In terms of the top 3 finish...

1st = Sam Bailey [Kian Egan - initial favourite who has remained one of the most popular of the series, despite ITV/ Syco pushing others contestants [Joey/ Tamera)]

2nd = Luke Friend [David Emmanuel - rank outsider to begin with, but building up a good following throughout the series. Doing enough to get by each vote in order to secure his place in the final. However despite a good level of fan support isn't enough to topple the might favourite]

3rd = Nicholas McDonald [Lucy Pargenter -Initial favourite when the series began, dropped back after some questionable performances and being overshadowed by others. But despite the odds/ editing has managed to get into the top 3]

Lucy was never an initial favourite, and nicholas will finish 2nd

Lucy was! She was 3rd favourite behind Joey and Kian at first!

She was when the people who were going in were announced

Not on my watch. Steve davis

Top 5 before the show started were...

1) Joey
2) Kian
3) Lucy
4) Steve
5) Vincent (before he was announced as going in)

As long as Sam wins, I don't mind who comes 2nd/3rd.

I also see similarities with XF Australia. Dami = Sam (The big vocal Over). Taylor = Luke (The guitar folk-rock guy who was b2 in the semi finals). Jai = Nicholas (The young innofensive cute boy who was top 2 throughout but finished 3rd) and lastly Third Degree finished 4th (ala Rough copy, both were a three-peice urban group).

Surely Alfonso was no1, all the love he got on here

5th - Jiordan (Tamera) the girl that people turned against after she got increasingly crap whilst good acts were getting sent home!

I really hope Nicky comes 2nd but he will defintely come 3rd.

For me this series is like s7 X Factor

So similar they could be the same show, except one is filled with would be micro-celebrities the other with has-been micro-celebrities. Both feature creatures that make your skin crawl though.

His support will not let him down when he needs it most.

I hope so I shall be voting for him loads tonight

Team nicky all the way, he will be gettin my votes

Just because she forgot the words doesn't mean she was getting crap! I thought you yourself said the last 30 seconds of Impossible were amazing and that Tamera's First Time was amazing.

Make up your mind dear.

First Time was stunning, yes. But....We Found Love....Noooooo no no noooooooo.

She peaked in week 2. And yes, forgetting the words led to her being crap. She sang the last 30 seconds of Impossible amazingly, but that doesn't suddenly mean the rest wasn't shite!