Filipina girl band kick off new XFactor

Something to watch whilst the forum is being transferred

A girl group from the Philippines, a twerking grandmother and a dental receptionist who had skived off work are amongst the contestants who made the X Factor judges laugh and cry, as the show's new series kicks off tonight.

4th Power - comprising of sisters Mylene, Celina, Irene and Almira - were clearly overwhelmed as they came face to face with Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw on stage, after flying over for the London auditions from the Philippines with their mother.

Their rendition of Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's Bang Bang seemed to win over the judges, with Fernandez-Versini saying: "You took Wembley's roof off. This blew my mind."

Ora said she was impressed by their "passion, voices and attitude", adding: "I want to be your sister. You're sick."



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...p-4th-Power-kick-off-new-X-Factor-series.html

Video of the performance is circulating in Facebook.

Ah really! I'll wait until tonight and post a thought on how I believe they performed. What was your feeling for their performance? Good, bad or indifferent?

Twerking?

Ah! Amazing voices! How can all of them have the same powerful voice? Sexy dance moves. Swag. They're born to perform.

Cool, I look forward to it. By no means the first Filipina on XFactor either or was that Britains Got Talent. They all merge into one for me

Great voices and charisma

Grandmother?

Wonder what visa they got

The wife recons they're from Cebu as all the best singers come from there apparently.

I thought about the visas too, Paul.
I bet Cowell and his team arranged them.

Probably Mike. I maybe wrong but I sorta get the feeling that this isn't their big first big audition.

Edit: yes seems they are no strangers to the scene having Googled them. They are actually from Santiago in the north.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/29/who-a...l-band-who-wowed-the-x-factor-judges-5367206/

They seem to have everything, Paul; good looks, great singing and good dance moves.

They are certainly eye catching and good entertainers.

They're all that. Let's see how far they get in the competition.

I'm told that the producers actually invited them!

Not quite sure what they were doing there, or how they would have obtained visas, without being invited over.

It turns out they have already won a talent show called It's Showtime, in The Philippines.

So another of those Simon Cowell set up jobs by the look of things.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/30/x-fac...een-on-four-talent-shows-before-5367261/#mv-b

They are cute, but it all falls to pieces once they start performing.

Bring back one of Cowell's better discoveries - Susan Boyle

Showtime? Ha ha.. Hardly a world beating talent show..
Anyway.. Interested to find out exactly what rules they broke. They had some songs on the internet for sale?
Who doesn't these days?

https://uk.celebrity.yahoo.com/post...r-2015-controversy-begins-as-girlband?retry=1

Of course this is a set-up! In order to get Visas to appear on TV, Cowell's production company would need to sponsor them (and their mother). Their sponsor has, by law, to pay them the same fee as would be paid to a British band of equal standing and as agreed between the broadcaster and Equity (the performers' union) and very likely had to pay their air fares, hotel expenses etc.

But such visas are only valid for a maximum of one month's stay.