Thanks for that Muttley!

Morning everyone!
Hows things with you all? I can't believe its tomorrow!!

Looks like she has just been rehearsing her solo song. The interviewer on GMTV confirmed that Leon had yet to rehearse with Kylie so Leon did not have much idea of what the routine would be.

*Bomm Chicka Wow Wow*

Well I was listening to White Xmas this morning and the words are very straightforward..and he should be very familiar with YDKM.

Here's hoping it's just a matter of choreography and they know who is singing what bit and it can come together on the day.

Am I clutching at straws here?!

Well I am just hoping for the best. Hope Leon has a lot of fun with the duet.

I can't imagine White Xmas being too much of a problem...surely everybody knows it to some extent

As for the duet, if they're leaving the rehearsal to the very last minute then I would *hope* they are not expecting him to master a complicated routine....but I guess you can never trust them

I am a bit disappointed in the choices if I'm honest. I hate BTDYK, I am only so-so on White Xmas and I would have preferred Home to YDKM. Home is so much *his* song now and it must have such tremendous feelgood factor for him post-Wembley and homecoming that I can't imagine him doing anything other than a totally secure and fabulous performance of it. I feel it also appeals to a younger crowd than YDKM. But hey...it wasn't my decision...nor his most probably.

As long as he can knock one of his two solo performances out of the park, I'll be happy. Where he finishes is really neither here nor there to me. Having seen the Wembley/homecoming clips I know what he can do outwith the XF environment and I'm rather more interested in what happens to him after the show is over to be honest.

Roll on the tour and album...

Ditto...just hope he finishes on a performance high..his wee face last week was so sad as he knew he has was not spot on for the first song.

I know...it was heartbreaking. And then hearing that he was "in bits" backstage between performances...that was.

I want to see his face light up like it has in the past when he knows he's nailed a performance. I want to see him bring the freedom and confidence that he has shown elsewhere to that XF stage on Saturday night. If he does that, I will be ecstatic for him no matter what happens.

Reading back a bit, I see he wants to write songs for his album. Smart lad! Writing is where the money is, so if he can make that happen, so much the better. I can definitely approve of him wanting to be Paolo...

Hello again leonardos - no more lessons for me !

How are we all - cannot believe leon hasn't rehearsed with kylie yet - she surely cant be that busy for a rehearsal - I hope this doesn't stress him out. As long as his other 2 songs are brilliant, he should be okay.

Hope you're all well
x

Hi me little dote Chuh

Lucky you, rest of the day to yourself.

I think Kylie has been rehearsing but not for her duet...she's doing a solo as well.

I think his 2 solo songs should be straightforward enough (god I hate tempting fete0) so he just has to go over on his own the words to BTDYK and then tomorrow they'll have to put it together.

Hi Chuh

I think it's not uncommon for busy stars like Kylie to swan in on very little rehearsal to do shows, but it's not exactly fair on a relative beginner like Leon I would say.

Do we know whether SD and Rhydian have rehearsed with their duetting partners? I wouldn't be surprised if they won't have much time for their rehearsals either...though of course they are better equipped to cope given their experience and the fact they are repeating songs they've already performed on the show.

Obviously the XF PTB think Leon likes a challenge

Thats' a nice way of putting it.

Well SD have 10,000 kids on stage for the ADWD duet, so I gues they'll have to be sheperded tomorrow as well.

Hello fave Irish Auntie !

I know she's doing a solo too and that she's still recovering - but she's been in this business since she was a wee girl - this hasn't even been a full year that Leon's been singing.

I think that if Dannii felt enough or did enough for Leon, she at least get Kylie to help him a little more - plus Kylie knows ALL the words to this song (as do I - I'm free to stand in Leon ) - so even if Leon does make a slip up, she can easily cover it . I just hope brian doesn't naff up the performance with his naff choreography .


I reckon Jason D will have got quite involved with SD - I don't know whether he's got anything on at the moment... also Katherine, I know she's going on tour with Darcey Bussell (swear i saw it in the paper...) but I think because Kylie's the most high profile of the three, she won't have given much time to Leon.

I jsut hope Leon copes with this all well - as I said, if Kylie can't perform, I can do a BRILLIANT rendition of BTDYK .

You know what to do; a comment and a vote!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/new..._xfactor.shtml

Afternoon All

I know Chuh its vile. Some of them will to stoop to any level. Rhydian would be ashamed they use his name as their name on here to post messages like that.

Best to ignore it anyway hunny-we don't need to try and convince ourselves about anything and we certainly don't need to resort to those sort of threads.

