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30th November 2013
07:42pm GMT

21.34 The white suits! Dear lord, the white suits. Sharp!
21.33 Rough Copy are back up, and they're going to sing I Believe I Can Fly. It's another hands in the air moment.
21.26 Tamera made it through TWO songs without forgetting the words.
Louis: You look like a relevant popstar for today. You've got it all.
Sharon: Welcome to the race, you are back.
Gary: A few people are having good nights, and you're one of them.
Nicole: That tone... everything. Everything, everything, everything.
21.23 Tamera's back up. Can she remember the words for another song? She'll be singing Roberta Flack's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
21.22 Can we just take a moment to wonder what the hell goes through Nicole Scherzinger's head on a daily basis?
20.20 Judges' Comments
Sharon: Your best performance in the competition so far.
Gary: You are it. You have it all.
Nicole: When you perform, you're unafraid.
Louis: You're perfect for the charts right now.
21.19 Luke would be epic craic at a house party. Everyone on their feet and clapping their hands. That's how it's done lad!
21.17 He has picked Mumford and Sons track I Will Wait as his 'musical heroes' number. We like the sound of this.
21.16 Luke's back on. He's gained a new celeb fan tonight too!
Luke friend.....love this song & his version of it. #Xfactor
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) November 30, 2013
21.10 We're seeing some undying love for Louis on Twitter!
@Herdotie Louis is always right. — izzy callery (@izzysthechef) November 30, 201321.07 Judges' Comments Gary: It's astounding. Your voice just goes on and on. Superb. Nicole: One word: astounding. (Gary already used that word Nicole). Louis: You look like a pop star, and you're a class act. Sharon: Your range never ceases to amaze me. You touched my soul. 21.06 Here comes that powerhouse voice. We love you Sam.
21.04 Sam is taking on Emeli Sandé's Clown, which she says reminds her of her babies. D'aaaw.
21.02 Judges' Comments
Sharon: I could feel that beast rising in your soul. Okaaaaay...
Gary: You took a risk, I'm honoured you chose that song.
Nicole: That's a really big song, you seemed bigger than you ever have before on that stage. SCHAMAZING.
Louis: You remind me of a young Gary Barlow.
21.01 Well, is this Nicholas' Greatest Day on stage? Nice to see he has mastered the ultimate boyband move... clench fist, pull at air.
20.58 Wee Nicholas is taking on a Take That tune. Will this be his Greatest Day, will he take the chance to Shine? Hopefully Gary will have enough Patience to let him try. Ok, ok. We'll stop now.
20.56 Scherzy's been sharing her style...
(Excuse my Mic pack!) Dress @mariagrachvogel shoes @ManoloBlahnik Jewellery @kikimcdonough & @FolliFolli_uk pic.twitter.com/JR5vqsYvaG — Nicole Scherzinger (@NicoleScherzy) November 30, 201320.50 Now that every act has performed once, the phone lines are open. Hard to tell who might be in danger this week... Early feedback on Twitter suggests you guys thing it could be Tamera's turn to go home. Even though she remembered the words. Way harsh. Rough Copy not really feeling the love either...
@Herdotie Tamera — Siobhan Bermingham (@reddevilsrule) November 30, 2013
@Herdotie rough cop, I like them but I think they picked the wrong song choice. Don't think anyone under the age of 30 would recognise it — Jill (@Jillybean99) November 30, 2013
@Herdotie I sort of hope Tamera does. #xfactor — Maria Duffy (@mduffywriter) November 30, 2013
@Herdotie rough copy! #whatEvenWasThat — Aoife_ (@aoife_brassil) November 30, 2013
@Herdotie don't care as long as Luke stays! — Katey Harvey (@MissKateyxx) November 30, 201320.45 Whatever your thoughts on Rough Copy are, there can be no denying these boys have MOVES.
Nicole: You made it look easy.
Louis: I liked it, I didn't love it.
Sharon: You're like a little gazelle. (Nope, we don't have a clue what she's on about either.)
Gary: You did great. This is the way to get back into competition.
