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The new formatting made moments like this even more awkward.
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Which means we might be seeing a little less of this.
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Though there were still some boyband types.
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Fil Henley made an attempt to be the "rock candidate".
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But his arena audition was the wrong type of 'rough'.
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People were still allowed to perform original songs.
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Unfortunately when Luke left the originals behind, he didn't fare so well.
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The sob stories remained intact.
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As did the 'wobbly' bits.
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Some Twitter users tired of the sob story narrative, leading to this.
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As well as this.
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But as ever, it was the performances that came from nowhere that stole the show.
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And as Sam continued to thrive in the arena auditions, she cemented exactly why the show is still around.