Mr body building Wigan winner. He beat 6 other people to the title so if that doesn't impress you I don't know what will. I don't know what Michael Couling sang either ITV only game him a few seconds of screen time which is maybe just as well. He took his shirt off which seemed to impress Cheryl and Dannii.

Paula McKenzie admitted to paying £600 on singing lessons which was evident from her terrible audition. The 26 year old florist sang My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson. Simon told her she looked like she was about to lay an egg before she even started singing. Nerves definitely got the better of her and she got a bit emotional at the end. A heckler from the crowd shouted at Simon to give Paula McKenzie her money back for the singing lessons to which Simon obliged. A happy ending for Paula McKenzie!

One of the stars of the X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 6 was undoubtedly Scott James a 21 year old who suffers from autism. Apparently he's a hard time over the years with actually being able to leave his house so I'm not sure how he managed to audition in front of 2000 odd people at the Manchester X Factor auditions. Scott James credited this confidence to his mum and singing teacher. He sang You Raise Me Up by Westlife and had a good audition. The judges called his singing coach Lindsay out on to the stage to give him the verdict that he was going through to boot camp. Cue emotional mum shot, dramatic music, crowd goes wild blah blah you know the drill folks.

Eileen Chapman came back to annoy me further. I won't spend too much time on it, I'll just say she wore the same outfit made from animal remains and sang the same song. The usual flirting with Simon was there this time Eileen Chapman said she'd like to show him a thing or too. Sense prevailed and Eileen Chapman was sent home but at least she had a nice day out. M & G were next, I don't know what that stands for perhaps their initials? They were dressed like the Men In Black and were two Harrods security guards aged 25 and 42. M & G sang End of the Road by Boys II Men and got through to boot camp after telling Simon they saw him shopping in Harrods one day.

Trucolorz got through by singing Lady Gaga's Just Dance. Trucolorz were 3 girls aged 16-17 and didn't get enough air time for me to like or dislike them. Project A were another girl group with four members also singing Lady Gaga's Just Dance. Again Project A were on for less time than some of the commercials shown at the ad breaks so I can't say if they were good or not. Both Trucolorz and Project A got through to boot camp however. Daniel Fox had a bit of an opera voice and got through. Daniel Fox is only 18 and someone I'll definitely look out for in further X Factor episodes. Rachel Adedeji also got through singing Alicia Keyes's If I Ain't Got You. Rachel Adedeji was on the X Factor last year and is again through to boot camp this year.

Megan Fox lookalike Amie Buck was up next she's also from Newcastle so Cheryl took an instant liking to her. Her audition was a total mess but she was given every chance to prove herself...again...and again....and again. It wouldn't be the fact that she looks like Megan Fox that has anything to do with it is it? Seriously we actually had Cheryl Cole go up on stage and help her with the words at one point. First up she tried Alicia Keyes Falling, everyone told her she wasn't good enough to sing it. So she sang Girls Aloud version of Stand By Me in tears with Cheryl coaching her through. Amie Buck stumbles through to boot camp. It has recently come to light that Amie Buck is actually a lapdancer. She originally claimed to be a personal trainer, but hello you're on X Factor you know people are going to find out if you're lying! Amie Buck has been lapdancing at the Blue Velvet Club which is located in Newcastle. According to co-workers of lap dancer Amie Buck she can earn a pretty hefty sum on her nights in the club. In my opinion she's better sticking to lap dancing rather than singing.

Last but not least was cocky little Curtis Moore who turned up with a police tag on his leg as a result of prior charges. He told host Dermot O'Leary that he has a Police curfew 9pm. He got through to boot camp so I'm not sure how his curfew will affect him if he makes it to the live knockout stage. Will Curtis Moore have to go first so he can be home to meet his curfew? Or does Simon Cowell's arm reach as far as the cops and he can swing Curtis Moore some more time. He sang Let Me Love You by Mario and had a decent voice. Cheryl said he was a cheeky chappy and had a real swagger to him. He's through to boot camp. I couldn't help but think of his victims out there that he burgled and here he is prancing about on TV. He says he's learned from his mistakes so who am I to judge. Good luck Curtis Moore.

Cheryl Cole's dress were the same as some of the previous episodes but the new ones today were a gray mini dress with yellow, red, and green square print. The dress also had silver stud detailing and was accessorized with a pink over-sized bow belt and green heels. Cheryl Cole's other outfit of the night was a white striped button down shirt with puff short sleeves. Dannii Minogue's dress was a red boat-neck number with a silver chain-link necklace. Dannii also had another dress which was an 80's inspired look. It was a black and white dress where the black side of the dress was strapless and the white side had a big shouldered extreme puffball.

