It was a sad X Factor night for me as my favourite in the competition, James McNally, left us.
Honestly, neither Amanda nor James deserved to be in the bottom two. Andrew, Mitchell, and Altiyan certainly turned in bottom two worthy performances, but this is the problem with relying on a public vote.
Both singers gave incredible performances when singing for their life. The judges couldn’t decide, so the public did sending James home. And put simply, the competition will be poorer for it.
I agree. James was a fantastic singer and brilliant all-round performer. He was my favourite act, and I’m shocked that he has been voted out. I thought Andrew and Mitchell would have been out as they have no personality or stage presence, and very ordinary singing voices. It makes me wonder if the show is rigged. There’s little point in watching it now. The whole thing seems such a sham now.
I guess the problem is that the young kids vote, and they’re happy enough to accept someone because they’re cute or they sing a bit of Justin Bieber. I don’t think a bottom two is enough – every other show has a bottom three, and I think it’s especially crucial in this kind of format where the judges can override the public vote. I’m sure that we would have seen one of those questionable acts in a bottom three. Really really frustrating.