maria must be on first surely

i hope so,
its unfair that chico is always put on either 1st or 2nd.

i dunno, is there a special way that they work it out?

I've noticed a few posts saying this.
But actually he has never sung first or second.!!

wk1 3rd
wk2 4th
wk3 4th
Wk4 5th

The X-Factor website has now been updated with the running order.

1 SHAYNE
2 MARIA
3 THE CONWAY SISTERS
4 ANDY
5 JOURNEY SOUTH
6 CHICO
7 NICHOLAS
8 BRENDA

Could be an interesting bottom 2 if you subscribe to the first 4 theory.

maria and the conways?

thats who id pick.......

I think I'd agree with you but I'm not sure that Andy is particularly safe. 24/7 seemed to be focussing on Maria's bad points so maybe she's this weeks victim and Andy will survive.

I have a horrible feeling that Louis will save the Conways so it's bye Maria this week.

I'll go with the first 4 theory and i pick Andy/Maria or even Shayne hmm i havn't really picked anyone ... but either 3 of them could be up against The Conways. And if it's Andy/Maria I think Louis is more likely to send them home rather than the Conways 1. Conways are Irish. 2. It will make the show more balanced with the amount of acts each judge has remaining 3. Less competition (Although he does really like Maria but when has that mattered when judges make their choices)

There is no chance of Maria or Andy being in the bottom two this week. It will be either Chico, Nicolas or The Conways.

I think it could be Conways and Maria.. or even Brenda.. and I can see one of Mrs Os going as you say Conways are Irish, law of averages both will want one of Sharons out this week.. I do not see it being Chico or Andy ..

This week may depend on the younger voters.. ie Shayne and Nicholas need people to vote for them to keep them from the bottom as well. I think Andy has a steady backing of fans.. and I love his song this week so he is not even on my list to be bottom two.. and no one has said the JS lads, but they are not on my list either.. as long as the sing the Bon Jovi song well I think they are safe this week.. but the stakes are getting higher now. .so the performances and song choices are crucial.. and Marias songs BOth CHOSEN LEFT ME COLD.. I hated the Rolling Stones which does not help.

GG

Chico or Nicholas would be my guess, but they of course might be saved by the CS.

I know that I am a Chico fan, so I am going to be biased, but I have a feeling that he may get through this week with no problem. I really don't see him in the bottom 2.

I do hope I'm not jinxing him by saying this.

Me too Gillypoots I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised and may think he deserves another chance

I dont think Chico will be in the bottom two either this week. I do think that Maria could be a bottom two shock and either Nicholas or Conway Sisters will join her.

I think it's going to be the Conways and Maria in the bottom two this week... I don't think Maria's song choice is great and it doesn't seem like a very well known song so the performance may be forgettable. I think Nicholas will be safe this week but I'd also worry for Chico because the "Chico Time!!!" fans might be disappointed with him singing a ballad.

I think this week may be the week that both the bottom two do not come from the first four who perform. I agree that The Conway Sisters are probably in trouble, but really can't see Maria joining them. Think it will be a Nicholas/Chico v Conway sisters face off.

It should be Chico (he is going to be even more awful than usual this week) and Conway Sisters.

And the running order is ............................... ...........Find out after the break.

oo im glad brenda is on last!

woooo

yay hopefuly that means the conways will be at th ebottom

I think thats the earliest one of Simons acts has performed for a while with the Conway Sisters singing third. You would never guess whose show it is.

Why are you so sure?

Both Maria and Andy are showing themselves to be a one-trick ponies with voices (only OK in Maria's case) but little performance skills or charisma.

Andy's song (no doubt an attempt at making him appear more contemporary) is a bit too young for him and the incomprehensible choice of song for Maria could backfire amongst the usual Saturday night audience.

That together with them both being in the first 4 (not that I would apply too much credence to that theory) could just go against them.

I think it's about time Maria was in the bottom 2 anyway, regardless of what she sings and when she sings it.

What's the "first four" theory?

Something about elimination?

Up until now every act who's been in the bottom two has sung in the first four that evening.

I think this theory was also carried out in PI and PS:TR where the act with the least number of votes had performed in the first four each week.