If we scored each contestant on their performance using a scare out of 10 (only halves allowed)
- taking into account:
vocal
entertainment
connection/presence
star quality/x factor

What would you score them?


Week 1 - Live Shows:
Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman"
Max Stone - "Someone like You"
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude"
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason"
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father"
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Mason Noise - "Sorry"
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me"
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows"
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One"
4th Impact - "Problem"
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain"
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars"

Week 1 - Live Shows:
Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" 6
Max Stone - "Someone like You" 5
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" 5
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" 4
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" 5
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 7
Mason Noise - "Sorry" 4
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" 6
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" 7.5
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" 4.5
4th Impact - "Problem" 7
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" 7
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" 6.5

7/10 = Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" (scores highest for vocals)
3/10 = Max Stone - "Someone like You" (scores highest for vocals)
7/10 = Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" (scores highest for entertainment)
5/10 = Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" (scores highest for vocals)
6/10 = Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" (scores highest for vocals)
6/10 = Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (scores highest for connection)
6/10 = Mason Noise - "Sorry" (scores highest for entertainment)
7/10 = Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" (scores highest for entertainment)
8/10 = Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" (scores highest for star quality)
7/10 = Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" (scores highest for entertainment)
8/10 = 4th Impact - "Problem" (scores highest for entertainment)
7/10 = Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" (scores highest for vocals)
8/10 = Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" (scores highest for star quality)

I've tried to average my scores into one final score.

Max gets 3/10 because whilst his vocals weren't that bad, there was no stage presence, no real entertainment and certainly no star quality.

Likewise with Keira, her vocals were ok but it wasn't entertaining, no connection or star quality in her performance.

Acts like Reggie 'N Bollie and Alien Uncovered may not have scored highly for their vocal ability (especially in RNB's case), but there's no denying they score high when it comes to entertainment.

Week 1 - Live Shows:
Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" - horribly dated (3)
Max Stone - "Someone like You" - ridiculous arrangement, 0 charisma (2)
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" - solid performance good all round (7)
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" - competent but forgettable (5)
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" - predictable bland, he's a backing singer for a reason (4)
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - First part was very good, second was a screamathon - TDOTO (8) , ANMHE (2)
Mason Noise - "Sorry" - the poor guy has been xfactored and lost his edge (3)
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" - one of the better novelty acts - OK I enjoyed it (6)
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" - excellent vocal as usual, but not sure this was the right song (8)
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" - There is no point in being here, just not worth the time (2)
4th Impact - "Problem" - consistent good performance in terms of vocals and performance (8)
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" - nice to hear a ballad that isn't totally vanilla, great vocal (7)
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" - a bit too theatrical for me, but still great. He gets a bonus point for losing the cap - (9)

lauren - 6/10 (vocally wasn't bad but marked her down because i thought it was a poor song choice for the theme, the staging was too cheesy and she looked a bit wooden)

max - 5/10 (if anyone had the right to complain about being sabotaged last night it was max. whoever thought doing a reggae version of a song that is all about an emotional connection needs shot)

alien - 5/10 (really not my taste, cant really judge them on vocals as could hardly hear them, energetic and the choreography looked smooth, an extra point for remembering to amend some of the lyrics on live TV )

kiera - 3/10 (vocally decent, looked dated, i think she raided bupsi's tina turner collection for the outfit, did basically a straight cover of the song so no real excuses about the arrangement but it was flat and lifeless)

anton - 6/10 (not as smooth vocally as i expected, another one doing a straight cover that fell far short of the original)

che - 7/10 (good vocals and thought he handled the two songs well, just thinks he tries to do many things vocally tho and would be better reining it in a bit and just singing the song)

mason - 5/10 (a poor man's justin bieber impression, the staging was decent and he looked the part but just didn't seem special)

R&B - 5/10 (tried to be fun and the staging was ok but they appeared to be miming or at least heavily drowned out by the backing track)

louisa - 7/10 (vocally really good, and looked great, i was just disappointed in the arrangement of the song, it was like they "mariah-fied" her)

bupsi - 2/10 (vocally poor, cheesy arrangement, just looked completely out of her depth, i found it really funny to watch but not in a good way, kinda like laughing when you see someone drop something heavy on their foot, you know you shouldn't really find it funny but you just cant help yourself)

