The auditions have come to an end and now the remaining contestants must face the hardest stage of the competition, bootcamp. 150 acts will face the judges and in the end, only 24 will remain. Who'll impress? Who'll crush under the pressure? ... It's time to face the music!

Recap after the jump ...

Boys Jai  Waetford Fabian Andres Georgie Bannard  Taylor Henderson  Mitchell Thompson  Will Perrett   Omar Dean  NOA  Matt Gresham  Jordan Rodrigues Adam O'Brien Zac Hakos Nick Tabone Jayden Rodrigues Ofisa Toleafoa  Girls Kelebek Dami Im Ellie Lovegrove Veanka Howard Vendulka Calmell Teagle  Carla Wehbe Rebecca Quinn Jacinta Gulisano Georgina Mastin  Joelle  Jiordan Tolli  Riv Ngwenya  Aaliyah Warren  Hayley Sillar

Overs Tyler Hudson Barry Southgate Rohan Herring  Gemma Thorpe  David McCallum  Michael Ross  Cat Vas  Groups JTR  Straight Up Adira-Belle  The Royce Twins  Element

As usual, we barely saw any Overs or Groups during the auditions. Is there any unshown talent in these categories or we've seen all it has to offer? Surprisingly, the number of Girls and Boys we've seen is the same this year, last year, the girls were a lot fewer. Based on what we've seen so far, I've selected 3 acts per category (in bold) as the ones I'd like to see making it through to the liveshows. I also think the judges could form two new groups out of some of the remaining guys and gals. Potential girlband: Kelebek, Ellie Lovegrove, Calmell Teagle, Georgina Mastin and Aaliyah Warren. Potential boyband: Fabian Andres, Omar Dean, Zac Hakos and Jordan Rodrigues. Of course, that can all change this week.

150 acts have made it to bootcamp but only 24 will make it to the Home Visits. Redfoo tells us he won't allow mistakes. Dannii wants to find somebody that has more than a voice. A very pregnant Nat won't be present during this round but fear not, our fave blond will be back for Home Visits. Super Bootcamp comes with a twist this year, all the acts will be performing not only for the judges but also for their entire category acapella during the first round. "This isn't a holiday" Ronan tells them.

Taylor Henderson  is scared by the talent in his category. We see him singing "Ho Hey", those 5 seconds sounded pretty cool. Ofisa Toleafoa also gets a quick montage taking on a big note.

Up next is the young Jai  Waetford, who impressed both the judges and the audience with his original song. He's singing "Titanium" yet he starts singing the wrong song. Stops, then begins performing again. It sounds sweet and the mistake was quite minor. "Jai, did you sing the first line of a different song?" Ronan asks. "I did. It's the same key as "Titanium" and I've been practising that song as well just in case" Jai says.

He's followed by a montage of Fabian Andres, Omar Dean and Mitchell Thompson. And that's it for the boys.



Firstly, cancer survivor Rohan Herring. Ronan is his idol, he can't explain the feeling of performing in front of him. He sings "Beneath Your Beautiful" and it's honestly, horrendous. He was too high as Dannii points out.

Next is Cat Vas, one of the Overs few hopes. It was an amazing feeling to be validated by the judges. "You can't help but start to dream about what's in store and what could happen" she says. She performs a haunting cover of Frank Ocean's "Thinking About You". I hated how short that was. Dannii wasn't loving it, "I could hardly hear you sing" she says. Ronan is disappointed.

Barry Southgate follows. Dannii called his first audition pedestrian. He got some bad news just the day before bootcamp, his dear friend Audrey, the mother figure in his life, has passed away. Barry sings the same song Cat did and the results are much better among the judges this time. Redfoo likes his tone.

Tyler Hudson is the final Over to perform. He wants to go as far as he can because that's the example he wants to set for his kids. He sounds better than during his audition but I still don't see the appeal. He's not very interesting.

The Royce Twins are the first to take the stage. The performance is hectic, it looked like it had no preparation. Their audition was ok but at this point, they are more of a joke than a proper group. "I've never heard us sing so bad" one of them says.

