I know I'll get mocked for this, but I think Same Difference are adorable. Absolutely love them. Unfortunately though, theres no way they'll ever make it after the show. I'm really glad Simon chose them though.
I really disliked them when they came in. Now I'm growing to like them... oddly enough.
Quite disappointed at the bottom 2 this week - I didn't agree that Futureproof's song was a bad choice and despite the obvious lack of dance routine (shame they decided to base the entire VT on the fact that there would be a routine only for them to pull it just before the show!) it wasn't a bad performance.
They were truly awful this week though - and worst of all was the excuse they only had 20 minutes to prepare. They'd had a whole bloody week!
The reason I was disappointed though was that they did a good vocal performance even if the "routine" was awful / non-existent. There were several other acts who gave a much less solid musical performance - ironically Hope being one of them!
One thing you have to remember about the groups is that they are all singing in harmony which is a skill in itself. All of the soloists can just learn a song off a CD whilst driving down the motorway then spend the rest of their time working on their performance and little touches like a routine. The groups have to be tought their harmonies individually (unless they're all sight-reading experts, which I doubt) then practise them so that they are totally solid before they can even begin thinking about their performance.
The reason I was disappointed though was that they did a good vocal performance even if the "routine" was awful / non-existent. There were several other acts who gave a much less solid musical performance - ironically Hope being one of them!
To Hope's credit though, like Alisha last week they did seem to give a much better performance second time around while Futureproof were kind of resigned to their fate.
That result was never in doubt though - whether right or wrong Hope clearly have the potential to be far more marketable than Futureproof ever did.
I think Niki might go tonight - first one on and pretty forgettable performance which nobody dared criticised as it was Kelly Clarkson.
Same Difference - they'd just annoyingly likeable and need to stick around a bit longer
Andy - vulnerable again tonight, but think he might scrape through.
Beverly - not sure myself, nowhere near as good as last week but think she'll be safe.
Hope - better than last week but quite boring once again
Leon - definately a far better performer than a couple of weeks ago but vocally not strong at all. This year's Ray Quinn though and he's probably safe again.
Alisha - good, but not perfect. The only thing saving her at the moment is being the only girl - but she wouldn't be missed.
Rhydian - absolutely outstanding tonight. Doing what he could feasibly be doing in his career. Kathryn Jenkins might be worried about her national anthem gig at the Millennium Stadium.
I definitely think Nikki will be in the bottom two - who against I'm not so sure, but I'd guess out of Hope and Andy. If Andy is there he's gone, but I think Nikki might go otherwise, providing the annual shock of the series.