The X Factor semi-final is a serious event – so serious, in fact, that it can't be tainted by having a ropey old theme sellotaped to it like in previous weeks; well, either that or the X Factor people realised that a Gloria Estefan theme would be patently crap.
No, instead – for the first time – X Factor didn't have a theme. And you know what? It felt weird. So instead of putting up with it, we zapped up a bunch of special homemade X Factor themes to stop us getting confused. At various points on Saturday, we decided that we were watching the X Factor What The Fuck Does Kate Thornton Think She's Wearing? theme night, the X Factor See Who Can Do The Most Stupidly Large Keychange theme night and the X Factor Wait A Minute, Aren't They Just Singing Songs From The 2005 X Factor Final? theme night. And lo, we were happy.
But who's going to win X Factor? Well, Leona will, obviously. But let's pretend we don't know that and look at the X Factor betting odds for Leona Lewis…
Leona Lewis – In the semi-finals of a show like X Factor, you really have to be careful not to turn into a caricature of yourself. With this in mind, what song did Leona Lewis choose for her first X Factor performance on Saturday? Only another sodding Whitney Houston tune, wasn't it? Leona Lewis sang I Have Nothing, marking roughly her millionth Whitney Houston cover of the X Factor series so far, and it was everything you could expect from Leona. It was technically perfect – with a keychange so gigantic that it caused a tidal-wave which actually submerged Cornwall for 17 hours – but it was duller than a month spent individually gift-wrapping grains of salt. Leona's next song was Somewhere Over The Rainbow, which Leona chose because it reminded her of her dead cousin, and not at all because Shayne Ward sang it just before he won the final of X Factor last year, no way. To try and demonstrate Leona's – admittedly flawless – tender and powerful vocal range, the X Factor producers cooked up a nasty arrangement of the song that lurched from hushed acoustic to bombastic noise explosions and back again so many times that it ended up sounding like The Pixies: The West End Musical. Despite the relentless stream of rubbish songs that she's been given, Leona has to win X Factor. Doesn't she? Current X Factor betting odds – 1/5
Tomorrow – the start of the Strictly Come Dancing betting odds…
Jonny says
You really need to shut up and find something better to do – your views are so right-wing that they’re not even believable
Sam says
How on earth can you call his views “right wing”? Unless of course writing “I don’t like Leona” is tantamount to saying “lets go fox hunting and tax poor people”.
shannon says
i think she has to win becase she is an good singer
Danika jade knowles says
Hi leona
I can’y belieee that you hav winner the x factor 2006
love from you best friend Danika
p.s i love you leona
Nina says
Heyy All !!!
OMG Leona Won X-Factor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so Glad !!!!!
Shes Amazing And o Amazingly Talented !!!
I Hope She Does well And Goes far In Life !!!!
From,
Leona’s Biggest Fan !!!!!!!!!
Wezzer says
I like Leona coz she is a brill singer She is confident and has a lot of tallent
john says
yey leona won!!!
but ray’s boss scousers 4eva
how fit is leona
wot a sxc bitch
sarah says
well done to leona winning i think she was too good for the competition she should have let other people have a chance at winning and just tried to go it alone
Pwincess Roxy says
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! LEONA WON AND SHE DESERVED IT SHE HAS A WIKED VOICE LEONA YOU OUT DO WHITNEY AND MARIAH. DEY SAY NWT GD CUMS OUT OF DA UK BT U HAVE PROVED DEM RONG
AND RAY WELL DNE 4 GTIN IN2 DA FINALS IM SURE ULL GT A RECORD DEAL ANALL BT LEONA I LOVE YAZ KEEP IT UP AND DO US PROUD AND CONGRATZ LOVE YA UR NUMBA 1 FAN
xXxXx
rebecca says
hey, i fink that leona is sum sikkkk singer she will go far in her lyf..shes not like any othe contestant eg shane ward he won the show but neva carried on his so called ‘dream’ but leona i think she will she has potential and her mum n dad shud be soo proud of her!!!!!SHES A TRU STAR!!!!!!!!!
i love her…shes not like anyone else..shes unique and its a change!!
from rebecca, london UR TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU NUMBA WUN FAN!!!
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ladydimplez2 says
im so proud dat Leona (a half blak person won) she deserved it man. dis is the 1st time ive seen a blak person win sumthin on Tv. although shes half blak. at least she has been given an opportunity 2 win. and they havnt been sexist dis year. hooray boi. Leona will go far. Amennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Simon did well i rate him.
amy says
heya leona u were so gd on saturday i haev already brought your isngle i just can stop listening to it do u still see ray are u m8s?
Elly says
heya i fink tht leona is ace, i wish i could sing like tht. Av u heard about tht talent compo with simon cowell in it i think its called britain has talent someit like tht and anyway me in me mate hazel are going to go in it yay our names are Elysha and Hazel look out for us everyone!! fanks xxx
georgia walton says
leona u r great i luv u 2 bits
Jordan Butler says
leona ure amazin
i came to see ure tour in cardiff yesturday (10/03/07) u were the best u looked so pretty but i love ray aswell
sarah france says
i hate leona but i love ray, leonas is such a long face u r rubbish n u r a common singer n i nedded ear muffs to survive the terror xxxxxxxxx i love love love love love love love love ray xxxxxx
Amie says
To Leona i have your famous cd at home. when i have a hard day at school and that something has gone wrong at school i put your cd on and listen to it. When you won the x factor i was cheering you on when it was the final and i crossed my fingers and hoped that you would of won the x factor. I would of like to have won the x factor Ray Quin to have won but i am glad that you have won because
you were really a great singer. My best steph wanted Ray to have won she goes mad on ray.
Dayna Clarke says
I am your biggest fan and i cant get your song ‘ bleeding love ‘ out of my head my fav is the courus
‘but i dont care what they say, im in love with you,
they try to pull me away,
but they dont know the truth,
my hearts crippled by the vein that i keep on closing’
see i memorised it you are so cool i love you leona dont ever stop singing.