X Factor Boot Camp choice ‘toughest year’ for judges

But will it be second time lucky for hopeful Monica Michael who failed to make it past the 6 chair challenge during last year’s show?

Not least because north London girl, Monica Michael, 25, is made to face the judges in the last excrutiating Bootcamp round tonight.

Six X Factor contenders hoping for an exotic spot at the judges’ houses stage are facing disappointment.

The 25-year-old’s performance of Bill Withers’ Ain’t No Sunshine split the judges, with Cheryl saying: “She shouldn’t have sung that”.

However, Simon will be seen disagreeing with his pal, telling her: “It’s a good song for her…”

“I don’t think she has any personality”, Simon said, to which Cheryl retorted: “I think she’s just shy”.

Kerrie-Anne Phillips, a former Dubai teacher, took to the stages of X Factor in the United Kingdom and managed to pass the audition round with flying colours with four yeses from Simon Cowell, Rita Ora, Cheryl Versini-Fernandez and Nick Grimshaw.

Cheryl and Rita Ora also found themselves on opposing sides with boyband The First Kings’ version of Just Be Good To Me, originally sung by The SOS Band.

Cheryl is again not sold on the group’s choice as it seems she felt like they were dated, saying: ‘We went back to the ’90s.

The outlandish singer arrives on stage in huge black wings and during his performance he tries to strip off to although he could not undo his clothes properly.