X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 5 Recap for those who missed it. Richard Green, 30 years old and a security guard from Watford was first on the show with his scary eyes and crazy dancing! Richard Green skipped work to come and inflict his version of Word Up by Cameoon the X Factor audience and the watching viewers at home too unfortunately. Maggie Abboud was a 43 year old who worked at Heathrow airport as part of the ground personnel. Maggie Abboud did a very strange version of A Child is Born much to the misery of the judges and the X Factor audience. Maurice Siegel was a 76 year old retired telesales worker who claimed to have over 500 female fans in Southend. Perhaps it was because of the way he sticks out his tongue? Pretty scary. Maurice Seigel sang Delialah by Tom Jones in his pink and blue shirt which was almost as bad as the singing. Chelsey Fletcher was a 16 year old student who sang a song which I couldn't understand. To be honest she was so bad I don't even know what Chelsey Fletcher sang. Ethan Boroian to the rescue! Ethan Boroian is a 19 year old student living in Surrey but originally from Chicago. Ethan Boroian sang Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon and everyone loved it including the judges with Dannii saying he's a little superstar. Faye Bray came out in some lingerie no doubt inspired by the Pussycat Dolls and she managed to get through. Faye Bray was unbelivably a prison lecturer and sang River Deep Mountain High by Tina Turner. If she wins she would use her fame for the power of good and work for the NSPCC or to help donkeys which I thought was great. Treyc Cohen was a call centre worker aged 25 who wowed the audience and all four X Factor judges with her version of I'm Every Woman by Whitney Houston. I've never seen Treyc spelled that way before. Even as I type Treyc Cohen my blogger spell checker is complaining! We'll be seeing more of Treyc Cohen in boot camp! Karl Lewis was up next this unemployed 25 year old sang Aerosmiths I don't wanna miss a thing and got through to boot camp. His Nan was back stage so Simon shouted her to come out on stage and she got a great round of applause from the judges and the X Factor Audience.. Harmony Hood were a group of 2 boys and 2 girls ages ranging from 18-23. Harmony Hood were pretty average but through they go. They sang Kanye West's Love Lockdown acappella style and it was average at best as you can tell I'm not too impressed with Harmony Hood. They got four yes's and Harmony Hood slide in to the X Factor 2009 Boot Camp. Natricia Thompson did an awful version of Whitney Houston's Dance With Somebody. They did one of the opening sequences where Natricia Thompson talks about how great she is then we're shocked back to reality when she starts to sing. Gianni Rocchetta was a 42 year old interpreter with a funny haircut and a terrible voice. Gianni Rocchetta sang a version of Madonna's Vogue through his nose and topped that off with some terrible dancing all round a pretty awful audition. Jackson Ssentamu sang Billie Jean by Michael Jackson after talking about how he'd become a pop prince. Jackson Ssentamu really didn't have much of a voice and didn't get through. Simone Lucioli the Italian model took off his shirt and pleased the ladies in the audience. Oh and Simone Lucioli sang Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen if anyone is interested? Kandy Rain were a sort of Pussycat Dolls tribute act who sang Don't Cha Wish Your Girlfriend was Hot Like Me. Kandy Rain are through to boot camp. Indie Okoye a 19 year old student sang Summertime and the Livin is Easy by Billie Holiday and had a nice soulful voice. Indie Okoye marches on through to X Factor boot camp. Stacey McClean is 20 and from Blackpool and is an Office Worker and sang Christina Aguilera's Aint No Other and was pretty average but Stacey McClean got through to the X Factor boot camp. Dominic Harris sang Chris Brown's With You and was another yes. Apparently Dominic Harris was on the X Factor in 2007 but I can't say I remember him. Nicole Lawrence started singing Another Little Piece of My Heart by Dusty Springfield but Simon stopped her as she seemed to be over singing it a bit. She then sang Alicia Keyes If I Aint Got You and Nicole Lawrence is another yes. It Takez 2 were quite funny and amazing got through to the next round. It Takez 2 sang the classic Jackson's song I'll Be There with most of the judges saying they preferred Katie's voice to Russel. They both met at Pontins which is a great X Factor story!

X Factor 2009 Auditions - Episode 5

The X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 5 aired on Saturday the 19th of September 2009 and covered London and Birmingham auditions. It had the usual mix of amazing X Factor 2009 talent and funny X Factor auditions. Unbelievably this was the 100th episode of the X Factor so perhaps that's why its a double bill with the 2nd episode airing on Sunday the 20th of September 2009. There will of course be another post covering the X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 6. This will be the last of the auditions before we move on to the X Factor boot camp . The 100th episode of the X Factor wasn't the best I've seen but here's the breakdown.

First up was Richard Green, 30 years old and a security guard from Watford. Richard Green went off on one of those tangents talking about how he wants to spread peace and harmony through the medium of his music. He's not going to do it with his singing. Richard Green was also another one who thought it was a good idea to do some sort of weird dancing which just ended up leaving the X factor in stitches. It's a pity Richard Green skipped work to come and inflict his version of Word Up by Cameo on us. Simon Cowell gave him a praise sandwich by saying he's a nice guy, telling he should stop singing, then going on about much of a nice guy he seems. Louis Walsh did say he enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons. The strangest thing for me about Richard Green was his crazy eyes he seemed to be having trouble focusing so would open his eyes really wide right at the camera. He also seemed to be hyperventilating after his audition.

Maggie Abboud was a 43 year old who worked at Heathrow airport as ground staff. Maggie Abboud started off by telling Simon Cowell that she loves him then launched into her own version of A Child is Born. I'm just hoping no children heard Maggie Abboud singing. Unsurprisingly she got four 'no's.

Maurice Siegel was a 76 year old retired telesales worker who claimed to have over 500 female fans in Southend. Maurice Siegel turned up in a bright fuschia and teal ruffle shiny suit. It was quite awful how pink it looked. Anyway Maurice Seigel sang Delialah by Tom Jones and the strangest thing was how he getting wagging his tongue out of mouth scaring Dannii Minogue. Scared me too. Four no's. Why don't we get a group in this called Four No's and save us a lot of time?

