5 After Midnight
Matt Terry
Saara Aalto
Who will win??
Themes likely to be:
Contestant's Choice
Duets
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Song of the Series
Winner's Song
Saara live in Helsinki right now!!! Dermot is there too, they have both been riding on Santa's sleigh!
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/art-2000004894596.html
Pictures of the audience:
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So far we've been treated to Let It Go, Chandelier and No Fear (!) with LOADS of fireworks *.*
And she finished with The Winner Takes It All! It's all going to look so good in the VTs on Saturday *.*
Collab predictions:
5AM + Craig David
Matt + James Arthur
Saara + Emeli Sande
I can see maybe 5am and Little Mix, all of those do seem like good shouts. Nicole might just do it with Matt tbh
At the moment I'd go for duet predictions as:
Matt: Louisa Johnson
Saara: Nicole Scherzinger
5AM: Fleur East
I know Nicole is Matt's mentor, but that is the type of bizarre thing X Factor would do and they can always use the wildcard aspect to explain it.
And for song of the series, assuming they making it to the Sunday:
Matt: Writing's On The Wall
Saara: The Winner Takes It All
5AM: Try A Little Tenderness
Nevertheless, one rumour I've seen on multiple sites now is Saara with Adam Lambert singing "Who Wants to Live Forever". Adam isn't a big name but I always feel like he's appreciated by the general public as a performer when he appears on TV - his performance on X Factor a couple of years ago got rave reviews I believe - and that would be quite the duet!
Saara and Adam tweeted each other a few weeks back, and Saara said Sharon is organising a big surprise for her for the weekend. Adam seems like the sort of contact Sharon would have, not that I believe Sharon cares if Saara duets with Adam Lambert or Abi Alton.
Holy hell I'd be well and truly scalped if they sang that together. Adam's vocal on that song is astonishing. That would be a serious moment.
The Sun are "confirming" the duets are:
Matt and James Arthur (although James was originally lined up for Emily)
Saara and Adam Lambert
5AM and The Weeknd
With Sam Smith and Little Mix performing as guests only.
The Weeknd is the wow name but Saara and Adam are such a perfect match, if Who Wants to Live Forever is true then that is the only potential Alexandra/Beyoncé of the three I believe. James and The Weeknd are more chart relevant but are less "all-out performance" as the X Factor audience would love.
Sam Smith performing as a guest? He has nothing to promote
Wow @ The Weeknd..
Oh my god Adam with Saara is totally a winning combo. f***, this is actually happening
The Weeknd was kinda expected as he's been in France for the last week.
Sam Smith?! As soon as I saw his name I was like "Yep, he is performing Writings on The Wall with Matt", but now I see James Arthur is performing with Matt.
I thought Weeknd might perform, but performing with a contestant feels very off brand for him!
Adam is a great choice for Saara, he's never really had a hit in the UK but he's still a well known name and huge talent.
Why do the Popjustice forums think GEM are performing with 5AM?
The Weeknd
Sounds too good to be true
Adam and Saara will surely be an incredible MOMENT, but it doesn't feel like quite the calibre of guest star that's going to propel her to victory.
Saara will win the competition I think.
Why do Little Mix have to come back again for fuck sake! Haven't we seen/heard enough of them recently? I'll probably have the TV on mute or take a leak while they're performing.
You talk about Little Mix more than most of their fans
I presume Matt and James would sing Impossible rather than anything else, can't see Say You Won't Let Go working that well in such a setting.
I hope Little Mix perform on the Sunday as it'll be 5 years to the day since they won it!
None of them are really high calibre wow performances. Whilst The Weeknd is a big name, they'll just do a bog standard usual 5am performance of Can't Feel My Face and Matt will shout his way through Say You Won't Let Go. At least with Saara the quality is most probably going to be knockout, Who Wants To Live Forever in particular will be incredible.
We should just do away with all the guest acts and just have Little Mix perform numerous times, instead <3
Just watched Saara's gig in Helsinki. Good god, the vocals. She has never sounded better. Wow.
Can't wait for Little Mix to steal the show with Touch and the choreo
Kylie is confirmed too!
Little Mix, Kylie & The Weeknd ain't too shabby
Kylie with big Wembley festive production could be quite the welcome cheese-fest.
Even Little Mix fans disown and don't claim 'Word Up'!
Lucky for you guys, they've been confirmed to perform two songs!
Kylie?! A bit random
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/x-factor-louis-walsh-cheryl-fernandez-versini-return-video_uk_5849b829e4b0f21e8655bdf3?amp%3Bir=UK+Entertainment&utm_hp_ref=uk-entertainment
Louis going in on Cheryl at a press event... 😬 (video in above link)
That is quite low for Louis and a bit uncomfortable to read. Unnecessarily nasty. Totally agree with Liam's tweets!
All Louis said was that they already have Nicole and Sharon and to stop asking him about Cheryl??
