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Old 27-10-2012, 13:02
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Given a pass through to next week.

Source: X Factor press twitter.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:03
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Given a pass through to next week.

Source: X Factor press twitter.
https://twitter.com/TheXFactor/statu...60004524695552
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:05
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Always a little unfair when they do this even though she is ill.. Doesnt do them any favours in the voting either.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:09
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In situations like this they should open their phone line along with the rest and if the public want to save her based on her past performances they can. If not, bye bye.

Nobody should be given a free ride.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:10
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In that case they should have no one going this week and double elimination next week . Makes it fairer all round BUT I suppose it could cause problems with timings
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:10
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Jade lost her voice and Kye was ill last week and they still performed

Reminds one of when Diana was 'too ill' a couple of years ago and got a bye and people still saw her on the VT screaming at the top of her voice at fireworks
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:10
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So a contestant gets through to the next round automatically if they are "too ill"? OK.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:12
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In situations like this they should open their phone line along with the rest and if the public want to save her based on her past performances they can. If not, bye bye.

Nobody should be given a free ride.
This 100%
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:13
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Always a little unfair when they do this even though she is ill.. Doesnt do them any favours in the voting either.
This, I'd say she's more at risk in the coming weeks now.

Jade was ill last week & Rylan is too this week, but they're still performing. It just doesn't seem fair but I guess we don't know the full story yet.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:14
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Get Kate Nash to stand in and perform one of Lucy's own songs. Job done.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:15
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So what would happen if a contestant got really sick a day before the final? Would they just be crowned winner?

As someone said before, they should keep her lines open and if she gets enough votes she stays, if not she goes - it wouldn't be 'fair' on her if that happened but life isn't fair, and it's going to be less fair on whoever goes tomorrow night because Lucy could have put in a woeful performance and had gone if she hadn't been given the free pass.

So glad we've got the US version because this gets worse each week.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:15
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This is a show that lets you vote for a singer before theyve even sang ... I think they left all value of fairness behind yonks ago
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:18
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I don't agree either. Jade was ill last week and couldn't even talk for most of the week, and she came on and still sang better than most contestants! Granted you could tell she wasn't at her best but still.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:19
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Didn't Laura White go home the week that Diana got the bye? Maybe we'll see a favourite go the year too. *Crosses fingers for James' exit*
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:24
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Unfair. Kye,Jade and Rylan didn't get this treatment.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:24
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She's barely even a SINGER!!!!

I think this will harm her chances in the long run. It all seemed to go downhill for Diana after she skipped a week.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:26
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Jade lost her voice and Kye was ill last week and they still performed

Reminds one of when Diana was 'too ill' a couple of years ago and got a bye and people still saw her on the VT screaming at the top of her voice at fireworks
At the beginning of the week... Before she actually lost her voice..

What I don't get it with the cynicism re Diana is that the professional doctor was shown on camera telling her not to perform at the weekend. He then went on to say that if she did, she risked longterm damage to her voice. I don't think a well respected medical expert would risk his reputation for two minutes on the X Factor.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:26
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As unfair as this is, I'm pleased I don't have to be subjected to her rubbish talking/singing act tonight.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:27
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When Diana got her pass, it went to the Ruth vs Laura sing off lol

Hopefully something as dramatic will happen tomorrow then

If she's ill the week after then she'll be out then I preusme
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:27
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Seriously why? I find it absolutely ludicrous over the fact that the producers are morally entitled to give a contestant a free transition to the following week, regardless of their level of talent and competency.

Personally I think the Diana Vickers debacle should never have been a precedent in this case. In all fairness, Lucy's presence within the show isn't justifiable, hence that her level of talking is predominant over her tuneless singing.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:31
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Janet nearly threw up on stage last year because she was ill, Marcus sang in the semi-final with laryngitis. The seem to pick and choose who gets a free pass and who doesn't
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:41
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Rylan has also tweeted that he is ill today
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:42
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Rylan has also tweeted that he is ill today
The plot thickens.
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:43
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This is depressing... Lucy's the main reason I tune in
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Old 27-10-2012, 13:43
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Producers must be worried she could go home this week
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