Chelsey Fletcher was hilariously bad. She was going on the usual rubbish about wanting to be famous and have a platinum album etc. Chelsey Fletcher was a 16 year old student who sang....I don't even know what she sang it was so bad. Ethan Boroian save us from this rubbish! He was a 19 year old student who lives in Surrey but he's originally from Chicago in the U.S. Ethan Boroian is a good looking guy which got him off to a good start before he opened his mouth. Ethan Boroian sang Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon and seemed to have a great stage presence. The crowd loved him. I thought his voice was a bit out of control at times but I'm sure Simon Cowell will pay for that to be fixed. Anyway, everyone loved him with Cheryl Cole saying he seemed really humble and sweet. Dannii Minogue said Ethan Boroian was a little superstar and that she needed another slice of that...Ethan I mean?

Now for the X Factor Auditions in Birmingham! It was Cheryl Cole's birthday so Simon gave her a cake. Husband Ashley Cole was there too first time we've seen him on screen this year. They showed her presents including another cake in the shape of a small white dog which I guess must be Cheryl's? Back to the X Factor Auditions! Faye Bray! Almost as good a name as Shanna Goodhead we saw on the X Factor 2009 Auditions episode 4

Faye Bray came out in some lingerie no doubt inspired by the Pussycat Dolls. Faye obviously likes the fake tan as she was a nice shade of mahogany. She said one of her ambitions was to be on the front cover of Heat magazine and talked about how she would never complain about being chased by the 'paps'. If she wins she would use her fame for the power of good and work for the NSPCC or to help donkeys. This is after the Heat magazine spread. Sorry kids you'll have to wait for the help. So will the donkeys. I know what you're thinking, she's going to be rubbish right? After all this hillarious build up it's going to be another funny X Factor audition. Well, not entirely. After Simon Cowell had some fun with her being a prison lecturer in a mens prison then asking Faye Bray if she dresses like that in the prison she sang River Deep Mountain High by Tina Turner and she wasn't too bad. She got through to the X Factor 2009 Boot Camp. Faye Bray also stated that she never had any absentees from her class in the prison...I wonder why. Simon put her through since she's interesting. I forgot to mention she wants world peace through her music. I'm looking forward to seeing Faye Bray in the boot camp episodes just to hear what she has to say next. Dermot O'Leary looked like he was struggling to keep his eyes above her boobs which were being squished up to her chin in the corset thing she was wearing.

Treyc Cohen was next. What a silly name. Treyc Cohen was a call centre worker aged 25 who wowed the audience and all four X Factor judges with her version of I'm Every Woman by Whitney Houston. Treyc Cohen had a really soulful voice and Cheryl Cole stated that this was the best audition of the day. Treyc Cohen also had 14 siblings so there was a funny little cut scene of her phoning all her family to let them know she had gone through to the X Factor 2009 boot camp. Karl Lewis, unemployed and 25 was up next. He sang Aerosmiths I don't wanna miss a thing and got through to boot camp. His Nan was back stage so Simon shouted her to come out on stage and she got a great round of applause. Harmony Hood were a group of 2 boys and 2 girls ages ranging from 18-23. Personally I thought Harmony Hood were crap! I guess it shows how poor the groups are this year that this bunch got through. They came out wearing cheesy 'How Hood Are You' t shirts. Terrible. They sang Kanye West's Love Lockdown acappella style and it was average at best. They got four yes's and Harmony Hood slide in to the X Factor 2009 Boot Camp.

Back to some cake fun, Simon messed up Cheryl's dog cake and made it look like a seal...

Natricia Thompson murdered Whitney Houston's Dance With Somebody. We were treated to one of those opening sequences with Natricia Thompson talking about herself being the total package to be a global superstar. She had the looks and the talent etc. She had neither. She came on stage talking about how she'd like to sell out shows in Britain, America, Japan and China. After Natricia Thompson's awful audition Simon told her she wouldn't sell out anything. The crowd had a great time laughing at her however so maybe people would pay to see her in a comedy club. Gianni Rocchetta was a 42 year old interpreter with a terrible haircut. It might have been a wig. Gianni Rocchetta claimed to feel the music all the way through his body that's what made him so different. He sang a version of Madonna's Vogue through his nose and topped that off with some terrible dancing. Jackson Ssentamu was equally as bad. Jackson Ssentamu sang Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (RIP) and claimed that he'd be a pop prince in a few years time. No chance, four no votes and off Jackson Ssentamu goes. Simone Lucioli provided some entertainment for the girls by taking off his shirt. This Italian model, 29, took Cheryl's hint about the heat and took off his top showing off his 6 pack. Dannii seemed to be impressed too. He sang a Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen but wasn't very good. Cheryl actually said Simone Lucioli was like a Chippendale singing karaoke.

Eileen Chapman an 80 year old retired receptionist has been singing for over 70 years way back in the air raid shelters of World War 2. Eileen Chapman was dressed all in white with something that looked like a dead animal draped over her shoulders. Her dream is to make a record and boogie to it. Eileen Chapman told Simon Cowell that she thought he was hunky and wanted to make him her 'Joy Boy'. She came over before the start of the audition to hug and kiss Simon. Eileen Chapman sang The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley in a really old fashioned warbly style. I thought it was pretty terrible. Eileen Chapman split the judges so Simon told her to come back tomorrow with some new music to try again. Simon Cowell also pointed out how Dannii Minogue had the same hair cut as Eileen Chapman which was funny if only to see Dannii's horrified face.

