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When has the sing-off actually made a difference????

Kelli100Kelli100 Posts: 194
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Many people seem to think that the sing-off is pointless and that the judges often base their elimination decisions on past performance, or who they think has the most potential. Has there ever been an occasion when you think the judges truly did make their decision based on the sing-off? Ruth Lorenzo singing 'Purple Rain' is the only time I can remember.

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    Kenneth_ChowKenneth_Chow Posts: 3,838
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    I think the sing off is for more of a confirmation instead of saving the better one in the sing off..if someone is just about out the door...but kills the sing off...they stay, but the if an act completely blows the sing off...and the other does decent...the one that blows it goes...other than that... It doesn't matter...
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    RobertfitzRobertfitz Posts: 2,732
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    Yeah Ruth Vs Laura is the one time I can think of. Laura was very much one of the ones to beat in that year but Ruth smashed it so they had no choice
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    Nobby BurtonNobby Burton Posts: 1,869
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    Scott Bruton being sent home over Daniel Evans was definitely about the sing off imo

    Everyone assumed Daniel was leaving, then Scott was awful in the sing off and Daniel amazing
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    qwerty_1234qwerty_1234 Posts: 950
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    Luke vs Tamera - I'd imagine that it was planned for Tamera to go stay but Luke did his "Run" performance and Gary and Sharon went against the grain and saved him.
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    SULLASULLA Posts: 149,789
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    Nobby Burton wrote: »
    Scott Bruton being sent home over Daniel Evans was definitely about the sing off imo

    Everyone assumed Daniel was leaving, then Scott was awful in the sing off and Daniel amazing

    The strange thing is that Jedward won a sing off Lucy Jones.

    What was all that about Cowell ?
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    SoppyfanSoppyfan Posts: 29,911
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    That's simple, Lucie was a threat to his Overs, he wanted his acts to have an easy run.

    Similar to how Laura was a threat to Louis's own act JLS.
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    coolercooler Posts: 13,024
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    At the weekend, Simon said it's a singing competition. At that point someone should have reminded him he put Jedward through over Lucy.
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    MysteriousOzMysteriousOz Posts: 6,230
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    qwerty_1234 wrote: »
    Luke vs Tamera - I'd imagine that it was planned for Tamera to go stay but Luke did his "Run" performance and Gary and Sharon went against the grain and saved him.

    That was brilliant, Tamera was a terrible contestant
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    Kenneth_ChowKenneth_Chow Posts: 3,838
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    MysteriousOz wrote: »
    That was brilliant, Tamera was a terrible contestant

    Tamera blew it with her inability to remember lyrics every single time...
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    Nobby BurtonNobby Burton Posts: 1,869
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    SULLA wrote: »
    The strange thing is that Jedward won a sing off Lucy Jones.

    What was all that about Cowell ?

    I remember that well

    Simon said that neither of them had any chance of winning the competition, so he would save the one who he felt the public would rather watch

    He used that exact same reason when he sent home Phillip Magee over Chico (although tbf, Phillip was shit)
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    MenkMenk Posts: 13,831
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    cooler wrote: »
    At the weekend, Simon said it's a singing competition. At that point someone should have reminded him he put Jedward through over Lucy.

    Yeah - Lucy was rubbish.
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    SULLASULLA Posts: 149,789
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    Nobby Burton wrote: »
    I remember that well

    Simon said that neither of them had any chance of winning the competition, so he would save the one who he felt the public would rather watch

    He used that exact same reason when he sent home Phillip Magee over Chico (although tbf, Phillip was shit)

    In other words,. the sing off was a farce.
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    qwerty_1234 wrote: »
    Luke vs Tamera - I'd imagine that it was planned for Tamera to go stay but Luke did his "Run" performance and Gary and Sharon went against the grain and saved him.

    Luke was amazing in that sing off but I think the plan was for Tamera to get through but Luke had to go through after it.
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    intoxicationintoxication Posts: 7,059
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    Kelli100 wrote: »
    Many people seem to think that the sing-off is pointless and that the judges often base their elimination decisions on past performance, or who they think has the most potential. Has there ever been an occasion when you think the judges truly did make their decision based on the sing-off? Ruth Lorenzo singing 'Purple Rain' is the only time I can remember.

    And 'Knockin on Heaven's door'.
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    HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,633
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    Ruth Lorenzo was the ultimate bottom 2 contestant. Those were the performance that were worth waiting for. Especially as it seemed they wanted Rachel "Amy Winehouse" Hylton to be the successful one from the overs category that series.

    I completely agree with the OP. Ruth's performance of Purple Rain is easily one of the best vocal performances I've ever seen in 10 years of X Factor UK.
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    Kenneth_ChowKenneth_Chow Posts: 3,838
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    Lol...I will argue that Katie Waissel is the ultimate bottom 2 contestant...
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    HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,633
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    Kenneth_Chow wrote: »
    Lol...I will argue that Katie Waissel is the ultimate bottom 2 contestant...

    Nah, she was crap even in those bottom 2 performances.

    "y'know what, sod it **falls to floor** pleaaaasssee, plleeeeaaaaasse, just...**cue fake tears**...pleeaassse".

    Yes, please stop. :D Ruth was a far superior singer imo.
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    Kenneth_ChowKenneth_Chow Posts: 3,838
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    Nah, she was crap even in those bottom 2 performances.

    "y'know what, sod it **falls to floor** pleaaaasssee, plleeeeaaaaasse, just...**cue fake tears**...pleeaassse".

    Yes, please stop. :D Ruth was a far superior singer imo.

    Lol...Katie was survived more sing offs than anyone else..ultimate bottom 2 contestant...;-)
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    HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,633
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    Kenneth_Chow wrote: »
    Lol...Katie was survived more sing offs than anyone else..ultimate bottom 2 contestant...;-)

    Oh, I know that but it's just Ruth Lorenzo's bottom 2 performances were always better than the crap song choices Dannii kept giving her for the main shows.

    Katie Waissel could've been in the bottom 2 every week and put through until she made the semi final. She would've still been consistently crap. :p
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    Kenneth_ChowKenneth_Chow Posts: 3,838
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    Oh, I know that but it's just Ruth Lorenzo's bottom 2 performances were always better than the crap song choices Dannii kept giving her for the main shows.

    Katie Waissel could've been in the bottom 2 every week and put through until she made the semi final. She would've still been consistently crap. :p

    Still...even then...the fact that survives that many makes her the ultimate...
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    SULLASULLA Posts: 149,789
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    Hitstastic wrote: »
    Ruth Lorenzo was the ultimate bottom 2 contestant. Those were the performance that were worth waiting for. Especially as it seemed they wanted Rachel "Amy Winehouse" Hylton to be the successful one from the overs category that series.

    I completely agree with the OP. Ruth's performance of Purple Rain is easily one of the best vocal performances I've ever seen in 10 years of X Factor UK.

    It wasn't good enough to persuade 3 'judges' to vote for her. She survived on the deadlock.
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    MittenMitten Posts: 2,018
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    qwerty_1234 wrote: »
    Luke vs Tamera - I'd imagine that it was planned for Tamera to go stay but Luke did his "Run" performance and Gary and Sharon went against the grain and saved him.

    I thought Gary saved Tamera and it went to deadlock? I may be remembering wrong!
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