4th Impact - 4/10 (vocally it sounded ok but i got the impression that like R&B they were miming at points or at least had help from a backing track, the routine was pure cheese and those outfits made them look like mutton dressed as lamb)

monica - 8/10 (most controlled vocal of the night by far, i wouldn't have even recognised it as an ed sheeran track, the closest to a ready made act in the show)

sean - 4/10 (really didn't like that he actually managed to ham up a bowie song from the early 70s and didn't take the advice he was being given about not turning it into a show tune, completely missed the big note at the end. the more i see of him the more i am convinced he is style over substance)

lauren - 6/10 (vocals were ok. song was karaoke-style and dated didn't really showcase her best vocals)

max - 4/10 (ok vocals but dubious song choice and poor stage presence/entertainment)

alien - 6/10 (more energetic and engaging than other acts, but vocally not the best although they do have an interesting sound)

kiera - 3/10 (all she did was bring back sad memories of Chloe Paige's first audition who absolutely killed it and deserved to be here instead. Kiera's lacklustre performance failed to have the same impact)

anton - 6/10 (big fan of this guy but tonight just wasn't his best)

che - 7/10 ( good vocals but it did feel like a bit too much was going on)

mason - 8/10 (picked a very current song and performed it in a way which added to this current feel.)

R&B - 7/10 (was fun to watch, most entertaining act of the night. obviously not the strongest vocally though)

louisa - 7/10 (decent but failed to really wow me)

bupsi - 2/10 (the novelty act failed to act like a true novelty, and I think this could be her downfall. would have liked to see her get "nasty" and start sliding over the judges desk and then she might actually get people to vote for her. without that we were left with a very dull karaoke performance that appealed to nobody)

4th Impact - 4/10 (the group is extremely overhyped and really are just a bunch of cats screeching cheesy arrangements of songs. not the best)

monica - 8/10 (haven't been a fan of her up to this point but she was actually one of the better singers tonight, her best performance by a mile)

sean - 5/10 (all way too musical theatre which isn't what this show is about. i quite like his voice but he would not have got nearly as far if it wasn't for his stylistic tendencies)

Ranked by preference:

Monica Michael - Make It Rain: 9
Louisa Johnson - God Only Knows: 9
Lauren Murray - I'm Every Woman: 7
Seann Miley Moore - Life on Mars: 7
Mason Noise - Sorry: 6
Reggie 'N Bollie - It Wasn't Me: 6
Ché Chesterman - Tears Dry on Their Own/Ain't No Mountain High Enough: 6
Alien Uncovered - Do It like a Dude: 5
Kiera Weathers - Crying for No Reason: 5
4th Impact - Problem: 5
Max Stone - Someone like You: 4
Anton Stephan - Dance with My Father: 4
Bupsi - You're a Wonderful One: 4

Week 1 - Live Shows:
Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" 7
Max Stone - "Someone like You" 2
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" 2.5
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" 5
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" 6
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 9
Mason Noise - "Sorry" 5
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" 8
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" 7
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" 1
4th Impact - "Problem" 4
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" 9
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" 7

Monica Michael - Make It Rain: 9 (so happy for her - she did so well this week and after JH she's become my second fav alongside Louisa - she's returned to the Monica I loved last year)
Louisa Johnson - God Only Knows 9 (love her sooo much - she's so sweet and incredible, and so deserves to win and I really think she might be the first girl in ages who has an actual chance at it)
Seann Miley Moore - Life On Mars - 8.5 (I personally love it when he goes all theatrical and he does it so well - excellent vocal too)
Max Stone - Someone Like You - 8 (I really enjoyed it tbh - and I thought his vocal sounded fantastic)
Lauren Murray - I'm Every Woman - 7 (I love Lauren to bits too but she was a little out of time and pitch in parts esp at the start - strange cuz she normally does all that stuff so well but vocal still good)
Mason Noise - Sorry - 7 (he's so hawt and adorable, I didn't like the song but he did a good vocal on it as he always does)
Alien - 6 (harmonies were on point, it was a cool performance but didn't enjoy the song itself. It's such an irritating song!)
Che - 6 (I enjoyed that - he reminds of Jahmene with the whole gospel thing and really getting into the song with all those incredible runs which are really well placed and add to the emotion of the song. He knows how to make a song sound more interesting but I still feel he's a bit dull and generic, and I really feel like Anton the public will really overrate him for this fairly vanilla performance).
Anton - 5 (beautiful vocal, but it's just frustrating because he's not that outstanding and interesting and the public will overrate him just as they did Maloney, also he hasn't sorted that those crooked facial expressions)
Fifth Impact - 4 (I absolutely love them but this was awful, other than harmonies, everything was wrong with this performance, they were out of tune throughout, screeching at times, not as controlled as Louis either, choreography and staging was bad - they looked cute as always though)
Reggie and Boulle - 3 (honestly what the hell was that - it was actually horrendous but reminded me of Wagner so I sort of still enjoyed it)
Bupsi - 2 (sweet person but honestly the most forgettable performance, vocals weren't good and they hardly ever are and tbh she doesn't give me the crazy Souli Roots/Johnny Rob/Wagner vibe either so I didn't enjoy it in that way either, I don't like it when novelty acts are tame and boring)
Kieran Weathers - Crying for No Reason - 0 (absolutely abysmal - forgetting her God awful likability for a second, which tbh I hardly ever use to judge a contestant - it was the worst performance I've ever heard of this song - horrible arrangement, out of tune, out of time, horrid chores, awful performance skills. People need to stop covering this song - they'll never make it sound as emotional and cool as Katy does)

