They completely set Reggie N Bollie up !!!!

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Patti-Ann

14-12-2015

It's not the first time it's happened.

'The Climb' suited Joe more than Olly

'A Moment Like This' suited Leona more than Ray (didn't Ben Mills walk out when the song was announced?)

Personally I think each contestant should have their own winners song.

Eurostar

14-12-2015

It would have been glaringly obvious to Cowell and the producers all week that the winning song would be hopelessly ill suited to R and B and would wreck any chances they had of winning. The fact that they proceeded with the song anyway tells you all you need to know ie. they can't even be bothered to have any semblance of fair play.

Patti-Ann

14-12-2015

Retweet on Reggie and Bollies twitter:

Reggie N Bollie MOP Retweeted
Emma ‏@emmalipton 12 hrs12 hours ago
6yo behind me on the train crying because he wanted @ReggieNBollie to win. Dad trying to explain how Simon Cowel is the winner. #XFactor

Alrightmate

15-12-2015

Originally Posted by fredthespider:
“Jess Glynne and Ebru have been tweeting about this tonight too, pointing out that they could have changed the arrangement but decidedly chose not to. The Guardian saying they were massively stitched up too. Also pointed out a tweet from someone who was there saying the audience had been told to use their torches for Louisa but not R+B. Can't wait to read sofabet's take on this.

For those arguing they should be able to sing anything, well I would like to see Louisa having a go at singing afrobeats or reggae.

The sad thing is they didn't need to do this. She was going to win anyway. I think the boys are too nice to say anything but I bet it has soured what has been a brilliant experience for them.”

The audience were literally told to not use their torches for R&B?

I'm a bit skeptical about that, but it is something which can be verified if people who were in that audience come forward and state that yes this was the case.

Alrightmate

15-12-2015

Originally Posted by calico_pie:
“Is the theory that that close to the end of the voting Reggie n Bollie could have been in the lead, that significant numbers of people still hadn't made up their mind, and only did so after hearing the winner's song, and the late influx of votes was what turned it around for Louisa?”

It's irrelevant who was in the lead in the voting. The manipulation is there to see anyway.
Even if by some miracle R&B won, the points made in this thread still stand. The show was designed to favour Louisa either way.

Alrightmate

15-12-2015

Originally Posted by Amaretto2:
“I think Reggie and Bollie should be thankful the producers never asked them to actually sing prior to the finals. I'm sure the other contestants would have loved to play to their strengths week after week without criticism, to have huge numbers of dancers and backing singers doing the hard work for them, to always receive favourable slots in the running order and receive unanimous praise from the judges week after week for doing very little.

I think it would have been a step too far to go and change the song to suit their complete inability to sing in tune. They had had more than enough help to get them that far.”

I don't think it's about changing the song. As others have said in previous years different songs have been used in the final and it's just a case of planning ahead to ensure that the winner's song isn't of one flavour.

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