She absolutely will be a deserving winner of the show. More deserving than others who have in the past.

Rest assured that she will do original material. I would ask that you save you wrath until the day she does.

Count me in with the small minority. I think Sam is a talented vocalist and wish her every success. She seems like a pleasant and down to earth character too. However, I find her performances quite dull. I suspect she'll win and will be successful, but I don't think it will last long. She has no unique selling point IMO.

I feel it is wrong when people say that artists like Sam will do covers - that is not the case - it feels like people are stereotyping Sam but maybe I'm wrong. If Sam brings out an album, surely there will be all originals and nothing else. Will it do well? I'll reserve my judgement on that

Celine Dion's voice is nothing like Whitney Houston's, I liked Whitters but can't stand Celine's stuff. They are completely differentartists with very different styles, and has gender got to do with it anyway?

I haven't said she will only do covers

I said until I see her do something else than covers I am not going to anoint her as the next big thing like her delusional fan club are, as up til now she has only sounded like a copycat of original artists and until she can show she is capable of being original herself then that isn't going to be good enough

ffs I have said she is a good vocalist, but anyone with any sense whatsoever and watched these shows in the past will know that by itself is just not good enough to make it after the show in any meaningful way

Actually I wasn't aiming at you at all but I do read people comments regarding Sam doing covers though. I'm now coming to a conclusion that no one from this year's XF will have successful careers - the only one who may do is Tamera but there's a lot of work to be done on her and not a guarantee

Dude, there might be children reading.

I can't explain it, I may even wish it weren't so, but there we are. It's a Y-chromosome thing. It's like the way women don't get hi-fi, probably something even gender reassignment can't fix.

Youtube isn't just a place for 'hipsters'. It's actually a stage where a lot of the artists can show off their voices for an audience. It is where a lot of the current contestants from X Factor, The Voice and even Britain's Got Talent are found. It is also a place where signed singers get to show off their music. It is also a place where a lot of other types of people can do something. Vloggers, performers, dancers, actors... anyone.

Sam is good, we are not saying she isn't. But she sings in the same predictable style which gets a bit boring. She doesn't emote or express the song in the way I want a singer too. She doesn't really tell the story that is meant to be told in the song. There is a disconnection there. Watch and actually LISTEN to Luke and Janet from last year, hear how even though they have their own style, there is something that connects them to the story of the song that changes how they express and perform the songs. There is a clear difference for those who really listen and understand music.

Listen to Sarah McLaughlan, Sinead O'Connor, Lena Park, Josh Groban, Lea Salonga, Gabrielle, Idina Menzel, Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Sissel Kyrkjebø (the original singer who was meant to sing My Heart Will Go On, which was written for her). Compare these to Sam. There's a big difference in what they give to each of their songs that Sam doesn't. This is what we mean by versatility. Not that she can't sing different styles of songs, but that she isn't being versatile herself.

The thing is Sam Bailey didn't change Candle In The Wind though, she just shouted all through the song imo which was painful to listen to.

In fact I would love to see some artistry from Sam Bailey with her changing styles of the original songs but she doesn't do that at all, and every time she does a modern song it sounds awful I think.

Hang on.... I'm confused noel. You have put in reply to


this:


But I thought it was Tillymint82 who made that analogy? The way I have read it implies something else.

Anyway what Mimiuk is basically saying is even though he is a striker, he doesn't play using the same tactics or pattern as he has before, otherwise the opposing team will know what to expect and how to out-play him every time. You (and Tillymint) are saying 'as long as he scores goals what does it matter'. In order for him to keep scoring those goals against other players he'll have to change tactics and mixing gamestyle up.

Understand?

It is my analogy as I used it in another thread and Tillymint used it for the opening post on this thread.

My point is that versatility is all very well which is why they have all the themed weeks but when you get down to it, artists do what they do best. Mariah Carey, for instance, does pop. She doesn't do Jazz or Metal or Bluegrass. She does pop. Wayne Rooney is a striker. Not a defender or a goalkeeper.

In terms of mixing it up when you're put in the same positiopn each week, then Sam has done just that with the music she has done. The one thing she won't do is change her voice to get different sounds and effects. She sings how she sings, exactly the same as anyone else out there.

I can see you really like sam bailey but to say that in everything she does is perfect, is a bit OTT. Because at the end of the day noone is actually perfect.......especially when you talk about her performance etc. How can she be perfect, she isnt even an established artist yet! And you wont agree, but her stage presence and dancing are both crap.

Did the other poster say Sam B is perfect as a human?

Because she has hit every note perfectly, sung in time perfectly, remembered all lyrics perfectly and has pretty much been perfect IN THIS COMPETITION.