Danyl Johnson became the latest casualty of the public vote on X Factor as he said goodbye on tonight’s semi final. As I said yesterday, I figured he might well be in the bottom 2 after a rather lacklustre performance last night. It was between Danyl and Stacy Solomon who were the last two standing and Stacy looked clearly stunned when her name was called out for the last place in next week’s final.
Truly gracious in his defeat, Johnson said: ‘I might have gone out in the semi-final but I’ve gone out to some of the best people I’ve ever met.’
Joe McElderry is 1-3 favourite to win the series after tonight’s result. He’s been the bookies hotly tipped favourite for several weeks now and his stoic performances of late show why. The other finalist is Olly Murs who broke down on stage tonight when he learned that he had made it to next weeks final.
Tonight’s show featured performances by Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson. Gaga sang her current single Bad Romance in a typically outlandish 3D outfit. Her set featured a giant bath, which she told host Dermot O’Leary was borrowed from Simon Cowell. When asked to give advice to the contestants she said ‘Be yourself. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t achieve your dreams.’
Janet Jackson performed (or should I say mimed) her 2001 track ‘Its All for You’ before launching into ‘Make Me’, a more recent release. Strangely, she wasn’t interviewed.
In other X Factor news, the finalists charity single ‘You Are Not Alone‘ dropped down from two to five in this week’s UK chart, while Peter Kay’s Children in Need fundraiser stayed at number one.
Next weeks final promises to be one of the most tightly fought contests and for once, all 3 finalists are talented enough and worthy of their place in the final. So its Simon Cowell versus Dannii Minogue versus Cheryl Cole. Louis Walsh is a non runner in this one. Will Cheryl make it 2 years in a row? Only time will tell. Good luck to all 3 finalists!!!
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