Actually his idols are all soul artists such as James Brown, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson etc. I would describe him as more soul than anything else. On all the other stuff I've heard him do he doesn't seem to go for the big notes - you're probably right in thinking Simon might be pushing for the money notes.

Your understanding of bending notes appears to be hitting just below or just above the note which actually means missing it. You use the beginning of Feeling Good as an example (at least I think you mean the beginning, you say the intro - the intro is the instrumentation before the lyrics come in). That was just an example of more than a few missed notes.

You make excuses time and time again for all the flaws and weaknesses in Danyl's voice and for all his errors by saying he's doing this and meaning to do that and using this technique and using that method. Rubbish. What it boils down to is that he has a ridiculously unreliable voice and how something like that can credibly be described as a good voice is an offence to good singers.

I can count on less than the fingers of one hand the contestants who I have seen go through a competition without having a bad week, the vast majority of them have one, but I can't remember any time before when a contestant has given one performance in four weeks that has been to an acceptable standard, one passable, one bad and one atrocious to add to the absurd performances at bootcamp and judges house, never mind from a contestant as hyped as Danyl.

I have to laugh when people use the word "raw" about Danyl. He is a 27 year old with extensive experience in pop and other related genres and musical theatre, both stage and recording. Danyl is far from a raw talent, he is the finished article but this is as good as it gets with Danyl.

Someone on here posted a link to his website but I haven't bookmarked it!

Okay I will try and find it.

I've heard them too but I can't find the webpage

They're not on his official webpage as far as I can see.

Someone must know!

Well we obviously have very different ideas about his voice but I won't change your mind and you won't change mine so we'll have to agree to disagree.

I found this one on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fNT_XHK0FQ Much softer than the stuff on X factor.

It's not a question of ideas and I've' no desire to change your mind. Just don't make excuses for what are flaws.

I mean you are mistaken that they are flaws.

When someone is consistently hitting wrong notes, running out of breath before the end of big notes and is unable to actually sing those big notes in the first place, they are flaws. That is not a matter of opinion.

Yes, it is. I don't hear him running out of breath on the big notes, not being able to sing the big notes, or 'consistently' hitting the wrong notes. That is my opinion.

It doesn't matter how many times you repeat yourself - it doesn't make you right.

Deluded doesn't cut it.

I'm not sure who made you an authority on either singing or delusion - but the latter is more my bag

His tuning is a long way out whenever he does lower register. I can't believe he is called the best singer in the competition by Simon. It's just weird.

To begin with, I thought Danyl had an average voice. I thought that he could hold a tune but it was nothing special. However, as the weeks have gone on, I no longer even think that. He has shown at least six times that he struggles to even hold a tune. Occasionally, he has struggled to find it in the first place.

There are three of Danyl's own songs here>> http://www.danyljohnsononline.moonfr...sic/4535083354

Oh hell why is he not singing like this.. I cannot believe it, what is Simon bloody playing at stupid man.. the first one is excellent.. love it and have downloaded all three... thank you so much for this link..

Just gobsmacked and to be honest this is what I have been saying all along stop it with the big note that first song is how I want him to sing, beautiful and I tell you if he wrote this he is talented in that quarter as well.

Your post isn't showing, GG. I've had to quote my previous post to get things moving.

Yep, I agree 100% about Danyl's self-written songs and style of singing. He has an excellent voice and is hugely talented. Danyl doesn't always seem comfortable about having to hit the long, big notes. I wish he was allowed to sing in the style he likes on The X Factor. Fingers crossed it won't be a diva's song again this Saturday.

Agreed, I'd love for Simon to let Danyl allow more soul into his voice and more whimsy into his song choices.

It keeps playing up on me, says I have not posted and yet then I go back and I have it is odd here tonight.. thank you again, I do hope he gets a song like that first one to sing, not heard the last one yet too late will wake up the people sleeping which is where I better head to have to make sarnies for son yet.. oh my how late is it.. ouch!

Totally agree, average at best!

Right I am now off to do the ironing making sarnies and getting to bed.

Night people.

For such a vocal train-wreck he seems to have the ear of a fair few people. Go figure.

But then who am I to argue with self-appointed arbiters... after all I only have ears

Good night x

Ps. Would love for Danyl to sing something like 'You Do Something To Me' by Paul Weller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPGtx64meM