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X Factor 2008

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  • #932
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    Best act tonight imo alexandra

    Bottom two.. Diana and Daniel

    Daniel to go.


  • #933
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    Huggles wrote: »
    Bottom two I will say Diana and Daniel/Ruth

    I doub't it'll be Daniel. He seems to be immune to the laws of common decency and good judgment


  • #934
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    Huggles wrote: »
    Bottom two I will say Diana and Daniel/Ruth

    Doubt it'll be Daniel. He seems to be immune to the laws of common decency and good taste.


  • #935
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Aidric wrote: »
    I am sick to death of hearing that song 'Angels', hate it. I had sort of discounted Eoin early doors cause I didn't think he had the voice but he has been solid every week and his voice is stronger than I'd given him credit for. I thought his and Alexandra's performance were the best tonight. Diana's sob story to end, please.

    And that's why I sunk into my seat when I heard Ruth was going to sing it. Angels has become a song that is a cliche and karaoke and it was made even worse by Brian Friedman, the choreography was infuriating.

    Dannii should have given her Total Eclipse, missed opportunity and I hate to say it as she's my favourite, but Ruth is going to be in the bottom two again.


  • #936
    XxlauraxX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭XxlauraxX


    Eoghan - forgettable. Every week I say that same thing, the competition would certainly be fine without him

    +1 But no one here seems to think so !


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  • #937
    NicheG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭NicheG


    Talent-wise; the competition is Alexandra's to lose. But I accept an earlier comment that she's all the makings of a Diva.
    But if you look at it geographically (almost akin to the parochialism of voting of You're A Star); you would have to say then that Eoghan and Diana would have to be fancied given their catchment areas. Too many other contestants from the London area scrapping for the same votes.


  • #938
    mr kilo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭mr kilo


    ya but dianna is well hot
    so she should stay


  • #939
    Rochie IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭Rochie IRL


    NicheG wrote: »
    I can't put my finger on it; but what artist is she trying to mimic?
    There must be someone she's trying to sound like!!

    Delores O'Riordan from The Cranberries if you ask me.

    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=HJEySrDerj0
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=BPLXJAWUnwI


  • #940
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    I would never have described her as hot, esp this week with the scruffy head on her and face like a smacked backside...and she looks like every teenage girl with backcombed hair and pale lipgloss, abercrombie hoodie and uggs, now with a skirt instead of skinny jeans..she really needs to pick up her game


  • #941
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    People are entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I think that people are stupid for wanting Diana out. From what I gather, it's nothing to do with the talent she possesses, it's just out and out hatred because she's gimmicky (which I'm willing to admit) but all of them are. I read more people disliking her because of her gimmicks rather then her voice. The first time she sings poorly by her standerds people are calling for her to be axed despite the fact that there are far worse and even more gimmicky characters in the competition. Only proves that it's more hatred to Diana then a dislike to her talent.

    Herself, Alexandra and Eoghan are the most talented in the competition and to be perfectly honest I'd rather see it go down to the wire rather then one of the most talented in the competition voted off.

    The press she's gotten in the last week has been disgusting as well. How is her laryngitis the fault for Laura. Laura didn't deserve to go and I'm a bit annoyed Louis voted off the better singer for the third week in a row, but it is in no way Diana's fault. She didn't want a bye. She wanted to be there because she knew this kind of crap would happen.

    Eoghan is favourite imo. Absolutely faultless and Alexandras lack of capability to show her personality on stage and Diana's recent popularity slump is the difference.


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  • #942
    mr kilo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭mr kilo


    very simular indeed


  • #943
    Aidric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,591 ✭✭✭✭Aidric


    mr kilo wrote: »
    ya but dianna is well hot
    so she should stay
    I'll usually factor in the rideability factor into a contestant I mightn't like but she fails at this as well. Please 'great british public' end this tragedy.


  • #944
    useful_contacts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭useful_contacts


    I love diana... bit i have noticed a few things about her latley...

