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X Factor Judges Reveal Expectations at Bootcamp

Thomas Rooney — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:44:11 +0000

The final 61 acts who made it to the next level of competition received some words of encouragement and inspiration from the judges.

The hopefuls include Kitty Brucknell, James Michael, Craig Colton, Goldie Cheung and Joe Cox. They survived the cull, and were able to escape elimination.

They were lucky enough to be given the chance to perform in Wembley Arena where about 5,000 people will be their audience. This is before the judges would choose their final contestants whom they would coach.

Louis Walsh reminded the contestants that what they are going to embark on is a make or break performance and their fate in the competition rested on that very moment. As if their nerves weren’t enough, Louis Walsh surely increased the anxiety and the feeling of pressure among the contestants.

Tulisa Contostavlos, the youngest of the judges and N-Dubz star, also expressed her high expectations making the stress level go up another step. She said, “Guys, we really need to see passion, emotion and when you are up there I want you to give it everything you think you’ve got and mean it, make it believable.”

Gary Barlow, this season’s head judge, made his expectations of the contestants’ performance crystal clear by saying, “It is so important for, all of you to remember, that you’ve got to stand out and the one way of doing that is to make the song your own, do your version of the song you’re going to sing.

“This group is going to be split literally into half today. Best of luck to everybody, please give us everything you’ve got, let’s see some performances. Good luck.”
Let us see if the judges’ expectations, hopes and aspirations of these season’s acts will be met by the contestants themselves. Keep yourself tuned to the eighth season of X Factor.

Written by Alex Corcoran, a fan of the X Factor and blackjack online.

Cheryl Cole Receives Flowers from Paula Abdul

Admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:06:06 +0000

Although Cheryl Cole may not be on the US version of “X Factor” as a judge anymore, there is one current judge who still values Cheryl’s friendship and it is Paula Abdul. It is reported that Paula sent Cheryl a giant bouquet of flowers to which Cheryl immediately tweeted to her followers. She captioned the picture “Oh wow… I just received the most beautiful flowers from @Paul Abdul.” Cheryl also added “Than you sooo much for my gorgeous flowers and kind words. So thoughtful!”

Paula reportedly wrote back how thrilled she was that Cheryl had liked the flowers and even told her that she would love to say “your welcome” in person.

Cheryl Cole Reportedly Wants to be there for Britney Spears

Admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:09:49 +0000

UK singer Cheryl Cole has reportedly said that she wants to be that person that singer Britney Spears can look up to and feels that she can help her feel better about herself. Cheryl was talking about the series of public meltdown that Britney suffered which caused her to shave her head and indulge in erratic behavior following the divorce from Kevin Federline. Britney also endured psychiatric evaluations and lost custody of her sons as well. We heard that Cheryl told a friend that she wants to help Britney even adding that she wants to “become like a big sister to her and make her normal again after all her crazy behavior.” As most would remember, Cheryl knows well about dealing with issues publicly; she was fired from the US version of “The X Factor” some months ago and managed to stay out of the limelight during the weeks that followed.

Cheryl Cole Congratulates X Factor UK Judge Tulisa Contostavlos

kristen — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Singer Cheryl Cole seems to be a good sport; we heard that she extended praise to her UK “X Factor” replacement Tulisa Contostavlos. According to reports, Cheryl phoned Tulisa shortly after the show launched on Saturday and she congratulated her on a job well done. Cheryl’s response was so not what Tulisa expected, especially since she has been compared to Cheryl by fans throughout the season.

Nevertheless, Tulisa expressed her appreciation for Cheryl’s support; everyone were under the impression that Cheryl would be jealous, one publication reported. We also heard that Cheryl has given Tulisa some advice on how to succeed in her current post, Tulisa was even invited to her birthday party some months ago.

Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole are friends again?

kristen — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:10:11 +0000

According to reports, UKsinger Cheryl Cole and “X Factor USA” producer and judge Simon Cowell seem to have patched up their differences. As most would recall, Cheryl was upset and felt humiliated after Simon fired her as a judge on his reality show.Simon reportedly apologized to Cheryl and even explained the reasons why he had to fire her; he also told her that he wanted to be friends again. We heard that Simon reached out to Cheryl and she responded back with a text making light of the situation and the way she was fired. One report even said that Simon later called the singer and asked for them to be friends again; he even added that he would want to work with her again.