X Factor 2024: the last Audition and Manuel Agnelli’s tears

The last Audition of X Factor, the Sky Original program produced by Fremantle broadcast every Thursday exclusively on Sky and streaming on NOW, is a riot of laughter and tears. From the lady in the audience who, at a certain point, shouts “Manuel, spank me” from the stands, the episode reveals, if it were still needed, the great synergy of the judges of this new edition and the very high level of the aspiring competitors who parade on stage looking for a chance. Like the group of Les Votives who, after getting a laugh for admitting to having played on the street near Piazza Duomo and having raised 700 euros in one day, get Achille Lauro’s X Passmigrating directly to the Bootcamps of X Factor; and like Florilegio, a boy with long hair and round glasses who takes a risk by bringing a song by Prince without, however, distorting it. On the contrary.

Les Votives

Along with the more seasoned, there are also those who seek a chance too soon. Like Furia who, unlike Florilegio, tries Michael Jackson’s path but remains crushed by the comparison – it’s funny, though, that the boy admits that he will only cut his long hair when he goes to Sanremo, having made a vow to God -, or like the young Maria Sofia Cancelli, who passes the turn even if for Manuel Agnelli she is not yet ready on an artistic level to take the stage. Along with the standing ovation received by Francesca Sianowho has a somewhat cartoonish voice when he speaks but also an impressive charisma and vocal range, the last Audition of X Factor also reveals the softer side of Manuel Agnelli, who almost at the final stages decides to give his X Pass to the seventeen year old Mimi Carusoadopted at 8 months old and originally from Mali. “I just want a ‘well done’ from Agnelli,” he said to Georgie behind the scenes, unaware that thanks to him she would automatically move on to the next phase.

Mimi Caruso
Mimi Caruso

«A girl caught my eye»jokes Agnelli when Jake The Fury she teases him by asking if he’s crying, proving that X Factor it’s this too. Together with interesting voices like that of the group of Punkcakewhich they bring Razor blades of Rettore even if for Jake they still have to work their way up a bit, the tenderness reaches us both when Tamara performs, who says she came to X Factor to represent part of his Arab culture, which when he goes on stage Antonio Tariwho admits that he is there “to do something that lasts”. Even though he didn’t get through, however, we were a bit emotional. Definitely a different tune compared to Paolo Pulcini, who has the habit of holding up his index finger when he holds the microphone, lending himself to an infinite number of double meanings from the judges. «Who doesn’t love the finger?”he jokes Paola Iezzi leading the audience to laugh out loud with her. A bit like when closing the Auditions X Factor it’s Lunaspina, who not only sings divinely Don’t, I don’t regret it by Edith Piaf, but she makes everyone laugh out loud when she says she has a cat called Primpy La Merda who, at this point, we hope sooner or later to see right there X Factor.

Source: Vanity Fair

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