Originally Posted by Aleksis:
“Olly is less handsome and a worse singer than Leon Jackson - who didn't exactly burn up the charts with his singles/album. At least Leon had an "style"; Olly doesn't seem to have any kind of individual musical/vocal style. I get the feeling he's there for the celebrity aspect more than anything else.”
I agree that Olly is a worse singer than Leon. However, I think he's an infinitely better performer. I appreciate that this is quite subjective, but Olly has fun on the stage and puts on a show, whereas Leon always looked like he couldn't wait to get the hell off that stage so he could burst into tears in peace.
As for looks, he's not my type but he seems quite popular. I don't think he would be a bad winner, he could be promoted as an entertainer, ala Robbie, rather than a phenomenal vocalist. Admittedly, Simon really wanted someone who was both this year.