But now it seems, the 35-year-old pop star is ready to grace the X Factor stage again – and is being lined up to perform on the grand finale of the ITV talent contest.

Olly Murs will duet with Williams, while Joe McElderry will sing with George Michael and Stacey Solomon will be joined onstage by Canadian crooner Michael Buble.
Invited back: Robbie Williams is to perform on the X Factor final, despite his first performance being criticised

Invited back: Robbie Williams is to perform on the X Factor final, despite his first performance being criticised

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney will also perform on the final, which will run over Saturday and Sunday.

For Williams, there will be much to prove after he left fans distinctly underwhelmed with a performance of his number one hit Bodies on the first results show of the series.

It was meant to be his triumphant comeback performance following a spell in rehab battling an addiction to prescription drugs, as he promoted his album, Reality Killed the Video Star.

But wide-eyed, unblinking and glistening with sweat, the singer regularly interrupted his lyrics to shake hands with audience members and address the crowd.

And his performance left many of the 13million viewers wondering if he was quite ready for the challenge.

Afterwards, Williams blamed the performance on a stage malfunction, as the sliding door, which was supposed to open before he sang, failed at the last minute.

He admitted he had battled nerves, saying: 'Now I don't know if you've ever had 10million-plus people ready to judge you on your first performance back in three years, but let me tell you, if the door between you and them isn't opening that's enough to throw you right off your stride.'

However, after the 'bizarrely odd start' he started to 'find his feet'.

He added: 'The audience were immense and the love in the room was palpable. It all felt so electric. Like three years of anxiety leaving my body.'

A show source said: 'Everyone has a lot of love for Robbie and it would be a fantastic conclusion to the series if he came back and did an immense performance.

'I have a feeling it would also lay some of his demons to rest.'

The hopefuls were yesterday taken home and Joe, 18, went back to the two-bedroom flat he shares with his mother in South Shields, County Durham, with his mentor Cheryl Cole, who also hails from Newcastle.

And the student, who is the bookmakers favourite to win with odds of 2/5, was bombarded by crowds of adoring fans.

If Joe wins, he will be swept away from his humble background for good. His mother Eileen, 47, has already revealed how he slimmed down to nine stone after binging on sausage rolls, chips and fizzy drinks at school.

But he lost weight in a bid to get on the X Factor, running three miles every other day and using his mother’s friend’s exercise bike, as well as sticking to a diet of vegetables and low-fat meat.

Eileen split from Joe’s father, probation officer Jim McElderry, 47, when Joe was a baby, but said they have a great relationship.

Single mother Stacey Soloman, 19, is second favourite to win the million-pound recording contract at 4/1, while Olly Murs, 25, is at 5/1.

Show sources revealed that Simon Cowell was upset over Danyl Johnson’s departure, saying: 'He really thought that Danyl had done enough to get through to the final.'

Meanwhile, Barry Manilow has hit out at the X Factor contestants, saying they are merely performing high-octane karaoke rather than singing a song.

He said: 'They cram extra notes into each bar and it’s all about vocal acrobatics.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb....4TY9YTn

His last worrying appearance on the X Factor left millions of viewers fearing that Robbie Williams was not up to the challenge of making a big comeback.

But now it seems, the 35-year-old pop star is ready to grace the X Factor stage again – and is being lined up to perform on the grand finale of the ITV talent contest.

Olly Murs will duet with Williams, while Joe McElderry will sing with George Michael and Stacey Solomon will be joined onstage by Canadian crooner Michael Buble.

Invited back: Robbie Williams, seen performing for the BBC in London today, is to perform with Olly Murs on the X Factor final, seen leaving the finalist's house

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney will also perform on the final, which will run over Saturday and Sunday.

For Williams, there will be much to prove after he left fans distinctly underwhelmed with a performance of his number one hit Bodies on the first results show of the series.

It was meant to be his triumphant comeback performance following a spell in rehab battling an addiction to prescription drugs, as he promoted his album, Reality Killed the Video Star.

But wide-eyed, unblinking and glistening with sweat, the singer regularly interrupted his lyrics to shake hands with audience members and address the crowd.

And his performance left many of the 13million viewers wondering if he was quite ready for the challenge.

Afterwards, Williams blamed the performance on a stage malfunction, as the sliding door, which was supposed to open before he sang, failed at the last minute.

He admitted he had battled nerves, saying: 'Now I don't know if you've ever had 10million-plus people ready to judge you on your first performance back in three years, but let me tell you, if the door between you and them isn't opening that's enough to throw you right off your stride.'

However, after the 'bizarrely odd start' he started to 'find his feet'.

He added: 'The audience were immense and the love in the room was palpable. It all felt so electric. Like three years of anxiety leaving my body.'

A show source said: 'Everyone has a lot of love for Robbie and it would be a fantastic conclusion to the series if he came back and did an immense performance.

'I have a feeling it would also lay some of his demons to rest.'

