[Kate!]

Now here are Rod's scores and comments. Rod did not know who sang what, he numbered them, I have inserted the contestant names after he sent to me.

15 - Luke Rival - A delightful choice of artist and songs. I applaud you for this.

12 - Gwendolyn Zabraska - Ahh Samantha Mumba. The artist time nearly forgot! Brilliant choice, may not do as well with the group though.

10 - Tommi Tune - They could be seen as slightly obvious choice. However, this was a genre specific round where the genre of the song, as well as the artist, really matters. You’ve done well in your selection and provided a varied mix. I’m also going to have ‘Say My Name’ stuck in my head all day now.

8 - Havana Luka - Again could potentially be seen as an obvious choice, but in a genre specific round I’m a little more forgiving. Love the songs, absolute classics, and absolutely work for RnB/Soul.

5 - Cooper Diesel - A great choice and mix of songs. ‘Halo’ is one of her finest so I’m glad you included that.

5 - Heathcote Pursuit - Another nice choice of a British artist and songs for these genres.

5 - Ruby Riot - not a bad choice. Just to point out her ‘New York’ song is actually called “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down’ (Just pointing it out, it didn’t affect your score).

4 - Aspen Raines - I commend you for this as it’s not an obvious choice but it works, nearly. Two of your song choices fit RnB/Soul genres, however ‘Too Funky’ is a pop/dance song and doesn’t work unfortunately. It’s a shame, as he had some great songs which would have, and would have placed you a lot higher in my rankings.

4 - Angel Arctic - A good choice of artist. However, your song choices don’t fully fit the genre. Two of the songs work, however ‘Grenade isn’t an RnB/soul song, it’s a pop song and as this was a genre specific round, I have to mark you down for that.