'X Factor' Review: Louis Walsh Cries, Puts Blonde Electra, Only The Young And Eight-Piece New Boyband Through To Live Shows (PICS)
Which Groups Did Louis Put Through To The 'X Factor' Live Shows?
Daniel Welsh— The Huffington Post UK
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Louis Walsh was moved to tears during Friday night’s ‘X Factor’, after having to tell three of his acts that they wouldn’t be progressing any further in the singing contest.
However, it wasn’t an easy decision for Louis to make and he became visibly emotional, eventually bursting into tears, when he had to tell acts Concept and the new girl band that their ‘X Factor’ journey had come to an end.
Turning to the camera he told viewers he was so upset because he knew he was “breaking their hearts” by not giving them a spot in the live shows, before turning to the camera and saying, with tears in his eyes: “But I can’t put them all through.”
Emotional stuff.
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Concept are told their fate by a choked up Louis Walsh
While it was bad news for Concept, the new girl band and teenage twins The Brooks - who Louis claimed “aren’t ready” yet, but should come back to the competition - he has decided on who will be representing the groups at judges houses.
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Not annoying at all, eh? Not even a little bit
He gave good news to Only The Young (one of whom was audibly sobbing before Louis had even told her his verdict), Blonde Electra (who he admitted could be “annoying”, and who celebrated their victory by leaping into the swimming pool) and the still-unnamed new boy band.
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Louis celebrates with his new football team boyband
Meanwhile, over in Mexico, Mel B was similarly emotional, following Andrea Faustni’s heartfelt performance of ‘And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going’ from ‘Dreamgirls’.
Tune into ‘The X Factor’ on Saturday, 4 October at 8pm to see who else has bagged a spot in the live shows.
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Barclay Beales(01 of07)
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More astute 'X Factor' viewers might recognise Barclay from last year's series, where his yodelling provided much excitement for Nicole Scherzinger. However, he was ultimately ditched at boot camp, where he yodelled his way through a rendition of Aretha Franklin's 'Respect', to the chagrin of Sharon Osbourne, who branded his performance "a joke". (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Jake Sims(02 of07)
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Jake's first audition was notable because of the appearance of his younger sister, who sat on the panel next to Simon Cowell.Unfortunately since then he's been in the newspapers for a very different reason, after a rap, recorded on a mobile phone, featuring racial slurs believed to be performed by Jake surfaced online. (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
James Graham(03 of07)
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James's first audition saw him telling Simon Cowell he "doesn't like animals", only to then reveal to the music mogul that he "could learn to like them". He's since claimed he only said this because he was nervous in his audition.Which rather begs the question... does James like animals? Or doesn't he?! WHICH IS IT?! (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Tom Mann(04 of07)
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Avid 'X Factor' fans may also recognise Tom from last year's series, where he delivered one of the most somber and depressing versions of 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' we've ever heard, even reducing fellow auditionee Giles Potter to tears.Not quite what Cyndi Lauper had in mind, we don't think... (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Charlie Jones(05 of07)
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At just 14 years old, Charlie is the youngest member of the band, but also one of the most popular, especially after his unique take on the Spice Girls classic 'Wannabe' at the arena auditions. (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Casey Johnson(06 of07)
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We're guessing Casey is there to fulfill the "cheeky chappy" role in the band, given that he performed an Olly Murs track at his first audition and recently claimed he's "never failed" to get a girl's phone number on a night out. We can now doubt look forward to plenty of #banter from this #lad... (credit:YouTube/The X Factor)
Reece Bibby(07 of07)
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He can sing, he can play the guitar - and he's still only a teenager.In fact, Reece has even performed 'Wonderwall' on stage with Liam Gallagher... but we're sure performing 'Who Do You Think You Are' for Mel B during 'Spice Girls vs Girls Aloud' week is still going to have its appeal... (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)