This was a week when it seems that newspaper headlines and comments from backstage crew did more to influence voters than the tracks sung the night before. In a bottom two that should have seen Sam Callhan struggling and probably losing to Nicholas or Kingsland Road, we had Tamera left standing while Abi and Hannah were announced safe.
Kingsland Road looked totally dejected and must have realised that this was the end of their particular road after all the compliments the deciding judges had given Tamera the night before. It didn't really matter what they sang. Gary would vote for them, Nicole would vote for her. Sharon had already indicated that she wasn't a Kingsland Road fan so, unless Louis was going to leave it to the actual public vote, it would be Kingsland Road that went home.
They'll survive in the pop world, though, and, unlike manufactured bands that require a lot off continued support from managers, these guys are already established as an act and should be able to pick up plenty of gigs on the back of what has been great TV promotion for them.
Tamera lives to sing another day. Clearly, votes were cast by a massive number of people who care more about what they read in The Sun or The Mirror than who has real talent. The fact that so many voters were actually reading newspapers says a lot too. The bad vibes about Tamera were almost all exclusively in the printed press - sites with news about it tended to be places I wouldn't expect X Factor voters to go anyway. That's not the same audience that would be inclined to buy Tamera tracks. They're the Baloney backers back again. Their votes will presumably be going to Sam Bailey this year.
Kingsland Road looked totally dejected and must have realised that this was the end of their particular road after all the compliments the deciding judges had given Tamera the night before. It didn't really matter what they sang. Gary would vote for them, Nicole would vote for her. Sharon had already indicated that she wasn't a Kingsland Road fan so, unless Louis was going to leave it to the actual public vote, it would be Kingsland Road that went home.
They'll survive in the pop world, though, and, unlike manufactured bands that require a lot off continued support from managers, these guys are already established as an act and should be able to pick up plenty of gigs on the back of what has been great TV promotion for them.
Tamera lives to sing another day. Clearly, votes were cast by a massive number of people who care more about what they read in The Sun or The Mirror than who has real talent. The fact that so many voters were actually reading newspapers says a lot too. The bad vibes about Tamera were almost all exclusively in the printed press - sites with news about it tended to be places I wouldn't expect X Factor voters to go anyway. That's not the same audience that would be inclined to buy Tamera tracks. They're the Baloney backers back again. Their votes will presumably be going to Sam Bailey this year.
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| Tamera Foster at Judges' Houses. Photo from ITV |
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