The hopefuls were yesterday taken home and Joe, 18, went back to the two-bedroom flat he shares with his mother in South Shields, County Durham, with his mentor Cheryl Cole, who also hails from Newcastle.

And the student, who is the bookmakers favourite to win with odds of 2/5, was bombarded by crowds of adoring fans.

If Joe wins, he will be swept away from his humble background for good. His mother Eileen, 47, has already revealed how he slimmed down to nine stone after binging on sausage rolls, chips and fizzy drinks at school.

But he lost weight in a bid to get on the X Factor, running three miles every other day and using his mother’s friend’s exercise bike, as well as sticking to a diet of vegetables and low-fat meat.

Eileen split from Joe’s father, probation officer Jim McElderry, 47, when Joe was a baby, but said they have a great relationship.

Single mother Stacey Soloman, 19, is second favourite to win the million-pound recording contract at 4/1, while Olly Murs, 25, is at 5/1.

Show sources revealed that Simon Cowell was upset over Danyl Johnson’s departure, saying: 'He really thought that Danyl had done enough to get through to the final.'

Meanwhile, Barry Manilow has hit out at the X Factor contestants, saying they are merely performing high-octane karaoke rather than singing a song.

He said: 'They cram extra notes into each bar and it’s all about vocal acrobatics.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb....7TESZIj

But full credit to Robbie Williams – he’s going back on the show this weekend.

And he had better raise his game this time round because he is mighty fine company.

Sir Paul McCartney, George Michael and Michael Buble have all agreed to appear as well.

Williams is lined up to duet with Olly Murs, Buble will perform alongside Stacey Solomon and George Michael will sing with Joe McElderry.

Beatles legend Sir Paul will then perform a solo number on Sunday night.

The A-listers are expected to attract an audience of over 20 million and a show source said: “In previous years we have had some great acts but nothing beats having FOUR of the great male solo acts in one weekend. This has all the makings of the biggest X Factor show ever. It will be the only thing people will be talking about at work on Monday.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs....1880777

Robbie Williams will return to 'The X Factor' to perform at the show's final.

The 'Rock DJ' singer is being lined up to duet with finalist Olly Murs on the ITV talent show, his second appearance on the show this series.

It is also rumoured finalist Joe McElderry will sing with George Michael while Stacey Solomon may be lined up to perform with Leona Lewis, who has cancelled an appearance at a US radio station 93.3 FLZ's 'Jingle Ball' in Florida because she has been offered a spot on the show, according to the station's programme director.

Beatles singer Paul McCartney and Michael Buble are also being lined up to appear on the final, which is held over Saturday and Sunday.

Robbie's first appearance on 'The X Factor' was controversial as he appeared wide-eyed and nervous during his performance of single 'Bodies', his comeback after three years away from the UK.

He later admitted he his nerves had been shaken when a door failed to open, preventing him from making his stage entrance.

He said: "I don't know if you've ever had 10 million plus people ready to judge you on your first performance back in three years, but if the door between you and them isn't opening it's enough to throw you right off your stride.

"But the audience were immense and the love in the room was palpable. It all felt so electric. Like three years of anxiety leaving my body."

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/enterta....93.html

X FACTOR star Olly Murs will sing with his idol Robbie Williams in a star-packed show finale.
The ex-Take That singer will join fellow superstar George Michael, who will perform with favourite Joe McElderry.

And Stacey Solomon - the only girl left in the competition - will duet with crooner Michael Buble.

Completing the line-up will be Sir Paul McCartney, who will perform solo during the final this weekend.

Simon Cowell pulled out all the stops to land the A-list acts and hopes 20million viewers will tune in.

A show source said: "Simon doesn't do things by halves and by booking these massive names he is hoping for the biggest final ever."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol....rs.html

This follows on from Robbie's performance on the hit show in October, where he mentored the contestants and performed live.

Be sure to tune in to ITV1 from 19:30 GMT tomorrow night to watch the action unfold!
http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-bl....ly-murs

http://xfactor.itv.com/2009/episodes/video/item_201015.htm

Pooh, ыы... Оли растерялся конечно... Авторитет Робба давит.. и пел так, что мне хотелось постоянно прокашляться:)) ну наверное я очень критична...
Роб.. черт возьми.. ну вот сколько его уже знаю, а спокойно на него смотеть не могу а как он бедрами на ю ной ми делает.. у меня сразу столько неприоличных мыслей появляется

Если гнать - то по встречной.. Если жить - то насмерть...

2. Но есть и ложка дегтя
Песню так испортили, целые строчки выдернули, эфир что ли экономили? Даже меня, не знающую английский, это покоробило, а тех кто понимает? Эта песня самая главная в жизни Роба, я столько раз видела, как он плакал, когда пел ее. Вобщем, лично меня это немного покоробило. Надеюсь, что Роба нет, он человек с чувством юмора
Буду смотреть дальше.

ЗЫ: ну и в Испании публика очень эмоциональная.. это тоже заводит исполнителей..

Если гнать - то по встречной.. Если жить - то насмерть...