Yes I watched it, he is sooo lovely interesting to hear about the other song choice being very different to what hes done before..
I would never watch that programme either The things we do for Mr Faustini

Good to see he's actually quite funny and how relaxed and HIMSELF he was on loose women.
He was very much like that infact even more so in that Italian interview, unfortunately being in Italian it didn't register with most people.

It's a bit infuriating how x factor is possibly deliberately choosing to constantly portray him as this odd Italian instead of allowing the public to see the Andrea as shown on loose women, the Italian interview and even when he was on BBC breakfast I think it was.

Also he now can't say he's never kissed a girl. lol

They all seemed quite smitten with him He may have his haters but how many men can say they have kissed Linda Lusardi lol

I know right?
But yes he came across excellently and these things are really important.

As others have pointed out, but I thought I'd mention it here, Andrea is filming something 'very special' with SB.TV. So what is SB.TV? Well this is how it's described on youtube:

SB.TV is the UK's leading online youth broadcaster covering all angles in and out of the music scene.
With millions of views in the past month SB.TV is the leader in its field of new media broadcasters, an online lifestyle channel attracting a global audience.
https://www.youtube.com/user/smokeybarz

To be honest I'm none the wiser. It seems to be focused on Hip hop, rap and Grime artists, so this is very interesting... I wonder if we will be getting 'Heartless' this week after all, or something in a similar ilk. As long as he doesn't actually rap.

In other news that you all probably all know Andrea put on his Twitter about wanting Paul on the X Factor tour. Really nice of Andrea to stick his neck out for him.

Just thought I'd add that apparently there's a spread in OK magazine this week.

Well after today's headlines it looks like they are definately gunning for Andrea this weekend again....I really think a lot went on behind the scenes on Sunday like you thought Jazzyjaney and was a lot to do why he was upset as well. Really do feel for him, maybe hes realising now what we all have been suspecting all along with them trying to bus him

The bottom line I think is that regardless what the agenda is, Andrea has had good exposure and exhibited what he has to offer.
Many of us Andrea fans feel SYCO could very well be a bad thing for Andrea so maybe not such a bad thing if that's the agenda.

In a roundabout sort of way it could not only be good for Andrea, it could also be very damaging to x factors already floundering credibility!

If it plays out that way I more than anyone will take great pleasure from x factors demise!

Yes definately!! Would love for this scenario to happen lol Just hope Andrea can weather it all, he seems such an emotional person bless him.

Patti-Ann posted a very interesting link from sofabet.
http://sofabet.com/2014/11/24/x-fact...a-over-haenow/

It analyzes how the judges comments and VT's are portraying some in a good light while others in a bad light.
Not surprisingly they have picked up on how Andrea is being portrayed badly! It appears they are definitely gunning for him!

Yes I do look in on Sofabet quite often. When I first started reading it when the live shows first began I thought they were all a bit barmy lol, but to be fair they have called it right a lot of the time, even predicted who is being targeted by the staging (apparently red and black is not good and Andrea seems to have had a lot of red lighting) Like I said sounds barmy but makes you think

Hi Fanstinis!

That is a shame about the hotel room story, but If people actually read the story you can see it's really a total non-starter with no specific times or facts. Seems he merely stayed with his sister in a hotel as she had come over to support him, It's strange they say he 'immediately ran away after the sing-off', when we all saw him very composed on Xtra Factor.

Of course he would have been upset afterwards, I don't blame him if he wanted to be alone with his sister, jesus, He's in a foreign country, he's clearly got a very loving supportive family he's missing, I can't imagine how cut off and alone he's feeling and what he felt this week. If this is the best dirt they can possibly get on Andrea, then it shows what at utterly amazing guy he is.

Thanks for the interesting article Dia6olo. Particularly interesting with the Andrea being definitely safe line as a way to say don't vote for Andrea. Seems obvious now, but, naive fool that I am I thought Simon might possibly have been genuinely reassuring him.

Well, we must continue to be positive, I'm really looking forward to finding out the song choice. And i've got a great top up deal to go voting crazy on Saturday. Whatever happens will happen. But I've got a feeling us Fanstinis will be sticking around long after X Factor, as will Andrea of course. The last thing he needs is SYCO and Simon Cowell, I think Mr Cowell should remember what we all told him in 2009 with the Rage Against the Machine Christmas number 1, specifically the chant that is always cut in the radio edit of the song....'f you, I won't do what you tell me.'

I think that article has been really overblown, but hey he is allowed to be upset surely, you can tell how much he wants this. I felt really choked up for him on Sunday so god knows how he must have been feeling I think people forget he is only 20 as well.
I'm around for the long haul as well Just hope Andrea will want to stick around after all this , I'm sure he is feeling all the love despite how they are treating him

I'm a bit of an history buff and let me tell you that a lot of our history is a mass of twisted truths & made up fairy tales!

Throughout history many historical characters have been portrayed as bad/power hungry/evil doers while others who actually where all those things have been portrayed as good, all to serve an agenda by the powers that be!

Julius Caesar is such a person whose underlying history is for the most part correct, what isn't correct however is why he did what he did as portrayed by history, that aspect of the story has been twisted to make him look bad and serve an agenda! Character assassination!
I have researched that particular history extremely deeply and let me tell you that Julius Caesar was probably the most extraordinary man to have ever lived!