Liam looks like an idiot now getting so riled up over a daily mail article imo.
Liam would have had a point if he didn't go LOWER by going personal against Louis, but then Liam hasn't exactly been known to think before he speaks either.
Have you all not watched the video though? It's disgusting... I don't know many people who wouldn't lash out if their partner was attacked in that way.
I think I'm probably biased by my UTTER LOATHING of Cheryl (and bafflement at her success and general status as beloved by the nation).
It was disgusting and Liam was right with his tweets.
Louis needs to just be quiet, I prefer him over Cheryl as a judge but he just lacks professionalism (half of the reason I find him hilarious) but this is just unneeded.
Madness and Louis Tomlinson both confirmed to be performing. Bit underwhelming compared to Adele and Coldplay last year.. Madness only made the cut to perform on an early Xtra Factor live show in 2012...
MADNESS?!?! Are you f***ing kidding me
100% scraping the barrel this year...
Madness is a weird choice but the rest of the guests are good I would say!
Louis performing? Then he has to be doing a tribute to his mom
Surely Louis won't perform now..
Indeed, and he has a song with Steve Aoki out on Sunday (I assume that's provisional, will probably be out after the performance)
Well I'm missing the first half of the final tonight due to a staff party but expect a drunken, tearful post at 1AM whether she leaves or progresses to tomorrow night.
Anyone predicting who will leave the show tonight....
I'm going for 5 After Midnight
Almost certain it will be 5am.
Yeah I'm expecting it to be 5AM also! Hoping and praying for Matt though cause it leaves a clearer route to the finish for Saara tomorrow
If Saara can pull off her songs she'll be fine but if not I think she'll definitely be going. Likelihood is she'll pull them off though.
If so tough to call between the others, I feel Matt's steam might be running out at the wrong time unless he's picked up a new wave of voters who were backing Emily originally.
There seems to be a rather odd sense of 5AM doing well among the GBP, so I am fearing Saara might be out tonight. But that might also be gay hyperbole, lets hope so.
I have a horrible feeling Saara will be out tonight too. Especially with her song choices
Yeah think it'll be 5AM too
Saara has exceeded all expectations so if she goes out tonight, 3rd is still fab
I still feel confident about a Saara win, would be very shocked if she left tonight!
I'll seriously have a meltdown if Saara leaves tonights.
I've got a feeling Saara's going tonight
I can make a convincing argument for any of the finalists to finish in any order, I really think it is down to the performances on the night. If Saara does the America's Got Talent version of her song though that will be quite the moment, it is basically Chandelier 2.0 in its arrangement.
I do have to say that 5AM's odds are shifting dramatically for the better for them, I wonder if something has been leaked from a dress rehearsal?
Hope 5AM go tonight, they're clearly the weakest imo
5AM would be the worst winners of all 13 series. Yes, including Leon Jackson & Joe McElderry.
Just shoved an extra Ł25 on Matt (would get Ł100 back. already placed Ł60 on him last week and would get Ł180 back so Ł280 in total)
Watching on Filmon. Any live stream with better quality?
They seriously got Friday Night guy back?
Do I see all of the finalists there this time? Might be an X Factor final first!
YAAAAAAAS SOTME!
Simon knows whats he's doing!
not the most original of song choices, ffs
If someone was watching this series for the first time they will have turned off already by now...
This mashup is horrible.
That music intro from all 12 acts was pretty naff, I don't think Honey G sang a note of it.
Omg Friday Night guy back to do 'Final Night' *__*
That one guy in 5AM makes me cringe...the one with the terrible dress sense
Since when was Galantis - Love On Me a #1? Get your facts right mate.
Nice long intro, performance, ad break, another long intro, performance, ad break, etc etc.
Change Your Life getting that promo!
who the f*** styles these guys?
Why the hell are they singing this? As bad as I expected it to be...
can they NOT dance
Getting around the fact they can't sing by having a nice long dance interlude
I can sum up that performance in one word
MESS
5AM were sub-par.
Wow, that was as bad as expected. Really wanted them to do something different with the song.
and of course the judges are praising them only cuz this is finale
I actually enjoyed that?? One of their best performances (which isn't saying much really ), dance breaks can be a bit hit-or-miss for me but that one worked.
(Saara to kill it tonight please)
Kieran's always been somersaulting. He came to my school in 2015 before 5AM and somersaulted about ten times I met him and had a brief conversation with him, that's my claim to fame.
the hottest one (lead vocalist) always seems so pretentious to me. Idk why.
5AM are appalling. Backing track at whole new levels for the final
Matt to win!
COME THROUGH FOR ME MATT
(Even though Saara obvs deserves it)
It's obviously NOTHING NEW, but Matt really is hilariously camp.
Wait at Matt's brothers being hotter than him.
