[Zack06]

Welcome to tonight's discussion thread for The X Factor at 8:00pm Saturday and Sunday!

This week the remaining 6 contestants take on songs they love to hate in "Guilty Pleasures" week as they compete for your votes!

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The X Factor Gazette:

'X Factor' winner's single to avoid Christmas chart battle

Nicole Scherzinger flies to America for grandmother's funeral

Rylan: 'Robbie Williams wants to run away with me'

Christopher Maloney 'considered quitting over producer rows'

District3: 'Christopher Maloney is being treated horribly'

Tulisa 'banned from smoking at X Factor studios'

Jahmene Douglas 'refuses to sing Katy Perry group song'

Kim Kardashian: 'I'd love to appear on The X Factor'

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This week in X Factor history:

Tabby Callaghan is eliminated in the semi-final of the series (Season 1)
The Conway Sisters' luck runs out as they depart the competition (Season 2)
Leona Lewis delivers her iconic version of "I Will Always Love You", Eton Road leave (Season 3)
Hope fail to rock the British public, are eliminated (Season 4)
JLS win the bottom 2 against Rachel Hylton, Louis Walsh makes Dannii Minogue cry (Season 5)
Olly Murs and Jedward face each other in the bottom 2, Jedward leave (Season 6)
Cher Lloyd performs a moving version of "Stay" and escapes bottom 2 elimination at the expense of Paije (Season 7) (Full Episode)
Little Mix have their moment with "Don't Let Go", and Craig Colton is eliminated (Season 8) (Full Episode)

Song choices from previous "Guilty Pleasures" weeks:

Spoiler

Series 8 (week 8):

Little Mix - Justin Bieber - Baby/The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
Janet Devlin - Hanson - MMMBop (Eliminated)
Misha B - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Marcus Collins - Wham! - I'm Your Man
Amelia Lily - T'Pau - China In Your Hand

Series 7 (week 3):

Paije Richardson - Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
John Adeleye - Fat Larry's Band - Zoom (Eliminated)
Rebecca Ferguson - Harlem Hamfats - Why Don't You Do Right?
Cher Lloyd - Blackstreet - No Diggity /Tears For Fears - Shout
Matt Cardle - Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
One Direction - P!nk - Nobody Knows
Treyc Cohen - Led Zepplin - Whole Lotta Love
Mary Byrne - Ben E. King - I (Who Have Nothing)
Aiden Grimshaw - John Barry - Diamonds Are Forever
Belle Amie - The Pretenders - I'll Stand by You
Wagner - The Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life/Ricky Martin - Livin' la Vida Loca
Katie Waissel - Louis Prima - I Wan'na Be Like You

This week's celebrity guests:

Olly Murs - Troublemaker
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire

Odds:

Spoiler

Outright:

Ella Henderson - 7/4
Jahmene Douglas - 6/4
James Arthur - 5/2
Union J - 20/1
Christopher Maloney - 14/1
Rylan Clark - 66/1

First Act Announced Safe:

Ella Henderson - 7/2
Jahmene Douglas - 3/1
James Arthur - 5/1
Union J - 6/1
Christopher Maloney - 3/1
Rylan Clark - 7/1

See more at the source (via William Hill)

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Enjoy the weekend and a good evening to everybody!

All spoilers in tags

[1992]

This week in X Factor history:

Shocked you haven't included Little Mix singing Dont Let Go? As that is one of the best ever X Factor Performances and probably what made them win.

[Zack06]

Originally Posted by 1992

Shocked you haven't included Little Mix singing Dont Let Go? As that is one of the best ever X Factor Performances and probably what made them win.

Your wish is my command...

[1992]

Originally Posted by Zack06

Your wish is my command...

Thanks

[Soppyfan]

Well I won't be watching this, but one of the boys has DEFINITELY got to go, can this please be the end of Rylan!

