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The X Factor has brought back Mason Noise to replace Tom Bleasby - but it seems that some Digital Spy readers will be feeling disappointed.

Our poll about who should return to replace Bleasby was won by former footballer Ollie Marland, who picked up 38% of the vote.

But Mason was at least in second place, winning over 19% of DS readers - followed by Papasidero on 13%, Nathanael Landskroner on 11% and Jamie Eldridge on 9%.

So what do you think? Are you happy that Mason Noise will be at Judges' Houses? Or did you want Ollie or one of the other boys? Let us know by voting in our poll and leaving your comments below...

The X Factor continues on Sunday (October 18) at 7pm on ITV.

The X Factor's Six Chair Challenge was a tough watch last week. With some serious talent, the stakes for Rita Ora and her Girls really did feel high.

That wasn't so much the case this time around.

The problem with the Six Chair Challenge is that it's difficult to edit it much - the producers are tied to a certain extent by whether anyone is sitting in the chairs (and who is sitting in the chairs). So when Nick Grimshaw began his category all confident and got slowly ground down by the lack of talent on offer, there wasn't much the producers could do but play it out as it was.

Sure, it's a good enough storyline that the Boys have fallen apart, but poor performance after poor performance is dispiriting and hardly something that's going to immediately suck in the viewers.

Even when Tom Bleasby and Jamie Eldridge were gifted with seats,...

The Six Chair Challenge continued tonight with Nick Grimshaw's Boys taking the stage, and it's fair to say it was something of a mixed bag. From on-stage meltdowns to serious nerves, it wasn't an easy ride. So if you can bear to relive it again, here's your video round-up, with the performances ranked from worst to best:

15. Mason Noise

Presumably the 'noise' he is referring to is a sad trombone.

14. Tom Davies

Worth it for Simon's cringe face.

13. Jordan Luke Gage

Jordan sang 'No More I Love Yous', accurately predicting the judges' comments.

12. Danny Sharples

His amazing name could only take him so far.

11. Brodie Kelly

At least Simon said he'd take a chance on him.

10. Jamie Eldridge

... We think. We only saw about ten seconds of his performance.

9. Ollie Marland

Fine.

8. Nathanael Landskroner

So nervous he "couldn't even hold the mic". (But we still like him.)

7. Papasidero

We...

It's very busy on The X Factor tonight, as not only will Nick Grimshaw whittle down his Boys to the Top 6, but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will start the same job with her Groups.

But which acts are battling for a place in Judges' Houses, and what have they picked to get them there?

The Boys

1. Brodie Kelly - 18, Bedford

Song: 'A Thousand Years' - Christina Perri

2. Tom Davies - 26, London

Song: 'Turn Up The Music' - Chris Brown

3. Jordan Luke Gage - 23, Reading

Song: 'No More I Love Yous' - Annie Lennox

4. Danny Sharples - 26, London

Song: 'Ain't Nobody' - Chaka Khan

5. Tom Bleasby - 19, Leeds

Song: 'I Look To You' - Whitney Houston

6. Jamie Eldridge - 20, Salisbury

Song: 'You Get What You Give' - New Radicals

7. Papasidero - 25, Rome

Song: 'Lady Marmalade' - Christina Aguilera, L'il Kim, Mya, Pink

8. Simon Lynch - 23, Isle of Man

Song: 'Hold My Hand' -...

The X Factor is apparently shaking things up once again with plans to introduce guest fifth judges during the live shows. Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart's names have already been thrown out there, and - of course - this gives Louis Walsh his chance to return.

In the face of dipped ratings, Simon Cowell needs to find a sensational hired gun each week. These are the stars who'd make the show utterly unmissable (and no, Sinitta, you can't have a go).

1. Sir Tom Jones

What better way to get back at The Voice UK than to jump ship to The X Factor? Sir Tom would presumably love to waggle two fingers at the BBC, who earlier this week he declared can "go f*ck themselves". In fact the Silver Bear seems to have gotten particularly outspoken recently - take his views on Engelbert Humperdinck: "Once a c**t,...

Ché Chesterman receives a standing ovation from all four judges following his soulful performance during the Six Chair Challenge on Sunday night's X Factor.

The Essex-born hopeful sings a rendition of 'It's a Man's World', prompting Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to get on her feet and high-five Nick Grimshaw - who will have to decide whether or not to give Ché a seat and take him through to Judges' Houses.

This is the second of three Six Chair Challenge episodes, following last weekend's emotional show which saw Monica Michael, Lauren Murray, Louisa Johnson, Keira Weathers, Chloe Paige and Havva Rebke secure places in the Judges' Houses stage with mentor Rita Ora.

The other singers competing for a place in Grimshaw's Boys category are Ben Clarke, Brodie Kelly, Danny Sharples, Jamie Eldridge, Jordan Luke Gage, Josh Daniel, Martin Harich, Mason Noise, Nathaneal Landskroner, Ollie Marland, Papasidero, Seann Miley Moore, Simon Lynch,...

The X Factor brightened things up considerably with its move to the country for last week's Boot Camp show, which felt fresh and new and dramatic - just in time for Strictly to start this week.

