X Factor 2021: the semifinal, between the surrender of Erio and the “ghost” of Morgan

Being eliminated one step away from the final is, as Ludovico Tersigni rightly pointed out live, the most bitter defeat of all because it is the closest to the finish line and the most burning to have it almost in my hands. The circle, as in any self-respecting talent, however, is destined to tighten, and to greet the adventure of X Factor on the sixth Live it was Erio, initially given as a favorite and then, thanks to a limping path that has already seen him on another occasion one step away from elimination, crushed by the weight of expectation and by pieces not always able to do justice to his very particular vocal timbre. «I would like to thank all the people who have listened to me from the beginning. I had come to have a human experience and it couldn’t have been more human than that “, was the hot comment of the artist who, during the semifinal, shared the stage with The List Representative and sang a cover of Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead.

For the rest, the penultimate episode of X Factor, the last to be staged at the Repower Theater before moving to the final at the Mediolanum Forum with guests two international bands such as i Coldplay and, above all, i Moonlight, who will return to the program that launched them four years ago after the very intense weeks spent in America, finally has its finalists: I’m Baltimore from the Hell Raton roster; gIANMARIA from Emma’s roster; the Bengala Fire of Manuel Agnelli’s roster and Fellow of Mika’s roster. In fact, they will be the ones to fight for everything to take home the trophy of this edition, back in attendance after the restrictions imposed by the pandemic in 2020. Before finding out who will win, however, it is advisable to take a step back and retrace the most beautiful gems that happened during the semifinal: like the wonderful Bengala Fire duet with Motta on the notes of Of the passing of time happiness; the performance of gIANMARIA with an unedited and moving version of Alexander Square in Milva and the indirect tax of X Factor against the judge who has won the most editions in the history of the program: Morgan.

On the occasion of the piece brought from Baltimore during the second heat, Somewhere else, in fact, the judges took the opportunity to talk about the creative talent of the colleague – Emma said it was a much appreciated gamble – greeting him live. It was the case of Mika, who just a X Factor he had performed with Morgan on the notes of that same song, addressing him a greeting and recognizing the difficulty of a very difficult piece to do your own. A small tribute from Sky to an artist who has chosen to go on the runway of Dancing with the Stars but which, for better or for worse, has left its very recognizable mark on the program.