Lauren Murray ("I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan) - 4.5/10 - horribly dated song choice, bad production values but decent enough vocals.

Max Stone ("Someone like You" by Adele) - 5/10 - good vocal, interesting twist on a classic song, so-so performance, lacks star appeal at the moment.

Alien Uncovered ("Do It like a Dude" by Jessie J) - 6/10 - entertaining & engaging performance, although the song choice didn't showcase their vocals at all.

Kiera Weathers ("Crying for No Reason" by Katy B) - 3/10 - She should be crying for a good reason because that was a bland, forgettable performance with absolutely zero charisma. Simon is quite right, she just doesn't have that 'thing' even though her voice is competent. She was horribly styled as well.

Anton Stephan ("Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross) - 7/10 - Very nice vocals and a thoroughly nice main, and the crazy eyes didn't make an appearance which is a good thing. I don't see him being a winner though.

Ché Chesterman ("Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Amy Winehouse/Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terell) - 6/10 - It was all going so well until they spliced in a cruise-ship insert of ANMHE - that completely ruined Che's take on TDOTO for me and was completely unnecessary. Still he is vocally amazing, if a little boring to watch.

Mason Noise ("Sorry" by Justin Bieber) 8/10 - silly performance concept but all-round excellent light entertainment. He is interesting to watch and proved why he deserved to be brought back, despite his past 'misdemeanors'.

Reggie 'N Bollie ("It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy) - 6.5/10 - Surprisingly fun and a good laugh, although they clearly can't sing.

Louisa Johnson ("God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys) - 9/10 - a total star, as Simon said. Stunning vocal, can't take your eyes off her. I would vote her 10/10, but I think she will grow to become even better.

Bupsi ("You're a Wonderful One" by Marvin Gaye) - 2/10 - a total snooze. I see nothing entertaining about this woman. She's not funny, warm or even interesting to watch. Her voice is firmly in impersonator land as well.

4th Impact ("Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea) - 4/10 - I usually like them but this performance just didn't work for me. I feel less and less of a connection to them and their numbers feel as if they're becoming run-of-the-mill. They need to tone down on the power-pop vocals. I also hated how they were styled - like stupid anime schoolgirls - one of them had a Sky dish on her head.

Monica Michael ("Make It Rain" by Ed Sheeran) - 8/10 - she came back a proved why she should've gone through instead of Kiera in the first place. Brilliant singer and is getting much better at conveying songs through her performances.

Seann Miley Moore ("Life on Mars" by David Bowie) - 7.5/10 - I love David Bowie and LOM was perfect for Seann. I liked the arrangment and I like that he's theatrical but not cheesy. Lovely singer too.

Che - 6
Mason - 6
Sean - 8.5
4th Impact - 7
Alien Uncovered - 6.5
Reggie n Bollie - 4
Anton - 6
Bupsi - 5
Max - 4
Kiera - 4
Lauren - 7
Louisa - 9
Monica - 9

wow thank you everyone ... i am so pleasantly surprised and positively surprised by your enthusiasm!

Week 1 - Live Shows:
Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" 8.5
Max Stone - "Someone like You" 5
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" 8
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" 7
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" 4.5
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 6.5
Mason Noise - "Sorry" 6
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" 7
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" 8.5
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" 6
4th Impact - "Problem" 8
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" 9
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" 5

Lauren Murray - "I'm Every Woman" - 7
Max Stone - "Someone like You" - 7.5
Alien Uncovered - "Do It like a Dude" - 7.5
Kiera Weathers - "Crying for No Reason" - 6
Anton Stephan - "Dance with My Father" - 8
Ché Chesterman - "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - 9
Mason Noise - "Sorry" - 9
Reggie 'N Bollie - "It Wasn't Me" - 9
Louisa Johnson - "God Only Knows" - 8.5
Bupsi - "You're a Wonderful One" - 4
4th Impact - "Problem" - 9
Monica Michael - "Make It Rain" - 7
Seann Miley Moore - "Life on Mars" - 6.5