The review in the telegraph praised One Direction although the bit about their make up made me laugh:

Elsewhere, there were impressive turns from classy Scouse chanteuse Rebecca Ferguson and tousle-haired boy band One Direction – whose pink “guyliner” made it look like they’d contracted conjunctivitis but didn’t detract from a rousing rendition of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Their every move was soundtracked by hysterical screams, many from women old enough to know better, and they look likely final four material. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ed-medley.html

omg there were great last night i like the fact that harry sang more than liam for a change and louis got a line which was fantastic and they all looked hot

This is my first post but I may as well use it for the good :P

Niall would have been sitting his Leaving Cert exams in June 2011 and then went to university in september next year :P

Glad they got through And last surviving group now

i know so happy they got through you only need one act to win it and one direction are more than able to go all the way to the final

Harry sang more than Liam? Was i watching a different performance?!

I thought Harry was the only one not to really sing a solo - he was only singing during the chorus - I guess you could say he took the lead there

Yes, and I noticed this last week, I downloaded Nobody Knows and noticed that Harry's voice was definitely the only one recognisable during the chorus, the same this week.

i mean during the chorus harry pretty much sang on his own the others voices were quite low so i could hear him more than liam throughout the song


yeah thats what i meant lol


yeah i think the others were just there as backup incase harrys nerves get the better of him so they can just step in if he freezes or forgets the words due to nerves

I think it's a shame, he has such a good voice but it isn't shown because of the loud backing track whenever he sings! I expect it is nerves but he should be getting more confident by now.

i think hes getting more confident but they dont want to risk him freezeing in the middle of the song so they will wait until he's completely comfortable singing live which shouldnt be too long now

They were definitely one of the best on Saturday.

Air grabs included

oh yes more of the air grabs next week soooo cool

I thought they looked adorably funny in the Bon Jovi performance - from what I can remember Liam and Louis were doing it boyband style, Harry was rocking out, Naill was grinning like all his christmas's had come at once and Zain looked slightly bewildered like he was trying to work out who Bon Jovi was. LOL!

I say this as a total fan - I love how when they perform in general. Liam always looks really over earnest, Zain always looks like he's slightly suprised to be on stage and isn't entirely sure whats going on, Naill hops around like he's had too many E numbers, Louis is looking around like he can't quite believe he's there and Harry is busy trying to make love to the camera and half the front row! Its adoreably endearing. It really shouldn't work but it does!

Aww ok mag are 1D fans:

http://www.ok.co.uk/celebnews/view/2...dy?results#box

obviously harry more than the rest

lmao i couldnt have said it better my myself naill always looks over excited bless him but thats what makes them all so adorable

who doesnt just love harry i think when u look at the band you automatically look at harry cos hes so cheeky

Is next week Rock week ? Not quite sure what they will sing

Apparently the week with Take That, JLS and Westlife performing will be Boyband week

That will be interesting as before the live shows started, they were being asked to sing All Time Low by The Wanted on ustream. I remember Liam and Harry saying no and that they didn't want to sing Boyband songs as they didn't want to be compared

i think they wont mind aslong as they dont have to sing them every week but boyband week will be perfect for them and they know it

is there any videos of them on usteam?

Have we heard any possible 1D song choices for this week yet?

If its rock week and Harry could hold his nerves they could do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeGGz...eature=related

Or Liam could do ths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9y8m...eature=related

i personally think harry is better and he sounds great in that song amazing song aswell

I think they have different strengths Liam is technically better vocal wise - he is on note about 90% of the time and has a very rich smooth quality to his voice. Harry has a much rougher round the edges style of singing but has a lovely tone and a nice bit of gravel in his voice but his strength I would say lies in his ability to perform a song. When he's on stage he really delivers the song and plays to the audience.

That is why they work well as a group because those two contrast each other nicely. Like the judges were saying they are a bit like a mini Take That. Liam is like Gary who was always the most musical and did the most singing and Harry is like Robbie who was always the best entertainer and got all the girls going. Even Robbie and Gary told Radio One they reminded them of themselves.

In other news Westlife have been telling the press they are 1 Direction fans and think they will be massive. It seems like all the other boybands are looking at the boys as little baby versions of themselves who they want to help and nurture which is nice.