Ideally I want Saara to win, but I wouldn't be sad at a Matt win either
Not a great idea singing a song with that title tonight!
I'd actually prefer a 5AM win over a Matt win. He's dull personified.
So even Zayn came to support Louis? So nice.
That Matt performance was nice enough on the whole but AS EVER could have done without the OTT falsetto right at the end. His style is so formulaic!
Matt seems to have decreased in quality gradually.
I found that dull and boring
That was a bit bland and lifeless from Matt. He does have a good voice but I never feel engaged with him.
Matt's performance was so dull, even 5AM were better than him
NOT Nicole looking disgusted @ Derm referencing the flirting between herself and Matt
Matt wouldn't even have Ben Haenow levels of "success".
5AM are probably the most likely to sustain a good career outside of the show, but Saara deserves to win!!
A couple of technical issues there!
This was far from his top 5 best performances.
The only takeaway message from that Matt perf is that he is most definitely, 100% into women. I know WHY they're pushing it this week, but it's pleasing to know that X Factor doesn't do subtle at any time.
Annoyed with Nicole and "your very own", "England vote!". Why is she shading Saara like this.
Nicole's YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS
SARAH ALTO I CAN'T BREATHE
please give it up for Sarah Alto
Sarah Aalto Well, at least Sharon got Finland right.
Sarah's gonna slay. I know it.
Mrs. O bringing out the fake name shtick again, hmm
Saara's going tonight
Song choice *.*
This song is so boring. I'm sorry, I don't like this Saara's performance.
Oh dear. I think this may be slightly too theatrical for the general public.
I don't like the song choice for Saara
Weaker than her last couple. Still miles better than the other contestants tho of course.
That wasn't her best performance, still miles better than the other 2 acts tho.
Once again she performed the shit out of that, but I don't feel like that was anything like as much of a moment as Chandelier or TWTIA, which she clearly needs.
Not quite up there with her moments from the past couple of weeks, but still great.
The build-up was good and then those long notes at the end were astonishing *.*
So tempted to stick Ł20 on Saara being first out. ARGH
To be fair that was the best of the performances of the night, but not on par with her previous performances.
It wasn't her best but she sure performed the shit out of it. That VT was incredible though, had me in tears and so emotional at how much she has just blossomed, there really hasn't ever been an X Factor story like it.
Actually feeling like Matt will be 3rd after that, even got a dampening from Simon to boot.
Saara's performances wasn't amazing, basically the 2 high notes very the only great part of it. Hoping the duet is much much better!
That definitely cements my belief she will leave tonight
It wasn't her best performance but she did the best she could with it, and I think they chose the song with the best of intentions. The bookies have responded well though so it's looking positive so far!
I love how XF have the 1 member who couldn't sing a note.
Worth lumping an tenner on Matt to be out.
omg what's going on? Poor Louis.
His voice really has nothing to it
Huge respect to Louis
his voice...eek :/
I am surprised he is still performing. It has taken guts, I hope Simon didn't push him
Tbh I think it's so disrespectful to be mocking him - he is probably not in the best mood to sing rn
Good on Louis for doing this performance considering his sad news.
This is a pretty good track and Steve Aoki on the X Factor final is quite a sight! The pre-drop chorus of this track sounds like Atemlos Durch Die Nacht *.*
Some people really should just stick to token middle 8's on album tracks
This is not very good but feel sorry for him, he looks terrible and shouldn't be performing
the song is great, but his voice......
I for one loved the track, takes so much guts to perform in such sad circumstances. Really hope it shoots to #1, he deserves it
Wasn't that bad a song actually, #1 contender though I'm not too sure. Fair play to him for performing.
I do think the studio version would be good, I'll give it a listen later on
The DS Forums is a horrible place to read, awful comments comparing this to 'Eurovision'...
I hope it does well, mainly for Aoki than Louis though. I'll admit it does take guts to perform after what's happened though
If I were to don my extra cynical hat, I might even suggest that the reason he went ahead and performed was largely because he/the people at his label know they can spin the sad news into a bigger hit.
But I'm not wearing my extra cynical hat so I would never suggest that.
If he goes #1, really hoping it won't be a #1 out of pity, plummeting on the charts the next week.
I wasn't a fan of the track, but I don't think he should have performed, you can see it in his face.
Do we know the duets?
oh for f***s sake. bringing up dead nans? classy
Lmao how crap for them
5 seconds in they've already murdered this song.
Clean Bandit *.* Ayy.
Clean Bandit/Louisa. I highly doubt this will do them any favours
Louisa coming to floor the 3 of them vocal wise.
Louisa sounds male?
I mean I like Clean Bandit, but this really isn't good
This is horrific.
Thought Timber by Pitbull was gonna start playing:')
Louisa's voice sounds a bit off!
Always great to see Louisa.
That dance break was really awkward
This is truly horrific, love Louisa tho
That was awful.
