Sam couldn't cope with the quieter elements of the song and shouted and screeched through the louder parts - just awful.

She wasn't alone though, I agree with the OP that this was easily the weakest opening live show for many, many years.

The decision not to put through many of the better singers already looks to be a huge mistake by the producers, time will tell I guess.

And you're only 17

...and it's fun, simon!!! That's what this show is all about!!!!

reserved for embarrasingly dire acts

And 'You remind me of a young Luther Vandross/Whitney Houston/Cher Lloyd/Dive Fever etc etc etc

i know we are being trolled but it reached a new low last night when you saw a VT of sharon on stage with Honey G at the dress rehearsals giving her tips on how to do a better "crotch grab"

they need to bring in donald trump for that sort of thing

Tbf, it's probably a little less nauseating than if we saw Louis giving 5AM a crotch grab

well sharon was showing honey G how to grab her own crotch not someone else's

The X Factor
Putting the turd in Saturday.

the standard of lip syncing really has gone downhill without cheryl there as one of the mentors

I liked her and Matt the most.

Wouldn't be shown if he did that to her, and something to be thankfuly for that it didn't happen.

I agree ,goodness at least she entertains

Well they could of had a good final 12 this year if only they hadn't axed all the fan favourites during judges houses. Now they have been left with a very boring, dull final 10.

she did