X Factor 2009 - Live Auditions 2 - Saturday 17th October

The 2nd live audition of X Factor 2009 was shown on Saturday 17th of August and had the usual mix of outstanding performances and unusual song choices! We're down to 11 contestants at this stage after Kandy Rain getting kicked out in the first X Factor 2009 live audition. The theme of tonight's show was Diva song's in honour of special guest Whitney Houston. Clive Davis was also present he discovered Whitney Houston's talent many years ago and Simon Cowell paid tribute to him at the start calling Clive Davis his mentor.

Dannii Minogue was sporting some awful birds nest hairdo tonight who knows what she was thinking. Louis Walsh was still not present after the death of Stephen Gately. Lucie Jones was first up wearing a blue mini dress that seemed to make her legs go on for miles. She's looking much better now after the X Factor makeover. That idiot dance coordinator guy Brian Friedman popped up to tell us some unimportant rubbish. Lucie Jones sang How Will I Know by Whitney Houston and went for more of a dance routine this time rather than the way she usually does it. Simon Cowell told her she's never going to be Whitney which we all know but it was a decent performance.

Olly Murs was up next. The most boring man on the planet was wearing a gray silver suit with black skinny tie and white shirt. Olly Murs sang Tina Turner's A Fool In Love and I thought the whole thing was a bit karaoke. Olly Murs seems to have developed some sort of awful leg shake thing when he sings that Dermot has dubbed the 'Olly Shake'. It's awful. Cheryl said this was the best performance that Olly Murs has done.

Miss Frank were up next and Shar seemed to have a bracelet on that looked like an acorn. Hmm. Miss Frank were dressed up in black and red outfits tonight I guess they're still trying to keep their own individual styles. They sang He Fills Me Up by Whitney Houston. I thought it was OK, Simon didn't! He said it was awful and got the crowds back up in his usual panto bad guy style. Simon did have another little argument with Cheryl Cole. Cheryl said it took Girls Aloud 2 years to get their act together properly. Simon said it was more like three.

Rachel Adedji was gushing over Whitney Houston a bit during the rehearsal. She started off her performance lying down on the stage and sang If I Were A Boy by Beyonce. Rachel Adedji was wearing a denim military jacket and black leather trousers. Dermot O'Leary was complaining about her heels as she was towering over him. I wonder how tall Dermot O'Leary is? Simon Cowell said he liked it but didn't love it as it was too close to the original song.

Joe McElderry as he now seems to be known sang Whitney Houston's Where Do Broken Hearts Go and was dressed all in black. He did a good job I just find him really boring, almost Olly Murs dull. Joe McElderry is the new Gareth Gates. Everyone loved it including the judges I think Simon made a little joke about him improving his performance by working with his big sister which might have been in reference to Cheryl. Definitely some relation there!

Danyl Johnson sang a new Whitney Houston song which is off her new album. Something about strength or being strong. Maybe I Didn't Know My Own Strength. Danyl Johnson kept his fashion simple wearing a black shirt and jeans. Dannii said his performance was flawless.

Lloyd Daniels started off with some garbage from the vocal coach Yvie Burnett. Who Cares. He sang an absolutely awful version of Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love. Oh my did Cheryl give him bad advice on song choice or what. Lloyd Daniels was wearing a gray shirt and waistcoat. He looked like he was frozen to the spot for the whole song and the whole thing didn't really work for him. Simon Cowell said it was like a mouse trying to climb a mountain, the song was far too big for him. Cheryl started crying at this point and tried to explain why she chose this song and how she took responsibility. Lloyd Daniels jumped over to give her a hug and make her feel a bit better.

John and Edward sang Britney Spears Oops I did it Again. Just when you think these kids couldn't get anymore annoying they step up with this performance. There was some terrible dancing with luggage carts and unfortunately for us they decided to copy Britney and wear the red PVC suits. Terrible. John and Edward are like the male version of the Cheeky Girls. They walked behind the judges for the talking part of the song and one of the gave the other a piece of jewelery just like in the Britney Spears video it was terrible. Simon said, what the bloody hell was that? He also said it was the worst live performance he's ever seen on X Factor.

My favourite Rikki Loney still hasn't got that annoying eyebrow fixed. He had a black suit and purple scarf on. Whitney Houston seemed to be a bit annoyed at Rikki Loney as he'd chosen to sing Respect by Aretha Franklin. Mostly because Rikki Loney is garbage and couldn't do the song justice. Simon said he turned from a pub singer to a wedding singer and the song was too big for him.