What a mess dear or dear
Lmai
Nicole performing with Matt LMAO
I don't even like Louisa that much, but she just blew them out of the water
Luckily Grace Chatto was there to distract me of that butchering.
5AM, this is your last competitive performance...for now
That has to be one of the worst duets they've ever had, they all just kept wandering around with no clue where to stand.
https://twitter.com/MrShaneTelford/status/807696127210516482
dying
Nicole is 100% going to Sam Bailey this
Nicole to steal every second of the limelight please
OMG! I love this Prince song
Prince tribute is a nice touch.
Nicole is amazing.
This is dull and boring, I wouldn't be surprised if Matt goes now.
The GP are gonna eat this up.
Hmm, together they sound a shade OFF but Nicole is scherslaying this as expected
Aaaaaaaaaand Nicole does it again!
can nicole steal mics again pls?
This amazing from Nicole & Matt, perfect song choice as well!
I forgot Matt was there I kind of feel bad that Nicoles mic was 10x louder
That was a very good performance even if Nicole basically did everything when she came on.
That was amazing.
Matt clearly knew what was going to happen and just went along for the ride.
great solo performance from Nicole
I've a feeling housewives loved this performance.
That was f***ing sensational. Has he just clinched the win?
Well that Matt and Nicole duet was FAR more of a moment than the previous duet. Not that it was hard to be
Oh f*** off with this song
Matt & Nicole were amazing!
Urgh! This song is vile. Bye Saara
Saara started well and I love Adam Lambert
*.*.*.*.*.
Oh my f***ing god this is atrocious. If Saara wins after tonights performances I'll be VERY shocked.
I'm not a fan of BR but still better than the other two duets imo
Bye bye Sarah
The faster part when they were on top of the piano *.*.*
That definitely won't have anything like the impact of Nicole feat. Matt.
I thought that was pretty good too! Probably a good idea they cut out the middle section.
It would be embarrassing if 5AM don't go tonight.
I mean Saara slayed it AS PER, but she definitely isn't winning
i think you guys are overestimating the effect of the 'i just watch the final' viewers. The majority of fanbases have already been formed. Saara is still winning.
Yep, Sara will be third now
Nicole was amazing, however!
Saara didn't shine at all during the duet. Really wanted her to to the Galileo part. Meh. Now I'm really worried for her.
After all the performances, its really up for grabs, it could be anyone of them going home, but I'm still heading towards 5AM
It's Honey G Time! I sort of thought The Weeknd was about to perform.
Yes at Honey G getting a solo performance!
Why do we have Honey G on?
UONEY G. SISNFHDMD
I'm torn, 5AM were obviously the worst tonight, and I think on balance they are probably about as likely to go as Saara, but I feel like the other shoe has to drop SOON
OMG HONEY G IS BACK *.*.*
Putting the worst part of the last Saara performance into the recap erm
Jump was my fave Honey G performance
Probs wasted a tenner but I've put it on Saara going first. If she does I'll get Ł150 back
ICE ICE BABY is my XF moment of 2016 for sure
A bad a final as I can remember tbh
If Saara had performed as she did in the previous couple of weeks would be no contest but its not been memorable at all.
To win
Saara 1/2
Matt 5/2
5AM 25/1
Still think Saara is going
Why is Honey performing?? Oh God it's so cringeworthy.
5AM not to be eliminated would be the biggest bookies upset in reality TV show like ever looking at the odds, I can't see them being *that* wrong?
wait
is THIS the FIFTH place this year?!
is it a joke
Just wait for it... The Honey G TV Show will be happening very soon, be very afraid.
2016 has been one odd year. Honey G performing in the final?!
HONEY G FOR XMAS #1
Legit the only good thing about this series. This is so much better than any of the other performances tonight.
The true winner.
Is she releasing a single or something?
she has a single coming out?
Lmao that single drop
the boos though
Praying this is the last time we are hearing "when I say Honey you say G"
Lol she is SHAMELESS! I love it (apart from the fact she's shit)
Saara can hopefully still win this, she was incredible, even if slightly less incredible than the last couple of weeks.
Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest selling songs of all time in the UK so it's not like it's an unpopular choice and she bounced well off Adam Lambert.
Matt was great too but Nicole definitely outshone him (though who wouldn't she outshine? Maybe only Beyonce )
5AM are so weak...they NEED to go out tonight.
Dropping a single... god help me
Wow this is truly LM's week! The amount of promo
Buying the new HONEY single
What's it called
But won't we all have forgotten about her by the 23rd?
Lol thread started in the RnB forum.
Still not used to him with the short hair
he's so hot omg
No I feel it coming?
isn't ivory slang for coke? surprised he got away with singing that
Wish he was performing I Feel It Coming, stunning track. I never really properly got into Starboy.
Starboy is EVERYTHING, but he probably should have plugged I Feel It Coming
Not him performing a medley of Can't Feel My Face (wtf) & Starboy instead of his current single.
