After much chopping and changing....
 

First it was Danyl for me. Then it was Stacey, then Rachel, then Joe, then Lucie.... I've had too many favourites. But things are solidifying now, so I probably won't change my mind much from now on. Here's how I see it -

Danyl - did a great audition and was going strong in the early weeks. Then went off the boil. Too much shouting and straining for effect. Now when he takes the stage, I find myself uninterested. I rate him last of the six, and would like to see him gone on Sunday night.

Lloyd - I can't really support him, and have never voted for him, because he isn't good enough. But he's taken a lot of flak, and hasn't whinged. All credit to the kid, he's getting better, and last night was his best. But I think that's as good as he's ever going to get. I rate him fifth.

Jedward - The kids from the Village of the Damned:-
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- I've enjoyed the train-wreck that is Jedward, but enough already. Their speciality of making entertainment out of incompetence was done a heck of a lot better by Stavros Flatley. For entertainment value I prefer them to Danyl and Lloyd, but only just. Fourth place for me.

Joe - With Lucy gone, he's the only one left who still consistently sings in tune. And last night was no exception. He hits his notes accurately, and that counts for a lot with me. It's just that he fails to excite me or get me involved in a song. But technically, he's the best. I rate him third.

Olly - has been a bit lacklustre in his last two performances. But he does have a presence and a way of projecting a song, and giving it some fizz. And he looks the part too. Based on past performances I'll rate him second.

Stacey - for all her technical faults, she does it for me. She's obviously a very sweet character, but also quite vulnerable, and she successfully imports that combination into her performance. A song has a meaning and an emotional content when she sings it. She's my choice for winner by a fair distance.

This was really interesting to read, you spent some time writing it out and given it some thought :thumbs:

I agree with Stacey being the winner, her voice is my favourite and I used to think her vocal range was probably not as good as other, but past 2 performances have shown its one of the best :)

And your reasoning with Joe is also very accurate, I agree 100% but Id like him to come second :)

I actually feel sorry for Lloyd, he's only 16(?) and he gets a good bit of abuse from judges.

Anyway, I don't really have a favourite but I like Stacey and she might win but I can't see her being successful afterwards unfortunately.

I've chopped and changed a lot with my favourites, but Danyl and Joe seem to be the consistent ones. Olly was an early favourite for me at auditions, then I seemed to go off him a bit but he's grown on me more in recent weeks so he's up there now!

joe is the winner for me, hes gorgeous, talented, can sing hes a geordie and hes just got it imo