[AndyEssex1]

The Amelia that we saw in the auditions was awesome. What they did to her in the live shows made her look 30, and that version of Billie Jean, apart from being awful, could have been done on rock week. Amelia could have made top 5 or 6, giving her a few more weeks of public exposure (that worked very well for Diana Vickers, finishing 5th).

All fingers point to Craig winning this year, but then we have another Joe McElderry, and I don't mean gay, I mean nice voice, safe song choices and generally bland.

The X Factor was originally designed to find the UK's 'next big star' and Leona is still their best find (and even Leona is finding it hard to sell records in this GaGa/Katy Perry style era).

Just watched the 2nd USA live show. Not as good as last week but I love the girl group, they make Little Mix look awful, and the girls over there are brilliant. I know they have 6 times our population but they have a million times the talent.