[Red Moon]

Originally posted by Z
True, but I think she'll make it through next week at least, she'll go in either week 4 or 5, sadly.

It will be very sad if she goes. She is one of the better singers and has a lot of potential and has a lot to give in the show and should make the final 6.

What I don't think is in her favor is the group she is in. She only missed the girls group by one year, but she is classed as a oldie by the younger voters and you can't get away from that. Cowell might she the show isn't ageist but if that was the case they would have a oldies group!

Another hypocritical statement by the detox man.

Sorry I thought Cowell was a good judge by my estimation of him has gone down tonight.

[Loukas]

She is amazing. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!! Next week, if she sings like she sung purple rain tonight. She is threw. If she sings like that every week, watch out Diana, watch out Laura, Ruth is here.

I have never seen a performer perform like ruth did with purple rain! ******* ME!! She EXPLODED with passion!!

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by Ash
I have to say though, I was impressed with his comments earlier in the night, since his judgement was spot on. But instead of gloating about it and then not acknowledging how good a performance that was, he should have dealt with the situation better. But that's Simon Cowell for you.

It was just amazing. Her live show performance earlier showed she's versatile, but now she has proven that - she needs to be unique again.

Cowell is often right with his comments because people vote based on his comments a lot of the time. He has more power than people think because he is respected. What he showed tonight was that people should challenge his idea's more, because some of them are wrong.

I don't think the problem with Ruth's first performance had anything to do with singing in spanish, it had more to do with the fact she started out weakly and lost the audience and although she ended strongly it was too late. And that is understandable given she was throwing up in the morning and must still have been shaky.

I agree he did gloat on the situation and he did handle it badly. He knew Girlband weren't as good as Ruth in both performances, and I sure he had an idea Ruth would survive. He wanted to teach her a lesson.

That is horrible, it is a form of bullying and shows what he can really be like.

[andybigbro]

I think Ruths Sing Off song was AMAZING!

She did an awsome job, Well Deserved stay!!!

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by andybigbro
I think Ruths Sing Off song was AMAZING!

She did an awsome job, Well Deserved stay!!!

Agreed but I'm having an having anti Simon day.......

Shame someone who proclaims to know the music business, risked her staying so he could score cheap points against the other judges.

It bitchy behavior, and he risks of turning the x-factor into a cat fight rather than a show to find a star of the future.

[Z]

I think Louis Walsh really wound Simon up tonight, and he got his revenge by putting Ruth (and Girl Band) through unnecessary torture. Ruth was clearly better than Girl Band in the sing off (and on the live show) yet Simon took it to Deadlock. I just don't get why he's so keen for her to sing in Spanish, when there are absolutely no opportunities for her to do so, and when she would alienate voters if she's singing in a different language! Being bilingual is a talent, but there's no place for it on TXF IMO.

[Emzy-!!]

Her performance was Excellent. And I love Purple Rain!!!!

Come on Ruth!!!!!

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by Z
I think Louis Walsh really wound Simon up tonight, and he got his revenge by putting Ruth (and Girl Band) through unnecessary torture. Ruth was clearly better than Girl Band in the sing off (and on the live show) yet Simon took it to Deadlock. I just don't get why he's so keen for her to sing in Spanish, when there are absolutely no opportunities for her to do so, and when she would alienate voters if she's singing in a different language! Being bilingual is a talent, but there's no place for it on TXF IMO.

I agree. I can't see the point in her singing in spanish, if she wanted to do that she would have been on the spanish version of the x-factor.

If she sings in spanish every week, people are just going to think it's that girl that can sing in spanish again. They won't notice the power and emotion in her voice it will all be lost. It is will lose it's impact. It will become boring because the audience a won't understand word she is singing and they will lose the meaning behind the song.

Okay it's sexy to a point, but it's not something that will win you x-factor.

In any case she is more than a spanish set of boobs. She is a person. A human being with talent.

I think that Simon is so out to win he will say anything make the other judges contestants look rubbish and give them bad advice.

I use to think the X-Factor was better than the American Idol format but now I'm starting to think maybe the people in the states have it right.

DON'T let the judges coach the singers and groups. Leave that to appointed and unseen mentors.

[Annie]

Purple Rain - best performance of this years X Factor so far.

[rayheartbliss]

i think simon's point is that she will just blend in with the rest..rather than become just ruth!

buh her performance purple rain i thought proved simon wrong....
buh hes still got a point

[Lewis.]

Her purple rain was the best performance of the series so far i would say.!

[Tom]

Originally posted by Annie
Purple Rain - best performance of this years X Factor so far.

I think it blows all the performances from last year out of the water as well. Best one probably since Leona at some point.