[Nicola]

Yeah, the rivalry between the judges really seems to affect some of the results, for example when Maria was voted off in Series 2 because Simon wanted to keep the Conways in. Kimberley was seen by the judges as a "fun" act, probably like cabaret rather than someone with the potential to be a popstar, maybe they thought Alisha had the qualities a lot of female soloists have. I think Leon, Daniel and Andy will get a lot of female votes even when they get negative comments from the judges because a lot of young girls will vote for them on their looks alone.