Jamie Archer sang Christina Aguilera's Hurt and wore a white v neck t shirt and a silver shark tooth necklace. Does anyone know why he wears a towel in his back pocket? I know he's trying to make it his thing but why? It's ridiculous. Simon said he was perfect.

Stacey Solomon was wearing a one shoulder strapped black polka dot knee length dress. She sang Etta James's At Last. Simon said that Stacey Solomon looked uncomfortable the whole time but I thought her performance went well.

Results will follow on Sunday the 18th of October 2009.

Rikki Loney Kicked Out

Well once again the results show was filled with controversy. First off I have to get into Cheryl Cole and Danni Minogue's dresses. Dannii Minogue was wearing a fuchsia strapless, ruffled mini dress accessorized with a wide black belt. What was the deal with Dannii Minogue's hair?! It looked like she was channeling a trailer park with her mullet style hairdo. I guess for this show Dannii was all business in the front and party in the back. Cheryl Cole looked much better as always, she was wearing a gold sequined, strapless mini dress. Has anyone ever noticed the shoes Dannii and Cheryl wear, I always wonder how high their shoes are and what size are they?

To kick off the show once again all the contestants had to preform the obligatory ridiculous mime to a song. Irish twins John and Edward definitely gave away the fact that the song wasn't sung live, come on these two nuggets can't even mime a song properly! This week the song was Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston. Obviously this song was picked in honor of Whitney's appearance on the show. So all in all that part of the show is just to waste time because the people aren't even singing live.

While on the subject of not singing live, there has been many rumors floating around this week that X Factor judge Cheryl Cole may not preform her new single Fight For This Love live. I heard that people had said that she was intimidated by having to preform on the same night as Whitney Houston, so she'd rather pre-record the track and mime. Although when it came down to it I have to give her credit Cheryl Cole sang live and did a pretty good job. Fellow Girls Aloud bandmates, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberly Walsh, were there to support Cheryl. Ashley Cole affair (as I like to call him), Cheryl's husband, was also on hand I guess to support but once again he just looked like an idiot that would rather be somewhere else than at the X Factor supporting his wife, Ashley Cole is such a sleaze! Cheryl wore a red military jacket, military style hat, black trousers that were open at the sides, and a black sheer top. She also had about 50 backing dancers who were all men dressed in military uniforms. The funniest part after the performance was when Dermot O'Leary was talking to Cheryl she had red lipstick all smudge on her chin from the mic. Dermot also asked Simon Cowell what he thought of the performance, which was kind of stupid because of course he gave Cheryl loads of praise and said her single would be #1 this week. Cheryl finished off by thanking everyone for letting her be on the show and supporting her as a new judge. However, isn't she a little late with this thank you speech since she's been on the show 2 years already?!

Ok, now it was time for Whitney Houston's performance which was supposed to be her big UK comeback and her first UK performance in 10 years. This all seemed pretty promising as on Saturday Whitney was back in fine form and actually giving the contestants good advice. However, Whitney Houston's comeback looked like it was on shaky ground after her performance of her new single Million Dollar Bill. Million Dollar Bill is an uptempo song and Whitney looked like she couldn't keep up the pace and her vocals were definitely not what they once were. Whitney also had a wardrobe malfunction during her song, the back strap of her silver floor length sparkly dress broke. She's singing a song about million dollar bills and she's got on a cheap quality dress that breaks when you're just singing not even dancing what's that about? Also, during the song money exploded onto the stage, I think Whitney confused herself with a big time rapper or something. After the song, Whitney looked absolutely exhausted as she spoke with Dermot, and I don't know if anyone else noticed that she seemed to be a bit spaced out like she used to be. Dermot also commented on the fact that Whitney didn't sugar coat what she thought of any of the contestants singing, she said Yeah that's why Simon calls me lippy. She followed that by saying I just speak my mind exactly like Simon Cowell. So in summary I don't think the old Whitney Houston diva is back to 100% yet.

On a side note I found it a little weird that during the show Simon Cowell's mic broke and he had to use Dermot's.

So the bottom two this week came down to once again the poor Rachel Adedji who looked like she was going to have a nervous breakdown when she realized she was in the bottom two for a second week in a row. Rikki Loney was also in the bottom two with his one weird eyebrow that sticks up, really you're telling me they couldn't have fixed that by now?

