Posts tagged Melanie Amaro
The X Factor USA: The Final 17 Are Revealed!
Oct 19th
So here they are – the X Factor final 17!
And the question on everyone’s lips this morning is – what the heck! Why is Simon allowed to pass through 5 acts while everyone else just gets 4…?
Of course we all know that Simon is the producer, creator and God of The X Factor, but as a judge on the show shouldn’t he be subject to the same rules as Paula, Nicole and LA?
To be fair I do understand the dilemma that Simon faced. He had by far the most competitive category, The Girls, and I think everyone felt that Melanie deserved her place in the live shows – alongside Simone, Tiah, Drew and Rachel (who I thought was heading home). But while Simon’s last minute save made for good TV – I do think it’s dangerous to bend the rules of the show at this stage and in The X Factor’s premiere US season.
Quick Take: The X Factor USA – Boot Camp Week
Oct 7th
Okay everyone – it’s official! The X Factor just slammed The Voice and American Idol into the realm of second-rate talent shows.
The evidence – this week’s terrific Boot Camp episodes, which showcased a whole heap of great singing, a mini-Simon meltdown and one of the most exciting contestant reveals in a long time. If this doesn’t give the steady but slightly disappointing X Factor ratings a kick-start, I honestly don’t know what will!
Okay so Steve Jones still possesses the personality of a doorknob and the X Factor producers were on emotional manipulation overload with their backing tracks and editing (Whitney’s One Moment In Time received a well timed encore!) But I honestly think this season has such a strong batch of talent that when we get to the final 16 it’s going to be very, very hard to whittle these guys down week by week.
Next week features the famous ‿Judges Homes’ section of the contest where some of the remaining dead weight will be cut loose. But before we drop in on the Haus Of Abdul here’s eight of my favorites so far:
