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Idol: Gospel week on Idol, oh well any excuse for an appearance by Carola and a gospel choir backing the contestants. Teens' favourite Johan (who looks about 12 years old) was voted off this week, leaving Robin, Alice and Kevin as the final three.

I said it before and I'll say it again - beware of the Borg. For he is going to win it. Even though my view has not changed that he is a boy-in-search-of-a-boyband and there is nothing really special about him. He is very confident though.

Anyone else think that Robin bears a spooky visual resemblance to Markus Fagervall? Robin does have a good voice though, but again he lacks star quality.

And what's with the restyling of Alice into some kind of Beyonce clone? It just doesn't suit her at all - she is far too 'nice' for that style.

To be honest I don't really care who wins this year, but will continue to watch it anyway.

Strictly Come Dancing: this programme is being spoiled now by the crawling favouritism shown by the judges towards Rachel Stevens and ultra-desperate Lisa Snowdon, whilst Tom Chambers and Austin Healey don't seem to be their flavour of the month any more. Do not underestimate the Great British Public - for they do not love Rachel the way you do, dear judges, and she found herself in the bottom two. Poor Christine Bleakley didn't have a chance however as the judges took the opportunity to save their fave.

Worst moment of the week: when Arlene Phillips dared to compare Ms Stevens to Alesha Dixon. Umm....no, I don't think so. Alesha had it all and she could dance, but as for Rachel - well, she does nothing, the girl does nothing. Except pose.

I want a Tom vs Austin final, not just because they're the best dancers but also because their partners Camilla and Erin seem to be getting genuine enjoyment out of it, whilst the professional males Brendan and Vincent are just too tense now.

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here: Celebrities? Sorry but who are Brian Paddick and Nicola McLean? (A dour personality-free ex top cop, and a pneumatic Jordan wannabe-WAG). Only David Van Day is keeping the carcrash quota up this year, and for that reason he must be kept in, especially now that his partner in crime Timmy Mallett is gone. Joe Swash, ex of Eastenders, has the sufficient cheeky-chappie quality to win, but who knows?

Star Academy: the semi-final line-up is now known. It's the talented singers (Joanna and my favourite Mickels) versus the Chosen One (perma-scowling Gautier) versus the People's Favourite (Alice, aka Elodie Frege Mk II). There was no room for Solene, who looked the part but her inconsistent performances let her down.

Dansbandskampen: Scotts and Larz-Kristerz....oh wait, it wasn't on this week, replaced by some Nordic junior Eurovision nonsense. Normal service is resumed next week!

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Adam Levine is a tall glass of water. Oh sure he may be a complete man-ho, but he is super lovely to look at, I adore his voice and he was rather nice to myself and Ruthiepoos when we met him at a soundcheck a year ago. It's almost a solo performance of the Christmas perennial Happy Xmas (War is Over) - the piano is simple, understated and gorgeous (i love how the video shows the keys being played, i love visual piano playing) and completely frames Adam's distinctive and passionate vocal. Of course John Lennon's lyrics are as relevant today as they were nearly 30 years ago and the M5 version stirs my loins every time.

And how convenient - just in time for Christmas they have their remix album of hits out. A couple of tracks have been around for a while now - Mark Ronson's remix of Wake Up Call beefs up an already sturdy bassline and gives some vocal quirks to the chorus (the addition of Mary J Blige gives the song an interesting new perspective and she trades vocals well with Adam); the Paul Oakenfold mix of the Rihanna duet If I Never See Your Face Again adds a dance element that could be argued suits Rihanna better than it suits the 5ers. However, some of the new interpretations are quite glorious - a tiesto remix of Not Falling Apart completely deconstructs the rocky elements of the songs and sets Adam's vocal to a pulsating dark groove. The Swizz Beats mix of If I Never See Your Face ups the hip hop element of the tune - something which i normally jar against, but this works quite well (i'm not a huge fan of the rap in it but the tinkling beat is quite addictive). David Banner's remix of Wake Up Call takes it back to a sparse beat with the electro elements of the original tune pushed to the background. It's impossible to go into the creativity of all the tracks (i'm writing this at mid november from an 8 track sampler), but it's certainly the best mix tape type album by one artist since Robbie William's Rudebox or even Blake Lewis' ADD. Cynically one can assume that this is being pushed our for Christmas to add a few bucks to the boys bank accounts, but there are at least a few gems in here that should please the most casual of fans. Plus i'll lap up anything Adam shoots my way :P After all Maroon 5 are one of my top 5 favourite bands to emerge this millenium...

THE TOP 21 TUNES OF WEEK ONE IN FLORIDA (hopefully added in time for this pre-planned post!!)

21 ~ Rongedal, Hello Euphoria
20 ~ Madonna, Miles Away (NE) (No video though, lazy madge)
19 ~ Lenka, The Show
18 ~ Marit Larsen, If A Song Could Get Me You
17 ~ Marit Larsen, I've Heard Your Love Songs
16 ~ Jason Mraz, Live High
15 ~ Alphabeat, What Is Happening?
14 ~ Alesha Dixon, The Boy Does Nothing
13 ~ Darin, Breathing Your Love
12 ~ Mariah Carey, I Stay In Love
11 ~ McFly, Do Ya
10 ~ The Killers, Human
09 ~ Dannii/Kylie, The Winner Takes It All
08 ~ The Feeling, Won't Go Away
07 ~ Take That, Greatest Day
06 ~ William Young, Grace
05 ~ Britney, Womanizer (Z for the last week!)
04 ~ Britannia High, Start of Something
03 ~ Leona Lewis, Run
02 ~ Girls Aloud, The Promise
01 ~ Same Difference, We R One (4 weeks)

I noticed his name among the Swedish Grammy nominations this week. So let's take a little nostalgia trip with the man who represented Sweden at ESC in 1978 and 1981.

"Fangad i en Drom" which he sang in Dublin in 1981 was my favourite of his two entries, although I never figured out the significance of the gloves :) indeed his styling was completely wrong but his vocals were just right for the drama of the song. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qKd8aqEqbVw

"Det Blir Alltid...." from Paris in 1978: indeed his styling wasn't any better three years earlier either, this achieved notoriety in Sweden for him just making up the words as he went along. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LYoPjN0CbXI&feature=related

One of the most underrated bands of the Britpop-era may I say!

I was listening to a few Mansun songs on my iPod today and wondered why I hadn't featured them here before now. "Attack of the Grey Lantern" was a fab album which I played and played and played for a long long time.

"She Makes My Nose Bleed" was a great record. In this video, http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-8MPDK0gW9w, lead singer Paul Draper looks as if he's paying tribute to Midge Ure!

"Wide Open Space": http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tj7aNPWbvgo&feature=related again a very well crafted and produced song, maybe forgotten now but a classic of its time.

"Six": http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jpYNvwmlrJY&feature=related An amazing song. This was from later on in their career. I know they weren't always the media's favourite band but I thought they were great, that's what we are missing at the moment - inventive, creative guitar bands rather than the generic indie rubbish which is played to death on Radio 1 :(

Kicking off with one of those tunes which was always guaranteed to get me onto the dancefloor back in the day, when I did that sort of thing :)

"Return of the Mack" was one truly magical musical moment from 1996 from a man who was better known for his criminal record, notably when he got someone else to do his community service. The video is just bling-soaked and as close to hip hop parody as you can get: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1D9wWxd2w

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