Kandy Rain were another terrible group. Seriously this year the groups have been awful and it just seems like they're putting any rubbish through. Kandy Rain were 4 girls of all shapes and sizes aged 21-25. They were like a bad Pussycat Dolls tribute act. They were dressed really provocatively for Simon and Louis apparently and sang Don't Cha Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me. Crap. Indie Okoye a 19 year old student sang Summertime and the Livin is Easy by Billie Holiday. Indie Okoye had a nice soulful voice and got through to boot camp then burst in to tears. Stacey McClean was another young girl who loves her fake tan. She was a fantastic shade of orange so do not adjust your TV sets folks. Stacey McClean is 20 and from Blackpool and is an Office Worker (she makes the tea). She sang Christina Aguilera's Aint No Other and was pretty average but Stacey McClean got through to the X Factor boot camp.

Dominic Harris turned up in his nice Lyle & Scott sweater like a little golfer. Aww. X Factor fanatics might remember Dominic Harris from the 2007 series. I'll be honest, I didn't. He's now 17 and much more confident and sang Chris Brown's With You. Cheryl said his swagger isn't quite there but the voice is. Simon said Dominic Harris voice wasn't incredible but good enough to go through to boot camp. Nicole Lawrence was a big girl who works as a care worker and has done the club thing for years working with her dad before he died just before Christmas. Nicole Lawrence started singing Another Little Piece of My Heart by Dusty Springfield but Simon stopped her as she seemed to be over singing it a bit. She then sang Alicia Keyes If I Aint Got You and sang it with more conviction and emotion. Simon gave Nicole Lawrence a no but the other three muppets gave her a yes so through she goes. She was pretty average. Simon said she's picked up a lot of bad habits.

Last but not least were It Takez 2. Notice the 'z' in takes to prove they're down with the kids. Anyway, It Takez 2 are Russel and Katie (30 and 25) who are a couple and met while they were working at Pontins as entertainers. To be honest they looked like characters from Little Britain. They've worked at all the main arenas in the UK including the before mentioned Pontins, Gala Bingo and now Alton Towers where Russel operates a ride and Katie drives the trains. Wow. They've been together 4 years and sing together at the weekends. It Takez 2 sang the classic Jackson's song I'll Be There with most of the judges saying they preferred Katie's voice to Russel. Simon said there wasn't much difference. They got through with Russel crying his eyes out because he felt he'd let Katie down. Stop blubbering you got through. Hugs all round blah blah this ends a pretty average episode of the X Factor 2009 Auditions. I hope tomorrow's is better or I'm going to start watching Strictly Come Dancing.

On tonight's episode both Cherly Cole and Dannii Minogue had several outfit changes that left them looking stylish as always. Cherly Cole's dress for most of tonight's episode was a white sleeveless A-line dress with a layer of lace detailing over the top of it. Cherly Cole's birthday outfit consisted of a jewel tone purple collared shirt with puffed short sleeves. This was tucked into an orange bubble skirt with purple sequins on the pockets and black heels. Later in the show Cherly changed into a royal blue scoop neck classic dress. Cheryl Cole's most memorable dress was a multicolored bodycon style dress. Dannii Minogue had some funky dresses and outfits in tonight's episode. She started the episode wearing a royal blue and periwinkle one shouldered strapped dress with folded details and a thin gold necklace. Another notable look was a white halter flowy top with a big bow detail around the collar. This outfit was paired with a black mini skirt and black strappy heels. Dannii Minogue's dress from last week the magenta halter also featured.

X Factor 2009 Audition Episode 5 Repeats are as follows:

Sunday the 20th of September at 1:00am on ITV2

Sunday the 20th of September 1:05pm on ITV1 London

Sunday the 20th of September at 5:30pm on ITV2

Friday 25th September at 4:30pm on ITV2

X Factor 2009 Auditions - Episode 4

This week was X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4. X Factor Episode 4 aired on Saturday the 12th of September, 2009. There were many memorable contestants in tonight's show. Those would be Alistair Nwachukwu, Diana Watson, Gordon Rush, Rikki Loney, Shanna Goodhead, William Hooper, and Olly Murs. alistair nwachukwu was definitely one of the stand outs singing Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel. Unfortunately the X Factor Producers or ITV producers only gave him about 30 seconds of screen time so no doubt everyone is wondering how they can see more of Alistair Nwachukwu!

The auditions kicked off in Glasgow and adding to the X Factor 2009 funny auditions was a contestant named Diana Watson, 59, nursing assistant. Diana Watson wasn't by herself, she was actually part of a duo called All That Jazz. Diana Watson's counterpart was actually Jazz, her 7 year old old dog who has been singing for as long as she's been alive, allegedly. Backstage before the audition, Jazz the dog tried to bite host Dermot O'Leary! All That Jazz sang I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. Jazz the dog must have suffered from stage fright, as not so much as a bark came out much less singing. Simon Cowell's insult to this act was Put him on the floor, Take him for a walk, Be normal, NO! Diana Watson continued at the commercial break to try and coax a song out of Jazz backstage but to no avail.