The Weeknd was stunning, but ffs @ no IFIC
Who's ready for a shock exit then?
I've a feeling he'll perforn IFIC tomorrow
ITV probs wanted him to perform something which the GP are fully aware of -sigh-
OH MY FOD SAARA IS GOING
I don't want Saara to go but she'll bring me the Ł if she does...so conflicted
Oh god, I can't
If cheers are anything to go by, 5AM aren't going anywhere
OH HELL NO
OH MY FOD YES SAARA
OH MY GOD YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS
Phew!!!!
Excellent news! She is always announced first I swear?
Yaaaaasss!!
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS
oh f***
Saara through!
Predictable
Saara through
knew 5AM would leave, glad they did.
Yes 5AM are gone
THANK f*** FOR THAT
THANK FUCK FOR THAT
Just what I wanted!
told you
The British Public have sense
Great top 2 (for a change)!
YES. This is the first time I've liked both the final 2 since 2008.
Thank GOD. I'd love her to win obviously but her usual talent show placing of 2nd will be far better than 3rd anyway and Saara and Matt were leagues ahead of 5AM.
Did 5am not say they wanted to split at like week 2? Can't imagine them being together much longer than Stereo Kicks
YESSSSSSS SAARA! it was obvious Matt was going to go through after his duet so not as much of a shock there.
So pleased for her
Vocally 5AM are up there with the worst ever to get to this stage. Still shocked they got this far.
Saara's song choices tonight were horrific and she still got through. Good sign I think if its performance of the series tomorrow and she can do Chandelier or TWTIA, Matt will not stand a chance imo
Saara is such a sweetheart
Well, between tonight and tomorrow I'll have cast 120 votes for Saara so I've done MY BIT
I'm a cowell girl, I'm a, I'm a Cowell girl
Has anyone listened to Saara's two albums on iTunes?
Are they worth purchasing?
So damn happy for Saara!!
Buy No Fear on iTunes
I told y'all!!
Yold y'all 5am would win!!
Wait till next week vs Saara when they perform with Beyonce instead of Saara (Alexandra).
Rylan kissing Matt but not Saara
Nevermind.
Camp Matt will win then do a Will Young closet leap shortly after winning. Mark my words!
#psychicbeaver
Matt has overtaken Saara as favourite to win.
Matt is obviously going to win and I'm fine with that, so long as we get a HQ version of Saara's winning single
Xtra Factor's on in the background but I'm sure Saara just said she's performing It's Oh So Quiet? ...that over Chandelier? Am I hearing things?
Matt is performing Writings On The Wall and Saara is bringing back the bonkers novelty act for Oh So Quiet. He has it in the bag now I think..
She CERTAINLY doesn't stand a chance now. Oh dear
That's insane if that's Saara's choice. She wins singing Chandelier imo. Oh so quiet is a mental choice. Oh dear
Remember that It's Oh So Quiet was the first week Saara wasn't bottom 3 so it's not THAT silly a choice, it's a proven vote grabber already. She'll show her versatility with an uptempo in It's Oh So Quiet and a likely ballad in the winning single.
Saara had 3 breakout moments with It's Oh So Quiet, Winner Takes It All and Chandelier - you could put No More Tears in there too although I don't quite rank that amongst the other three in terms of "breakout-ness". All four could be justified. I do think it's a big error, she should have gone with one of the two ballads but maybe singing Chandelier or Winner Takes It All for the third time this series was pushing it too far as of course only Honey G gets such a privilege.
That said I do think that will lose her the title, I think one of the two ballads would put her right in the hunt but this isn't going to have the same effect. Nevertheless I'm pleased we'll get to hear her winner's single even if it won't get released, it's just such a shame she's going to finish second in a competition for the FOURTH time but the fact she has made it here after that start is still remarkable!
Oh So Quiet over The Winner Takes it All & Chandelier? Byee
Chandelier was stunning, goosebumps show stealer etc. put her 10 levels above the rest. Its oh so quiet is kooky and won't show what she can really do. How can it possibly be her song of the series? I just don't get it. Still hoping she can pull it off butt his makes ot so much harder.
Should have been The Winner Takes It All - quite fitting too if that in fact won her the comp.
Matt has been the winner since day 1, predictable and boring as it is its pretty much a given. He will have a relatively successful first single/album then probably disappear into obscurity or be a cover album singer like Jahmene or something. Hopefully Saara will at least get a decent career out of this and get to release actually good
Songs without being tied up to a Syco contract!
Do they just get two performances each? Their choice + the winners single?
