Originally Posted by ribtickle:
“A lot of us were, I recall this forum was awash with accolades and suggestion she was good enough to go solo. Most of us were pleasantly surprised.
That's the crux I think. Based on last year people anticipated she would sing a lot better than she did on Sunday. Instead she sounded hoarse, as if she's been smoking too many ciggies, and when she tried to put a bit of gravel and bite in her voice twice at the start of a lyric it produced a grating sound like grinding gears.
Still a reasonable enough performance IMO, and a catchy enough song, but she didn't "live up to (higher) expectations".”
I checked out one of Tulisa's songs when I started watching xfactor_uk last season and thought she sounded okay, though I did not care for the song.
Fast forward to this past Sunday night -
I absolutely loved her performance...thought her voice sounded hot and sexy with a rock chick quality that works for me.
She, and the tune she sang, reminded of girl bands from the 60s. Certainly not urban, but fun to listen to regardless of how you want to label her music.
And if a great performance wasn't enough, she looked absolutely ravishing in her outfit.