Finalists (L-R) Dean Ray, Brothers Three and Marlisa. Source: Provided
Rocker Dean Ray, harmonious crooners Brothers 3 and singing school girl Marlisa are all vying for first prize when X Factor Australia reveals it’s winner tonight.
Who Should Win: I’ve been right three years running (Reece Mastin, Samantha Jade and Dami Im) and I’m hoping to add Dean Ray to the list. The guy is total swag on stage, clearly showing he is more adept at working the audience and giving stage presence than both Brothers 3 and Marlisa combined.
Right from the go, Ray’s audition of Kim Carnes ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ made him a standout and one to watch. Only hitting the bottom two once (I still believe it was a ploy), Dean Ray, his mesmerizing and penetrating eyes and all, deserves to win.
Who Will Win: While still hopeful of a Dean Ray Win, Brothers 3 have remained a steadfast favorite in the series, even while being booted during judges top three announcements. Being picked by viewers to be the return wild card and placing top spot when the viewer announcements were made are clearly showing these boys have fans.
What about Marlisa: She’s surely a surprise addition to the final three considering Regan was expected to make the final. Marlisa can sing – no doubting that, but her stage presence lacks any oomph. Give her a few years of doing Westfield gigs and i’m sure we’d see her pop up as a more mature and stronger performer.
Who do you think will win? Sound off in the comments below!
X-Factor Australia finale live tonight, channel 7 at 7:30pm.
The show ran over time by half an hour, Katy Perry performed two songs off her new album sporting some 90’s Gwen Stefani hair buns and host Luke Jacobz paused on the winners announcement for 25 minutes but we finally have an X Factor winner!
Helped along by mentor Dannii Minogue (who also did an amazing job with Dami’s transformation) Dami Im was voted (by a very wise public) as the very worthy winner of X Factor 2013!
Runner up went to a very humble Taylor Henderson, whom I’m sure we have not seen the last of.
This good news means Jai did not win! (another nod to you, the voters!)
Dami’s winners single Alive (Didn’t Nat Bass have a single of the same title?) will be available on iTunes after the X factor finale has aired in all states.
X Factor will return next year for an all new show!
X-Factors Three Finalists Dami, Jai and Taylor Photos provided Channel 7 2013
Finals fever is in full swing for singers Dami, Jai and Taylor as they fight to earn the title of ‘winner of X-Factor Australia 2013’. The final three were announced as the finalists last Sunday night which saw the judge made group Third Degree (and Nat Bass’s last hope) leave the competition cementing the final three.
Who should win?: I’d personally love to see Dami win. When looking at whose music I would buy, of the three singers, Dami’s music appeals to me more. Add into the fact she’s an incredible singer who has barely taken a wrong step this competition, will have high marketability overseas and has never found herself in the bottom two sing-off. For a girl who was almost left out of the finals (one of Dannii’s final three chose not to take the coveted spot) and who forgot the lyrics during the process, Dami stamped herself as the one to beat after her first weeks cover of U2’s ‘One’.
Who will win?: Jai has got the tween vote covered and he’s what Justin Bieber was 4 years ago and he’s filling that spot sorely missed by almost every teenage girl Australia wide. It was a smart move keeping him in the competition, keep the viewers watching, but he has been constantly out sung and performed week after week and the last two weeks, he has begun to show that on a maturity level, at 14 years of age, he’s not ready for what a win will bring him. I just hope he’ll have the support for when he does.
What about Taylor?: I’ve loved Taylor and his music since his appearance on Australia’s Got Talent back in 2010 in which he made the finals. Taylor’s tone is impeccable and just a dream to listen to and I would happily buy whatever he brings out, but against Dami and Jai’s supporters and his bottom two appearance last week, I’m expecting Taylor to place third. That said, aside from some shaky starts and bouts of self doubt, has proven himself worthy of a solo career after the show. I’d be surprised if he and his music didn’t take off after the show. Along with Dami, he’s been a constant on the iTunes Australia singles charts.
Speaking of iTunes appearances, I have to wonder just how different the results would be if iTunes purchases were put towards votes like that of The Voice. We already know, Taylor’s version of Girl’s Just Want to Have Fun was sitting number 1 (now currently 8th) and Dami and even Third Degree have constantly charted….just saying, why emphasize the iTunes charts if, in reality, they make no difference to voting results.
Either Dami, Jai or Taylor will be crowned this years winner of The X Factor Australia in a star studded spectacular finale onMonday at 7:30pm after the three perform for one final time on Sunday Night at 6:30 on Channel 7.
UPDATE:
Last nights finale preview lead-up saw just how affected by nerves some of the contestants are. Taylor Henderson managed to miss the cue for his first song, singing out of time during the first chorus before catching up only to once again, make a critical error during his final song where he completely forgot the lyrics to Damien Rice’s Blower’s Daughter. Doesn’t matter anyway, Dami’s final performance and the final song of the night made sure everyone was talking about her. Her rendition of I am Telling You from the Dreamgirls soundtrack was nothing short of mesmerizing.
As noted above, Dami deserves the win. Last night should have proved it, and her possible winners single, was easily the best of the night.
Side note – The One Direction performance…prerecorded. Not sure why or when is was filmed.
The winner is announced, tonight on Channel 7 at 7:30pm! GO DAMI!
The court battle between networks Nine and Seven over popular personality and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has concluded with a judge ordering an injunction preventing her from working for an Australian network other than Channel Seven.
After Channel Seven dumped ‘Australia’s Got Talent‘, Channel Nine quickly picked up the show and also sought out Brown, who had spent two seasons as a judge and mentor on their own talent show ‘X Factor’ leaving Seven with no choice but to take the rival network to court over claims that Browns move from Seven to Nine was a breach of contract.
Browns reasons for not returning to the ‘X Factor‘ were revealed to be in link with comedian Eddie Murphy, with whom Brown shares a child, claiming that custody issues with Murphy was preventing her from bringing their child into Australia and as Seven refused to bank-roll Brown’s court case to have the custody issues resolved, this led to Brown’s decision to leave the network.
With the courts decision effectively banning Mel B from appearing on any other network but Channel Seven to until the end of January 2014, we’ll have to wait and how Brown and the Seven Network plan to work together.
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