20.45 The judges got a shout out in that one. CHEESE.
Rough Copy with a medley, including personalised lyrics about the judges. A jedwardian approach? #xfactor — Littlewoods Ireland (@LittlewoodsIRL) November 30, 201320.42 Rough Copy are all set for Jukebox week, and not content with having two songs to perform, they're doing a mash-up for the first one. 20.35 Judges' Comments Sharon: That was not 'skinny' love, that was big juicy love. Gary: Good job, loads of personality and identity. Nicole: This is by far my favourite performance of yours. Louis: Everyone needs to pick up the phone and vote for you.
20.32 Louis hates Skinny Love. How? Why? What?
20.31 Cutie Luke is ready to take on Skinny Love. We adore that tune, we're looking forward to this one...
20.28 CLEAR ROUND FOR TAMERA! She pulled off Rihanna's We Found Love.
Judges' Comments
Louis: I love your look, you voice and you remembered all the words!
Sharon: Great song. Next thing, you need to move.
Gary: It's not the fall, it's how you get back up.
Nicole: We can't remember what she said, we were too distracted by that impersonation. Our friends at Littlewoods Ireland felt the same.
Nicole O'Scherzinger, to be sure, to be sure. #xfactor
— Littlewoods Ireland (@LittlewoodsIRL) November 30, 2013
20.24 There goes Nicole, making up words again. Tamera's up next. We're seeing some evidence of her therapy session now. No room for mistakes this week, she says. Good luck Tamera!
20.20 While the ads are on, let's take a closer look at Scherzy's 'do for this week. How do we feel about this?
20.17 Sam took on Whitney's How Will I Know, and looked unreal while she was at it.
Judges' Comments:
Gary: Another stunning performance, you're not just a ballad singer.
Nicole: You sang the heck out of that song, but the production was 'cruise ship'.
Sharon: The cruise ship was the O2.
20.12 Mrs O is all about the lion analogies tonight. Sam is up and she's taking on one of the greats, Whitney Houston. This one's gonna get loud and poppy. Bring it Sam!
20.10 Judges' Comments
Sharon: You sang brilliantly. You have to be a lion.
Gary: Risk is a key factor.
Nicole: I loved it. You connected with the lyrics.
Louis: You have a God given gift. You don't need tricks.
20.09 His face. Too much cute.
20.05 Nicholas is up first. The audience picked Bruno Mars track Just The Way You Are. How cute is he talking about his little sister? Adorable.
20.02 Does 'Jukebox Week' make anyone else picture this? Just us? Ok so.
20.00 And we're LIVE!! The recap comes first... roll on the Dermot dancing.
19.58 In other X Factor news this week, Lily Allen took to Twitter to make it VERY clear she had no interest in being a judge, but one man really, really wants to fill the spot Gary is about to leave vacant. Ronan Keating and Louis Walsh aren't exactly besties anymore, but it hasn't spotted the Boyzone singer from campaigning for the role. We can't say we blame him though, he's currently on the Australian version. And you thought your commute was bad...
19.53 It's been rumoured all season that Tamera is Simon Cowell's favourite this year, and he's supposedly very keen to see her win. There's one pesky roadblock though; the fact that Tamera really doesn't seem to be able to remember lyrics. Unfortunate when you want to be a singer, no? This week, to help her out, Cowell called in an expert; a hypnotherapist set to help the young singer overcome her nerves. In an interview with The Sun Tamera admitted that she was finding it difficult. "Last week was really difficult, so I've been seeing a hypnotherapist to get me in the right frame of mind."
19.45 This week will mark the first night all contestants sing twice. (They need to fill the air time somehow, and sadly it can't all be Dermot dancing). The second song has been chosen by public vote, but results won't be revealed until the show. We do know one song each act is set to sing though! Nicholas McDonald will face a tough critic in Gary, as he's taking on Take That's Greatest Day. Sam Bailey will be performing Whitney Houston's How Will I know?, Luke Friend is set to perform Mumford & Son's hit I Will Wait and Rough Copy will be singing a remix of R Kelly's She's Got That Vibe and Bobby Brown's Every Little Step. Tamera Foster will be taking on Rihanna's hit We Found Love, provided she can remember the words.
19.40 It's T minus twenty minutes to this week's kick off and with the competition now at the quarter final stages it's getting fierce. Will Louis' two remaining acts make it to the semi-final? Gary, Nicole and Mrs. O have one act left each, so if any of their acts bite the dust this weekend we'll have our first eliminated judge of the season. Louis must be delighted with himself.
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