OK going off topic a bit. The point I'm trying to make is that manipulation of the masses has been going on for thousands of years by twisting the truth which is what's happening to Andrea.

I've also noticed the media are reporting the story about him running & locking himself away in droves now!

Absolutely pathetic! And that my friends as I pointed out in my previous post is how history is twisted!

I think he is singing "Diamonds" by Rihanna!

There's a photo of him in rehearsals with the caption "you WILL shine bright" So I think that's a hint at his song choice!

He Is Singing Chandelier!!! Wow!

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited to hear this, very different and a good choice. Love what Sam Smith said about him as well.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/...oWVmZZW9x0NAaK

It's blatantly obvious Cowell is trying to throw Andrea under the bus and discredit him, what with his comments and the stories in the press this week . Must be disheartening for Andrea to hear. It was obvious to me Cowell didn't want him to win when they tried to make a fool of him on Halloween week with the gold paint, horns and tail. I feel he's used him to generate interest in the show initially and now he's no longer useful to hIm, he's ready to discard him. Steve Brookstein's twitter comments and radio interview regarding Andrea are very interesting. I think Andrea's doing brilliant considering he's not singing in his first language, it must be extra hard for him compared to the others.

I imagine Cowell is sharpening his knives for Saturday, anything to get his "chosen" acts in the final. He'll probably stick the boot in about "Hero" being another diva ballad, but it's not Andrea's fault if the public voted for it. Andrea could sing Hero part English, part Italian to change it up. Pavarotti and Mariah Carey sung it as a duet.

Anyway, even if Cowell doesn't appreciate him, loads of celebrities and past contestants do. Even Calvin Harris has said Andrea should win and that he has an amazing, amazing voice.

I wasn't sure I knew the song chandelier so just Youtubed it and presume we are talking about Sia's Chandelier?

Very interesting choice & definitely different!
Hope they don't dress him up the same as Sia! lol

Welcome magicmelody, it is indeed good to see so many celebrities choosing Andrea as their favoured act especially the singers amongst them of which there are quite a few.

Regarding Simon not wanting Andrea to win we are all in agreement he is systematically manipulating the publics opinion of him and as you say and I'm in total agreeance, he has used Andrea!

I feel personally that if that's the case & Andrea knows it, he is handling/dealing with it very well by carrying on doing what he does best which I think is the only thing he can do without giving the naysayer ammo to really have a genuine dig at him!
I think regardless he'll come out of it with his head held high and for how much we want to see him win, I think most of us fear SYCO would be a really bad move for him.
I'm personally hoping he's made enough of an impression outside of SYCO to have a career away from SYCO.

It is also interesting to see Andrea is backing Paul for the tour, I wonder if they are both in contact discussing how they feel about how they've been treated by the show...

Just quickly will post more later

https://uk.celebrity.yahoo.com/gossi...170026514.html

Hi Fanstinis!

So Sam Smith is Andrea's celebrity mentor and the song is Sia - Chandelier along with Hero- Mariah Carey! I'm so excited guys it's a really great choice for him, if he can make those high notes and I totally believe he can. He is gonna show all those haters! I'm so happy about this I'm gonna swing from the chandelier! From the Chan- del- ie-ererere!

Also just been out and, for the first time in my life bought OK magazine. It had a lot of lovely pictures and I really nice interview, also we learned something new and incredibly sweet from it. I don't know if anyone here has noticed but Andrea has a little tattoo on his wrist of a small child's drawing of a stick figure boy and girl, well it's him and his sister. Just when you thought Andrea couldn't get any more adorable.

I noticed the tattoo but never made it out, in fact I thought it looked like a PLAY button symbol. lol
He has many endearing qualities that x factor is ignoring while constantly portraying him as a diva, an odd Italian diva & now adding a sulking Italian diva!
It is stuff like that, that is making the show infuriating to watch...

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/new...-false-rumours and another

Thanks for posting that. Good article.

Regarding tattoos. I think he has two, one is the play button symbol and the other is the little drawing of him and his sister.

Joining the thread - better late than never

I really hope Andrea gets a rebound through

From twitter:

Andrea Faustini @AndreaFaustini1 · 4h 4 hours ago
Thank you so much @samsmithworld for choosing Chandelier! I LOVE IT and will try my hardest to do it justice! And thank you for Hero #yeah 💪

I noticed the comment from Simon's feedback last week - something like 'There's no doubt you'll be here next week after that performance'. Message to viewers He's absolutely safe, no need to go mad voting for him....

I think it's unlikely he'll win now, to be honest, (I think Simon will push for Fleur) but I'll be happy to see him in the final. I wonder who they would have for his celebrity duet

Welcome, you are now initiated into the Fanstinis!
Always nice to see more fans! Did you see what Sam Smith said about choosing Chandelier for Andrea:

"I worked with Sia about six months ago and I remember being in the booth with her and her voice is just ridiculous, and when I heard Andrea's voice for the first time I remember feeling that same kind of reaction. The song is so difficult to sing but I genuinely from my heart think Andrea can do this. This is a huge, huge challenge and I think you've got to challenge yourself. Everyone I know loves that song, and everyone I know loves Andrea."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/...oWXlysFMIGmCmh

What a great guy Sam Smith is. Out of all those celebrity comments for the different contestants Sam Smith's is definitely the most heart felt. I do not want to jinx anything by daring to even talk about the final but if we are lucky enough to see him there surely there could be no other choice for a celebrity duet than Sam Smith.