My Ranking of the Remaining 6 XFUS acts

Ok sad that its almost over, but Im ready to vote for one of my three faves. There are 6 contestant's left and my guess is there will be 4 next week. Heres what my opinion is.   the remaining 6 acts  some are above and beyond great, one is decent, and two are lackluster/not as talented.

6.In 6th place there's the pop band with three people and a poor performance record.

Restless Road

They are talented, but the deep voiced kid Zach has shown us the one thing he can do over and over and over again. Colton is good, but he wasn't so good in some of their performances. And Andrew, no offense, but he isn't even that good in the first place. Thats why 3/4 judges said no to him at first in is first audition.  Sometimes that happens because of song choice, but clearly as we've seen in most of Restless Road's performances, that was not the case with him.


5. In 5th place  w'eve got the most boring and lackluster contestant left.

Jeff Gutt

Tiring, and most of his performances are the same. He has hardly show us anything new, and we've seen the few tricks that he has. And his vocals clearly aren't even the best out of these 6.


4. Up next is a talented performer, who might not have the strongest vocals but has shown us he can perform

Carlito Olivero

He's a good singer wbho could use some practice, but his performances are usually pretty good (except for the not the one performance and the funny corny Rhythm is gonna get you performance. He should make the top 4. I hope his fans vote extra hard and remember he was in the bottom two weeks ago.


3. The best group that remains in the competition. The cute couple.
Alex & Sierra

While people might think this group is definitely safe, they might not be. Cause whenever someone is definitely assumed safe, they're in trouble. Their fans might think that their safe, and instead make sure their second or third favorite is safe instead, they're in trouble, especially with that risky performance this past week.  PLEASE VOTE! DONT ASSUME!

These next two have been the other way, but they're both my favorites left. 

Coming up in 2nd place, is the girl who knows how to connect with a song. Excellent vocals, and usually stellar performances

2. Rion Page

Rion is amazing at singing and definitely has the x factor. She has emotion in most of her songs, and out of the 6 left is the best connecting with them. PLEASE VOTE! SO SHE WONT END UP IN THE BOTTOM AGAIN!

In first place for now.. Great performances, a favorite choice to win now, has shown has  something new each week….

1. Ellona Santiago

She is great. She is interesting and fun, and theres no doubt that she will be  successful postshow. She knows how to work the stage. She is at risk though because of course people will assume she is safe and vote for whoever else they want.PLEASE VOTE!! AGAIN DON'T ASSUME SAFETY!!! 

Top 8 Big Band Review

Wednesday night was probably most of the contestants best nights, although i expected more from one of them, and when i rewatched one of them surprised me.


Worst of The Night:

8. Rion Paige

I don't like putting this girl who has so much potential in the bottom, but if were talking strictly this week (or 80s week), she is there. any other times she is much higher than the lowest spot. I hope she slays next week. Hope she can make the finale.

7. Restless Road

it was better than last week, give them that, but compared to the other contestants performances this was subpar at best.

Not great:

6. Lillie McCloud

If we are talking about all performance in general, this is the only person America got right in the B3. If were talking about Wednesday, America got 2/3 right, Lillie being one of them.  This performance was boring and not that interesting, and in my opinion she should've left earlier before Tim and Khaya. She has amazing vocals, but she isn't that interesting.

5. Jeff Gutt

yeah sure it was a decent performance, but I'm not sure he's x factor material. I mean his rock doesn't sound current, and he doesn't connect in emotion with most of his songs. He's not that original, and he should've also been gone a long time ago. If I had it my way the last standing over would've been James Kenney if were talking about out of top 16.  Rahcale was improving each night and honestly Jeff didn't improve much.. i would rather have Rachael if she stayed consistent from top 10 on.

Pretty Good:

4. Alex&Sierra-

They were good, not sure the arrangement was a smart move though. I liked it, but America might not like it as much

3.Josh Levi

Sure he wasn't the best, but he was better than the remaining over and the  "country" band, and this performance was great. It was the right choice to send him home when he was in the bottom two though, cause Rion has a better voice, and a better shot at winning this, no offense to him or his fans though.

Excellent:

2.Carlito Olivero

Wow he's improving.  Wasn't really a big fan of him staying over Tim, but his performance was actually pretty good this week.   This could possibly make him a contender for the finale, beating out Restless Road for a spot in the top 4. I wouldn't mind him in the finale, but I'd prefer A&S and both of  the remaking girls in it.

