heh heh andy is the underdog

the british love the underdog and i've got a feeling

it's his version of 'that's my goaaaal!' that's the best

I'll stick with my description of you, I like to dream.

That really is so chidish, I would have definitely been voting for Brenda had Andy gone

Now that Brenda's gone!!

ANDY (In the real world) Should bag this one easy!!!

Andy don't let the confidence knock ya, Get in there and show em ALL how to sing!!

I hate Andy, he is so boring. Whenever he is on I go to the kitchen to make drinks.
Plus I find him rather creepy and arrogant.

My other half voted for Andy's son!!

I was so happy when Andys name was called out, Then I realised it meant Brenda was going , so gutted that she's gone.Go on Andy win it for Brenda!, Chico and any other the other contestants who wanted him to win.

thms, you could probably be right there.

The reason why I think you could be right is because every single week the judges have banged on about how amazing J.S., Brenda, and Shayne are....every single week.

So the public (who watch and vote) must think "What? All 3 acts are so fantastically amazing every week?"

Maybe this makes the public get a feeling that something doesn't feel right, or that the final will be extremely boring if the judges are just going to say that those 3 acts are so incredible.
It was getting to be every single week where Simon would predictably compose himself and utter the same old thing to Brenda "That was the best performance in the competition so far".
And J.S. and Shayne have had similar gushing compliments every single week about them having The X Factor or something.

It just doesn't feel right. It's unrealistic. There must surely have been something to criticise, because nobody is perfect. But the judges would have us believe that they are.
So maybe there is something that just doesn't sit right and the public are just not having any more of it.

Wheras Andy was the one out of the four who has actually had some criticism and has had a less easy ride.
Maybe the public just aren't buying it any more and are just plain sick and tired of the judges gushing over the other three acts.

Andy is the one out of the four who has survived a few weeks of mixed comments by the judges...and yet still manages to survive.

I wonder how well Shayne and J.S. would do if they had also had less praise heaped onto them and got more criticism from the judges over the course of a few weeks.

He is a star, I think he can win this a breeze if he plays his cars right.

Yes, very good point, I think anyone watching next week should close their eyes to judge this fairly, then people won't be blinded with contestants style factor.

The song choices next week are going to be critical.

I'm not interested in song choices that are supposed to show of that he can sing anything from any genre....it's pointless.
I just want good decent choices of songs that are right for Andy.

"But he's a one trick pony"

Yes, be a one-trick pony Andy. There's no particular merit to showing off how big and clever you can be. You do what you can do excellently. There's no point at all to deviate from what you want to do, and what you are good at doing.

That is one of the ways I judge an act, don't watch just listen. It's the best way to tell a recording artist and one that sounds good on radio and Andy has done exactly that every week imo.

they are bound to receive criticism in the final...i've a feeling
simon & louis will criticise the other's act, leaving andy alone
i wonder whose sound and style, js and shayne will copy?

the crooner has a distinctive voice and he'll be sensational..

that's what i do..my back is to the telly when i'm on here

Well Come on. Andy DESERVES this. Not like Shayne and his pathetic last chances of "Hello Teeny Boppers ? Do any of you remember a ballad by WestLife??????

Great Voice, Down To Earth. Never Mind "LET IT BE" SHAYNE.................. LET IT BE " TELL HER ABOUT IT!!" A-N-D-Y!

*polishes fingernails*

I had Andy and JS and Chico in (and Shayne was in my final 12......I didn't have Brenda in..I had Maria instead) from the original auditions.

Hate being all up myself..but yay...for my choices tonight!

Last year I loved Steve and G4 and Rowetta from the original auditions so maybe I can make the magic rub off again.

Was gobsmacked Andy went through I must say...purely due to the opinions on here..but have loved him all along (check back if you don't believe me) and whilst I want JS to win....Andy is deserving too.

Well done Andy.

And good luck Andy and JS. :0

It was a shock. I suppose most people had assumed he would be gone as it was assumed he was 4th last week although no one really knows that. Maybe he's been getting more votes than people think but as he is not the sort of artist Simon is after, hence him doing his best to run him down every week? Obviously not worked!

I'm not convinced that Simon isn't after that sort of Artist. He's made a fortune with Il Divo who aren't a pop act, Andy would do well in the MOR album releases not a single pop chart artist and there is alot of money to be made, Simon is not daft, he may be many things but he knows how to make money.

Maybe, but I think if he actually wanted him he wouldn't have done his best to run him down the last 2 or 3 weeks. He reminds me of a black Steve Brookstein (all be it a bit better!) who's been a complete flop, I don't think Simon would want a simular artist as a winner again.

i'm so glad Andy survivied... after the first performance he was doomed.

I guess he gets really nervous... but i love his material hes just great!

Next week when they sing 'the single' and a choice from previous weeks, I think with Andy singing Mrs Jones and Shayne singing Daniel B, then JS will be having an early bath. Simon didn't even know which one to pick for them and even suggested the cheesey version of Let it Be they did tonight

I think it was near the end of his second performance that he drew something from somewhere and put everything into that last bit.

It felt as though he was thinking "Okay, this may be my very last performance, and I need to grit my teeth and put everything I can into it".

It was as though squeezing that last amount of energy out of himself gave him extra 'oomph' and the audience connected with it.

I think that it gives him an edge that out of the last 3, he is the one who has survived against having come out of a bad patch and judges comments that have talked him down.
The others have had a relatively easy ride, and consistent praise from the judges.
So in comparison, Andy has proven himself to be a fighter and a survivor.

That last line sounds a bit corny, but it's pretty true as far as this competition is concerned.

maybe simon's having a second bite of the cherry
remember last year's criticism of steve by sharon?

I think that now Andy has got to where he is, he is more than capable of taking out JS.

Shayne I imagine would be more difficult. But you never know. It depends on what happens in the show and what the voters vote on.

Personally speaking, I think Andy could do with singing the genre of song that he's been very succesful with in previous shows.
No need to try and show that you can sing all genres, no need to show off that you can leave your comfort zone, no need to be embarassed that you might get accused of being a one-trick-pony.
Just do what you do best to the best of your abilities.

If Andy sticks to what he does with great ability and talent, then there's many great songs in the genre that suited him best that can really deliver the goods.
Some of those songs are absolutely perfect to listen to at the festive season, and the next show is shown at a time when Christmas is upon us.

The perfect song choices next week could win this for Andy.
There is already a thread with possible song choices for Andy that contain at least a couple of classics that could steal the show.

I don't want Sharon to provide him with wacky choices, or try too hard to pick contemporary songs. Just give Andy good, strong, decent songs that fall within the genre he has been the most successful with.

You mean you can't rub it in for once and you're at the receiving end

Poor you