Rachel decided to sing With or Without You by U2. She was visibly upset and frustrated that she had a pretty decent performance on Saturday but still managed to end up here again. She just shook her head as she walked down the stairs to begin the song. Once again she did a pretty decent job, a little gravely in parts, but after the song she completely lost it and broke down into tears.

Rikki Loney sang Westlife's Flying Without Wings because he claimed it was his favorite song, well if that's the case he really needs to get out more. While the judges voted Rikki kept begging please, please, please it was really quite pathetic.

Since Louis was absent again he couldn't cast a vote, Dannii voted for Rachel to stay, Cheryl voted for Rikki to stay, and the deciding vote came down to Simon who wanted Rachel to stay in the competition. Rikki starting crying and Cheryl came onstage to give him a hug, when Dermot asked Cheryl her thoughts on this outcome she said I just can't believe that this has happened Rikki has been voted out and John and Edward get to stay here. Oooh snap! But she is right John and Edward have stayed in the competition for entertainment value.

Well Rikki Loney is out and must pack his bags and return to Glasgow, bye bye!

X Factor 2009 - Live Auditions Episode 1 - Results

The first X Factor 2009 Live audition aired on Saturday the 10th of October 2009 with the theme of the show being musical heroes. This basically meant every second song was a Robbie Williams number since he was the guest. The theme every week is how Simon Cowell can make more money. We only saw Robbie Williams coaching the talent earlier in the day I'll assume we'll see him and Alexandra Burke on the new format results show which is being shown on Sunday the 11th of October. The judges came out to the usual dramatic X Factor music with the fireworks going off. Dannii Minogue had a magenta/purple floor length halter neck dress on. Cheryl Cole had a strange looking strapless, knee length golden sequined poofy ball skirt dress on. It was Simon Cowell's birthday so Dermot started things off by wishing him a happy birthday. Simon teased Dermot O'Leary about the state he was in at Simons calling it disgusting behaviour birthday party with Dannii Minogue adding that he was out till 5am. I've noticed that quite a few times people have said they 'want what the stars' want which is beginning to make everyone sound materialistic and only interested in making money! Maybe they are only here to make money who knows? Everyone wants to be rich and famous!

On to the singing, Rachel Adedji sang first wearing a blue and white striped sweater with blue jeans and red heels. She sang Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams. Dannii said it was like Rhianna singing Robbie which I thought was an insult since Rhianna is garbage but I think she meant it as a compliment. Rachel Adedji had dancers all around her wearing make up like Kiss and Simon Cowell described it as repulsive. Her performance was pretty good though.

Kandy Rain were up next and were dreadful as usual. I'd be surprised if they make it through week 1. Kandy Rain sang Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love God rest his soul. Their outfits were terrible they just looked like trashy strippers which they are if you read the tabloids. One of them had a bow horn thing in her hair made out of....hair? Dannii and Cheryl said Kandy Rain were dressed too provocatively which led to a tasty argument between Simon and Cheryl. Rubbish. I'm not saying Kandy Rain are any worse than anyone else for their reasons for being on the show, they look desperate to be rich and famous and make as much money as they can. We were treated to the odd interlude by 'creative director' Brian Friedman like anyone gave a crap. He's the guy who always puts some backing dancers in roller skates.

Olly Murs was up next who seems to be the most boring man since Will Young. Yvie Burnett the vocal coach was on for dramatic effect. He sang Robbie Williams She's the One and was ok. Boring but a good performance. Olly Murs Fred Perry shirt looked cool with a skinny black tie. I noticed tonight that he dances like Chris Martin from Coldplay which is not a good thing. Robbie Williams said he wants to be Olly Murs mate. Olly Murs doesn't come across is fame hungry like the others but I'm sure if he was to make a bit of money out of an X Factor success he wouldn't be complaining.

Rikki Loney, do I really want to waste my time on this little toad? Seriously, he had on a purple suit tonight which made him look like Austin Power's retarded urchin brother. He even walked over to the piano to put on his silly little purple hat. His opening scenes showed him singing in The Old Ship Bank in Glasgow then right afterward he started going about how much he wants to get away from singing in pubs with people who aren't interested. So if you book the talent in The Old Ship Bank don't hire this little fool again as he thinks he's too good for your pub. Rikki Loney sang Amy Winehouse's Back to Black. Blah blah no one cares, don't vote him or Kandy Rain. He is one guy who I do think is only here for the fame and fortune! Don't buy his records folks (if he wins) he'll only spend the money on silly little hats.

