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By not winning, Rhydian has now got much more choice in his future career path. If he had won, he would have been under the control of Simon Cowell, but now he is only contracted to appear on the X-Factor tour. Andrew Lloyd Webber is apparantly interested in signing Rhydian up to appear in Phantom of Manhattan, which could spark a bidding war between him and Cowell and any other party vying to sign the Welshman. Rhydian will now be able to decide what's best for him, not what is best for Simon Cowell and the X-Factor. Does anyone else think that losing could be a blessing for Rhydian in the long term?