    1) The hand thing- its actually starting to bug me now, its getting to the stage im starting to growl when she does it

    2) each week shes losing a bit more of herself, first few weeks hair all over the place, flowerly dresses like a hippy and wore no shoes. Tonight hair was tidier(tho stilla bit messy in its own way) a short dress they sell in new look and big high shoes that she was struggling to walk in(watch the clip of her walking off the stage... hobble hobble hobble)


  • #945
    mr kilo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭mr kilo


    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    I would never have described her as hot, esp this week with the scruffy head on her and face like a smacked backside...and she looks like every teenage girl with backcombed hair and pale lipgloss, abercrombie hoodie and uggs, now with a skirt instead of skinny jeans..she really needs to pick up her game
    ya but normally she is good lookin.
    u have to agree.
    aldouge she has notin on that holly one


  • #946
    NicheG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭NicheG


    Rochie IRL wrote: »
    Delores O'Riordan from The Cranberries if you ask me.

    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=HJEySrDerj0
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=BPLXJAWUnwI


    Yep. Good comparison.


  • #947
    tobytobe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭tobytobe


    andyman wrote: »
    People are entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I think that people are stupid for wanting Diana out. From what I gather, it's nothing to do with the talent she possesses, it's just out and out hatred because she's gimmicky (which I'm willing to admit) but all of them are. I read more people disliking her because of her gimmicks rather then her voice. The first time she sings poorly by her standerds people are calling for her to be axed despite the fact that there are far worse and even more gimmicky characters in the competition. Only proves that it's more hatred to Diana then a dislike to her talent.

    Agree. She was my initial favourite to win it but people are so fickle. She is different and has presence and brings a different dimension to the competition but people will now turn against her because of all that happened last week. It is a shame. I am not convinced by Eoghan though...what could you do with him if he wins it? I am not sure if he could carry off touring and performing full gigs. His albums would sell well within the younger market, granted but maybe if he gave it a couple of years he would have more of a place in the music scene


  • #948
    Saibh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Saibh


    leona lewis is going to sing her new song - "run" her version of a snow patrol song


  • #949
    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    I thought you were supposed to write to santa..not the other way round?

    Pffft, prime minister letter. Now if santa really had wrote to them.... that woulda been super....... "is it time to get up yet Ted?"
    ..


  • #950
    Huggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    andyman wrote: »
    People are entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I think that people are stupid for wanting Diana out. From what I gather, it's nothing to do with the talent she possesses, it's just out and out hatred because she's gimmicky (which I'm willing to admit) but all of them are. I read more people disliking her because of her gimmicks rather then her voice. The first time she sings poorly by her standerds people are calling for her to be axed despite the fact that there are far worse and even more gimmicky characters in the competition. Only proves that it's more hatred to Diana then a dislike to her talent.

    No I hate Diana as her voice is forced and sounds terrible.


  • #951
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    Huggles wrote: »
    No I hate Diana as her voice is forced and sounds terrible.

    Answered that ridiculous statement in my post if you read it.


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  • #952
    Huggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    andyman wrote: »
    Answered that ridiculous statement in my post if you read it.

    Why is is a ridiculous statement?


  • #953
    KateF
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭KateF


    andyman wrote: »
    People are entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I think that people are stupid for wanting Diana out. From what I gather, it's nothing to do with the talent she possesses, it's just out and out hatred because she's gimmicky (which I'm willing to admit) but all of them are. I read more people disliking her because of her gimmicks rather then her voice. The first time she sings poorly by her standerds people are calling for her to be axed despite the fact that there are far worse and even more gimmicky characters in the competition. Only proves that it's more hatred to Diana then a dislike to her talent.
    +1

    Edit: my quote came out all funny, sorry, don't know how to fic it and can't be bothered lookin it up


  • #954
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    Huggles wrote: »
    Why is is a ridiculous statement?

    It's ridiculous because it's completely impossible to put that kind of voice on week in, week out.

    I've no problems with you saying that her voice sounds terrible, because it's your opinion, but to say it's forced makes absolutely no sense and you've yet to back up how it's forced.


  • #955
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    andyman wrote: »
    Answered that ridiculous statement in my post if you read it.

    Where exactly? i thought you only said that people were beginning to hate Diana because of her gimmicks(the hand)rather than her voice...she had a good voice esp in her auditions but its been mangled with way too yelps. She didnt have all those in the auditions, they are overdone at this stage which is a pity, they actually seem to increase week by week, and thats obvious from watching the videos. she's talented but Im worried she is beginning to be over-manufactured..


