Wow!!! You do realise for smitten Daniel fans this thread is turning into a beautiful vindication of all that we believe about him...and a right slap in the face to ALW's insult. They still have GOT to get Daniel to do it in tandem with the winner, I say!
So, top of the pack, I'd have parted with absurd amounts to see Daniel.
Of those currently left, I'd pay reasonable sum to see Lee-despite his being cast as the major bete noir of Dan's fans (me included!) but he'll never be the Joseph Daniel would have been.
Then I'd also feel confident in paying to see wee Keith; he has good vocal talent and cheery stage presence. I don't go along with the casual dismissal he seems to be coming in for; Keith I'd go to see because I admire his tenacity and he makes you feel very protective of him...I hate folk being nasty about him.
Sadly, Ben is the one I simply couldn't shell out hard earned money for....simply because on his present form he cannot sing even decently.
Of the others already ditched, I guess Seamus sticks in the mind and he possibly wasn't as arrogant as the editing made him out to be. Craig Chalmers also had a distinct personality that was very winsome and a pretty voice so if Craig's doing the tour in Edinburgh I'll definitely go. And the guy who didn't even make it into Joseph School, the pleading one on the stairwell, remember him? Thought he had it in him.
The rest are really a blur now, sorry guys, I don't want to be horrible to you all. Maybe if you'd been in it longer we'd have remembered you more.
And that is where Dan's star quality is undeniable: IMMEDIATELY you see/hear him you're not going to forget him for a very long time!! The guy's a star!