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X Factor twins draw judges' ire
Saturday 31 October 2009
First up and a firm favourite with the judges was Joe McElderry.
His performance of 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey was praised by Dannii Minogue who said he was 'an absolute star' and Louis Walsh who told him he expected to see him in the final.
Less popular were unlikely X Factor favourites the Grimes twins.
John and Edward, who have built up a huge following on the back of their chaotic performances, were criticised by Simon Cowell even before they took to the stage.
He said: 'It goes beyond nightmares because a nightmare you can wake up from.'
The pair, wearing matching leather coats, ventured into rap at one stage in their performance of Queen's 'We Will Rock You'.
Dannii said their performance was 'scary', adding: 'I do look forward to seeing you every week but I'm not sure I'd look forward to hearing you on the radio.'
They were defended by their mentor, Louis, but the harshest criticism came from Simon.
He said: 'It was night of the living dead, singing Queen out of tune, possibly destroying Queen's career for ever.'
Louis and Simon continued their trademark sniping throughout the show with Walsh dubbing contestant Jamie Archer 'a Lenny Kravitz impersonator'.
Danyl Johnson also struggled to impress the judges and his laid-back version of 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' was criticised.
Dannii told him he had lost his 'mojo' but Simon leapt to his defence.
One of the acts will be axed from the show tomorrow night after the public vote.
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