I don't see no problem with it. I listen to her voice not her hand movements. Whatever helps you get your sound out.

When I sing (especially) Jazz im aware that I do hand movements to. I often put my hand close to my mouth and do strange stroking movements. It's weird, I no but it comes natural. I think it's just part of my little trance which helps me get the sounds out I want. Much like when singers like Whitney raise their hands or Leona bends her knees. You can't just stand there stiff. Movements can help you sing.

I also agree she can sing, but it's not enough - a singer also needs to know how to carry himself on stage so he won't annoy the audience.

I wouldn't state that for a fact, it's definitely up for debate. If by "can sing" you mean the same thing as saying any man on the street can sing then yes, true. If you mean "can sing" by saying she's good at it, then I disagree entirely. She's consistently out of tune, has proven herself incapable of variety, and has very little strength in her voice.

I honestly cant see why people are getting wound up over it.

Well its distracting and iritating add into the equation that she has a very week voice , poor diction and is off key mostof the time then you can see the problem.

I agree and when she did it during the group song it just looked ridiculous

The hand HAS to go. Can we have a phone vote as to whether the hand stays or goes??

I find it really distracting as it goes through it's routine, front of hand, back of hand, frame face, front of hand, back of hand, frame face....throughout the entire song!!

I like her, I think she's got a lovely voice, I thought she did the song more than justice last night, the set and costume were bang on. But the hand......it draws my focus and it has to go.

Oh I cringe so much at the hands!

I absolutely adore her singing, but just not he hand movement!

Even if it doesn't bother YOU, clearly you can see from the reactons in this furom that it does bother many many people. So the point is that it's a shame, because all these people, myself included, would like to be able to anjoy her performance, but we can't. So wouldn't it be better for her if she'd just get rid of this bad habit and could have a much larger fan base of those who find it annoying?

Oh FFS! Ruining her career because of her hand gestures. I don't think I've ever read a more tedious thread title.

I suspect they put her on the swing to keep her hands occupied... Didn't work, though.

I'd say it is probably a habit she has picked up, a comfort thing that she is now unaware of as she sings. It is for me at least a big turn off as it's so constant and I hope it's pointed out to her very soon and toned down. I'd like to see a different kind of performance from her now, that doesn't involve lots of hand movements. Something new.

I thought the same thing.

The hand totally dominated her performance in "Hero".

Very off-putting and infuriating - it is beginning to be a major distraction.

It shows how worried the fans of some of the other acts are, that they keep bringing up this pathetic hand argument... if only some of the other acts only had to worry about their hands, rather than their dull voices and lack of spark (e.g. Austin, Alex, Daniel...).

Anyway, you clearly haven't been reading up on this - it's Diana's hidden sob story that the producers haven't picked up on yet.

As a young lass, she was a huge fan of Rod Hull and Emu, and since the legend left Emu without a hand up it's a***, Diana is being controlled by the spirit of RH, and making the Emu-like gestures... watch next week, when she tries pecking Dermot... *





*might not be strictly true

All two lines of it.

It is quite pathetic to moan about a hand, if your favs whoever they are did something with their hands would you be moaning aobut them, i don't think so, I see this year in year out on these talent shows people nick picking about someone who is a threat to their favourite, truth is if she stopped using her hands you'd only find something else to moan about

People do vote on bizarre irelevant things - in some reality shows the finalists are only there because enough people found some irrelevant or imagined thing not to vote for with someone else. Here the team have weeks to stop her doing something that in reality they would have ages to cure before they put her out with her first album Thats if they bothered as its not as if people will notice on the CD or on the radio.

People pointed her hand movements out to her after the bootcamp -- she mentioned it in the backstage vids on the itv show. When Cheryl and her bandmate were talking about her being mesmerising because of the way she moves, i think she got carried away with their comments and took it TOO much to heart.

I was glad to see Dannii mention the 1st week of the lives that Diana should curb down the hand movements 'cause it looks like a puppetshow and she did curb it down.

Originally, in the bootcamp, the hand movements and body movements were GREAT and they WERE mesmerising, unfortunately i think the choreographer got his hands on her and now it seems kind of forced and fake as opposed to being natural and going with the flow of the song.

Not a huge deal though.

A lot of female singers use their hands. She does go over the top, but I think she is nervous and that is something that can easily be worked on. I hardly think it is a reason not to vote for her.

Well it may be your view but it is a reason for not voting for here as it affects the performnce. She has a lot of other problems as well.

bo ho

seems to me that lot of people are just worried about their faves as they know Diana is going to win

some of you are so boring and in the dark ages

It's not petty, it's a valid point. When she does them it's very distracting and since she has completely ignored Danni's advice to stop or at least cut down and persists to do them, it's really put me off her. I don't find them 'quirky', cool or cute, to me she looks ridiculous and it makes her look quite stupid.


This is a discussion forum... people discuss all sorts of things and are entitled to their own opinions. Maybe people wouldn't comment if she only did it a few times throughout the song, but no she does them all the time from start to finish.

I don't think she can sing. She does a bit of warbling but it isn't singing.

its annoying its like shes conducting herself.