The last auditions in the second (and slightly better) part of Boot Camp continues with people performing on a decent stage in Wembley.
The Clique did a very messy version of Scrubs which could have been good but this group we shall see no more.
Daniel Quick is a tubby lad who the grannies will love. He gets too much TV padding too, with a whole load of stuff to extend his session. He is off-key despite a good effort and a generally good voice. He does try hard to get through but Simon, seeing quite a lot of sense this year, says no and that's his chances gone for another year. There was a hint here that Nicole might get the Boys.
Scarlett Lee is the orange girl. She puts in quite a decent performance but still insists on mangling words unnecessarily. There is some talent there and she is confident and takes her own way forward rather than copying others. The make-up, though, is dreadful and she is not at all pleasant to watch on a big screen.
Anthony Russell can only come from Liverpool with that accent. Likeable chap but you do wonder whether he has some disorder with all the bouncing around and need to talk all the time. He is 'manic' as Simon says and gets asked to do something a capella. That's much better as he tends to stay put a bit more and you can see he has a great voice and you can't help liking the chap and his attitude. The crowd love him and he's entertaining too. A possible dark horse.
Another group comes on. Could be Rack Su. They clearly know what they're doing and we just get a glimpse and they're through.
Tracey Leanne has a great song in Be My Baby which, whilst old school, works magnificently for her. She is quite talented but still has a bit of the cruise singer about her and I don't see her going much further despite getting through this time.
Slavko is the guy from Montenegro's Eurovision entry that Nicole loves for some reason I fail to comprehend. He looks like being the 'odd ball' this year. In fact, this performance was not at all bad as he didn't try the silly stuff with his pony tail which fell off anyway, destroying quite a few publicity shots and his reputation for having the longest one in the business.
Deanna sings Thinking Out Loud and always seems to choose quite tough songs. She looks fabulous and is a ready-made star in my view. She was not as good this evening as she has been but I am pretty sure she'll be in the Live Shows and in with a good chance of winning.
Talia Dalorto is nervous. Mother calling out is annoying. She is OK but not spectacular. I would drop her at this stage.
Nicole Caldwell is really nervous and Nicole S gives her a hand. A very nice touch that didn't seem rehearsed. One she gets going the second time she is much more alive but I still feel she could be a bit too limited for the show.
Grace Davis ends the evening with something a bit special. This girl is really, really good. Not only does she come across well but she has an extraordinary talent in writing as she does yet another of her own songs and brings the house down. She is a star, for sure, whatever happens on this programme.
We learn at the end who gets which category. Simon has the groups, Nicole the Overs (surprisingly), Louis has the Boys and Sharon the Girls.
Now we move on to the Six Chair Challenge.
Sharon starts with her choices for the Girls.
Scarlett Lee has even more shades of orange now. She claims to be a make-up artists but really someone needs to give her some advice in that department. As for her audition, she puts in a good effort but I fear her mangling of words will get annoying and she is definitely not pleasant to watch. However, there is talent and she gets a seat to start.
Hayley gets about two lines of Come Together and doesn't get a chair. She wasn't at all bad in what we did hear but I guess she was never going to get far anyway.
Sky Sarong-Hermaline may not be her correct name but that was all I could read quickly. I don't remember this girl at all. Who is she? Another very short effort, though, and too little to get anything from. She seems a nice girl but a bit average. She gets a seat.
Rae-Elle is the little girl from Croydon. Just 16 and looks just 16. She does Bridge Over Troubled Water with no backing track. Very good and the crowd like her. She seems quite smart for her years and deserves that seat, albeit still a bit average.
Holly Tandy is also very young but immediately comes across as so much better than all we've seen so far! Just spot-on straight away. She sings Lady Gaga's On The Edge really well. A brilliant, if too short, audition. Thoroughly deserves the seat.
Nicole, the nervous one from yesterday, has a very good audition with Praise You and seems to have found herself at last. Nevertheless we get the feeling Sharon is not a fan and, despite being far better than several already sat there, she is out.
Shanayah, in contrast, is off-key with a bad start to her song. Quite painful listening to her and she has a very annoying mother in the audience. This is awful. So is her make-up. She gets a seat, though. God knows why.
Elysa V is from Australia and we haven't seen a great deal of her to date. She does a modern Meghan Trainer number well, the first real 21st Century track really. She can perform and is quite different to everyone else. She gets a seat.
Talia D is back with another excellent start. She is a good singer and better than several already seated. She gets a seat.
Alisha is the girl from the Philippines that gets lots and lots of coverage - she is like the poster girl for the 2017 show. A very popular act and she has a great voice. In some ways she would suit the West End better than the charts but I can see why the judges and SYCO would want to keep her on board and get her onto the Live Shows anyway. She has a decent length audition too, interestingly, compared to most others. She gets Talia's seat.
Jenny Ball is, again, better than any on seats and gets Shanaya's seat which is a good move. I still don't see Jenny making the Live Shows though as she seems a bit average really. Nevertheless it's good to see Shanaya out. The audience didn't like that, though.
Deanna is next. This is my prediction to go a long way in the competition and I can imagine she'll get a contract anyway. She is brilliant again. Her range, appearance, presence and attitude are all faultless. Tonight, though, I still give Holly the edge but, of course, Deanna gets a seat and Jenny goes.
Grace Davis produces yet another original song! This girl has so much natural talent. She is a fantastic find this year and ought to be a sure-fire Live Show contestant. Quite a risk to do an original at this stage but it works really well. Great notes, control and the song shows off her voice and range very well, as one might expect, of course. She is a force to be reckoned with and a guaranteed contract, whatever happens.
Now the fund starts and you wonder whether we're just being played as an audience. Sharon gives Grace Alisha's seat. This has to be for TV as I know that Alisha does actually get through! So the crowd and other three judges complain and moan and shout for a while.
Poor Kelsey Gill has to cope with all that which seems most unfair. A pretty blonde that we have not seen much of, she also does an original and that's a very nice audition. I'd definitely give her a chance but Sharon doesn't. Simon makes a comment that he has seen several girls rejected that he would like to see in the show still. He says to Louis he can see a girl group being put together and, of course, he is in charge of the groups too.
Georgina P is pretty good. We have seen a lot of her before and she is a Top 6 girl for sure. She wobbles around some of her notes but is a great performer and better by far than Scarlett. Georgina gets the seat but who goes?
Sharon asks Scarlett, Rae-Elle and Alisha to sing again for the fifth and sixth seats. Scarlett's bad habits all returned. Quite painful to listen too and watch. Rae-Elle is so composed for her age. Far better too. The Alisha seems to find a completely different side to her character, producing rap, modern, totally 21st Century performance and making everyone wonder where on Earth that came from! So it's pretty obvious that Scarlett has to go.
Good. No more noisy mums.
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