2011: Marcus Collins Takes on Lately by Stevie Wonder in Week 8 X Factor Live Shows

This week for his two songs in tonight’s show, Marcus Collins and his mentor Gary Barlow chose, ‘I’m Your Man’ by Wham and ‘Lately’ by Stevie Wonder.

Last week they both promised we would see Marcus deliver a ballad this week and there would also be another surprise. Well certainly ‘Lately’ is a ballet but not one of our favourites and I guess doing a George Michael song is something a bit different from Marcus, but we were hoping for something a bit more radical.

We enjoy his old school vibe every week, but would love to see him sing a modern song and put his old school vibe on it. Oh well, may be next week.

Marcus Collins Live Show 8 Performance Summary Category : The Boys. Mentor : Gary Barlow. Song Title : Lately . Recorded By : Stevie Wonder. Available From : Amazon.

Judges Comments

Louis Walsh: “You nailed every single note of that song. You made it your own, you’re a versatile performer. You must make it to the semi final, you deserve to be there.”

Gary Barlow: “Marcus, right, I think this is a real moment for you because people know you as the entertainer but right now they know you also as The Voice. The voice has been unleashed tonight and I think this has changed the whole game for you. Sensational performance, well done!”