It's Oh So Quiet is certainly completely justified to be a song of the series, it was her breakthrough performance where she started to gain public support. However it was The Winner Takes It All and Chandelier that turned her into a potential winner and I have to agree with the majority that it doesn't make sense from a victory point of view to not perform one of those two. We imagine she topped the vote in weeks 8 and 9, she almost certainly didn't in week 3. These were even the two she performed at homecoming (alongside Let It Go (she was Finnish Anna) and No Fear (Eurovision)) so that suggests she knows they were her "big two".
She could still pull it out with a magnificent winner's single performance but I fear by that point it will be too late. I'm not going to cry sabotage as the producers have been fantastic to Saara on the whole throughout the series, and I still think she may actually be their preferred winner of the two. But this is definitely a misfire of a decision. I wonder if enough people tweet then they could do a last minute song change tomorrow, however I doubt the public voice will be loud enough.
Oh So Quiet isn't what I'd have gone for, but it's still one of the better choices for Saara, in Wembley it might be quite the spectacle. But I feel like tomorrow's choices won't matter THAT much now as tonight's performances will have the most impact.
Though it was more down to Nicole, the song choice and the poignancy of Prince's passing, Purple Rain really was the moment of the night and seems to be the main talking point, I worry it's given Matt the edge. I really feel BR was a terrible choice for Adam and Saara, they could have gone with a much more powerful song.
I found Adam and Saara's duet great! I imagine Who Wants To Live Forever would've been even better, but there was something so endearing and sweet about their duet. I agree that it seems to have been outshined by Nicole (not Matt as he was barely audible once Nicole arrived) but she seems to have given Matt the advantage unfortunately.
We really don't know what the winner's single is going to be, it most likely be a ballad since Ed Sheeran wrote it, its going to be more suited to Matt, he seems to kills it when he sings ballads, and obviously the winners track is going to be last track to be performed by them, which gives him the edge. I do think Saara will finish 2nd. I must admit boys haven't had successful careers as winners, Leon Jackson, Joe McElderry, I can see Matt disappearing after a year or two, preferably sooner.
Chandelier was the best performance from Saara, but since that was pretty recent I see why she went for Its So Quiet, to be fair I did find that was one of her best performances along with Chandelier, its hard to predict, but with the winners track I think its leaning towards Matt as the outright winner.
Matt's now overtaken her in the betting odds.
Well whatever happens (I do think Matt has it in the bag now), Saara should be extremely proud of herself. If you'd have told me that she'd be in the final all the way back in the first week (I'm sure I commented back then about how she screamed FIRST ONE OUT) I'd have cracked a rib from laughing so hard.
Not by a lot though, this has to be the closest final ever! Most times at best it's "oh either might win but it will be ___", I think this will genuinely depend on the night but with Saara singing It's Oh So Quiet rather than Chandelier or The Winner Takes It All I can't see it tipping in her favourm even though we all know she'll slay Matt vocally.
Yeah I really think it will come down to tomorrow night's performances. Saara was the clear favourite going into tonight and Matt's just eroded the lead it seems, so the playing field is pretty level going into tomorrow!
I think every song choice tonight (and seemingly tomorrow too) has been 100% designed to guarantee a Matt win. They gave her a big Queen song, but not one which would further enhance her status and push her further ahead in the odds (especially following Nicole and Matt and being utterly overshadowed by it) and then picking It's Oh So Quiet, whilst justified, as her song of the series when CLEARLY it isn't the most suitable choice. I mean, I can't complain too much as to imagine her coming second at the start, or even 3 weeks ago, would have been fabulous, but it's VERY clear they want Matt to win.
Argh, I'm dying for Saara to win because I'm not even sure if we'll ever get a single from her at all if she doesn't, let alone an album.
Matt will be signed and be a reasonable success regardless.
I've always thought it was Matt's to lose since day 1 however so it wouldn't exactly be a surprise. He fell into the bottom two last week because his performances were pretty lacklustre by his usual standards but he's stepped up for the final for sure.
Sarra going through is just brilliant, she has been my favourite since the first live show. I agree, Matt will get a recording deal and probably do well regardless. Saara needs to win to get a chart single and at least one album.
So thrilled for Sarra though as she has done so well.
I heard an interview on Charlie Sloth's show on Radio 1xtra where Honey G said that she was one of the founding members of that radio station when it first went on air back in 2002
Well I've caught up on tonight's show and whilst I loved Saara, those were not the song choices she needed at this stage, and it's Oh So Quiet certainly isn't. It's baffling that they'd even consider it considering the absolute rave reviews her recent performances have deservedly received.
BH was every bit as disjointed as I feared. It just doesn't work shortened like that.
That said, I can't wait to see her performances just to see what she can pull out of the bag.
Decided to watch Part 1 of the Final. I don't think I've seen a Singing Competition in about 10 years.
Saara looks like someone that I could get behind. Everybody Wants to Rule the World was the best performance of the night by far. I would put Bohemian Rhapsody as a tie for #2 with the Matt/Nicole duet for sure. Judging by some of the comments here, it sounds like she has had better performances? Care to share which ones?
