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So last Saturday Laura White was evicted from the X Factor, despite being a hot favourite to win.

As we could see from her and Cheryl Cole’s face, there was a lot of shock at this result. It all fell to Louis to cast the judges vote of cause, between her and Ruth Lorenzo.

Now it is being said how it was “tactical” voting on behalf of Louis, and how the public was angry because she was supposedly going out with an X Factor executive, which actually wasn’t true.

All I know is that I think Ruth was actually better in the sing off. Laura too was amazing. What is strange is how certain people are still in the competition, such as Daniel. He tries his best, but he’s just isn’t in the same league as Laura.

I think as always, the public voting goes down to who has the best story, and who gets the nations sympathy.

Here’s Laura’s performance:

JK

The new series of X-Factor had begun, with more auditionees then ever. But there is another big change. Sharon Osbourne has left the judging panel, to be replaced by Cheryl Cole, from Girls Aloud, who was found in a similar style Talent Show.

My question is, will Cheryl make a good judge? Unfortunately, I don’t think so. So far, she just seems to be missing something. That thing which makes her interesting to watch. Sharon Osbourne was always a legend on the show, and every contestant appeared to like her.

Without Sharon, I’m afraid the show has lost a rather big portion of its sparkle. Soon, The X-Factor will hit the shelf, joining ranks with Fame Academy, Pop Idol and Popstars, the very program behind Cheryl Cole.

JK