Originally Posted by fredthespider:
“I expected Honey G to go through. I can't help but find her amusing. I don't quite get the joke with the two lads - is it because they are gay?
We usually have a joke act. That is not surprising. Two of them is too much.
This would have been easier to take if the contestants we had connected to during the auditions had been chosen but for the majority of us, they have not. Out of the acts chosen, the only one I liked was 5 AM. Could see why Matt was picked and Relley is a good singer. But it's all a bit 'meh' for the rest of them. I wanted to see James Wilson, Peyton, Caitlyn, Christian, Niall, and possibly Kayleigh progress and they have all gone. Judging by the facebook comments everyone seems to feel the same. It seems to be the least popular final 12 ever.”
This is just my opinion as to why the acts you mentioned didn't progress -
James Wilson - I liked but then I am at the older end of the typical X factor viewer range but undoubtedly he'd have been another who did really well in the show but then had no commercial success to note (middle aged women aren't the ones buying music or concert tickets generally!)
Peyton I also liked and must confess I'm at a bit of a loss as to why he didn't progress perhaps due to him already having achieved some significant commercial success?
Caitlyn Now this is the interesting one I think she was chosen by TPTB for a top three finish or a possible win but the stories then came out about her being a bully! Given that she had spoken about being bullied at her first audition she was all set up for a terrible fall from grace in the press , so I believe the decision was taken to axe her and likely put her on ice for another year when no mention of being bullied would occur.
Christian Didn't rate him that much but in any case his popularity would likely clash with Matt/ Freddy and the Brookes which is just too much of a vote split,
Niall I wasn't overly struck on him either but too dangerous to put him in because of the Irish vote and therefore the risk he posed to TCO
Kayleigh Beautiful voice but not current or commercially viable by any stretch of the imagination much more of a BGT act.
As i said just my thoughts!