[Tom]

Niki won't sell much, she will maybe get to mothers day and do an album of covers then vanish.

Rhydian will sell at first but he will go into decline and fade into the classical world.

Leon could become a short term success, maybe a career spanning a year or 2 but will crash and burn spectacularly Gareth Gates style.

Same Difference will sell at first, get onto a few Pop Party albums but then their initial fans will grow up and think "wtf", and then they will become a laughing stock.

Only 2 of this years final 12 could actually have some sort of long term career- Alisha and Hope. They aren't the best vocally but Hope could go far because girl bands tend to do well, and Alisha could emulate the success of Corinne Bailey Rae and Gabrielle with her soft sounding voice. It shows that being outstanding vocally in the way of Rhydian and Niki doesn't necessarily equal a career.