[silentNate]

Originally Posted by Soppyfan

Well I won't be watching this, but one of the boys has DEFINITELY got to go, can this please be the end of Rylan!

Tsk... the more you criticise the more us Rylan fans will respond by voting

Thanks for the thread Zack06

[Zack06]

Originally Posted by silentNate

Tsk... the more you criticise the more us Rylan fans will respond by voting

Thanks for the thread Zack06

^^ No problem. I do think one of Nicole's acts could be in danger this week, as well as Union J and Ella, if voting leaks are to be believed. Also, I'm getting prepared for another Red Leicester performance from Chris tonight ugh. Not looking forward to that.

[richie4eva]

Nicole has to surely lose someone this weekend, she is going to be impossible enough as it is

Sad fact is though, Clown Clark and/or Cheese Baloney are going to be in the top 5 whether we like it or not

Hopefully Clown Clark to go this weekend and Baloney out next weekend

[LunarLegend]

NOT looking forward to the orange one tonight.

[Bex.]

3 weeks until the final

[silentNate]

Originally Posted by Bex.

3 weeks until the final

It seems to gone by so quickly

[Bex.]

Originally Posted by silentNate

It seems to gone by so quickly

it always does

[hannah]

I hope Jahmene, Ella and James give knockout performances this week because these 3 have to be in the final.

[richie4eva]

Yes the end is near for this year, just wish we were looking at a much better final 6 than the one we have

Yet we still tune in for yet more torture each week

Won't be here next weekend for the final 5 showdown but will be here for the semi final and final, and hopefully Clown Clark and Cheese Baloney won't be there

[silentNate]

I think posters on this thread are being very unfair making comments about 'Clown' Clark... Rylan can sing and has a lovely personality.

Just because you don't like him there is no need to make mean comments... save that for James Arthur

[Sex]

Can't wait for chris, rylan and union j hope Ella leaves this week.

[silentNate]

Ella really needs to pull a good performance out of the bag as I think the public are forgetting how good she was at the auditions

[richie4eva]

Originally Posted by silentNate

I think posters on this thread are being very unfair making comments about 'Clown' Clark... Rylan can sing and has a lovely personality.

Just because you don't like him there is no need to make mean comments... save that for James Arthur

Nobody is safe

It's like open season given the standard this year

[tinkie]

Afternoon everyone, jaded, rhumble, JR and Nate. Thanks for the thread Zack

[Oldnjaded]

Originally Posted by tinkie

Afternoon everyone, jaded, rhumble, JR and Nate. Thanks for the thread Zack

Hi tinks and everyone. Thanks for another great thread, Zack, (you are the thread-starter extraordinaire)

So tonight, I'll be sitting through Strictly, XF and IAC - it will be a miracle if I don't end up with a DVT

Please god get rid of Rylan tonight, or at very least, make him sing alone without 5000 backing dancers and singers. See how 'good' he is then.

[Zack06]

Originally Posted by tinkie

Afternoon everyone, jaded, rhumble, JR and Nate. Thanks for the thread Zack

Originally Posted by Oldnjaded

Hi tinks and everyone. Thanks for another great thread, Zack, (you are the thread-starter extraordinaire)

So tonight, I'll be sitting through Strictly, XF and IAC - it will be a miracle if I don't end up with a DVT

Please god get rid of Rylan tonight, or at very least, make him sing alone without 5000 backing dancers and singers. See how 'good' he is then.

Wow...thanks so much to you guys actually, and everyone that posts in these threads, the posts in here are usually way more entertaining than the show itself haha...

[LunarLegend]

Excited for Ella and Jahmene's performances as usual.

I look forward to hearing the orange one's judges comments.

[FantasticMrFox]

I'm looking forward to James and Rylan.

I aint really bothered who goes this week as long as those two are safe.

[Hassaan13]

I'm looking forward to James, Jahmene, Ella and Union J. I hope they all pull out their best performance yet.

[Heartsonfire]

I can't wait to see Rylan tonight