{"id":3851,"date":"2013-12-01T00:41:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2013-12-01T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T12:47:27","slug":"nicholas-mcdonald-blast-mentor-louis-walsh-for-average-song-choices-on-the-x-factor-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/3851\/nicholas-mcdonald-blast-mentor-louis-walsh-for-average-song-choices-on-the-x-factor-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas McDonald blast mentor Louis Walsh for average song choices on The X Factor 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There seem to be a bit of a rebellion in Louis Walsh\u2019s X Factor camp lately. Last week Louis annoyed Luke Friend when he announced <a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/3831\/\">live on radio<\/a> that he wanted Nicolas to win the show and today Nicolas has pointed the finger at the Irish judge over average song choices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/12\/nicholas3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/12\/nicholas3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nicholas3\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/12\/nicholas3.jpg 400w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/12\/nicholas3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 17 year old singer\u2019s outburst came after his rendition of Take That\u2019s &#8216;Greatest Day&#8217; was seen has one of Scott&#8217;s lesser performances by the panel.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas claimed in his VT that he chose the song because Gary Barlow is his \u2018musical hero\u2019 but it seems he may not have been telling the whole truth because now he\u2019s admitted that his mentor Louis Walsh never lets him sing his own songs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Xtra Factor Nickolas said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I am not being given the songs that are going to show who I really am and show my voice. I am being given songs that are average.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presenter Caroline Flack asked if it is time for Nick to put his foot down and make his opinion heard but he replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say that but I want to do music and they say \u2018the public don\u2019t know that\u2019 or \u2018it\u2019s not big enough.\u2019 There is always something. I pick big songs and sometimes they turn round and go \u2018you can\u2019t do that.\u2019 That\u2019s where I am failing, I want to do big songs and show the judges what I am really made of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions mid page 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2217652781\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLzIWmjj798?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seem to be a bit of a rebellion in Louis Walsh\u2019s X Factor camp lately. 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