John Cassidy, Student, 22, sang My Life Would Suck Without U by Kelly Clarkson. John Cassidy's audition was described by Dannii Minogue as diabolical. Cheryl Cole was holding her ears in pain.

Gisela Lee, student, 18, from Bristol, sang If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys. After a terrible performance, Gisela Lee made up excuses like she was tired and had jet lag. Gisela Lee tried to win over Simon Cowell with a pouty look, but it didn't work.

Next up, big guy Gordon Rush, also known to his friend's by the nickname Hubba, 31 yr old support worker. Gordon Rush sang his rendition of Billy Ray Cyrus' Achy Breaky Heart. While the judges hated Gordon Rush's audition, the audience loved his dreadful singing and teal & gold sequined outfit! Simon Cowell said a resounding NO! Hubba got a resounding YES to the X Factor 2009 funny auditions.

Carla Schettini was up next. Carla Schettini, 36 although with her strong accent the judges thought they heard her say she was 76. Carla Schettini worked in a kilt shop as an assistant. In an attempt to butter Louis Walsh up, Carla Schettini brought him a tartan tie from his family clan. Carla Schettini then sang Simply Red's If You Don't Know Me By Now. The singing was out of tune and monotone but the audience seemed to cheer nonetheless. While Louis Walsh loved the tie, the same could not be said about Carla Schettini's audition!

The next contestant was a returning participant from X Factor 2008. Rikki Loney, 21, from Glasgow is a full time club singer. Rikki Loney was kicked out after making it to bootcamp in the 2008 auditions. Rikki Loney sang a song from his fellow Scotsmen, The Proclaimers, These Arms of Mine. This audition was a surprise to his mum who was in the audience but thought Rikki was out with mates for the day. I thought he was a bit out of tune myself, but Louis Walsh said he had the X Factor! All the judges admired the fact he had the courage to come back and try again this year. Simon Cowell offered high praise saying We made a mistake last year and your Scotland's highest hope in the competition! Rikki Loney got 4 yes' and everyone was emotional.

Then the X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4 moved to London. One of the oldest contestants to try out for X Factor 2009 was William Hooper. William Hooper, 82, retired teacher, sang Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra. William Hooper had a very charming personality and won over the crowd and 3 of the 4 judges. William Hooper and Cheryl Cole were caught blowing kisses back and forth to each other. Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh, and Dannii Minogue all said yes and he was through to the next round.

Next to get through was Lydia Kabasele, 17, student who sang Whitney Houston's Saving All My Love For You. The judges loved Lydia Kabasele and she got 4 yes'. Then Alistair Nwachukwu, 17 yr old student who the fans loved as he took the stage before he even opened his mouth to sing! Alistair Nwachukwu sang an acapella version of Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel and got 4 yes'. Finally, a girl group came to audition called The Secrets. The Secrets was made up of 3 members aged 23 - 32. The Secrets sang Black and Gold by Sam Sparrow. Cheryl Cole of course loved it and said Keep doing what you're doing and The Secrets were through to the next round.

Heshima Thompson was up next. Heshima Thompson, musician, 22, sang the The Script's Falling to Pieces. Heshima Thompson said It's time for the boys to take over. Louis Walsh felt he had loads of potential yet to unfold and Heshima Thompson was through to the next round.

Shanna Goodhead, 18 yr old student, lives in a council house in East London with her mum and 4 sisters. Shanna Goodhead wants to win the X Factor in order to make a better life for her family. Shanna Goodhead sang Songbird by Eva Cassidy. The judges felt Shanna Goodhead had a powerful and soulful voice. Dannii Minogue was moved by the performance. Louis Walsh said I don't think you realise how good you're gonna be. And Simon Cowell was worried about her belief in herself. Shanna Goodhead got 4 yes'.

The X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4 moved to Birmingham next. First up in Birmingham was Amordeep Ghataura, who was 16, a student and loved guinea pigs. Amordeep Ghataura sang an out of tune version of I Love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett. Amordeep Ghataura sadly didn't make it through. Next, David Francis, 45, classroom assistant, but he looked about 85 with his red cardigan and bad dancing. David Francis sang or rather jerked about awkwardly on the stage to Katy Perry's Hot N Cold. David Francis' dance moves earned him a place in the X Factor 2009 funny auditions but unsurprisingly, David Francis received 4 no's.

Next, Michael Pottenger, 34, and part-time therapist, but to me he looked like he needed therapy himself. Michael Pottenger was rather moody to the judges whenever they asked him a question, such as when Simon Cowell asked him his name and then regretted asking. Michael Pottenger sang Cher's If I Could Turn Back Time and in a classic Simon Cowell insult he said You've honestly given me a headache. 4 no's to moody Michael Pottenger.

Abraham Akpoyibo, 25, student, sang a pitchy version of The Fugee's Killing Me Softly. Louis Walsh told Abraham Akpoyibo You're everything we're NOT looking for and he got 4 no's. It was then revealed backstage that Abraham Akpoyibo had never sung in front of an audience before and he told host Dermot O'Leary that he would stick to just singing for himself.

