Anybody else can't bear it? I've tried so hard to like her voice but it is just painful to listen to. I quite like her, but as soon as she sings.

I didn't mind her in the early stages of the show, but they are ruining her as they do with so many.

Her audition was one of the best this year, and there are several decent pre-XF performances to be found on YouTube as well. Last night wasn't great, but she's done far better as a whole than many here give her credit for.

Her voice seems to 'pause' for a split second when she starts to sing the high notes. I don't think Sam should be singing songs that have high notes in them. It's like her vocal cords (or whatever) can't go from one tone to another without that 'pause' happening.

I'm indifferent to the contestants on a personal / personality level really, and try to focus on the vocals (listening to Sam's performance in another tab at the moment)

To me anyway, Sam's singing on the live shows just keeps wavering between pleasant and unbearable and I don't know why she's not improving / sorting it out

Well when the judges and Simon keep blowing smoke up her arse its no surprise.

The moment Cowell asked her to " remove the make up" it all started to go downhill. I know its just make up but that was symbolic of how the X factor tries to mould acts into something they want to see on their show. She was much better at the auditions.

She is awful - just tuneless noise - i really liked her at auditions and judges houses and now they are trying to turn her into an Avril Lagvine tribute act she sounds horrific

She's awful isn't she? Perpetually flat and brings no life to her performances. Add into the mix that irritating honk like Dolores Cranberry on ketamine and it's a recipe for wanting to watch the world burn.

I find her voice horrible to listen to. Really don't get the hype.

Sam is a good singer, in fact she's probably along with Saara the best technical vocalist of this series.

However what is harming Sam is that she's a Rock singer and 5 weeks in she's not been given a Rock song, she reminds me of Lzzy Hale who would also probably sound like a "foghorn" to some people if she was on this show and being given some of the songs to sing that Sam has had to sing.

But yeah it's more bad management than bad vocal.

Hate her voice never rated her better singers never got a chance ,I have to turn the volume down when she is on

Yep have never liked her voice

Have to agree, she's regularly flat and that break in her voice sounds like she's yodelling; nothing wrong with it if used sparingly but with her, it never stops. Nicolle picked up on it two weeks ago, surprised she hasn't mentioned it again.

Last nights song was a Pretenders song. What's Chrissie Hyde if not a rock singer? Last weeks song was Total Eclipse of the Heart. That's most definitely a rock song. A cheesy, soft rock power-ballad but a rock song nonetheless. Are you wanting her to do Whitesnake or something?

sounds like she's singing with a air horn stuck in her throat

She's like a little Margarita Pracatan. I don't know how she managd to pass the first audition, let alone reach the lives.

I think Simon Cowell thought he had a Poundland Cher Lloyd on his hands

I've been saying it for a while but I didn't think anyone agreed with me when I've mentioned it on here. She's terrible! Why can't anyone on the show hear it? Just a loud drawn out tuneless monotone bellow. She's got power but her tone is the worst on the show, even Ryan has a little tune to his weak ass voice.

I thought she was so good in the auditions. I don't know what has happened to her in the live shows. She sounds so bad. Don't know why people are voting for her.

I love Sam and agree with you, they need to give her some good rock songs and Simon needs to give her more time and not all his time to Emily!

I was thinking that during her last performance. She would be so much better if she did not shout so much, it feels like she is straining. She was very good in the audition and at the judges houses.

She always looks like she needs a good wash!

I must admit I find it hard to listen to her sing, I find her voice very unpleasant on the ear.

BIB is a cheesy Pop number.

And Chrissie Hyde is a very soft claim to call a Rock singer.

Sam needs Halestorm, Fleetwood Mac, maybe even Metallica type of songs to sing, I mean the show has gone very wrong if The Pretenders and Bonnie Tyler are classed as Rock for her.