He's not a balladeer though is he? I think he knows that too. 'Play That funky Music' was good, though I can sing that and make it sound good. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, Chico is never going to be a singer, but he can perform and with the right type of material he's entertaining.

I don't think he'll get very much further, but at the moment he's pulling in the viewers and that is what the show is ultimately all about . As much as the purists like to think it's all about a recording contract, that's just a miniscule part IMO. Making money on prime time tv is the name of the game, and Chico is making a big contribution to that.

The conways. They sound like 13 year old irish chavs They look like sour faced extras from the "Commitments"

Possibly the best quote of the day and agree totally.

IMO Chico is ridiculous-Shayne, well, his genre are ten a penny and he's lucky to be there-JS truly boring as was Maria [though perhaps did not deserve to go at this stage]-Nicholas couldn't carry a tune in a bucket-Brenda and Tony -neither were that good last night but they are good musicians - a quality sadly lacking in others.Isn't this what the X-Factor is supposed to be about-or is it just another version of Pop Idol

Best: Andy, Brenda, Maria, Journey South

Worst: Nicholas- by miles, Shayne, Chico (and i like him!), Conways.

The Conways timing was all over the place. Nicholas was out of tune for the ebtire song. Shayne was a poor copy of Timberlake, and i hate the falsetto. Chico is lucky to stay in, but bits of it weren't that bad- I thought it started well.

Oh Lor, I don't know .... I know I'm probably in the minority but there's something about Andy I can't quite take too - he just seems to be singing by numbers and every song to me sounds the same and quite boring - he's called Mogadon man in our house - every week I want him to put a bit more oomph into it. Sorry, like I say I know I'm in the minority!
Brenda too dosen't seem to be taken out of her (buzz phrase for this series!) comfort zone - the songs she has are all ones that she knows really well - I'd like to see her do something different.
Shayne and his 'dancing' - was it dancing or was it just walking?
When they asked how taught him how to do that, I just thought - his mum when he was about a year old probably.
I do generally like Journey South, but like the conversation I had with the O/H on Saturday, whether I like them because they are Journey South or because they are the genre I do tend to like singing songs I like I haven't quite managed to work out yet (if that makes sense).
Conway Sisters - an evil cross between the Nolans and B*witched-lite.
Nicholas - please stop with the yelps and woos (it didn't help that it was the clip they kept showing either).
Chico - not his finest hour I think is the kindest thing to say there.
Maria - bizzare song choice scuppered her - should have gone with your instincts, OK you'd have been classed as stroppy but at least you'd still be there!

Brenda = Best
Shayne = Worst (Mostly backing track, sung all the high notes off key)

I thought Brenda was the best on what was a weak show. Chico was dire and I thought Shayne was really poor too.

Worst - Shayne
Best - Brenda

There's no doubt about it - Brenda is getting a lot of votes. Perhaps she will win. It's possible!!

Let's really hope so!!!!!!

Best-Brenda + Andy

Worst:Chico and Nicholas

VOTE FOR BRENDA

I reckon she'll pick up a lot of Maria voters too...

Ditto to that, although I thought Brenda was one of the better ones as well.

Chico......entertainig? O.M.G....more like cringeworthy, he irritates me, like nails screeching on a blackboard.