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Monday, November 5, 2012

X Factor UK Royalty - Rylan Clarke

If you think people like Jason Brock rocked the X Factor (US), wait till you see this shining star in the X Factor UK. Bold, young and definitely beautiful, celebrated entertainer candidate Rylan Clarke, whose mentor is our dear Nic, has outperformed himself week after week. I can never get tired of his outfits, starting from a LMFAO inspired look doing a cover of the PCD's 'Don't Cha' during his first audition, to a Jil Sander minimalist look during his personal 'vocal interview' with Nicole when he sang a deeply moving version of Rihanna's 'We Found Love' and who can forget his Egyptian clad stunt, with him being a pseudo-Cleopatra - much like Madonna in her Superbowl performance, minus the Swarovski headwear and Givenchy skirts and his tribute to Saturday Night Live, with an updated version of Travolta's 70s white-all. With that modern twist to disco, he did a medley of JLo's 'On The Floor' and Rihanna's 'Don't Stop The Music'; is everyone trying to revive the music from 2007 now? 


The Gorgeous.
His first audition on the set of 'Don't Cha'
He is too fabulous really, apparently too much for some people's take. One of the judges Gary Barlow has consistently - and persistently - criticised Rylan for his performances, saying that 'if this were a competition of how many songs you can sing in 2 minutes, you can win', and turning to Louie and Nicole, he said 'I said NO during the first audition, and you should be ashamed of yourself for accepting him into the competition'. Wow that's kinda harsh. But thumbs up nevertheless for our dear boy, for he was 'LIV-ING' as Scherzinger would put it, after his debut of Groove is in the Heart and Gangnam Style, in yet another flawless suit aimed to personify Gary Barlow himself, as the Take That star.


Impersonating Barlow. Only fabulously.
With his gorgeous skin, good arms and infectiously entertaining performances, he kinda reminds me of Kitty Brucknell from the previous cycle, and fervent fan of Lady Gaga. Her performances were just exciting to look forward to, and in terms of showmanship, she is comparable to today's Rylan. Another commendable performance was his group audition with 2 other gay guys, with him being the best of course, doing a cover of Aretha Franklin's 'Respect'. The 2 other queens were doing too much in their vocal acrobatics, failing in their dire attempts to impersonate the Queen of Soul. Oh, but Rylan, what a beaut'!

The Egyptian-inspired performance.
The highly emotional performance of 'We Found Love' in a personal H2H with Nicole.
Don't waste another second, log in to YouTube or something, and start searching for this irreplaceable dude! Personally if you'd ask me. I'd marry him if I could. Such youth, such beauty...When a person is young and beautiful the world is his...But as the world dies with Age so does he...I'm sorry you guys I have to end on a pensive note - Age, the deplorable entity that kills the joy of man.