Stacey Solomon, gallops on again like Red Rum in the Grand National. I think she's had the worst makeover out of everyone so far. She looked much better doing her own style. She sang some horrible version of The Scientist by Coldplay. It went over ok with the judges and the audience though. Stacey Solomon was wearing fitted blue jeans, a waist belt and a white Marilyn Monroe t shirt. Simon Cowell told Stacey Solomon that she's no idea how good she could be.

Miss Frank were excellent. One of the best performances of the night. They were all dressed smartly in black and sang Who's Loving You by the Jackson 5. Simon Cowell said the 'two bookends' were also excellent not just Graziella Affinita. I thought that was a bit unfair as Shar Alexandra and Shaniece Davis have been amazing through the competition it just seems that Graziella Affinita is getting all the attention. Simon couldn't even remember Shar Alexandra's name.

Jamie Archer was back with a trimmed afro. It still looks awful though. He came out wearing a blue military jacket with a white t shirt containing the album covers of punk bands such as the Sex Pistols just to show his rock star credentials. I think Jamie Archer was also wearing eye liner. Jamie Archer sang Get It on Bang a Gong by T Rex and was pretty average as usual.

Lloyd Daniels had his birdshit hair style back again and they had lots of closeups of his piercing blue eyes purely for the girls I'm sure. He looked really stiff on stage and interacting with the dancers was awkward. He sang Justin Timberlake's Cry Me A River but ducked all the high notes so I don't know why he tried to sing this? Lloyd Daniels dressed like Justin Timberlake too wearing a black waistcoat and hoody combination. Cheryl said he'll have a lot of girls crying rivers for him.

Lucie Jones escaped the dungeon that she lives in to make another appearance on the X Factor 2009 live Auditions. She sang Leona Lewis Footprints in the Sand. It's the first time I've heard this song and its truly awful. I think she ducked hitting the high notes as well but Lucie Jones did enough to get through. My favourite part was when the switched on the wind machine for dramatic effect but the only thing it did was blow Lucie Jones's hair in her mouth affecting her singing. She was wearing a purple dress in the style of a Greek Goddess. Pass.

John and Edward the Irish Twins have apparently been getting a hard time from the tabloids but it doesn't seem to affect them any. Robbie Williams seemed to be impressed by them calling John and Edward the Tornadoes of Talk. We were shown the twins sitting at a table reading the tabloids then throwing them away in disgust. They love the attention really. So on to John and Edwards performance. For a start they were lowered on to the stage. Cheesy. Their outfits were awful too. They wore black and white contrasting blazers with silver sparkly trainers which seemed to have little wings on them. Disgusting. They sang Robbie Williams Rock DJ which is a terrible song to start with so they didn't have much to work with. They were energetic dancing around but seemed to miss a few words here and there. Cheryl said that John and Edward can't sing, fact and its not their fault they're in the last 12. Oh the irony. Simon Cowell said it was a musical nightmare and that for them to win the competition it would be a disaster. He also said the only reason Louis put them through is because they're Irish despite the fact that no one in Ireland can vote. They kept flashing up the X Factor phone numbers as well but thankfully no one did the pretend phone hand thing begging for a vote. Give it time though. By week three they contestants won't care about pride or how much money you'll have to spend on a phone call for them its all about the votes!

Joseph McElderry was the next contestant singing Robbie Williams No Regrets. He was quite dull but did a decent version. Simon Cowell said Joseph McElderry was brilliant and a little dark horse. Joseph McElderry had this really ugly tan jacket on with a plaid shirt and hoody. I'm not sure if Joseph McElderry is someone who could be a commercial success? There is a bit of the Gareth Gates about and he did well as far as record sales and making money went so you never know. I'm sure Simon Cowell has a grand plan on how to cash in on him!