This Sunday's episode was always going to suffer in comparison - we're back to solo performances, with none of the scandal and rows that come ready baked into the group challenge - but actually it wasn't nearly as dry as it could have been.

For one thing, it was fast paced - no endless introductions this week. Instead, we barrelled through 31 performances, one after the other.

And with the judges mostly not giving the acts any feedback, the few comments we did see were funnier and more insightful and a bit more honest - they were just speaking to each other rather than couching it in niceties to let the acts down gently. Simon Cowell...

The X Factor saw a Madonna moment during today's Boot Camp, as flamboyant contestant Papasidero had a minor wardrobe malfunction.

Taking to the stage dressed in black wings with fabric trailing from his feet, the singer announced: "Today I am going to tell you my story and I will do it with this song. I'm so excited. I'm going to show you my double personality."

His performance immediately stood out as he asked: "I need to sit down, can I do it?"

Seating himself on the floor with his back to the judges, Papasidero began to sing David Guetta and Sia's 'Titanium' – and it was all going well until he couldn't unfasten the cape around his neck.

The singer was eventually forced to give up and instead opted to move across the stage and belt out the final notes.

"I think the struggle with the outfit kind of worked within the performance,...

The X Factor is heading to the Six Chair Challenge next week, but first we were treated to some last-chance performances from Boot Camp. The Boys and Overs were trying their hardest to make it through, so here are their performances from worst to best:

19. Gem Ozalcin

A gem by name, but not by singing quality.

18. Andre Batchelor

From his gold confetti, to "Auntie Carol", to: "He looked like a crab going sideways", Cheryl said it all: "This has got to stop."

17. Ankush Khanna

"I can't think of anything positive to say about that." Ouch, Simon.

16. Papasidero

Look at the positives: at least Papasidero was compared to Madonna. Shame it was for the cape incident, though.

15. Jamie Benkert

The Olly Murs tribute had his time on The X Factor Wrapped Up. Sorry.

14. Ebru

"I could feel the tremors in her voice." That's probably not a good thing.

13. Mason Noise

"I...

We think the pressure of X Factor Boot Camp got to Simon Cowell - that's the only excuse for some of the bizarre comments that came out of his mouth tonight:

1. "You haven't got a heart today."

Mainly for the flat out cheek of it all. Simon Cowell? Accusing someone else of not having a heart? Pot, meet kettle.

2. "Is there any way, like that movie The Fly, that we can put that voice into another contestant?"

Sorry, Joseph McCaul. We think you're lovely.

3. "Don't worry. We'll definitely remember you for that."

Seeing the positives in Papasidero.

4. "Why is it I'm drawn to nutty people?"

Although mainly for Cheryl's reply: "Takes one to know one."

5. "Imagine getting a Kinder Egg and and out comes a fully grown chicken."

We think that means he likes Ché Chesterman.

6. "He obviously was listening to something we weren't, because he's all happy."

Oh dear.

The X Factor has finished its little trip to the country for Boot Camp - and next up is the dreaded Six Chair Challenge. But which lucky acts made it through?

The Girls

1. Caitlyn Vanbeck

2. Charli Beard

3. Chloe Baker

4. Chloe Paige

5. Havva Rebke

6. Jasmine Leigh Morris

7. Karen Mav

8. Katie Coleman

9. Kelly Mai Webb

10. Kiera Weathers

11. Lauren Murray

12. Louisa Johnson

13. Lucy Duffield

14. Monica Michaels

15. Sharon Rose

16. Sophie Plumb

The Boys

1. Ben Clark

2. Brodie Kelly

3. Ché Chesterman

4. Danny Sharples

5. Jamie Eldridge

6. Jordan Luke Gage

7. Josh Daniel

8. Martin Harich

9. Mason Noise

10. Nathaneal Landskroner

11. Ollie Marland

12. Papasidero

13. Seann Miley Moore

14. Simon Lynch

15. Tom Bleasby

16. Tom Davies

The Overs

1. Alex Boye

2. Anton Stephans

3. Bupsi

4. Ebru

5. Hannah Marie

6. Holly Johnson

7. Jennifer Phillips

8. Joseph McCaul

9. Kerrie-Anne Phillips

10. Lochei Kusi Ghent

11. Max Stone

12. Neneth Lyons

13. Sherilyn Hamilton Shaw

14. Stephanie McCourt

15. Tonatha Raihan

16. Vicki Ann Nash

17. Zen Blythe

The Groups

1. Alien

2. Bekln

3. Cam And Brett

4. Decibellas

5. 4th Power...

It's time for part two of Boot Camp on The X Factor! The group performances were pretty spectacular (in both good and bad ways) but now it's time for the acts to perform solo in their last chance to make it to the Six Chair Challenge. But which 31 hopefuls will we see?

