Did Simon and Mel Just Make Better Choices For The Lives?
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Two weeks in and both Louis and Cheryl have already lost half their acts while Simon and Mel B remain intact. Cheryl in particular has 2 left - one of which was chosen for her by Mel B!
Does all this suggest that Simon and Mel B are doing a better job of mentoring or that they did a better job of selecting the acts in their category who should go through to the live shows?
Does all this suggest that Simon and Mel B are doing a better job of mentoring or that they did a better job of selecting the acts in their category who should go through to the live shows?
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The boys category is simply impossible to fail with, just one look at previous years shows that. Simon just got lucky so far, but I suspect he'll lose an act or two in the next couple of weeks. It also has something to do with the girls and groups being dire this year, which makes the overs look better in comparison.
Sharon was out by week 5 in her final series of her first stint but won last year, Tulisa was out by week 6 after winning the previous year, Nicole was the first judge to get all of her acts to week 7 in her first year yet in her second year was out on week 8 and so on. It's nothing to do with mentoring.
Simon will lose Fleur soon enough.
But, if Mel had had the girls, would she have picked the same girls for the live shows as Cheryl? Similarly would Simon have picked the same groups for the live shows as Louis?
I think Mel b was wise with her initial three picks because Andrea and Paul have the big powerful voices that are so popular on x factor, while Jake has the looks and nice personality to buy him a few weeks. Jack as the wildcard was also a very good choice as he has a slightly different sound compared to the other boys which again will buy him a few weeks.
Simon was always going to end up with popular acts due to his ego and influence on the production side of things. His choices of Ben and Jay were clever as they will have a huge appeal to women/gay guys who are attracted to more mature looking men, plus Ben can sing and jay........is........is welsh which might get a big local vote?
Depends whether you believe the judges genuinely pick their acts, are told who to pick, or are encouraged towards certain people.
I guess Cheryl had little say in who she picked, or she was tone deaf, as much better singers did not make it through judges houses.
Chloe should never have got through as one example.
No, both Simon and Mel have just been lucky, by the skin of their teeth. Simon with Stevie and Mel with Jake and jack. Simple as that!
To be fair to Simon though, he didn't pick Stevie - Cheryl did! Although, given that awful rendition of 500 miles last night I agree that luck might be playing a part too.
I don't know. It is one of the more common conspiracy theories that they don't genuinely pick their acts which might at least explain why some of them give the impression that they must be tone deaf when they announce their choices and we go WTF!
Wasn't Lola 'chosen' by Louis
Mel 'picked' Overload Generation
Hmm! Perhaps Mel is only good at picking her own acts then
If you look at the girls, Kerianne/Emily would've been a better choice over Stephanie and the groups category was a shambles. Stereo Kicks was a gamble thats not working fair enough, but Overload and Blonde Electric were stupid choices and Concept and the new girl band would have made better finalists IMO.
I would tend to agree.
No, Mel picked last weeks group that went home.
So what I said was correct
Yes, I was just about to delete what I had put, realising they were called Overload. My mistake, so sorry. I have stereo kicks on the brain, thinking they were Overload.
Both as bad as each other though!;-)
I wonder what would have happened if it had gone to deadlock? Would be interesting to know whether Eight Directions or Chloe was bottom (excluding Steph) of the public vote.
I reckon the fact it didn't go to deadlock means Stereo kicks got less votes than Chloe.
You make a very compelling argument ;-)
Yeah but she had Ella Henderson and i think she got massively complacent and let Ella down. Having said that i am not sure the judges do much really so I am probably wrong:)
Louis got it wrong but the groups were generally poor this year as they often are, Blond Electric was a mistake, Stereo Kicks are flawed and Overload were terrible. Concept should have gotten a spot.
Simon should have had Janet from Dublin, Stevi is a ridiculous pick.
Cheryl got it badly wrong, Kerianne should have been in instead of Steph. But I think the damage was done to that category before JH.
Mel made sure she had two strong acts in Andrea and Paul but Louis is totally clueless and Cheryl was as well. How can you go through all those stages and pick such dud acts? And the sing offs ?????? Abysmal.
The boys are through because they are 'fit'/'cute' insert whatever. Jake is dire in comparison to Steph and most of SK.