Jake La Furia Clashes With Gabbani Over Precision On X Factor

Clashes Erupt on the Opening Night of X Factor 2026

«Gabbani non ha visto l’esibizione, si è girato dall’altra parte», Jake La Furia suggested during the first episode of the live shows of X Factor 2026. That friction shattered the polite rhythm typical of the judging panel. It is certainly not a novelty that the judging table takes time to warm up, with early performances greeted by an excessive amount of compliments even when contestants would benefit from hearing some critique to understand what to work on during the week.

Vocal Imperfections and the Fall of Veronica Bruganelli

The night’s first major confrontation centered on Veronica Bruganelli, a member of Jake La Furia’s team. While Gabbani praised the performance overall, he noted that raw emotion caused minor pitch inaccuracies during the vocal delivery.

Jake La Furia immediately rejected the critique with sarcasm, claiming Gabbani must have turned away from the screen. The former member of Club Dogo considered Veronica’s vocal timbre to be very international and recounted working with her in the studio on some country songs. Despite that fiery defense, the effort failed to keep Bruganelli safe, landing the artist in the bottom ballot during the first manche.

Alex Fontana Divides the Panel on Precision

The debate deepened with the second contestant from Jake La Furia’s roster, Alex Fontana, who took on the Blur track Song 2. Gabbani once more highlighted technical imperfections while attempting to contextualize his critique, noting, Ci sono delle canzoni e dei cantanti dove la precisione estrema richiede l’orecchio, mentre tu fai un genere dove è relativa allo scopo ultimo. He also praised the contestant because listening to him with eyes closed makes it feel almost like hearing a full band, while simultaneously correcting his own team member Giacomo Calò.

Irama Weighs In as Jake La Furia Defends Raw Energy

Guest commentator Irama joined the fray, praising the contestant’s rock-and-roll attitude and stage energy while conceding the presence of technical flaws, stating, Come personalità mi fai impazzire, mi piace la tua attitude. Sei molto rock’n’roll.

Faced with the combined critiques, Jake La Furia doubled down on his philosophy for talent shows. Hai intenzione di andare in una scuola di musica? Della precisione non ci frega niente. Non è una scuola di pianoforte. Voglio che resti impreciso fino alla fine, quando sarai preciso mi annoierai, Jake stated.

As the debate reached its peak, Irama interjected from the background with a sharp quip directed at the judge: Sei troppo in modalità papà.