Best: Ellona Santiago

1.The best performance of the night. And thats how you get back from a bad performance to an excellent  one.  Hopefully people vote for her a lot next week this was amazing

Who was the best on British Night

That's an easy answer, not  because hardly anyone was good (there we're actually a lot of good acts, even from people i didn't expect to be that good), but because there was one act that blew the competition ou of the water on Wednesday, in my opinion.  Now to start from worst to best, my rankings:

10. Restless Road "Fix You" by Coldplay

Oh boy, this was a mess. Sure there have been worse by them , but this was a close 3rd. No harmonies,  just plain bad. They aren't going to last much longer no matter what.  Especially when Simon's favoritism is so obvious, though there's a better group , that has a definite higher chance of making the finale, and being successful post-show. Sound like Deja-vu? This is not what people would want to hear. Either they need to have serious vocal training, or they need to be prepared to face the door.


9.  Josh Levi "Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics

This was definitely not his best. This wasn't that great to be honest. Worst boy of the night. Just not entertained at all

8. Ellona Santiago "Burn" by Ellie Gouding

She's usually much better than that. She can perform and sing great, but this wasn't good at all. There should've been a better song her and her mentor could've agreed on. And even if she could sing this song, this set up wasn't right for her.  While A&S and Josh's setup was accused of being too tacky, this was the definition of a tacky setup.Please go back to when you sang "Titaninum" or "Dance With Somebody"   Those performance were much better for you.

7. Lille McCloud "This Woman's Work" by Kate Busch

I just didn't like this performance. It wasn't that good tbh. She's ok in my opinion, and I'd suggest she should do another upbeat song, but her only upbeat performance this year was a mess, so that might not help her at all.

6. Carlito Olivero "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones

 Wow. He really did great here, didn't he? Still although he stepped it up, he still may fall down again. Hopefully he keeps being good though

5. Tim Olstad "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Elton John

Why was he in the bottom after this great performance? This was excellent. Best boy of the night by far. No doubt about it. This was great, fantastic. 

4.  Khaya Cohen "Let It Be" by  The Beatles

Cant believe she was eliminated.Khaya was consistently good, and never had a bad performance. Oh well, hopefully no other talented acts (who are consistently good, which means not many bad songs, 1 is ok even if it is horrible. that still means consistent, if they go back to being consistently good.)  will be eliminated for the next  few weeks.

3. Alex&Sierra"Best Song Ever" by One Direction

Greta, and BOTH Alex&Sierra did very well. I don't like it when people criticize Sierra, she didn't do bad at all, in fact if one of them was obviously better than the other, they wouldn't be this high on my list. Both didn't deserve criticism regarding to only them, if they needed criticism, it would be targeted at both. Anyways I thought they did very well. 

2. Jeff Gutt "Bohemian Rapsody" by Queen

Unexpected, huh? You got used to seeing him in the bottom of my lists, but he did make an excellent performance. If he keeps performing like that, I might not mind him in the finale

1. Rion Page "Your Song" by Elton John

This was  the best of the night. She NEEDS to make the finale. I mean she only had one bad performance, and she definite connects with almost every song she sings. This was wonderful.

Who has What It Takes? Who has to be careful? Top 10 X Factor USA Rankings

Now we're getting down to the exciting part of the competition. There are many incredible contestants left.  There are a few that I feel aren't the best. Here's what I think.

10. Restless Road

Simon turned a possibly successful group, into a disco club routine. It doesn't feel genuine, and it is cheesy. Seriously, there soon to go, and while it may be a shock to some people, it won't be a shock for others

9 Jeff Gutt

I just am not thrilled with this guy. He is not that interesting, nor is he that entertaining either. He's boring, and doesn't connect with songs while performing. He will probably leave soon.

8.Carlito Olivero

I didn't want to put him here, but after "If your the one", and the slightly better "The rhythm is gonna get you", I had to. He's good, and has the ability to go further, if he improves.

7. Lillie McCloud

She has the vocals, but usually she is sooo boring.  She won't get further than 7th or 6th. 

6.  Josh Levi

He's getting better, and is showing many signs of improvement.

5

.Alex & Sierra

They are great, but still need improvement.

4. Ellona Santiago

Getting better, and very entertaining.

3. Rion Page

One of the best.

2. Tim Olstad

Wow. Mostly every song he sings is good

1. Khaya Cohen

Great. Cant really pick any flaw  in any of her performances that I've seen.

She's in it to win it, but people have to vote 

#VoteKhayaXFactor

Top 12 rankings of 80's performances

While it might not be current, the night was filled with mostly fantastic performances, except for a few sour ones.  And before i get started I will say that Carlos is very talented, but most of the other acts were better.

