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Dannii to switch on Harrods lights….
Oct 22nd
Dannii Minogue is to switch on the Harrods Christmas lights.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of classic movie The Wizard Of Oz, the X Factor judge will transform the world-famous department store into the Emerald City, with Harrods chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed.
“The Wizard Of Oz is one of my favourite movies so I will click my heels together three times and see you there,” said Dannii, who will be flicking the switch at 5pm on October 29.
As part of its Wizard Of Oz Christmas season, Harrods is helping to raise £300,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity to fund three bedrooms in the new kidney unit.
Dannii said: “It’s always a treat to be able to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity – this year will be magical with the transformation of Harrods into the Emerald City.”
Customers are invited to lend a hand in Harrods’ Emerald Palace switch-on by visiting Harrods.com and donating to the charity.
Minogue discusses Cole relationship….
Oct 21st
Dannii Minogue has opened up about her relationship with her The X Factor co-star Cheryl Cole, admitting they aren’t close friends after all.
The pair has repeatedly brushed off reports of a rivalry and put on a united front by posing for snaps together, but the Australian pop star has revealed she and Cole only chat about superficial “girlie” matters.
And Minogue insists she never asks her colleague about her personal life, including her marriage to Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole.
She tells OK! magazine, “I wouldn’t say we talk about personal stuff, just girlie stuff like clothes and boys and men. There’s a lot written about her personal life, which I would never ask her about. It’s her business.
“If she wanted to speak to me about that then fair enough, but I would never sit her down and bring it up.”
Their relationship was said to have improved after Minogue landed a £250,000 pay rise, putting her on equal level with Cole, although the duo never became close.
But the 38 year old has praised the Girls Aloud star for sticking by her last year when she was attacked by the press for her on-air spats with fellow panellist Louis Walsh.
She adds, “When I was going through bad times, she was very good, she would always come and see me to see how I was, but no one ever saw that – that’s the way she is and how she handles it.”
X Factor, Week 1 – A Review……
Oct 10th
So we have had all 12 performances from the X Factor hopefuls, here is my (very concise) review:
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1. Rachel Adedeji -Let Me Entertain You
A good start to the show – Hewis Rating: 
2. Kandy Rain – Addicted to Love: No, No, No, go back to stripping Hewis Rating:
3. Olly Murs – She’s the One
Essex boy done good – Hewis Rating:
4. Rikki Loney – Back To Black
: I liked it, the new Buble/Cullum? Hewis Rating:
5. Miss Frank – Who’s Loving You: Not bad, still look like 3 solo artists, cant top shaheens version. Hewis Rating:
6. Stacey Solomon -The Scientist
Brilliant, Essex Girl done good! – Hewis Rating:
7. Jamie Archer - Get It On
Loved it, looking fwd to seeing more – Hewis Rating:
8. Lloyd – Cry Me a River
Song was too big for him. – Hewis Rating:
9. John & Ed – Rock DJ
Words escape me! – Hewis Rating:
10. Lucie- Footprints in the Sand
Brilliant, dont agree with Simon – Hewis Rating:
11. Joe – No Regrets
Great voice, though not my kinda thing, thinking Gareth Gates – Hewis Rating:
12 Danyl Johnson - And I am telling you
BY FAR STILL MY FAVE! – Hewis Rating:
My Prediction for tomorrows elimination: Kandy Rain
EPIC FAIL: What the hell was Danni talking about, after Danyl Johnsons performance she said: “If we are to believe what it said in the papers, there was no need for the gender changes to the lyrics!!” Stupid woman, now she is on the front of all tomorrows papers, for the wrong reasons!!!
X Factor….My views so far….
Sep 29th
So with bootcamp over, the topic of x-factor related conversations has gone from ‘I like/hate the new format of the auditions’, to ‘Who’s gonna win?’. So here is my predictions of what is gonna take place from now until the final:
Judges houses, who will make it to the live show?
Cheryl Cole & The Boys:
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Duane Lamont Rikki Loney Ethan Boroian
Duane looks and sounds modern and I genuinely think there is room for him in the pop market. Rikki has the bouncebackability factor, and Cheryl will find it hard to send him home from this stage for a second time. Ethan is the eye candy for the girls, not a great voice but if my flatmates views represent the views of the country then he will stay and stay for quite some time, however there is only so far looks can get you! I can’t honestly say that there is anyone in this group that will win X-Factor this year.
