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Old 19-04-2008, 17:33
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Oh, and I fully expect Francesca's song to have about thirty key-changes this week, just so she'll trip on them!
D'you think? I'm not sure they want her to leave the competition that badly, not yet anyway. They know that she is one of the best actresses there and I reckon they'll want to keep her in with a shot for a bit longer, to be on the safe side.

I know Andrew has voiced his concerns, but he does still say that she deserves to stay in the competition.

Could all depend on tonight I guess.
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Old 19-04-2008, 17:36
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Yeah, I think they all want to keep her in for a while yet. Which is good.

The Lord wants Ashley out, but I don't know whether he'll get his wish.
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Old 19-04-2008, 17:37
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Ah, perhaps. Just steeling myself for disaster at the moment!
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Old 19-04-2008, 17:39
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The Lord wants Ashley out, but I don't know whether he'll get his wish.
So do I (sorry, she just doesn't 'do' it for me) but methinks the Scottish vote will keep her out of the bottom 2 for a while longer.
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:21
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Do you think Francesca knows that she's not auditioning for a gurning show?

As she really pulls some freaky faces while singing.
There is something quite odd about her mouth. People complain about the Jessie smirk, but Fran looks like a human/piranha hybrid. She'd look great in Van Helsing the Musical, but not here.
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:31
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She reminds me of a shark...with sharky little dark eyes and a sharky little mouth.

She's a better singer than many of them, but the sharkness turns me off a little bit.
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:32
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Did anyone else notice the abundance of blusher tonight on Francesca? And not only abundance, but slightly further down than it should be?
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:36
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Did anyone else notice the abundance of blusher tonight on Francesca? And not only abundance, but slightly further down than it should be?
Oh my God, it was so bad! Poor girl, I kept being distracted from her performance by her clown-like cheeks!
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:54
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Did anyone else notice the abundance of blusher tonight on Francesca? And not only abundance, but slightly further down than it should be?
Yeah, what was all that about? I'd be having strong words with the make-up artist if I were her...
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Old 19-04-2008, 21:57
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I love her singing, she is fantastic. Great voice and amazing vocal range. Also a good actress, I Just dont think she is right for nancy.
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Old 19-04-2008, 22:03
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I love her singing, she is fantastic. Great voice and amazing vocal range. Also a good actress, I Just dont think she is right for nancy.
In what way(s)? To be fair, I think everyone has their own perception of what Nancy should be like. The thing is, I think it's quite hard to tell who is more 'right' for Nancy until they're actually playing the role - but obviously we won't get a chance to compare them that way.

It's a bit unfortunate that the 'farewell' song is actually a good indication of whether they would suit the role - it just comes too late.

Personally, I think Fran would be a great Nancy. I can see a lot of qualities in her that would work in the role. Plus, she clearly has the acting credentials to pull it off.
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Old 19-04-2008, 22:05
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Oh my God, it was so bad! Poor girl, I kept being distracted from her performance by her clown-like cheeks!
I was exactly the same! I had to look away it made me laugh too much! Poor girl.
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Old 19-04-2008, 22:13
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Whatever did she do to upset the make-up artist tonight?
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Old 19-04-2008, 23:09
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When Francesca's on a good night I think she's fabulous. But she is inconsistent and your performances must be consistenly good to have a career in the West End.
She's been in two shows in the West End, and not as DVO says "i worked briefly with Francesca" they did Rent together and you could see on CIN they were chummy. She can handle it, however, I know what you mean, Nancy is more of a lead than her role in Rent. still, she is consistant on the stage at least when not on tele. you practice the same song over and over when you are in a musical, you don't do different stuff all the time, like these shows; you have more time to perfect it when you do the same character 8 shows a week.

even Connie, blew her vocal chords, so perhaps she wasn't ready either.
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Old 19-04-2008, 23:17
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I know she already has a career in the West End - I saw her in Rent and she was fantastic. I was trying to express the apparant contradiction of her being inconsistent on the TV, yet being consistent enough to have a career in the West End.
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Old 19-04-2008, 23:26
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I know she already has a career in the West End - I saw her in Rent and she was fantastic. I was trying to express the apparant contradiction of her being inconsistent on the TV, yet being consistent enough to have a career in the West End.
I'm no expert, but they're clearly very different mediums. TV is very up close and personal, and no doubt the acoustics etc are very different in a TV studio. Also, knowing that you're performing in front of a TV audience of 5 million or so is a different prospect to a performance on stage (which is still nerve-wracking, I imagine, but in a different way).

