Enough already.

Awful

Sorry, just started another thread before seeing this. I agree with you needless to say

Not his best did not like it

What song was it?

One Love, U2.

So glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. God that was so so bad!!!!!!!

James Arthur certainly does it again doesn't he?

My ears are hiding behind the sofa.

I can't take him seriously when he's singing.

It was underwhelming.

I just watched on +1, he was awful!

What the heck did he do to The Power of Love.......

'sigh'

I know!! His slurring delivery is painful, hate it

Totally agree! Just cannot take to him at all. He sounds the same every song he does! Hope he goes home tomorrow!

I think he was singing the Jennifer Rush version wasn't he?

I have no clue, but it was painful.



Edit, sorry I wasn't paying attention was watching Celebrity.

No, Holly Johnson's The Power of Love

Lol

That's a completely different song you bad person

Channel flicking & caught about 8 gawd awful seconds. That was enough for me.

Glad I didn't catch any of him performing One

His slurring was very bad tonight - it was only because I caught a few words that I realised it was U2!

Yet, the judges praise him to the heavens, perhaps it sounds different (better) in the studio - because on my telly, it was really poor tonight.

it sounds poor every time he sings he must hold the record for songs ruined in the x factor

Why dont the judges pick up on this? He sounds like he's singing after/during a binge in the pub most of the time.

Because it's too late and they don't want to look even more stupid than they are. They built him up to be some sort of superstar and he isn't and they can't really backtrack on their words at this stage.

I've said it before - he doesn't have star quality, he is not a good singer, he doesn't move well and he doesn't know how to control his breathing.

He crucified the great Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it on" last week and he's done it again tonight.

I doubt his albums will go platinum.

If it looks like a busker and sounds like a busker, then............. etc!!

Obviously until X-factor even his own siblings looked down on him, judging by the VT.

Agree with the bits in bold. Sometimes watching XF makes me feel bad as I like to sing a bit sometimes but I have trouble breathing too. Dont think James is particularly good though.

I've thought this from the first second I heard him but the 'expert' judges would have us believe he's the best thing ever to happen the world, ever.

Ed Sheeran made him look absolutely ridiculous with one appearance on the X Factor.

He isn't very popular on this forum, I don't think I've ever seen such a neglected appreciation thread :
Surprises me tbh, although quite often DS is no measure of who is going to succeed after XF.