12. Rion Page

 She's usually amazing, but this was not her best. There was pitchiness going on. Im glad that america saved her cause I know she can win this thing.

11. Lillie McCloud

oh boy! Yeah, I'm putting her in 11th place because she seems to have been pleasing the crowd, and it was a mess. It was karaoke like near the end, though the beginning was great. She has an amazing voice, but she needs to be herself and connect with the songs, or she'll be eliminated soon. How has she been nightclub the past few weeks when it was slow songs?

10. Carlito Olivero

This kids' got talent at just about every aspect of performing…except he seriously needs to work on song choices. I mean Maria Maria, Dreaming of You, and the motown choice was good, but the if you're not the one, and this song, not good. While his vocal was clearly better than the"if your…" song,  but it del like high school musical in karaoke style. It was honestly a mess.

9. Jeff Gutt

  Feeling, Emotion. Gotta have those if you want that award, otherwise you'll be right out the door. its not just about surface, dig down deep. Jeff really needs to focus on his performances if he even wants a shot at 7th.  

8. Sweet Suspense

They lost their artistic integrity in this performance. They were great up until they went to the save me song performance Thursday night. That hurt them. And this performance wasn't much better. I wish Celine, Millie, and Summer a successful career

7. Restless Road

8. At first I thought this was Zach and the Road, but now I feel as if it is Colton and the Road, because he seems to be the one who's doing the performing. Colton seems to be the only one improving, while Andrew is still only slightly improved since his audition, and Zach is heading downhill, considering the deep voice isn't that amazing anymore. The point of having a group is to put talented people together who are close to, if not on the same skill level as the others. And yes, Colton can sing, but it feels karaoke.

6. Alex & Sierra

This wasn't their  best. I think they could win, at least they  didn't try to please the crowd or the judges, and their musical integrity could be the way they win this competition. At least it had emotion and didn't seems as if it was from a musical, night club, or disco routine as other performances did .



5. Josh Levi

I feel this kids getting better each time, and improving. Josh could win this thing, but he still needs a little improvement.


4.  Ellona Santiago

She can easily make the finale provided America votes, or else, like this past week we will have a shock bottom 2-3

3. Tim Olstad

One of the best overall…and one of the best of the night. 

2. Khaya Cohen

She had one of the most amazing performances. 

1. Rachael Potter

Wow. She did not deserve to leave at all.based on this performance… She was not a favorite, but this was beyond fantastic, but I guess America doesn't want country to win again. 

Hopefully America learned an important lesson to vote for their favorites, no matter how good they performed. No one's safe.

Top 13 rankings/predictins

Enough with the hate people, X Factor is great, so they'e made a few mistakes. All shows do.  Anyway, know that we've seen more performances,

Here's who I think is the worst to best.  ( I even think my 8th place is still talented)

13. Jeff Gutt

I have so many problems with this person. He doesn't have a great voice,  he doesn't seem to have the energy to truly rock out, and he is the dullest contestant on here.

12. Carlos Guevera

This kid has potential, but he hasn't been giving is best lately. It's like he has stage fright, and maybe he does. I just want him to prove what he's capable of. If he does that, he will move higher on the list.

11. Josh Levi

 Sure he had 1 good performance, but he still has a lot to prove.

10. Rachel Potter

PLEASE stop being that contestant. I don't like it when one time a contestants great theft time not good.  This is why she is ranked below Restless Road

9. Restless Road

They are improving, despite the fact that they didn't turn motown into country.  They had a great performance on Thursday.

8.  Carlito Olivero

I think he's decent, but hs performance was so cheesy on Thursday, and sort of a mess.  

7.Ellona Santiago

She will finish higher if she keeps on surprising America like she did with Titanium and Baby Love.

 6. Tim Olstad

I said he may be the underdog, he still might be considering most people don't think he will last two weeks. 

5. Lillie McCloud

I think this might be a good spot for her. but  unless she shakes it up she may not even get this far

These next four are practically interchangable 

4. Alex&Sierra

They are great, marketable and unique, since people already went nuts over boy bands and girl bands couple bands are going to be huge. They might even when considering they play instruments. But seriously, they have killer vocals and are very unique and cute. 

3. Rion Page

This kids attitude is incredible. And her vocals are incredible as well. Its as if she were 22 already

2. Sweet Suspense

If they get enough votes despite their "That Should Be Me" cover. I hope they aren't eliminated due to that.

1. Khaya Cohen

1. Unique, original, and now i know who she is as an artist top spot for sure. Stellar Vocals+ Uniqueness+Compassionate perosnality=Winner=Khaya Cohen