I thought the standard of tonight's performances proved that last year's batch were far better than this year's... However, here is my ranking for the night...
1. Stacey - It wasn't as brilliant as her cover of Coldplay's The Scientist (which I think remains as her best performance so far) but I have to credit Stacey so much for stepping out of her comfort zone... for trying to prove herself as a versatile artist and at the same time for the personality that only Stacey can have and nobody else (like Rachel or Lucie) can ever copy.
2. Danyl - I dont usually like Danyl for simple reason; he's too cocky. But I think his performance tonight was great and it wasnt as cocky as his weeks 1 & 2 and not as lame as week 4. His vocals were good too.
3. John & Edward - It wasn't certainly the best of the night but the entertainment value, again, is these kids' power and advantage over the other contenders. As Simon said, it wasnt as bad as the other weeks.
4. Olly - We've established he is a good performer but I think Simon needs to give him big ballads as he is becoming predictable week by week and if he gonna stick to that, there's no way he can win the show.
5. Joe - For the first time, I am afraid for Joe. He nailed the high notes but I thought it was a lame performance and does not show the best he can give.
6. Jamie - It wasn't as brilliant as his rendition of Hurt. He isn't comfortable with his performance and I can see him possibly landing in bottom 2 tomorrow.
7. Lucie - Song choice was awful and I think Danni stick Lucie in this kind of genre and sad to say, Lucie's voice is very annoying and not as sweet an brilliant as the established popstars of her age.
8. Lloyd - What more can I say... It's time to go Mr. Lloyd!