Miss Frank Through to Next Round of X Factor

Miss Frank have survived the first public vote on this year's X Factor, safely getting themselves through to the next round of the competition along with 10 other acts. The other girl band who were in the final 12, Kandy Rain, were voted out.

Miss Frank – X Factor Live Show 1

Miss Frank had their first live outing on the X Factor last night, the sixth of the final twelve acts to go on stage.

Miss Frank certainly look good. They've got a kind of street-smart hipness about them and you can see that they will definitely appeal to a certain section of the market.

So how was their first live performance on the show, when they sang the Jackson Five's classic “Who's Loving You?”

To be honest, I felt there was good and bad in their performance. On the positive side, Miss Frank seems to be gelling well as a band and all three girls were able to belt it out with gusto during their solo parts. Where things fell down for me was in their vocal harmonies. Quite a lot of the harmonies were out of tune.

Surprisingly (and fortunately for the girls), non of the judges picked up on this. All four of the X Factor judges were unanimous in their praise of Miss Frank as a band. Cheryl Cole told them that they were her favourite group in the competition, although she didn't like the song choice. Simon on the other hand loved the song choice and tried to take credit for putting the band together (although Louis Walsh hotly disputed who's idea it was).

Miss Frank definitely have something fresh about them and could go a long way in the competition if they can get those vocal harmonies sorted. The X Factor judges will probably not be so forgiving on future live shows.

Can Miss Frank Win the X Factor?

Can Miss Frank win the X Factor? Anything is possible on this show!

The trio, hairdresser Shanice Davis, recruitment consultant Shar Alexandra and barmaid Graziella Affinita, all originally auditioned for the X Factor as solo artists, but when none of them made it beyond boot camp in their own right, they were invited by the judges to form a group, at which point they were offered a slot in the next stage of the competition at Louis' house.

They have now progressed to the final twelve and will be appearing in the live shows, alongside some very strong competition.

The three girls definitely have bags of attitude and a hip, street-smart way about them. But in order to keep ahead of the game in the live finals, they'll need to work closely together and play off each other's strengths.

Can Miss Frank win the X Factor? The bookies have them at about 30-1, so they are outsiders, but you never know!