Singing first means likely to get booted, shock!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Cambridge University boffins have confirmed what TV viewers already suspected - X Factor contestants are more likely to get the boot if they sing near the start of the show.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1232411/The-eXit-Factor-Contestants-sing-likely-boot-says-study.html#ixzz0YX0xSxW5

[Niamh.]

I wonder why it 2nd & 3rd and not 1st?????

[\PJ/]

I saw this on GMTV.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I saw this on GMTV.

you were watching wha..?

[Arneldo]

We already knew this, silly "boffins".

Also, only twice in XF history has the final act to preform been in the bottom 2/eliminated. In series 3, Ashley and Ben both performance last, but where eliminated by judges/public.

[Jords]

Most of us on here sort of knew this :tongue:

Good read though

[Adamw92]

Hopefully 1 of Simon's acts sing first on saturday

[Raph]

umm no offence but they also put the less popular people at the start aand only people with big fan bases at the end.

e.g week 1 began with Rachel and Kandy Rain and ended with Joe and Danyl.. :P
and every week it's like that.
so whether or not going first makes it worse for them or not,
it's pretty obvious that the less popular ones go first ;) (most times)

[Stephanie]

olly has gone 1-3 alot and he has a large fan base

[Arneldo]

Hopefully 1 of Simon's acts sing first on saturday

Because he has 2 left, I think it will go;

#1 - Danyl/Olly
#2 - Joe/Stacey
#3 - Joe/Stacey
#4 - Danyl/Olly.