Matt is the winner. I can see that from a mile away. He won't make much of an impact tho. Saara should win in my mind. Take Me Home was the 2nd worst performance of the night in my mind. Does this dude have a personality? I couldn't see it in this performance. Purple Rain was awesome, tied for #2 (and perhaps edges out Saara's performance), but let's be honest, Nicole carried him there.
5 After Midnight. Hmm. Does anyone notice only 2 of them can sing and 1 of the guys that can sing, can't dance - what a mess. I did like Crazy In Love - but, let's be honest.. it's not the most vocally challenging song. Tears was the worst performance of the night. Right artist went tonight as far as I can tell.
I'd back Saara to win, but Matt looks like your standard winner to me.
I think Sara's song choice for tomorrow is brilliant. Her performance of "Chandelier" isn't that great imo and "The Winner Takes It All" could be a bit of a dud at Wembley. "It's Oh So Quiet" was an absolutely brilliant performance (my fav of hers) and they can make the production much bigger for the final and think it could have a big impact!
Without getting too LOONY, what exactly is 'not so great' about her Chandelier? She has perfect vocal control and brought so much depth and emotion to it. It's pretty much a textbook example of how to ''make the song your own''.
I still firmly believe Saara is winning regardless of the song choices. She surely won the last couple of weeks and is going all the way.
I think she's far too reliant on 'wow' performances (which she has given the past 2 weeks) and it's not really been long enough to have a big enough core of fans behind her to be able to still win in the face of Matt having such an obvious ''moment'' last night.
Don't forget as well that 3/4 judges will prob be pushing for a Saara win tonight and the judges really do impact the vote (look at Simon's comments to Matt last week basically putting him in the b2) Although I don't think Matt will get bad comments for Writings on the wall cuz it was very good the first time and I'm not exactly sure if Simon will be happy with Saara's Oh So Quiet after his "moment" comment etc for winner takes it all, it still very much seems like Saara is their desired choice. Simon said on Xtra that before last night, he thought Matt was gonna be third!
This might not be the place to ask but has runner-up winners single ever leaked in HQ?
JLS - Hallelujah, Olly Murs - The Climb, Rebecca Ferguson- Distant Dreamer or Fleur East - Something I Need
Random question, but is the winners single released directly after the winner is announced or is it released at midnight?
Chandelier was made for an arena environment too. It baffles belief that they didn't opt for it.
I'd have preferred The Winner Takes It All personally.
Chandelier was incredible but we've seen it at the audition, last week and in last night's VT in Finland, it hardly needs another airing. Granted it would have been the third airing for The Winner Takes It All as well but it would have fit the 'end of show' theme perfectly lyrically and in terms of impact.
I do agree that It's Oh So Quiet is a slightly odd choice though.
Also "Please Welcome to the stage" made me think of that iconic Taylor Swift pisstake.
I feel like Nicole won this for Matt sadly but I enjoyed the messy "so straight, he's so damn straight" narrative.
Saara would be my favorite winner of all time.
Saara's had four key performances and all show different sides to her:
It's Oh So Quiet - first public vote success, embracing her quirkiness, a show number, public finally begin to warm to Saara
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - uptempo dance number with her quirkiness toned down, fantastic choreography, her last chance to avoid elimination (a fourth sing-off in week 6 would've been bye bye)
The Winner Takes It All - first sighting of the piano, first proper big ballad, amazing camera shot of audience, the MOMENT of the series
Chandelier - utterly epic, more emotion than ever before, amazing cinematography with staging
They're definitely my top 4 of hers, It's Oh So Quiet would be my least fave of the 4 but I think she probably just enjoyed that one the most, so fair enough I guess
Anybody else surprised that they haven't re-launched Fleur at the final? Unless she drops a surprise new single tonight..
Unless Tamera Foster debuts her track *.*
My third fave after Alexandra (1) and Leona (2). Don't like aaany of the others XD . So that's what a 2/14 ratio of good to crap for me?
Come on Saara. Must vote for her.
Saara is probably third for me in terms of who I've felt most emotionally invested in, behind Little Mix & Leona.
I must be one of the few that can't warm up to Saara at all. She is a competent singer and performer, but I just can't bring myself to care for her in any way at all.
Perhaps I wrote her off completely at her 6 Chair Challenge disaster or after a few unfortunate VTs that made her come across really fake.
That said, I did feel sorry for her when she was in the bottom 2 in the first few weeks of the live shows. She was too good to be on the chopping block that early. However, once she made it on tour (TOP 8), I started hoping she would go home soon.
Doesn't Kylie have a surname anymore?
Nicole ROCKING the Morticia Addams look
Madness? What kind of straight nonsense is that clogging up these two hours of camp amazingness?
wrong song choice:/
Oh f*** off with this song you stupid cow
Amazing version of EF
She looks quite cute by why is she singing this?
