i just saw charlie's performance there and i am absolutely gutted he didnt get through. OK the song was bad but he has so much talent and poise and presence, i mean he is fantastically talented and he is only 10 years old.!!

I just think he is an amazing performer and also seems like such a lovely genuine kid (and how articulate and well mannered as well), i think its a shame he didnt get through - as he was one of the most talented contestants in the whole competition

and come on at end of day Strike are a bit boring and i mean they are not gonna do anything beyond this show, Charlie shud hav gone through, he has so much potentital to be an actual star.

Not based on tonights performance.

You and most of Youtube think he should have gone through. He's today's Flava.

Perhaps he is only 10 years old, but I don't think that should be the deciding factor. He does, as they said, have a lot of potential, but he should come back and compete on an equal footing with other singers to see how good he really is.

I just think he is adorable and yes, I would have picked him.

His dad and his slimy mate lost that for Charlie - I hope they're really proud of themselves now.

Personally I don't think he was good enough to go through. I'm also glad he didn't because I don't want a final full of under 18s, nothing against them, but it is meant to be variety

Anyway, he is in the 7th year of his sucessful career already, maybe he will apply again next year or the year after.

what i meant is that i regard charlie to be in the top three singers of the competition (along wiht andrew and farya?sp), the fact that he is 10 years old just makees it even more overwhelming.

Irregardless of his age, andrew was the best performer overall (based on audition and tonight) imo (with the exception of george) and should hav gone through

No.

He's good, but wasn't good enough tonight. Besides, the argument 'he's got more going for him in the future' surely gives another argument for putting Strike through? While Charlie still has chances, Strike may not.

This show is not about making money or creating long term careers. It's about finding a surprising talent who can perform in the RVP. Strike are like this. On tonight's performance, Charlie's just another singer, the type of which I am sure are already filling the RVP schedule.

Oh dear then.

It was a terrible song, and he's not THAT good of a singer anyway. Very impressive for his age, but there are more talented kid singers who will be in the final. he'd have been a dreadful choice.


Similarly, Flava were average at best. They weren't always in sync, and the choreography wasn't that great. Some of their better stuff was possibly copied from the JabbaWockeez ... something I wouldn't have minded if they'd been even nearly as good, but they were nowhere near.

It's problematic that Strike are a bit limited too, but at least they still have the potential to mix it up and do something good - both of the other two acts could only ever possibly be average in this competition.

He's a sweet kid and i think he's talented.
His song choice was poor so no he wasnt better then strike however i think he'd be great in musicals and stuf.
Hes got a charm about him

Strike are boring though - they are one trcik ponies. I would look forward to hear what new song charlie was gonna sing (ok it shudnt be like tonights one) were he in the final - he is a 1000 times more talented then Strike.

Yes I think he should have gone through instead of Strike.

For me, Strike are interesting, and a twist on the ordinary we get on variety shows. They managed to mix it up from the auditions well by adding music, and choreographing to music. The pace and athleticism made it interesting for me.

As for Charlie being more talented. No he isn't. The two acts are simply talented in different areas - Charlie as a singer, Strike as martial arts experts. What's more, not all people skilled at the martial arts can choreograph something to music that Strike managed tonight.

For me, they are equals. On the night, Strike performed better than Charlie.

One trick ponies who had a whole new act tonight?

If I didn't like Charlie (which I do btw) I could equally argue he is a one trick pony because all he can do is sing.

Whether he was brilliant on the night or not,i don't think the producers would have wanted 2 kids to be through to the final from the same heat.

Agree 100%! You saved me the bother of typing that, thanks.

he is probably one of my favourites of the under 18s however i do think in a way the fact that andrew and cheeky whatsherface have gone through went against him. We dont want just kids there.
Its just a shame that bar george im not keen on any of the "kids" so far

I thought the same about Strike. One trick ponies. They fumbled a couple of times during the routine too - besides stealing most of Flava, Nemesis and George's moves for themselves.

Strike are typical Royal Variety in the vein of Cirque Du Soleil style acts

Charlie was cocky in choosing his own song and he paid that price

I wouldn't be surprised to see him turn up with a Cowell recording deal at some point

simon didnt mind last night.
but yes i do agree, and i was annoyed with the 2 acts that went through last night.
Tonight i think both acts were worthy

i agree completely - they just do nothing for me.

I agree, mainly because we already have far too many dance acts

However, he may have potential but he totally ducked out of the big finish.

eh i dont think charlie made that decision - it was his dad. And i was extremely impressed wiht the way he handled the judges questioning he remained v poised and accepting of critisism. When he said his dads friends name, 'it was written by XX, I think then suddently realising this had been in fact his downfall....i jsut felt very sorry for him, he seems like such a lovely kid.

I can't really understand why they said that the song he sung wasn't a very good song. I thought he sang it great, and it suited him quite a bit as well. I couldn't really see that much wrong with the song to be honest.