First week of I'd Do Anything - Scores
1) Jessie - River Deep, Mountain High
My mum's guess for the winner (she looks like Nancy) - she was right with Connie but wrong with Seamus. Could she get this one right?
A really energetic performance which showed off her great vocal and her acting was also good. Great start to the evening.
8/10
2) Jodie - Chasing Pavements
My guess for the winner.
I am pleased Jodie picked this song. In the advertisements and pre-shows of I'd Do Anything, she seemed really over-the-top in a nice way, but this song showed she can sing... seriously. She made it her own and it was a really good performance.
8/10
3) Tara - Suddenly I See
My family being big KT Tunstall fans, this was a real let-down. She made it her own, like Jodie did with Chasing Pavements, but it was just too over-the-top with "little twiddly bits" as we musicians call them. Let's just say it wasn't the best performance of the night.
6/10
4) Ashley - Black Velvet
She was too OTT for my liking. But her vocal was quite good, but I don't think the song showcased Nancy (like Graham announced the songs would at the start of the night). It didn't show much acting either. But a quite good vocal.
7/10
5) Amy - Respect
I said Tara's performance "wasn't the best... of the night". But it wasn't the worst: Amy's was. Me not being prejudging when I looked at the final 12 on the BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/oliver), I chose her as the first to go. The judges saw different to me, and I really can't see why. Worst performance of the night.
5/10
6) Keisha - Mad About the Boy
Right, now I've got Amy out of the way, I can stop being Craig Revel-Horwood. Keisha is a very good actress and this performance definitely showcased that talent. Her vocal is also very good. A great all-round performance.
8/10
7) Francesca - Hero
I don't see why Francesca was Rachel's understudy, because tonight, Francesca definitely came out on top for me. My friend sings this song a lot and, although (not being biased) I think my friend sings it better than Francesca did, it was a really good performance. She has an amazing vocal (don't know why John commented on the harshness of her top voice - there wasn't any) but what I marked her down for was she should have kept the actions simple. I found her actions a bit OTT at times. But otherwise a great performance.
8/10
8) Rachel - About You Now
A good song to sing, but not to showcase Nancy as. If you listen to the chorus lyrics, they say "I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down, But I know how I feel about you now". You couldn't tell from Rachel's performance that that's what the song's about. Yes, the song is a bouncy song to belt out, but facial expressions could show that she had made a mistake, according to the lyrics. But, like Amy, the judges were obviously watching a different performance and they loved it.
7/10
9) Samantha - I Love Rock n Roll
When I heard the song she was singing and saw the outfit she was wearing, I basically wrote Samantha off the show straight away. But her performance blew me away. Best performance of the night. Great vocal talent. Didn't see much acting, but on the vocal, amazing.
9/10
10) Sarah - Get Here
A complete contrast of mood with this song after the belter of I Love Rock n Roll. Sarah does look young but her voice is mature. Like one of the judge's commented, her voice is like honey. And I like honey! She also showed good acting skills in the performance. A really nice performance.
8/10
11) Cleo - Who Knew
This was may-be the most disappointing performance of the night. When the show started, I was concentrating on Jessie, Jodie and Cleo. Jessie and Jodie were great, but Cleo was a real let-down. Her vocal was weak at the start of the performance. It got better as the song got rockier (and when the numbers were shown alongside the performances, that was the bit that was shown) but an over-all weak performance.
6/10
12) Niamh - The First Cut is the Deepest
Out of all the Nancys, she looked the most unlike Nancy. But her performance was average. She is in the middle of the pack - not really good, but not really bad. My dad thought she looked a bit wooden, but I think she displayed good acting skills. I described her as nice. But, as your English teacher reminds you all the time, there are better words than nice.
7/10
Leaderboard
1) Samantha
2) Jessie
= Jodie
= Keisha
= Franchesca
= Sarah
7) Ashley
= Rachel
= Niamh
10) Tara
= Cleo
12) Amy
My top 5 are...
1) Samantha
2) Jodie
3) Jessie
4) Franchesca
5) Keisha
Bottom two
1) Amy
2) Cleo
Amy will go.
