So another week has passed and for some reason J&E are still in the competition, begging the question “Who the hell is voting for these idiots?” Sorry that this is a more belated review, I have had a very busy weekend, but its all back to normal now. So here is my (very concise) review of Big Band Week:

Olly Murs, Bewitched: Olly is very quickly becoming one of my favourites, and seems to have all the girls on his side! Hewis Rating:

Lloyd Daniels, Fly me to the moon: He is OK, but not good enough to win the comp! Too soppy as well! Hewis Rating:

Miss Frank, That’s Life: They ruined one of my favourite songs. I am so glad they have gone. Hewis Rating:

Rachel Adedeji, Proud Mary: Such a better performance. But talking with Dermot was WEIRD! Trying to be Stacey! Hewis Rating:

Jamie Archer, Angel of Harlem: Jamie is now my fave! We haven’t had anyone like him on the X before! Louis was wrong! Hewis Rating:

Stacey Solomon, When you wish upon a star: A great rendition and she looked stunning. But didnt feel she was singing it to her son. Hewis Rating:

Danyl Johnson, Feeling Good: His song for survival reminded us why we like him. But is he a one trick pony? Hewis Rating:

Joe McElderry, Sway: Getting a bit bored of saying this, good voice but not my type of thing. Gareth Gates anybody? Hewis Rating:

John & Edward, She Bangs: How is this a big band song? The John Sargeant effect has well & truly kicked in! Hewis Rating:

Lucie Jones, My Funny Valentine: This was a superb performance and Simon knew it, but had to save his acts by picking a strange fault with it. My Performance of the night! Hewis Rating:

Results Show:

Great performances from Westlife and Michael Buble, and at least this week wasn’t a continuation of ‘Stars in Rehab’ although I’m sure Simon has realised the money making potential of such a show and it is in the pipelines for channel 5 as we speak.

I like that Rachel was given another chance, but she has to sort herself out, its OK to act differently on stage, all the best performers have on stage personas, but her’s is just trying to be Stacey, and no-one will buy it! The whole J&E saga is ridiculous, but they won’t do anything about it because it keeps people talking about it, Mr Cowell will be well aware that there is no such thing as bad publicity.

I thought that Miss Frank should have been in the bottom two, but even though my opinion of him has diminished since the start, I don’t think Danyl deserved to be in the bottom 2. It would have been better to see both groups in the sing off and see which one Louis chose to save, Im sure his ‘belief’ in J&E would have not been so obvious in that situation!

Danyl’s song for survival made us realise why we liked him initially, and allowed us to momentarilly forget his cockiness and the REALLY bad moment in ‘I gotta Feeling’, although he has had to play his ‘Get out of prison free’ card far too early, and he can’t play it again if he finds himself in the same position in another week.

It’s rock week next week, with performances from JLS & Bon Jovi, it is bound to be a terrific show.