Danni Minogue & the Girls
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Rachel Adedeji Stacey Solomon Lucie Jones
Slightly sticking to the last formula, Rachel is the cool, modern one, with a voice to match think Rhianna with Amy Winehouse vocal capabilities. Stacey is the character of the group, the typical Essex Girl who also has the ’sob-story’ that she has a little baby to provide for. Lucie Jones however is someone I think could make the final, she has one of the best voices in the competition, but something is telling me that she doesn’t have that little extra something to actually win the whole thing. The only other one that could be in the final 3 and a little bit of a black horse is Stacey McLean, as she is already a D-list pop star apparently so Danni may want to go with someone who has a little experience in the industry. We shall see….
Louis Walsh & The Groups
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John & Edward Kandy Rain Miss Frank
Well what can I say? The groups this year are definately the worse since X Factor begun, not a hint of a JLS or even a Same Difference!!! John & Edward are the most annoying creatures to ever grace the X Factor stage, but Louis will pick them because of the Irish Connection. Miss Frank is a group put together at the last minute because there was an obvious lack of talent in the group auditions, it most likely Louis’s idea though so he will put them through to prove himself right. Finally the only group that may stand half a chance is Kandy Rain, purely because they look like a group, think Pussycat Dolls without any decent singers. My predictions are that all of the groups will go out before any of the others.
Simon Cowell & The Over 25’s
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Wow, have I saved the best for last. This group is so good that I can’t decide on the third one. Jamie Archer is a pop star, he already looks like he should be on stage at Glastonbury, his rendition of Sex on Fire made me dance in my seat and I think he will go fire. Danyl Johnson has THE best voice in the competition, and although he wasn’t great in bootcamp, in my opinion he is the one to beat. And then it comes to between Daniel Pearce, Nicole Lawrence & Olly Murs; I think Olly is likeable but don’t think his voice is strong enough, he showed that in a mediocre performance of Elton John’s Your Song, so he is a no. But it is tight between Nicole & Daniel, Nicole has a great voice, she is the female representation in the overs and she has a sob story which we know Simon likes. However Daniel has proved he can win (he was a winner in Pop Stars-The Rivals, the TV show that shot Cheryl Cole to fame), and he would inevitably sell more albums than Nicole would, which after all is what Simon is looking for which is why I have gone with Daniel, but we will have to see!
Who will go out each week?
So here is the order in which I think each act will be eliminated;
Week 1: John & Edward, surely they can’t be kept in!
Week 2: Miss Frank, they just don’t bond together, get them off!!!
Week 3: Kandy Rain, Louis has a mental breakdown as all his acts leave first!
Week 4: Ethan Boroian, As I said earlier, there is only a certain point that looks can get you to, and that’s week 4!
Week 5: Duane Lamont, Just doesn’t have the extra umph to get any further in the competition.
Week 6: Stacey Solomon, It’s curtains for the Essex girl as the judegs realise she can only do ballads.
Week 7: Daniel Pearce, Should be in the final, but will come up against someone like Jamie or Lucie and the judges will keep the youngsters in.
Week 8: Rikki Loney, He’s good but not good enough, as the Scot heads back up North!
Week 9: Rachel Adedeji, Unfortunately comes up against Jamie and the judges plump for the most versatile of the two.
THE FINAL: Jamie Archer, Danyl Johnson & Lucie Jones reach the final. Jamie teams up with the Kings of Leon for a superb rendition of Sex on Fire, Danyl Johnson sings a duet of my endless love $with Mariah Carey and Lucie Jones joins Miley Cirus for a rendition of her new Christmas Ballad!
3rd Place goes to Jamie Archer
2nd Place to Lucie Jones
And the winner of X Factor 2009 is………….. Danyl Johnson!
Bookmark this page to keep checking back and see how correct I was!
X Factor Judges Revealed…..
Aug 22nd
According to www.xfactorblog.co.uk the Judge’s have found out who they will be mentoring and it is as follows:
Dannii Minogue – Girls (16-24)
Louis Walsh – Groups
Simon Cowell – 25s and Over
Cheryl Cole – Boys (16-24)
The only thing that I can see wrong with that is that Danni Minogue is still a judge! Simon Cowell is obviously a very clever man, so why has he not realised that there are soooo many other people out there that would MUCH better in that role? Here is my top 3 of who I would like to see take over from Danni Minogue:
1. Sharon Osbourne (Bring her back! She was the life and soul of the show!)
2. Kylie Minogue (Much more successful than her sister)
3. Mel B aka Scary Spice (Great personality and knows what it takes to make it in pop)
Oh well, its still gonna be a great show! Will try and post regularly on all things X!