Next Demi Cullum, a bubbly 17 yr old student had the judges eating out of her hand with her little baby-like speaking voice. Demi Cullum looked a bit like a nervous chihuahua while on stage singing Whitney Houston's Saving All My Love For You. Demi Cullum's audition was shaky and pitchy and the judges felt it was not good enough to get through. In an attempt to go for the sympathy vote, Demi Cullum started crying and Cheryl Cole went up on stage to give her a hug. Demi Cullum still got 4 no's since it's not a personality contest, but a singing competition. Many other people would find this sad but for me it makes it on the list of X Factor 2009 funny auditions.

Back to London auditions part 2...The 2nd girl group of the night was called Yellow Brick Road and consisted of 3 girls aged 23 - 25. Yellow Brick Road sang a jazzy style Poker Face by Lady Gaga and were put through to the next round. Next was Eliotte Williams-N'Dure, 22, unemployed, sang Alicia Keys' How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore. The judges loved Eliotte Williams-N'Dure and she was through to the next round. Then Jaide Green, 23, part-time singer, did Street Life by The Crusaders. The judges were impressed with Jaide Green's vocal ability and stage presence and she was on to the next round.

The X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4 definitely saved the best until last. Olly Murs is 25, from Essex, and a customer advisor. Olly Murs seemed like a plain old bloke in the interview but then blew the judges away with his soulful version of Very Superstitious by Stevie Wonder. If the crowd didn't already love Olly Murs' singing, he started in with some smooth dance moves and the audience went crazy! Olly Murs is truly an entertainer and my favorite from this episode. I'm not alone in my opinion since Simon Cowell told Olly Murs he was very, very, very cool, and also that it was the easiest yes he'd ever given. The rest of the judges agreed with Simon Cowell and felt that Olly Murs was the whole package and happily gave him 4 yes' to the next round.

On a side note from the performances, fashion is always an important aspect of each episode of X Factor. Cheryl Cole had a black and white floral print shift dress, then she switched to a sleeveless white dress with ornate colorful beading around the neckline, followed by a peacock-green dress with a frilly collar and cap sleeves, and finished the night with a nautical-inspired dress that was a navy blue top with a navy and white striped skirt set off by red patent heels! Dannii Minogue started the episode looking smart in a woman's tailored black suit, then went on to a more colorful magenta halter dress, and finished the night with a strapless black and white print dress accessorizing with chunky gold statement necklaces.

As usual X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 4 offered some front runners of the competition such as Olly Murs and some certifiably crazy ones like Diana Watson and All That Jazz. Can't wait for next week's double header of X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 5 and 6.

X Factor Episode 4 Repeats are as follows:

Sunday 13th of September at 6:45pm on ITV2

Friday 18th September at 6:45pm on ITV2

X Factor 2009 Auditions - Episode 3

The X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 3 aired on Saturday the 5th of September 2009. This time the X Factor Auditions came from Cardiff and Manchester with the usual mix of funny X Factor Auditions and amazing raw talent. So who were the superstar contestants of episode 3? The standouts for me were Jade Fubara, Lucie Jones and Lloyd Daniels. The biggest response seemed to be for the talented 17 year old Jade Fubara who sang And I'm Telling You by Jennifer Hudson. Cheryl Cole stated that she's an amazing raw talent and Jade Fubara really wowed the judges with her acapella version. I'm still not sure if the contestants this year are up to the same standard as the American Idol contestants but the country is of course much smaller!

Lucie Jones was the other stand out of the night against she's only a teenager at 19 and she sang an excellent version of I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. Lucie Jones had the audience eating out of the palm of her hands after she sang tremendously well putting her own slant on the song. Lucie Jones treated us to the usual small town montage, she's from Pentyrch wherever that is. I'm not sure if this is really a sob story though, surely she could just leave since she made it to Cardiff for the audition? Anyway the girl can sing so I doubt she'll be living in Pentyrch much longer. She reduced pretty much everyone to tears including her own mum and dad and Lucie Jones ended up getting a standing ovation. Simon Cowell declared it the reason why the X Factor comes to Wales.

Lloyd Daniels certainly went down well with the young girls in the audience. This blonde haired blue eyed 16 year old schoolboy started off his audition with Jason Mraz's I'm Yours but was quickly told to stop and start again by Cheryl Cole. I'm not sure if this was for the nerves or because it was a bad song choice. He followed up with an acapella version of R Kellys If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time which went down a storm with Cheryl Cole grinning throughout. Cheryl actually proclaimed Lloyd Daniels was the first contestant she'd seen who had the X Factor. High praise indeed!

A couple of other mentions should go out to the wonderfully named Ashanti Webbe, a full time mum, 22 who sang I'm Goin' Down by Mary J Blige. Four yes's for her. Daniel Williams a 19 student rugby fanatic got through singing Let it Be by the Beatles. Personally I thought the two of them were pretty average but hey ho, off to bootcamp they go.

Funny X Factor Auditions! There were lots tonight, good job Manchester and Wales. They keep going on about how there's never been an X Factor winner from Wales so I'm starting to think they have some amazing talent hidden away that they know is already going to win. Maybe Lucie Jones will be the X Factor 2009 Winner? Anyway I'm getting sidetracked. Funny X Factor Auditions! Allan Busby, 23 and a barman, was up first on the show and reckoned he should win the X Factor simply because he's better than everyone else...brilliant! He sang a truly awful version of Billy Ocean's When the Going Gets Tough which was matched by a bizarre dance routine. Dannii Minogue told him he looked like he was being electrocuted. Dannii was going for one of her off the shoulder dresses again tonight showing off the X Factor Style. Allan Busby was there with his mum who seemed to know the whole audition was a disaster. After he finished host Dermot O'Leary had to give her a nudge to clap for her son. She looked just a tad embarrassed at son Allan Busby's efforts and no wonder. He actually forgot the words half way through with the crowd having to step in to fill in the blanks for him. His interview with host Dermot O'Leary was also quite funny he was blaming the heat on stage and the sweater he wore for his poor performance...hmm.

