Boot Camp

Since Boot Camp does not contain a lot of specific feedback from the judges to the contestants, I'm going to write more of a free-form post detailing what happened at each stage.

In stage 1, the contestants got into groups of 3. For most performances we only saw a glimpse of them, and other contestants we didn't see at all. The ones we did see at this stage were Lloyd Daniels, It Takez Two, Alistair Nwachukwu, Amie Buck, Graziella Affinita (appearing for the first time with her colleagues from the eventual group Miss Frank; they sang "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra), Lucie Jones, Rachel Adedji, Kandy Rain, Shanna Goodhead, Joseph McElderry, M&G, Jamie Archer, Miss Fitz and John & Edward.

In stage 2, the contestants were organised into rooms, each of which was either put through or completely eliminated. Room 1 was the room which we saw the most of, and was seen to contain Olly Murs, Rachel Adedji, Behrouz Ghaemi, Danyl Johnson, Lucie Jones, Treyc Cohen, Despina Pilavakis, John & Edward and Siren. This room was put through.

Room 2 contained Graziella Affinita and Shanna Goodhead, but was eliminated. I didn't see any familiar faces in room 3, but this was eliminated too. Room 4 was seen to contain Ethan Boroian, Lloyd Daniels, Jamie Archer, Trucolorz, Stacey Soloman, Nicole Lawrence and Daryl Markham. This room was put through.

Then arguably the main part of the program was the third stage - individual performances. In this stage there was only a list of 25 songs to choose from a lot of acts performed the same song. The following performances were seen:

• Joseph McElderry: George Michael - Praying For Time
• Nicole Jackson: Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
• Ethan Boroian: Paolo Nutini - Last Request
• Rozelle Phillip: Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
• Daniel Fox: U2 - With Or Without You
• Lucie Jones: Christina Aguilera - Hurt
• Rachel Adedji: Paolo Nutini - Last Request
• Duane Lamonte: Leon Russell - A Song For You
• Trucolorz: Gabrielle - Rise
• Daryl Markham: Daniel Merriweather - Red
• Daniel Pearce: Prince - Purple Rain
• Nicole Lawrence: Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
• Behrouz Ghaemi: Prince - Purple Rain
• Treyc Cohen: Michael Jackson - Ben
• Despina Pilavakis: Prince - Purple Rain
• Lloyd Daniels: Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
• Kandy Rain: Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
• Jade Fubara: Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
• Dominic Harris: Paolo Nutini - Last Request
• Miss Frank: Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
• Scott James: Faith Hill - There You'll Be
• Rikki Loney: Adele - Chasing Pavements
• Olly Murs: Elton John - Your Song
• De-Tour: Paolo Nutini - Last Request (This group had not previously appeared)
  
• Harmony Hood: U2 - With Or Without You
• Curtis Moore: Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
• Project A: Gabrielle - Rise
• Stacey McClean: U2 - With Or Without You
• Jamie Archer: U2 - With Or Without You
• Stacey Soloman: Faith Hill - There You'll Be
• Danyl Johnson: Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

Then the contestants came out in sets (not all of whom I recognised) for a "yes" or "no".

• Daryl Markham was eliminated.
• Jamie Archer, Olly Murs, Nicole Lawrence and Stacey McClean were all put through.
• Miss Frank, Daniel Fox, Stacey Soloman, Rikki Loney and Treyc Cohen were all put through.
• Siren were eliminated.
• Scott James was eliminated.
• Project A and Kandy Rain were put through.
• Dominic Harris was eliminated.
• Joseph McElderry, Despina Pilavakis, Duane Lamonte and Ethan Boroian were put through.
• John & Edward, Rachel Adedji, De-Tour and Daniel Pearce were put through.
• M&G and Curtis were eliminated.
• Behrouz was eliminated.
• Trucolorz, Lloyd Daniels, Lucie Jones, Danyl Johnson and Nicole Jackson were put through.

Finally the judges were given their categories.

• Simon: Over 25s (Danyl Johnson, Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce, Olly Murs and Jamie Archer). Simon has had this category once before, in series 1, and he won; in fact in this series both the top two acts were his. In total he has won 2 out of the 5 series he has participated in before.
  
• Cheryl: Boys (Rikki Loney, Duane Lamonte, Ethan Boroian, Lloyd Daniels, Joseph McElderry and Daniel Fox). Cheryl has not had this category before. In total she has won 1 series which is the only series she has participated in before.
  
• Louis: Groups (Kandy Rain, Project A, Miss Frank, Trucolorz, De-Tour and John & Edward). Louis has had this category twice before and came second both times. However, this category has never won the show. In total he has won 1 of the 5 series he has participated in.
  
• Dannii: Girls (Lucie Jones, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis, Stacey Soloman, Nicole Jackson and Rachel Adedji). Dannii has never had this category before. In total she has won 1 of the 2 series she has participated in; in fact in this series both the top two acts were hers.