Fran clearly has more stage experience than a lot of the others, but is probably on level terms by way of TV experience. She might just be someone who doesn't 'suit' TV as much as stage work, or who gets more nervous on TV than on the stage.

Which is a shame, because whoever ends up playing Nancy will have to be good enough to perform well on TV in order to win the role, but then be just as good (if not better) on stage.

I think Fran would make a great job of the role on stage, but really needs to get grips with the TV aspect first.
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Old 19-04-2008, 23:29
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I know she already has a career in the West End - I saw her in Rent and she was fantastic. I was trying to express the apparant contradiction of her being inconsistent on the TV, yet being consistent enough to have a career in the West End.
Oh I get that and I understand what you mean. Like I said, perhaps it is the different genres they have to face each week, and not repeating what she is used to each night over and over, but then again if you are consistent there...

I remember people whinging about her getting through when she was sick and all of that. Siobahn didn't make it at first, being sick and all, until Emilie didn't come back. (on the show with JB and Zoe "that's why you are here" after Zoe making her sing I Could Have Danced... well, it wasn't why she was there...lol)

I still think Fran deserved to be there. She only went home the one afternoon, or am I wrong?

edit- when you saw her in Rent, she looked slim right? that's why i don't get this "dairy fed" comment by Barry.
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:31
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Well, I hope everyone saw on tonight's show how awful Francesca is. If the little gurner gets through to the final, let alone win the show it will be a travesty.
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:33
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Well, I hope everyone saw on tonight's show how awful Francesca is. If the little gurner gets through to the final, let alone win the show it will be a travesty.
I haven't seen it yet - but I've been reading the forum and it's clear not everyone agrees with you.

Who is your favourite BHS - whoever it is, I doubt if everyone finds her appealing.
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:40
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Francesca chose a wrong song to sing,she could have done better with a different song.
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:42
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Well, I hope everyone saw on tonight's show how awful Francesca is. If the little gurner gets through to the final, let alone win the show it will be a travesty.
I haven't seen it yet, but judging from the comments, there is not a universal agreement on her 'awful-ness' or greatness. She's obviously not seen as the worst singer. And given that some of the posters here have heard her sing on stage and was impressed with it, I think she has what it takes to impress people on stage. Some of the other Nancies are still unproven on that ground.
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:44
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Oh my God, it was so bad! Poor girl, I kept being distracted from her performance by her clown-like cheeks!
same thats the only thing i could see, it was so distracting
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Old 20-04-2008, 00:59
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Francesca chose a wrong song to sing,she could have done better with a different song.
she didn't choose the song.
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Old 20-04-2008, 11:37
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Well, I hope everyone saw on tonight's show how awful Francesca is. If the little gurner gets through to the final, let alone win the show it will be a travesty.
Well I hope you feel better after making that totally unconstructive post.

She may not be your favourite but there's better ways of voicing your preferences.
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Old 20-04-2008, 18:09
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Last night I was a bit like after Francesca - IMO that definitely wasn't her strongest performance (although the acting was, as usual, excellent). I was waiting for all the comments about pitching etc to rear their ugly head, and for poor Fran to be put down whilst Rachel got all the glory - thankfully no such thing happened.

I am a still a bit *nail biting* about finding out the results later though (I made a point not to look on here - I think my nerves are past the point of reading what happens on a computer screen ).

Edit: Just watched WLGTDWI again on YouTube, and I think it's a case of morning after the night before (or in my case evening after ). It's no-where near as bad as I initally thought it sounded (although I never thought it sounded terrible). So maybe there's hope for Fran yet
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