Gurdip Dhillon was a strange contestant. He's 50 and works as a Police Admin Officer. I didn't actually hear him sing he just danced to Pussycat Dolls Don't You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me. Tom Idelson was up next singing Prince's Kiss. I thought it was a girl at first but no Tom Idelson was just a very feminine little man who couldn't sing a note. He also tried to do the splits in skin tight jeans which didn't seem to be the best idea in the world.

Steve Loczy murdered Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 with Simon Cowell proclaiming that he no longer likes country music. Guy With Style (GWS) was up next doing an awful MC Hammer impression. After a few questions from Simon Cowell we found out GWS was actually Ian Russell, 25 and and unemployed. I'm not sure if this guy was for real or not, Simon Cowell told him he'd be the bottom of the list in any cabaret show.

2 Gorgeous 4 Words were pretty funny. They sang Lets Hear it for the Boys and were pretty terrible. It came to light that they had held auditions at their local college for band members. Only 12 people showed up so I'm left wondering what the other 9 were like. They seemed to be very gay friendly though going on the 'fans' they had watching back stage so perhaps 2 Gorgeous 4 Words could aim at that market? Ian Elsey was quite entertaining with his self written songs about Beef and Onion crisps, a lonely llama and shepherds pie till I die. Simon seemed a bit exasperated by the whole audition but the X Factor 2009 audience loved it. Dawn Thomas contributed to Cardiff's awful auditions by destroying Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. She actually sounded like she might have a decent voice but the whole audition was just wrong. Perhaps Dawn Thomas will be back next year. Gareth Evans was a chef who wanted to change his life since he liked...none of it. Wow. He won't be able to do it after his version of Angels was panned by the judges.

Ok now on to two strange auditions of the night! The X Factor wouldn't be the same without these characters. Combined Effort are Kirsty and Jack who were engaged to each other 3 days prior to the audition before Jack called it off. Unbelievably they had decided to continue with the audition and still work together. Jack blamed the break up on constantly fighting about things like doing the dishes and when they can go out etc. Simon Cowell actually gave them a bit of a grilling before they sang the song. So on to the audition, they ironically sang Starships Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now. That was until Simon Cowell stopped them. Jack lost it halfway through but Kirsty seemed to pull him through the rest of the audition. To round it up, they weren't very good but then Simon pointed out to them how good they looked together. Cheryl Cole got in on the act saying that she thinks they still love each other. Next thing you know Jack is asking Kirsty back out and telling her how much he loves her. Hopefully he didn't just get caught up in the moment and actually meant it...it's not really fair on the girl is it? So in the end, Combined Effort didn't go through to bootcamp but Jack and Kirsty did get back together. Aww!

Last and by no means least is Fouad Djaoublia a French waiter. Fouad Djaoublia moved to West London from France to realise his dream of becoming a popstar inspired by Mariah Carey. You know where this is going right? Well maybe you don't. I'm not quite sure what he sounded like, some sort of wounded animal? Simon Cowell stated that he sounded like someone from Star Wars and was speaking some unintelligible language that has never been spoken and never will be. He sang Vision Of Love by Mariah Carey first time around. I say first time because Fouad Djaoublia got to sing another song thanks to Louis Walsh and the X Factor audience. The second time he sang Hero with musical accompaniment and the crowd really got in to it creating one of those special X Factor atmospheres. The best part of it was it drowned out Fouad Djaoublia's singing. He looked like he was getting quite emotional which is totally understandable when you're in that position. So time for a reality check. He didn't get through and he looked devastated declaring to Simon that sometimes he gets it wrong. After leaving the stage he was ranting and raving about how he could have won with that audience support! Poor Fouad Djaoublia seems to be a bit delusional but I guess it could get quite easy to get carried away when you get 2500 people singing along with you.

So that's Episode 3 of the X Factor 2009 auditions completed! What will X Factor Episode 4 bring? I can't wait. For those of you who missed Episode 3 it's repeated as follows:

X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 3:

5th September at 11:40pm on ITV2

6th September at 1:30pm on ITV1 London

6th September at 7:00pm on ITV2

Friday 11th September at 7:00pm on ITV2

September 7th Update:

Cheryl Cole Unveils New Single

CHERYL Cole has premiered her new solo single Fight For This Love on Radio 1 this morning and it seems to have gone down well with some fans. Others have complained about it being too over produced and robotic sounding. The song was played on the Chris Moyles breakfast show.