Danyl Johnson was sensational, he still has to be the favourite to win the competition. He's streets ahead of anyone apart from Miss Frank at this stage. They made a big deal about him singing a diva song for a women. The song was Jennifer Hudson's And I'm Telling You. He kept his outfit simple with a black jacket and white t shirt. Danyl Johnson was the only X Factor contestant I saw all night who didn't duck the high notes, he was excellent. Louis started off by saying he was too over confident and Danyl doesn't have the likeability factor which is a bit of a joke with him putting the Irish Twins through. Anyway, to perhaps my favourite part of tonight's show. Dannii Minogue tried to make a joke of Danyl Johnson's sexuality, he's gay or bisexual or something it doesn't really matter but Dannii felt the need to point this out and it totally bombed. Her exact quote was "if we're to believe everything we read in the papers there's no need for you to change the gender of the song". God knows what went through her head that told her it was a good idea to say this. Simon actually asked her to clarify it and she said it again. What does Danyl Johnson's sexuality have to do with anything? It's not really there for Dannii Minogue to make jokes about! When she said it you could actually see the tumbleweeds drifting by and Simon looked unsurprisingly irked. He actually told her off by saying that she shouldn't try to play these silly games. I felt bad for Danyl Johnson he looked a bit shocked by the comment and you could see he was getting upset. He actually mouthed back at Dannii that he wasn't ashamed...about what he is I guess? The crowd didn't like it either with a bit of booing going on. Simon said it was one of the best performance's he's ever heard and I have to agree. I can't see anyone challenging Danyl Johnson for the X Factor 2009 crown. You can almost see the pound signs flash in Simon Cowell's eyes with this guy he's going to make money for him on a serious scale.

Results of who's kicked out of the first X Factor 2009 live audition come tomorrow!

X Factor 2009 Live Auditions Episode 1 - Results

I'll cut to the chase, Kandy Rain got kicked out quite deservedly. Who knows how they managed to get through this far. They were up for going home with Rachel Adedji. Louis Walsh was absent because of Stephen Gately's untimely death. Simon Cowell paid tribute to Stephen Gately at the start of tonight's show. Dermot O'Leary opened with a snazzy black pine stripe suit with black tie and white shirt. The contestants came out singing that awful Black Eyed Peas song I Gotta Feeling which is just dreadful. It all was a bit strange with some of the contestants seemingly fighting for the camera. Olly Murs, Jamie Archer and Danyl Johnson were all battling it out. Then Graziella Affinita muscled in. This girl just has to hog the limelight. The weird thing was all the contestants wore different outfits tonight then when they were at the elimination stage they all changed back to last nights outfits? This is probably just as well since John and Edward were dancing around in white jeans and shirts. Awful. I'm glad to say Stacey Solomon had her curly hair back which suits her much better than straight hair.

Alexandra Burke was the first guest performer. The funniest thing about this was that she was miming horribly the whole time. Why get the winner of X Factor 2008 on then have her mime and pretend she's singing. Shame on you Alexandra Burke! Flo Rida was out to help her with her single Bad Boys. Alexandra Burke was wearing a gold coin chain link shingle dress. Back to the judges and Dannii Minogue apologised for last nights shameful comments about Danyl Johnson's sexuality. She actually had the cheek to suggest that she had been joking with Danyl before the audition and that he took the comments in good fun. Anyone who watched last nights show will know this is utter lies. Danyl was almost in tears and you could see him saying that he's not ashamed of what he is! We're supposed to believe he took it all in good faith? Come on, I think they're trying to sweep this whole thing under the carpet. Even Simon Cowell was in on the cover up saying nothing was meant with it. Sack her! She's useless anyway. Cheryl Cole has made her redundant.

Robbie Williams was up next with his latest atrocity. At least he sang live. He looked really spaced out at the end all wired to the moon. Perhaps he was just fired up from the performance heaven forbid I suggest Robbie Williams has been up to something else...hmm. Oh yeah, back to the contestants. Louis voted for Kandy Rain (even though he wasn't there), the two girls voted to send Kandy Rain home and Simon voted to send Rachel Adedji home. Weird. This took us to deadlock ouuu! This was flashed up on screen behind Dermot so we went to the number of public votes each person got. Not surprisingly Kandy Rain got the least and got kicked out. Rachel Adedji looked shocked and a bit pissed off to even be there I can't say I blame her. Kandy Rain sang Stronger by Christina Aguilera to stay in the competition but it didn't do them any good. Good choice Great Britain.

Next week Cheryl Cole will perform her dreadful solo single and Whitney Houston will be performing. I'm looking forward to seeing what effects being married to Bobby Brown has had on her voice.

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