  • #956
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    KateF wrote: »
    andyman wrote: »
    People are entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I think that people are stupid for wanting Diana out. From what I gather, it's nothing to do with the talent she possesses, it's just out and out hatred because she's gimmicky (which I'm willing to admit) but all of them are. I read more people disliking her because of her gimmicks rather then her voice. The first time she sings poorly by her standerds people are calling for her to be axed despite the fact that there are far worse and even more gimmicky characters in the competition. Only proves that it's more hatred to Diana then a dislike to her talent.
    +1

    Edit: my quote came out all funny, sorry, don't know how to fic it and can't be bothered lookin it up

    Fixed your post there


  • #957
    Huggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    Maybe its my ears, but to me it seems her basic formula is to sing a line hold the very last note and whack and eeeeeee sound on the end of it.

    My opinion.

    Saying she is talented is ridiculous imo.

    Edit: Meant to say as well that she shoe horns every song shes had into her voice instead of taking on the piece and reworking it, that to me makes it sound forced.
    andyman wrote: »
    It's ridiculous because it's completely impossible to put that kind of voice on week in, week out.

    I've no problems with you saying that her voice sounds terrible, because it's your opinion, but to say it's forced makes absolutely no sense and you've yet to back up how it's forced.


  • #958
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I don't really think that Diana has a great voice under all the yodelling. So the yodelling covers it up. (While still sounding crap!)


  • #959
    useful_contacts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭useful_contacts


    tobytobe wrote: »

    Ruth is certainly very passionate. My husband reckons she is like a female Meatloaf!

    Me and my fiance love her, though tonight i was bored, and so was he(hes normally staring at her chest) Angels is just sang so much its boring, and because of her accent she misprounced half the words
    tobytobe wrote: »
    Eoghan - forgettable. Every week I say that same thing, the competition would certainly be fine without him

    I agree- hes getting on my nerves big time, hes not cute at all, his hairs way 2 big. My fella says he looks plastic.Tonight when dermot was announcing Eoghans no and the camera was on Eoghan my fella said"Ahhh look at the big plastic fantastic head on him, im dying to punch him" I laughed!!!My whole familys like "Hes irish ya have to follow him"AH NO!!Just cos im irish im not gonna follow him he blows!!!
    tobytobe wrote: »
    Diana - my initial favourite - at least she is quirky and different but I am worried about her safety what with her below par performance tonight and the fact that people will want her out for not singing last week.

    I loved her tonight, cos i love that song and she sang it brilliantly, But Im worried too, there have been a lotta vicious stories about her latley and a lotta people have turned against her because of it. Plus shes losing her quirkiness(See my earlier post)
    tobytobe wrote: »
    Alexandra - getting better each week. She has more stage presence than Leona ever did in the competition and her voice is getting better and better

    If she won id actually be happy- has not had a bad week since the start- i like her a lot
    tobytobe wrote: »
    JLS - cannot take to them at all.

    Ah i love them, they are great they really are-loved them tonight!!
    tobytobe wrote: »
    Daniel - time to go I am afraid. 15 minutes is well and truly up

    + 100 million


  • #960
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    Huggles wrote: »
    Maybe its my ears, but to me it seems her basic formula is to sing a line hold the very last note and whack and eeeeeee sound on the end of it.

    My opinion.

    Saying she is talented is ridiculous imo.

    I actually apologise for my first statement btw, turns out I actually didn't respond to the forced on voice in my post like I originally intended to.

    The put on bit I don't see how it can be done week in, week out without fail. I've no issue with you disliking it and to be fair to you are actually consistant with your posting of disliking her voice rather then her gimmicks.

    Simon summed her up in week one, she's exactly like Marmite.


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  • #961
    Huggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    Sorry Andy, what gimmicks are you refering to? I see gimmicks as dancing girls with Daniel to take focus off his shhiiite dancing....

    Just wondering what you in as regards gimmicks and Diana?
    andyman wrote: »
    I actually apologise for my first statement btw, turns out I actually didn't respond to the forced on voice in my post like I originally intended to.

    The put on bit I don't see how it can be done week in, week out without fail. I've no issue with you disliking it and to be fair to you are actually consistant with your posting of disliking her voice rather then her gimmicks.

    Simon summed her up in week one, she's exactly like Marmite.


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