Ché Chesterman, Louisa Johnson, Lauren Murray and Reggie “N” Bollie each performed two songs in hopes that they will be voted through to perform at Wembley Arena and a chance at the X Factor crown.
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This week, they will treat fans to Locked Away by R City featuring Adam Levine and a mash-up of I Gotta Feeling/I Like To Move It by Black Eyed Peas and Reel 2 Real.
While judge Simon Cowell branded their first attempt “their worst performance so far” he gave the duo a standing ovation for their second song, telling them: “This is the Reggie “N” Bollie we love”. Simon told Ché “you may have just booked yourself a place in the final”.
Former dental assistant Lauren Murray recovered from a “panicky, screechy” performance of Jess Glynne’s Take Me Home with a version of Beyonce and Naughty Boy’s Runnin’ (Lose It All) which Cowell admitted was “great”.
“First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is one of those songs that has been covered a zillion times, but, dare we say it, Matt really made it his own when he performed it in 2010, even making Dannii Minogue weep in the process.
Che sang Love is a Losing Game and Twitter found it simply awesome.
Rita Ora called it, “simple, stunning, straight to the point… gorgeous”, and a clearly emotional Fernandez-Versini told him that Winehouse “would’ve loved that rendition”.
THE LAST few months have been a whirlwind for Thurrock’s X Factor star Louisa Johnson but she seems to be taking it all in her stride. “That was absolutely fantastic”.
Nick Grimshaw: “It is so remarkable to see how much you have come along as a performer since your first audition”.
He also got a pretty big pat on the back from singing legend Lionel Richie, who was on hand to give the acts a bit of guidance this week.
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Simon, however, said: “I don’t think it was a very good version if I’m being honest”.