1) Jessie - River Deep, Mountain High
My mum's guess for the winner (she looks like Nancy) - she was right with Connie but wrong with Seamus. Could she get this one right?
A really energetic performance which showed off her great vocal and her acting was also good. Great start to the evening.
8/10
2) Jodie - Chasing Pavements
My guess for the winner.
I am pleased Jodie picked this song. In the advertisements and pre-shows of I'd Do Anything, she seemed really over-the-top in a nice way, but this song showed she can sing... seriously. She made it her own and it was a really good performance.
8/10
3) Tara - Suddenly I See
My family being big KT Tunstall fans, this was a real let-down. She made it her own, like Jodie did with Chasing Pavements, but it was just too over-the-top with "little twiddly bits" as we musicians call them. Let's just say it wasn't the best performance of the night.
6/10
4) Ashley - Black Velvet
She was too OTT for my liking. But her vocal was quite good, but I don't think the song showcased Nancy (like Graham announced the songs would at the start of the night). It didn't show much acting either. But a quite good vocal.
7/10
5) Amy - Respect
I said Tara's performance "wasn't the best... of the night". But it wasn't the worst: Amy's was. Me not being prejudging when I looked at the final 12 on the BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk/oliver), I chose her as the first to go. The judges saw different to me, and I really can't see why. Worst performance of the night.
5/10
6) Keisha - Mad About the Boy
Right, now I've got Amy out of the way, I can stop being Craig Revel-Horwood. Keisha is a very good actress and this performance definitely showcased that talent. Her vocal is also very good. A great all-round performance.
8/10
7) Francesca - Hero
I don't see why Francesca was Rachel's understudy, because tonight, Francesca definitely came out on top for me. My friend sings this song a lot and, although (not being biased) I think my friend sings it better than Francesca did, it was a really good performance. She has an amazing vocal (don't know why John commented on the harshness of her top voice - there wasn't any) but what I marked her down for was she should have kept the actions simple. I found her actions a bit OTT at times. But otherwise a great performance.
8/10
8) Rachel - About You Now
A good song to sing, but not to showcase Nancy as. If you listen to the chorus lyrics, they say "I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down, But I know how I feel about you now". You couldn't tell from Rachel's performance that that's what the song's about. Yes, the song is a bouncy song to belt out, but facial expressions could show that she had made a mistake, according to the lyrics. But, like Amy, the judges were obviously watching a different performance and they loved it.
7/10
9) Samantha - I Love Rock n Roll
When I heard the song she was singing and saw the outfit she was wearing, I basically wrote Samantha off the show straight away. But her performance blew me away. Best performance of the night. Great vocal talent. Didn't see much acting, but on the vocal, amazing.
9/10
10) Sarah - Get Here
A complete contrast of mood with this song after the belter of I Love Rock n Roll. Sarah does look young but her voice is mature. Like one of the judge's commented, her voice is like honey. And I like honey! She also showed good acting skills in the performance. A really nice performance.
8/10
11) Cleo - Who Knew
This was may-be the most disappointing performance of the night. When the show started, I was concentrating on Jessie, Jodie and Cleo. Jessie and Jodie were great, but Cleo was a real let-down. Her vocal was weak at the start of the performance. It got better as the song got rockier (and when the numbers were shown alongside the performances, that was the bit that was shown) but an over-all weak performance.
6/10
12) Niamh - The First Cut is the Deepest
Out of all the Nancys, she looked the most unlike Nancy. But her performance was average. She is in the middle of the pack - not really good, but not really bad. My dad thought she looked a bit wooden, but I think she displayed good acting skills. I described her as nice. But, as your English teacher reminds you all the time, there are better words than nice.
7/10
Leaderboard
1) Samantha
2) Jessie
= Jodie
= Keisha
= Franchesca
= Sarah
7) Ashley
= Rachel
= Niamh
10) Tara
= Cleo
12) Amy
My top 5 are...
1) Samantha
2) Jodie
3) Jessie
4) Franchesca
5) Keisha
Bottom two
1) Amy
2) Cleo
Amy will go.
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