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By Mirror.co.uk 10/10/2009

Robbie Williams believes he would have struggled to reach the final stages of The X Factor because he is unable to hold a tune as well as some of the contestants.

The 35-year-old singer will perform his comeback single Bodies on the ITV1 show tomorrow - his first UK appearance for three years.

The Take That star-turned-soloist, who has sold 55 million records, reportedly said that he would be no match for some of the hopefuls vying for a record deal.

He said: "I would definitely have entered The X Factor if I was a kid now. Of course I would have.

"I'd be excited and overwhelmed by the opportunity of getting through one of the rounds.

"It would be the only format to do that for someone like me.

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"My voice isn't as good as some of these people competing. I might not have got through because I am lucky if I can get through a song and I've sung it in key.

"These people can really f****** sing."

The singer, who is a mentor to the 12 acts in the live finals, said he was unsure of what advice to offer his charges.

"I've got to go and do mentoring and I haven't got a clue what I am going to say," he said.

"I wouldn't know what to tell myself. If there are little nuances that need to be changed in the music and the way they are singing, I am not going to spot them."

He added: "I could be the most boring mentor since Mariah Carey, God bless her, she's ace. But all she said was, 'That's great. God bless you'."
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Sharing his tips: Robbie Williams, who admits he suffers 'tremendous stage fright', teamed up with the X Factor finalists for a mentoring session at the Soho Hotel last night

Former Take That star Robbie Williams shows Stacey Solomon how to be a star
By LONDON LITE REPORTER - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field step out after talking to X Factor finalists in the Soho Hotel

The X Factor finalists got their first lesson from an A-list star last night, and talk about getting a crash course in pop music.
They were holed up at the Soho Hotel with Robbie Williams, who was their mentor and guide for the first week of the finals.

The wannabes, including Stacey Solomon, were singing Robbie songs with a piano accompaniment, as he coached them and gave advice.

We can't wait to hear the pearls of wisdom provided by the not-so-serious singer. Presumably his wide-eyed hopefuls were given a few pointers on the recreational side of fame.

One contestant who doesn't need any tips on how to handle groupies is young Lloyd Daniels.

The 16-year-old has been swamped by female fans for the past two nights, and appears to be taking everything in his stride.

Robbie has said he's a huge fan of the show and will also be appearing live at the weekend to perform his new single Bodies.

He already has his eye on one contestant — thought to be Olly Murs — and said: “There's this one guy on The X Factor who is amazing. I think he could take my place. I've got my eye on him — he's dead.”

The 35-year-old singer was joined by his girlfriend Ayda Field, and they both popped into Waterstone's after the Soho Hotel. He bought a pub quiz book, so we can only imagine how thrilling their evening in was last night.

Meanwhile Ethan Boroian, who many were shocked to see omitted from the final 12 acts, was getting on with his career last night.

The US singer, 19, played to a packed Wandsworth Palais, and security staff were so concerned about the baying female fans that they drafted in a team of former SAS men as bodyguards for Ethan. Luckily he escaped unscathed.

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Rachel
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You

Stacey
Coldplay - The Scientist

Lucie
Leona Lewis - Footprints In The Sand

Joe
Robbie Williams - No Regrets

Rikki
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Lloyd
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River

Danyl
And I Am Telling You - Jennifer Hudson

Jamie
Get It On - Power Station

Olly
Robbie Williams - She's The One

John and Edward
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

Miss Frank
Who's Loving You - Jackson 5

Kandy Rain
Addicted To Love - Tina Turner

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“We checked out the set for the first time today and it’s amazing! To see it up close makes everything seem so real!” he continued: “I’m proper excited about my performance, because I’m confident with the song – my preparations have gone really well and hopefully that will shine through.”

According to Joe, his mid-week appointment with Robbie Williams proved a massive help when it came to practicing his song, No Regrets, made famous by the man himself.

“Of course it was nerve racking meeting Robbie, especially as I was singing one of his songs, but he was so nice – and the advice he gave was great… he’s so down-to-earth.”

Robbie’s advice to Joe was to ‘do all you can to connect with the song’, but as Joe himself pointed out: “I’m only 18, so I haven’t got too many regrets from my life so far, but Robbie told me to think of a situation where the lyrics might apply, and then perform the song through my eyes.

“He said I can portray all the emotion the song needs through my eyes, ‘just stand there and let the audience come to you’, that’s what he said to me, so hopefully I can put his advice into action when I get out there and perform.”

Joe admitted that the prospect of people voting for him was a little daunting but added he’d heard through the grapevine that support for him was ‘quite good’.

Good enough to earn him a place in next week’s live show? Was Robbie’s advice enough? Watch tonight’s results show to find out…
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