I am totally impressed with Gareth especially this week, because he made BOTH songs his own, no matter what the judges said! Pete Waterman said Gareth struggled with Whams 'Wake Me Up' but under the circumstances ie. having only three days to learn and perform it LIVE! I think he sang it brilliantly. I'm so pleased they picked up on how professionally he picked up the second song because what the band did was pretty shabby! Musicians should follow the performer and if as Nicky pointed out Gareth SUNG the segue (pronounced segway) in rehearsals, they would have been perfectly aware of this and should have listened to him, waited and then started the intro'. Of course it was almost certain that it was either the conductor or the director who brought them in too soon, who knows but it was awful for poor Gareth.
Simons comments about Gareth achieving a number one song with his version of 'Unchained Melody' were spot on, it was absolutely stunning!
Will is another huge talent and also unique as a singer, he always makes each song his own and in my opinion did exactly that this week. 'Must be talking to an Angel' was amazing I loved it, and 'Night Fever' was superb! I don't think he's slipped up at all and couldn't understand why the judges felt he wasn't as good as he can be.
I'm afraid I didn't like Darius's interpretation of either song. I've really tried to like him and still think he has definitely got better as the weeks have gone on, but it's purely my own taste and not any reflection on him or his obvious talent at all, he just doesn't do it for me personally!
Zoe will be a huge star one day she has definitely got 'it', but she did try and push too hard last night and I felt really sorry for her. Every other song she has sung in the series has been fantastic, I think the judges were very harsh, but what they said in essence was right for last nights performance.
I'm still convinced Gareth will win, he's got the overall appeal, he's very good looking, has a very appealing dimpled smile, has obvious vulnerabilities, a dreamy voice (even if it isn't that powerful) and an excellent interpretation of every song he sings. He's definitely my choice, so we'll just have to wait and see. I wish all of them, all the luck in the world and really hope they all achieve their dreams, they more than deserve to.