She's not only an X Factor judge but Cheryl Cole has become the first member of Girls Aloud to launch her solo music career today. Everyone is wondering if the lyrics are about her husband Ashley Cole cheating on her. The song states 'Anything that's worth having is sure enough worth fighting for. 'Quitting is out of the question, when it gets tough we got to fight for more. We got to fight for this love.' Full lyrics of Cheryl Cole's new single Fight For This Love is listed below:

Too much of anything can make you sick
Even the good can be a curse
Makes it hard to know which road to go down
Knowing too much can get your hurt
Is it better is it worse are we sitting in reverse
Its just like we're going backwards (backwards)
I know where I want this to go
We're driving fast but lets go slow
What I dont want to do is crash no

Just know you're not in this thing alone
There's always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we're growing apart
Let´s just go back back back back back to the start
Oooh

Anything that´s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quit is out of the question
We make a stop gotta fight some more
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
Its worth having its worth fighting for (Ooooh)

Now everyday aint gon' be no picnic
Love aint no walk in the park
All you can do is make the best of it yeah
Can't be afraid of the dark

Just know you're not in this thing alone
There's always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we're growing apart
Let's just go back back back back back to the start

Anything that's worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quit is out of the question
We make a stop gotta fight some more
We gotta fight fight fight fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
Its worth having its worth fighting for (Oh)

I don't know where we´re heading
I'm willing and ready to go
We've been driving so fast
We just need to slow down and just roll

Anything that's worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quit is out of the question
We make a stop gotta fight some more
We gotta fight fight fight fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
Its worth having its worth fighting for (Oh)
We gotta fight fight fight fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
Its worth having its worth fighting for (Oh)

X Factor 2009 Bootcamp Sneak Preview Spoiler

The X Factor 2009 Bootcamp also seems to have a new twist this year. Simon Cowell and co have decided to open bootcamp to the public audience so the contestants of the X Factor 2009 Bootcamp will have to perform in front of a live audience in London for the first time! Much the same as the X Factor 2009 auditions which were held in front of a live audience for the first time this year. The talent contest has gone through a few changes this year and I for one think it's so much more exciting. ITV1 held the X Factor 2009 Bootcamp events on the 1st of August 2009 in London's Hammersmith Apollo. All the X Factor judges were there of course but which contestants got through the X Factor bootcamp 2009? That's still a mystery! We're still watching the auditions on ITV1 at the moment! The newspapers have released a few spoilers letting us know who's gone through to the bootcamp even though it hasn't been shown on TV yet. There's also a few videos from the X Factor 2009 boot camp floating around the internet as well as pictures from audience members. So who got through to the X Factor bootcamp 2009?

Well lets start with the ones we know. From the X Factor 2009 Episode 1 Auditions Danyl Johnson completely stole the show. I was reading recently that he's been banned from appearing on TV in America! Danyl Johnson took off on YouTube much the same way as Susan Boyle did with ITV1's other smash hit show Britain's Got Talent. The bisexual singer had been due to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show just the same as Susan Boyle did! But apparently ITV producers refused to allow him on over fears it will give him an unfair advantage over the other contestants or so the story goes. Danyl Johnson's audition has been viewed over 6 million times on YouTube which has apparently made him a US sensation. Danyl Johnson is still favourite to win the X Factor 2009 after praise from all the judges including Simon Cowell who famously told the teacher it's the best audition he'd ever seen. Stacey Solomon cruised through to bootcamp with much of the tabloids focusing on the fact that she has 36DD boobs. Some have even dubbed it 'boobcamp'! Classy! Single mum-of-one Stacey Solomon wowed the judges with her version of Louis Armstrong's hit What A Wonderful World at the first audition. She comes from Dagenham, Essex and should go far in the competition. Joseph McElderry, 18, from South Shields also got through with a great audition and Cheryl Cole seemed to take a particular liking to him! Irish twins John and Edward who turned up at the Glasgow auditions also got through. They're now being dubbed the Rhydian Twins after 2007 entrant Rhydian Roberts. They seem to be sporting the same haircuts as Rhydian Roberts. The Rhydian Twins or John and Edward the Irish Twins as they're also known seem to have struck a chord with certain members of the audience so you can't rule out the Dublin teenagers from winning the X Factor 2009.

From the X Factor 2009 Auditions Episode 2, Rozelle Phillip came all the way from Trinidad and Tobago and stole the show. Rozelle Phillip marched through to bootcamp. Miss Fitz, Daryl Markham and Jamie "Afro" Archer. Jamie Archer also got through. I've heard some rumours about Daryl Markham leaving the X Factor boot camp but I don't know if this is true? I'm not sure if Daryl Markham left the bootcamp or was he told to leave? I also heard a group called Just Du-et go through although I haven't seen them on the X Factor yet. If anyone knows of any other groups or artists we haven't seen on TV but are definitely through please let me know.

In summary the people through so far are:

Boys 16-24 Reached Boot Camp Stage 1:

Rikki Loney

Lloyd Daniels

Duane Lamonte

Heshima Thompson

Alistair Nwachukwu

Joseph McElderry

Daniel Williams

Michael Hough

Girls 16-24 Reached Boot Camp Stage 1:

Lucie Jones

Rozelle Phillip

Shanna Goodhead

Stacey Soloman

Jaide Green

Jade Fubara

Katy Bullock

Victoria Hughes

Lydia Kabasele

Eliotte Williams-N'Dure

Ashanti Webbe

Rochelle Morrison

Over 25s Reached Boot Camp Stage 1:

Danyl Johnson

Behrouz Ghaemi

Roy Robson

Olly Murs

William Hooper

Laura White

Jamie Archer

Daryl Markham

Groups Reached Boot Camp Stage 1:

Miss Fitz

The Secrets

Yellow Brick Road

John & Edward