At last, we have the full 16 acts who'll be on the Live Shows confirmed! And, as Simon selects 9 girls and 5 guys for the last two acts to go through there's a surprise.
Dope Crisis, as expected from the lack of screen time, are cut and Emblem3 will be this year's boy band hopes. The five guys comprising Playback that were put together and seemed quite fun didn't make it but expect to see them all audition again next year as solos.
The surprise success is that of Sister C, three beautiful girls - they could be sisters, or at least two of them but I have yet to discover that - who we've seen very little of and that, coupled with what appeared to be a lack of excitement from Marc and Simon earlier and no mention in most spoilers either, made me think they were gone. From what little I have heard they sing remarkably well and blend fabulously, real talent. Not that that means they'll necessarily get far but I'm glad they've got the chance.
The other group through, Lylas, comprises five girls who auditioned as solo acts and have been pretty impressive since as a group.
It looks like being quite a series. I don't see any obvious duds. The weakest would probably, on present showing, David and Jason in the Overs but everyone else stands a chance of winning this from the start. Even those two are good.
Arin stands out just because he's the oldest in the Teens but you can't knock Carly Rose's experience and immaculate vocals which may just win over Beatrice's great personality and Diamond's vivaciousness. I really couldn't call it in that group and it will all depend on how they settle in to the huge stage, publicity, pressures of learning new songs and performing every week.
I love Cece and Jennel in the Young Adult category and expect the likeability factor to give Jennel the edge between them. Paige seems determined and has real passion but I don't see her winning as I can Jennel. The interesting one there is Willie who has a great, unique voice and style combination. But will he get the Texas vote? I'll tip Jennel but really it's close.
The Overs have Tate and Vino who are very strong contenders. I would say both should last a long time, especially Vino who may prove more flexible in some rounds. Tate is Tate and I don't see how he'll handle some rounds. Scotty got away with it, though, as did Philip, so who knows what the experienced and charming country singer with a great, natural voice will achieve?
So who amongst the Groups is going to make it? That's difficult too, mainly because we haven't really seen much of them all. We've got quite a good idea of where Emblem3 fit in and I'm not sure, from what I've heard, that they'll get votes for their performances as such. What the will get will be the young female vote, who haven't got a great many to choose from this year. Basically, it's Arin, Willie or Emblem3. So they'll last longer than their talents may justify, at least at this stage.
Lyric145 have this fairly unknown and previously hard rap-looking semi-professional singer at their front. She's toned down the appearance considerably but expect her to turn up the style switch when she's on stage next. I'm not sure America will love this group, not how they'll cope with this format either. They're not a weak act, just vulnerable in my opinion because of the voting trends.
Having not seen Sister C for more than a few seconds I would only worry that America won't 'love' them, as Simon says. If they're too slick, too cool then the personality thing will kick in. It's very much down to how they project themselves in the first week.
I am fairly sure Lylas will survive for a while, though, so it's likely to be the two girl bands who stand the best chance from the start in the Group category.
Overall, this is a great line-up. No way am I going to attempt anything more by way of prediction!
The surprise success is that of Sister C, three beautiful girls - they could be sisters, or at least two of them but I have yet to discover that - who we've seen very little of and that, coupled with what appeared to be a lack of excitement from Marc and Simon earlier and no mention in most spoilers either, made me think they were gone. From what little I have heard they sing remarkably well and blend fabulously, real talent. Not that that means they'll necessarily get far but I'm glad they've got the chance.
The other group through, Lylas, comprises five girls who auditioned as solo acts and have been pretty impressive since as a group.
It looks like being quite a series. I don't see any obvious duds. The weakest would probably, on present showing, David and Jason in the Overs but everyone else stands a chance of winning this from the start. Even those two are good.
Arin stands out just because he's the oldest in the Teens but you can't knock Carly Rose's experience and immaculate vocals which may just win over Beatrice's great personality and Diamond's vivaciousness. I really couldn't call it in that group and it will all depend on how they settle in to the huge stage, publicity, pressures of learning new songs and performing every week.
I love Cece and Jennel in the Young Adult category and expect the likeability factor to give Jennel the edge between them. Paige seems determined and has real passion but I don't see her winning as I can Jennel. The interesting one there is Willie who has a great, unique voice and style combination. But will he get the Texas vote? I'll tip Jennel but really it's close.
The Overs have Tate and Vino who are very strong contenders. I would say both should last a long time, especially Vino who may prove more flexible in some rounds. Tate is Tate and I don't see how he'll handle some rounds. Scotty got away with it, though, as did Philip, so who knows what the experienced and charming country singer with a great, natural voice will achieve?
So who amongst the Groups is going to make it? That's difficult too, mainly because we haven't really seen much of them all. We've got quite a good idea of where Emblem3 fit in and I'm not sure, from what I've heard, that they'll get votes for their performances as such. What the will get will be the young female vote, who haven't got a great many to choose from this year. Basically, it's Arin, Willie or Emblem3. So they'll last longer than their talents may justify, at least at this stage.
Lyric145 have this fairly unknown and previously hard rap-looking semi-professional singer at their front. She's toned down the appearance considerably but expect her to turn up the style switch when she's on stage next. I'm not sure America will love this group, not how they'll cope with this format either. They're not a weak act, just vulnerable in my opinion because of the voting trends.
Having not seen Sister C for more than a few seconds I would only worry that America won't 'love' them, as Simon says. If they're too slick, too cool then the personality thing will kick in. It's very much down to how they project themselves in the first week.
I am fairly sure Lylas will survive for a while, though, so it's likely to be the two girl bands who stand the best chance from the start in the Group category.
Overall, this is a great line-up. No way am I going to attempt anything more by way of prediction!
No comments:
Post a Comment