X Factor UK 2012: Auditions 6
16 September, 2012 3:46 PM
We're already near the end of the auditions stage of The X Factor as Gary, Tulisa (or Tulisha according to one of last week's auditionees), Louis and the assortment of guest judges including permanent judge Nicole Scherzinger and whilst we've seen plenty of talent, I'm still hoping for a few more standout auditionees in the last double bill. So tonight as auditions hit London, Manchester and Glasgow and Rita Ora, Leona Lewis, Mel B and Anastacia join the panel, will we see the winner tonight?
Up first infront of a panel of Louis, Tulisa, Gary and Rita Ora is 70-year-old Nick Buss, he compares himself to Buddy Holly before launching into a rendition of the aforementioned singer's successful hit 'Maybe Baby'. Well, let's just say that don't be expecting to see Nick becoming the oldest contestant ever to make live shows as he definitely does not have 'The X Factor'. His voice is pretty poor and his bizarre performance sees him prancing around the stage like some sort of possessed spirit. When the judges tell him that the performance wasn't overly great, he isn't impressed and take particular insult to Tulisa telling him that he isn't right for the competition. A rude hand gesture and a bit of swearing later and Nick won't be heading through to bootcamp even though Louis gave him a Yes. And it was all because of 'that f***ing Tulicia'. - VIDEO
We're still in London now but Rita Ora has been replaced by Leona who is hoping to find a star to follow in her footsteps and win the show six years after she herself became the first ever female winner. Hoping to do just that is 25-year-old Jade Ellis who is auditioning for the show in order to try and give her six-year-old daughter a better life. Interesting sob story time as Jade tells us of her plight living on the eighth floor of a tower block of flats where wait for it.... the lift often breaks down! With the audience already clearly in floods of tears, it's time to see if Jade's singing voice can equal the originality of her backstory. She's singing Maverick Sabre's 'I Need', her vocals are phenomenal to be honest, she has a very bluesy, urban vocal and I love the way she performs the song. If I had to compare her to anyone then she sounds a little bit like Ayo, an acoustic-soul singer from Germany mixed with Corinne Bailey Rae. That was an absolutely fantastic rendition of that song and I thought that she mixed the emotion of the song with the vocals perfectly. Jade is through to bootcamp with a full house. - VIDEO
We have a montage of successful female auditionees now starting with Tulisa's old classmate Madeline Wilson who reveals that she remembers auditioning for a school musical alongside Tulisa when they were about twelve and thinking about how good at singing Tulisa was. Her vocals are good if a little boring but she gets through with four yeses. Trying to test my typing skills now is Salena Mastroianni. Her rendition of 'Lady Marmalade' is good although her voice is a little wannabe Christina Aguilera if I'm being honest. The last girl in the line-up is the one who I found the most memorable if only for her cute daughter, it's Leanne Dlamini who is 27-years-old and a full-time mum. Her rendition of 'If I Ain't Got You' by Alicia Keys is note perfect and her tone and performance style are both very polished and professional and although perhaps the performance sounded too much like Alicia Keys herself, I definitely think Leanne is another very good female singer. - VIDEO
A familiar face takes to the stage now as Bianca Gascoigne, step-daughter of famous footballer Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne is auditioning now, hoping to change public perception of her from a wannabe Z-lister to a talented singer. She says that she really likes music and wants to impress the panel and show that people can be successful even if they're already known for something other than singing. She's performing 'I'm Going Down' most famously covered by Mary J. Blige. I have to say that she's a lot better than what I was expecting, not brilliant and nowhere near as good as most of the Girls who have auditioned so far but she still put in a pretty good rendition of the song. Unfortunately the panel cannot be convinced otherwise as they're all frankly a bit unimpressed by her vocals with Gary telling her that compared to other 25-year-olds who have been singing all their lives, her voice doesn't measure up. She doesn't get through to bootcamp which is a bit of a shame as I think that her public image and the fact that she is already famous counted against her, she was definitely a lot better than some of the acts who have got through already *cough* Rylan Clarke *cough*. - VIDEO
Tammy Cartwright is the next auditionee to take to the stage infront of the judges as the show moves to Manchester where Mel B joins the panel. She is here with her biggest fan, her nan May who she describes as being a little bit mad. May is a larger than life old lady who clearly says what she feels like saying which I find refreshing. Tammy reveals that in the past few years all she has been doing in terms of singing is performing karaoke and unfortunately as soon as she opens her mouth to sing 'One Night Only' by Jennifer Hudson, you would know it because she has picked up a lot of bad habits. It just sounds like such a cabaret/karaoke performance and not inkeeping with the vibe of the show itself, I like seeing acts who normally wouldn't get a look in doing well but whilst it's good to see more talented Overs, like Christopher last week, I just wasn't bowled over by Tammy. The judges all rave about her much to the delight of her proud grandmother but I feel like there has been much more talent in the Overs that could have been shown in her place namely Leanne from earlier even if she would have ended up in the Girls category after the age change. - VIDEO
Dividing the panel slightly is the next auditionee Lauren Smith who is hoping to impress the judges with her acoustic rendition of Estelle and Kanye West's 'American Boy'. The performance is very good and I really like her unique tone though I'm not sure if the performance is outstanding, I have seen plenty of You Tube covers of a similar standard so she isn't really something completely different. With that said, I completely disagreed with Louis Walsh who said that she wasn't right for the show. What is right for the show then Louis, five bland teenage singers performing Westlife every week? Tulisa completely owns him in their argument having a big row with him over Westlife's success. - VIDEO
Last auditionee of the night comes from Glasgow now as Anastacia re-joins the panel hoping to spot some Scottish talent. Definitely talented but not quite fitting the Scottish tag being from Northern Ireland is 17-year-old Jade Collins who is from Belfast but has a distinctly Derry accent. We get a big build-up from her as she reveals in a TOWIE inspired conversation with another hopeful that her father hasn't been there for her because he took the wrong path in life and has been in and out of jail. I really don't feel comfortable seeing all this being revealed on the show because I'm aware that apparently Jade and her mum weren't comfortable with the whole 'My Dad is in jail' thing being played out on the show but that producers insisted that it be mentioned on-screen. It seems obvious that the poor girl doesn't look happy talking about it but sadly, sob stories come before talent now. Thankfully, her talent makes up for it anyway as I really enjoyed her rendition of 'Sweet Dreams' by Beyoncé even if as Gary said, she struggled with some of the high notes. The judges comment that they felt a lot of her pain coming through on the song. A really great audition to end an overall solid night. If we get to see Carolynne Poole and Leanne Robinson tomorrow night I will be happy. Jade is through to bootcamp! - VIDEO
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