How are you today anyway

I Hope Kylie Wears Her Gold Hot Pants For Our Final Duet


SCOTS X Factor finalist Leon Jackson admitted he can't get Kylie Minogue's gold hot pants out of his head.
The 18-year old crooner is duetting with the Aussie pop babe in tomorrow night's live showdown.
But he confessed the skimpy outfit Kylie wore in her Spinning Around video has got his head in a whirl.
Last night he said: "I'm hoping she might wear those gold hot pants on stage with me.
"But just like the title of her song, I should be so lucky!"
The trio of surviving acts will each perform 3 songs as they battle it out for the top spot - a Christmas psecial, a favourite tune and a celebrity duet.
Leon - of Whitburn, West Lothian will join Kylie, 39, to sing her 1990 hit, Better The Devil You Know.
Kylie will make a spectacular entrance on the back of a motorbike. She will also sing her new single Wow as the ITV show draws to a climax.
But amazingly Leon won't even get to meet the pop princess for rehearsals until tomorrow morning.
He revealed: "I haven't even spoken to her yet. It's a bit worrying but I've been practising my bit of the song over and over, as I'm just singing the Male harmony.
"She's a talented superstar, and I used to sing along to her stuff on the radio - I really loved Can't Get You Out Of My Head."
Leon reckons he's hitting top form just in time for the grand showdown. He said: "Usually I've had problems remembering the lyrics and that's meant I've had doubts towards the end of the week.
"But I'm feeling absolutely great this week, even though I've had two extra songs to learn.
"Every week I've upped my game and I do really think I'll hit my peak.
"If I put in 100% and I couldn't have done any better, that's all that matters.
"This time I'm going to smile and just have fun with it on stage."
Leon has the whole country supporting him as the first ever Scot to make the X Factor final.
He said: "It's fantastic to think that Scotland is behind me - I just hope I can do the whole country proud. But I don't want people to vote for me just because I'm Scottish - I want them to do it for my performance and voice. I want to win this based on talent alone."
Hunky Leon still can't believe the leap he has made since singing for the first time to an audience at a local karaoke club back in January.
He said: "This whole journey has been like a fairytale.
"I'm just an ordinary lad who's not long left school and find's himself in the final of the country's biggest singing contest.
"Just being here. I'm a winner in my own eyes."
Leon - Who's mentored by Kylie's sister Dannii, 36 will battle it out with Welsh warbler Rhydian Roberts and brother/sister duo Same Difference. After the first three songs there will be a public vote and the top two acts will then perform the X Factor single When You Believe.
The winner will release the song via download at midnight tomorrow, before it hits the shops on Wednesday.
Leon said: "It's a beautiful song, the lyrics really relate to our journey on the show. It's a power ballad with a Christmas feel - everybody will love it."
Fans can support Leon live on TV as X Factor cameras will be at Edinburgh's George Square Theatre and be part of the boradcast.
But only 500 fans can get in - with seats going on a first come first served basis.
And Leon has a finla message for his thousands of supporters. He said: "I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has voted for me so far.
"You've gone out of your way to spend your hard-earned money on me - especially at Christmas time when I know it's tight.
"My Birthday is coming up in the next couple of weeks and Winninf the X Factor would be the ultimate Birthday present in one.
"It would be a fantastic end to the best year of my life."



There you go

Thanks for that ebs!

Good on him as well!

Thanks for that ebs. Much appreciated.

You are welcome

I have another one to type up as well..lol it's a good one as well from the Sun.

Be back soon!

Thanks ebs!

Thanks Ebs really appreciate the time you took to do that.

How sweet he is to think of people being skint at Xmas yet spending money on him...and 'vote for my voice not just because I'm Scottish', he obvioulsy doesn't want to over egg the Scottish line.

He sounds really positive re his songs...he has the right attitude and frame of mind for tomorrow...just have a ball and smile!

He certainly does sound just like hes going in to do his best and not expecting anything.
Best attitude possible and the one we should all have as well because we know the odds are against us

All we can do is hope he delivers on the night, is happy he did the best possible and vote to show our support for him!

B] It's by Robin Galloway, the Real Radio Dj who was hosting Leon's concert on monday in Livingston.
There is a picture on the page as well an old black and white one of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis jnr and Frank Sinatra but Leon's head has been placed on Frank's lol[/b]


If you're thinking of voting for Leon just because he's Scottish, then don't bother.
Having got up close and personal and seen the whites of his eyes, I can tell you he'd not thank you for it.
With his feet firmly anchored on the ground, Leon would prefer to be crowned X Factor champ on merit.
I know this as I was lucky enough to meet this charming, well-rounded young Scot as he wowed 5,000 ecstatic followers at the very Livingston shopping centre where six months ago he folded jeans for a living.
And the Leon experience has left me in no doubt that he has exactly what it takes to win the final tomorrow night.

KARAOKE

For a laddie not yet 19, Leon has depth and maturity in his voice and when he croons he reminds me of a young Frank Sinatra.
The West Lothian wonder is the contestant who's come the furthest since the start of the show.
Remember, Leon had never sung in public until January this year, when he entered a Karaoke competition - his mates suggested he audition for the X Factor as soon as they heard him.
And what you see on TV is the real deal - no frills, heirs or graces, just a genuine slightly bashful, indisputable boy next door.
If he wins tomorrow, he's more likely to take his mum Wendy and granny Jean for a roll and square sausage than go on a bender with his mates.
Lame Difference - the creepy brother=sister duo - will be eliminated early doors.
Once they are out it will be a straight vote off between Leon and Rhydian, with shades of Will Young versus Gareth Gates on Pop Idol from yesteryear.
Lame Difference voters will transfer their allegiance to Leon, who will already have raised his chances by dueting with Kylie Minogue.
Rhydian fans could desert the Welshman when they hear the same operatic nonsense he's given them since the audition rounds.
But don't make the mistake of not voting for Leon just because you assume he will win. Could you imagine the mushy power ballad Rhydian would release right before Christmas if he were to clinch it? It'd be enough to make his own mother vote for Leon.
I know I will be. By Sunday morning I'll have voted for Leon so many times I'll be skint.
Something I'm confident Leon won't be. Not with a million pound record deal.

LOL What a fantastic article! He is hilarious!

Woudl love to see this picture!

Thanks ebs-that has cheered me up so much!