The X Factor Quarter Finals - The Round Up

And then there were 5! That coveted record deal is drawing nearer and nearer. As weeks have gone by I have noticed that these have gotten shorter and shorter by the week! Just goes to show how quickly time flies! This week  the theme was Heroes and Guilty Pleasures and each of the finalists had two songs each - one 'guilty pleasure' song and one by one of their musical heroes. So who was flying high in the sky and who got a taste of Kryptonite and fell flat?



The Guilty Pleasures...

• Janet took the the stage with her first song of the night which was MMBOP by Hanson (are they till going?! LOL) and she definitely stumbled where there were a couple of points in the song where she forgot all the words. She is definitely in trouble after this!
• Little Mix sang a mishmash of Justin Bieber's Baby and Diana Ross and The Supremes in their typical R&B/ Pop style.
• Misha B was back with a bang putting her very own spin on Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Loving the rap as well!
• Marcus finally being himself! I loved what he was wearing! This is exactly what I loved about him before and he is definitely back with a bang! Putting his own spin on an iconic Wham! classic and paying tribute to George Michael at the same time, one of the best performances of the night I think! A potential popstar indeed!!! You are now one of my faves again!
• Amelia Lily showed off her powerful voice with a T'Pau song. I think she definitely did it justice despite not being too familiar with the song myself! I am so glad that she stayed in the competition after landing in the bottom two last week.

Musical Heroes...

• What we've all been waiting for! Little Mix stripped their performance back with very minimal production when they sang Beautiful by Christina Aguilera. A very beautiful performance indeed!
• Janet Devlin sang a Red Hot Chilli Peppers which was way better than her first performance of the night. It showed off who she was a lot more.
• Misha B was not as good as her first performance but I really did love her dress. She was a lot more stripped back when she sang Killing Me Softly by The Fugees. 
• The last boy standing in the competition Marcus sang a track from his idol Stevie Wonder. Nice to see him without all of the gimmicks and showing the world why exactly we love him! 
• Amelia Lily sang Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson and Tulisa said it was a bit 'shouty' in some places but it's a 'shouty' song and that's how it's supposed to be sung. She definitely delivered!