Annoying JTR follows with "Torn". A vast improvement over The Royce Twins and it does sound better than their audition. Their harmonies are quite great to be honest.

The youngest group, Straight Up is next. Latifah is not only the leader of the group but also their "mom" She's constantly on top of the boys. Her plan for bootcamp, prove they can actually sing.  The performance is ok but did it prove they can sing, not really.



Riv Ngwenya is the first to perform. The worst thing that could happen to here tonight, trip on stage. She's singing "Whole Lotta Love" and while it shows her huge range, I'm still not impressed by her tone. It's not that original.

Rapper Kelebek is next with Little Mix's "Change Your Life". No rapping, no dancing, just singing. Nice but not very remarkable. "You completely changed everything from your first audition, you took away two of your strong points. You happy with that?" Dannii asks. Ouch.

Poor Aaliyah Warren and Hayley Sillar crush and burn with disastrous performances. Phoenix Melody (19) also falls apart, forgetting her lyrics, then crying. "You've gotta stop stressing" Dannii says. Riv tells her to sing the chorus. It's not helping. That was painful.

Up next is Georgina Mastin. Seeing Reece win has given her a confidence boost. "People's dreams can come true". Reece told her to stay positive and just have fun. Cute performance, she's a good voice and a nice tone but I'm not sure she's ready yet.

The girls luck has shifted and Ellie Lovegrove, Joelle, Calmell Teagle and Vendulka all wow the judges with their performances. And that's it for the girls. Montaging the best performances wasn't such a good move if you ask me.



The acts are divided into three groups. In the first group: Jiordan Tolli, Calmell Teagle, Michael Ross, Ofisa Toleafoa, Adam O'Brien, Ellie Lovegrove, Straight Up, Veanka Howard, Mitchell Thompson,  Barry Southgate,  Cat Vas, Fabian Andres, Tyler Hudson and Georgina Mastin. "Massive day today for all of us. It's the end for a lot of talented singers today, you're going through to tomorrow" Ronan tells them.

In the second group: Aaliyah Warren, Phoenix Melody, Rohan Herring and Hayley Sillar. Obvious result here. "Last year the talent was so incredible. As judges we've to top that each year. We'd like to take all of you, but we can't. It's a no for all of you" Ronan says. Hayley will work on her vocals a lot more now. Rohan was expecting this decision, so it's also goodbye for him.

In the third group: Vendulka, Kelebek, Gemma Thorpe, Joelle, Georgie Bannard, Taylor Henderson,  Omar Dean, Adira-Belle, The Royce Twins and Will Perrett. "Well done for getting this far. The competition is so strong, thank you for coming to bootcamp. We hope to see you all again" Ronan tells them.


The remaining acts will be put into ensembles. They'll have to learn a song and perform it with 10 new people that they've never seen. Queen Sammi is back to help the contestants prepare for the challenge. "The ensemble challenge is hard because you've got to stand out but you are also being judge on working as a team, so it's kinda hard to do both" she says.

Ensemble 1 - Veanka Howard, Tyler Hudson and Tori Dark (?)- "Just Like A Pill" - Tyler is the most experienced of the ensemble. Veanka is putting a lot of preassure on herself in this performance. Tyler is just trying to calm everyone being a clown. Mid reherasal, Veanka dissapears. The  group starts searching for her with Tori finding her in a staircase, laking confidence in her ability. "There's no stopping you, you've got an amazing voice" she tells Veanka. The performance is a mess. Tori sounds ok but the backing vocals are painful. Tyler is extremely flat, he's never sounded worse. Veanka is really sharp, yet a little better than during her audition. Dannii's face says it all. "I don't think you worked well as an ensamble guys. It was very messy" Ronan tells them.


Ensemble 2 - Matt Gresham and Georgie Bannard - "Clocks" - Georgie has basically been his laughable self since bootcamp began. He feels like he doesn't deserve to be here compared to the other people's talent. Matt is determined to succeed this time around. Since his audition, he's gotten married. He needs to be in the Top 12. Georgie messes up big time the second he opens his mouth. His tone is really beautiful but he's a mess. Matt sounds great yet the overall performance is a real trainwreck. "What were you doing all day? Were you rehearsing this song?" Ronan asks them.


Ensemble 3 - Joelle, Straight Up, Georgina Mastin and Mitchell Thompson  - "ET" - Joelle is still struggling to win over douchy Redfoo. He is the judge she wants to form a connection with. Georgina's tone was fabulous on this song but the act that blow me away was Joelle. If Redfoo wasn't impressed by that, I'm not sure what will do it. The best ensemble so far, for sure. Dannii and Ronan loved Joelle, they were very impressed. "Do you like her yet?" they ask Redfoo.


Ensemble 4 - The Royce Twins, David McCallum, Christian Alexander and Gemma Thorpe   - "Beautiful Day" - Most of the acts are Overs. David barely made it to Bootcamp. He loves it here. "If I fall out, it's going to be devastaiting bacuse I don't want to get back to my old life" he says. Christian doesn't love the song. "It's not my style, at all. It's nothing to do with what I do". Sammi tells them to work as a team, since it's obvious this isn't working. David sounds awful. I guess this is as far as he's getting. Gemma isn't much better. Christian is barely audible. The Royce Twins are as atrocious as they were during the first day. That ensemble sucked. "Some of you really shone there, some didn't" Ronan tells them. Can I ask who?


Ensemble 5 - Will Perrett, Riv Ngwenya, Dami Im, Ofisa Toleafoa, Omar Dean, Ellie Lovegrove and Barry Southgate - "Next To Me" - Singing with so many big singers has put the preassure on Will. Also feeling insecure is Dami, who thinks her competitor not only have good voices but are also very good looking. Barry remains committed despite his terrible loss. He thinks she'll be happy with him being here. For the first time, Riv is very impressive here. Dami also does surprisngly well. Omar's falsetto sounds really cool. Will manages to put his insecurities aside and delivers a great performance as well. I adore that tone! Ellie, Barry and Ofisa are also really solid. A great performance. "Yeah baby! That's what I'm talking about" Redfoo tells them.


Ensemble 6 - Jai  Waetford, Jiordan Tolli, Cat Vas, Michael Ross, Adam O'Brien, Taylor Henderson, JTR and Vendulka- "Last Request" - Surprisingly, only Cat knows this song. Vendulka feels that there's more preassure on her this year because of what happened in her audition. Jai also wants to remind the judges he deserves a place after messing up yesterday. Cat also struggled on the previous challenge. She feels Bootcamp is drawing out the 15 y/o Cat that was very nervous and insecure. She feels this is the last opportunity to prove she deserves to be here. The performance is very laid back. Jai's thin voice doesn't harmonize well with the others. Cat sounds a lot better than she did before. Jiordan and Vendulka sound as lovely as ever. I've no idea what Jai was doing, it sounded as if he was singing a totally different song though it was really sweet, as usual.


Ensemble 7 - Element and Calmell Teagle - "I wanna Dance With Somebody" - We get a quick look at them. Guess they couldn't affort showing all the groups. "We were worried that we might have looked a bit to stand off- ish" Nada says.

Ensemble 8 - Kelebek, NOA, Jordan Rodrigues and Jacinta Gulisano - "Telephone" - They are all trying to stand out. Sammi thinks there are a lot of big stars in that group, so it may be hard. Kelebek wants to prove she's got what it takes to step out there and show them what she has. Jordan sounds really great and so does Jacinta with her big voice. NOA's delivery is disgusting. I can't belive someone so atrocious made it to this stage. "It'd be a waste not to have me in the next round" delusional NOA says.


Ensemble 9 - Fabian Andres, Zac Hakos and Jayden Rodrigues - "Chasing The Sun" - The judges thought he'd be great in a boyband but he wants to be a solo artist because he can only rely on himself. He's still boyband material. Zac forgets his lyrics. "How hard is it to learn a song? One song. Unbelievable, I don't understand it" Ronan says.

Ensemble 10 - Adira-Belle  - "Papa Don't Preach" - "It feels so amazing to be at bootcamp. This is everything that we could ever want" they say.  They are one of the few groups that shows potential but otherwise, the category is really weak.