1. Silver Tone

Song: 'Changing' - Paloma Faith

2. Lauren Murray

Song: 'If You Love Me' - Brownstone

3. Brodie Kelly

Song: 'Diamonds' - Rihanna

4. Simon Lynch

Song: 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' - Roberta Flack

5. Josh Daniel

Song: 'Want To Want Me' - Jason Derulo

6. Seann Miley Moore

Song: 'A Song For You' - Ray Charles

7. Anton Stephans

Song: 'A Song For You' - Ray Charles

8. Alien

Song: 'Diamonds' - Rihanna

9. Tonatha Raihan

Song: 'Love Runs Out' - OneRepublic

10. Joseph McCaul

Song: 'Same Love' - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

11. Monica Michael

Song: 'Ain't No Sunshine' - Bill Withers

12. Papasidero...

The X Factor's Davide Papasidero has given a performance at Boot Camp that's unlikely to be forgotten.

The Italian star walked on stage to perform David Guetta and Sia's 'Titanium' wearing a black outfit complete with black wings - which Rita Ora approves of and Nick Grimshaw describes as "snazzy":

With all his fellow contestants watching his "gorgeous" performance on screens in a separate room, he walks centre stage barefoot with long trouser legs dragging behind him.

Simon Cowell asks if Rita if she's related to Davide and she replies: "No - we're just both creatively confident".

Halfway through his song, Davide removes his wings and flings them to the side of the stage. Then it looks like he tries to remove his jumpsuit, but has to abandon that plan when it doesn't appear to want to come undone.

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The judges look bemused with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini...

After a bumper two-hour long X Factor Boot Camp extravaganza, we're left with one massive question: Why did no one know any of the lyrics?

Some of the biggest and most famous songs are reserved for this stage of the competition, but it seemed that some of this year's contestants just hadn't done their homework this week.

There was already tension in the beginning due to the lack of Taylor Swift knowledge anyway, but in a group consisting of Monica Michael, Papasidero, Batz In Da Belfry, Sophie Plumb and Princess Diamond, the lyrics to Swift's 'Blank Space' seemed to be, well, a bit of a blank space in some of their heads.

Suffice to say, one member of the group told the judges that they hadn't been getting on well behind the scenes. Yikes.

Stephanie McCourt, Lucy Duffield, Charli Beard, James McDowell and Ankush Khana tackled The Ronettes' classic '...

The X Factor kicked off Boot Camp with the dreaded group challenge tonight, and it's fair to say that some groups were better than others. Much, much better. If you want a recap, you're in luck: here are all the videos you need from tonight, ranked from worst to best:

10.

Who? Kiera Weathers, Castellio, Kelly-Mai Webb, Lochei, Decibellas

Who got through? Everyone except Castellio

Group vibe: What happens when two people who are just at a gig for their girlfriends are dragged on stage and have to try to perform with the professionals.

9.

Who? Ryan Ruckledge, Katie Coleman, Samantha Atkinson, Silver Tone, Alex Wallhead

Who got through? Everyone except Ryan Ruckledge

Group vibe: Four people just trying to get on with their lives while someone drunkenly slut drops around them, basically.

8.

Who? Monica Michael, Papasidero, Batz In Da Belfry, Sophie Plumb, Princess Diamond

Who got through? Monica Michael, Papasidero, Sophie Plumb

Group vibe: ... Hostile.

The X Factor auditions are finally over and tonight we're through to Boot Camp, the source of some of X Factor's all-time best moments (Zayn Malik throwing a strop and refusing to dance, anyone?) It certainly looks as though we're in for our fair share of drama tonight.

Grab a cup of tea (or a bottle of wine, a beer and a few double voddies if you feel like emulating some of the more dramatic contestants), read up on some backstage gossip and secrets from filming and join us live from 7pm as we bring you all the action as it happens.

20:59And so that's the episode over! There were ups, there were downs, there were tantrums, there were a Lot of missed lyrics. Judging from next week's preview it looks like we are set for even more drama - join us from Sunday, September 27 at 7pm and we'll be liveblogging it all!

The auditions are done, gone, over. Now, it's time for X Factor to get on with Boot Camp, kicking off tonight at a fancy country house for the dreaded group stage.

Yep, the acts have to team up with singers from other categories and perform together. Arguments are not just likely - they're guaranteed! But what are the groups, and what's everyone singing?

1.

Acts: Ryan Ruckledge (23), Katie Coleman (21), Samantha Atkinson (31), Silver Tone (22-32), Alex Wallhead (21)

Song: 'Anything Could Happen' - Ellie Goulding

2.

Acts: Jennifer Phillips (34), Bekln (22-31), Stephanie Beeby (17), Israel Allen (24), Bupsi (37)

Song: 'Proud Mary' - Tina Turner

3.

Acts: Lauren Murray (25), Jade McGuire (30), Tribe, Nathanael Landskroner (16), Jojo Desmond (35)

Song: 'Man In The Mirror' - Michael Jackson

4.

Acts: Red Nile (18-22), Danny Sharples (26), Anton Stephans (45), Gifty Louise (19), Mason Noise (21)

Song: 'All About That Bass' - Meghan Trainor

5.

Acts: Monica Michael (25), Papasidero (24), Batz in Da Belfry (28-29), Sophie Plumb (22), Princess...