Kylie's beret is everything BUT NOT THIS SONG.
That was nice, I suppose.
I like the LOOK (especially given the forehead is covered)
2 hours of filler awaits us
Love that
Final Song
I needed a jingly version of 'Confide In Me' I can't lie.
I would say that wasn't the right song, but then I have to remember Craig David's mess of a song choice a few weeks ago.
Purple Rain was truly the highlight of last night.
I feel as though Adam Lambert is like a premium Matt Terry?
Adam and Saara definitely replays very well
This is probably the oddest choice of a favorite song ever...
This is all very well and good, but it's not exactly a winning song.
I never saw her first performance of this, definitely spot on choice for her, but yeah perhaps not right for the last show of the series.
She performed the hell out of it, but I still don't like it
Well she won't be winning, but if anything sums her up it's that. She knocked it out of the park again.
The make-up artist has a real thing for glittery embellishments under the eyes this year.
Sharon did seem quite genuine with her praise there
we can all agree, if she loses it'll be because of the song choice.
The only thing that can save her right now is the winner's single.
World's first famed homosexual.
Good choice by Matt.
If the winners single is a ballad, I can't see Saara winning it, I think she will struggle.
I'm annoyed at Saara for picking that, she is letting him win with this song now.
Perfect choice for Matt. I hate the song but it will get votes. Why on earth did she choose that dirge. (Not that SHE probably did!)
Matt doing Matt then. It's still fine, but blah.
That was definitely his best performance so glad he chose to redo it.
I must admit that was a good performance, as that track suited him.
Christ, even the judge commentary is as if they're expecting Matt to be the runner up.
Matt was fantastic.
Wow.
Matt was so much better than Saara.
Hate that song.
Matt wowed giving a performance identical to one he's given almost every week. I'm kind of glad Saara changed it up a bit, even if it probably doomed her.
Nicole is totally in love with Matt
Is Nicole drunk ?
Odds shortened for Matt over that little section back down to 1/2 but now they are reversing again and Saara is catching up, perhaps it isn't over yet?
Nicole is channelling Mrs. O tonight
I found matt better singing that last time. Saara was brilliant but I do feel like that song choice doomed her :/
Yeah Saara really screwed herself over picking Oh So Quiet . It's not the type of song or performance that is going to make people want to Vote for her where as Matt's song and performance probably will ! She should have picked 'Winner Takes It All'.
Saara now favourite to win suddenly??!!
Must we with Madness?
This is LAUGHABLE
Honey G should team up with Madness then we can prove how good she is at singing!
If they auditioned with this shit, they'd be laughed out the door. Genuinely the worst guest act I can remember and Craig David is FRESH in my memory.
Yeah that
https://twitter.com/ItsBizNews/status/808048987110592513
Seriously who decided that this was a good idea?
WHY IS THIS A MEDLEY?
Stop.
I'm so bored
This is going on for a bit isn't it...
I find this quite inspired actually, certainly a feel-good crowd pleaser!
I actually liked that! Glad they performed their new song as well, making the most of their slot!
Matt's caught back up in the odds again now, it's all on this winner's single it seems! You'd assume Matt has the advantage going second with what is a song no-one has heard before?
I'm the only one that loved that just brings back memories, as I love the 80s music.
Matt second? They really want him to win then!
Matt was always going to win. It's a relief to have accepted it last night.
I live for Mrs O and Nicole's friendly rivalry.
I have to say I'm leaning towards Matt after that performance earlier, it's all boiling down to the winners single for me though.
blinking hell who let the dogs in
Way to murder one of my favourite songs guys
Damn Sada would have been so good in the Lives.
Nothing's gonna stop us now. Such a perfect pop classic haha
But didn't some of these get to Six Chair?
Oh my God that was priceless. Sad a Vidoo for the win 2017.
Sada!!! <3
Also loved Saara's performance again!! Really hope she pulls of the win
Sada Vidoo was robbed though let's be honest.
Can't wait for Little Mix to bring some life into this final.
Ooh Matt on first, interesting.
Sada Vidoo really should've got into the final 12, she could have been a Kitty Brucknell figure with that voice and outfit.
Don't like the way Nicole speaks tonight. She looks like she's drunk lol
One Day I'll Fly Away?? Really???
Matt first! Good
Are they kidding...? This song is a proven non-hit in this version
Eh? This is the winners song? Did I miss it was this?
What an ODD choice for winners single
This ain't no original
This is the winners song?
What?! This is the winners single? Did they learn nothing from last year?
What a bizarre song choice!
Wait I've heard this song before I thought it was meant to an Original song by Ed Sheeran ?
Original.... errr... it ain't.
Original????
What is it?
Every sodding year.
I don't know why I ever expect anything other than a ballad cover.
They must be crazy...do they really expect this to be an enduring streaming hit? It will die off immediately after Xmas.
I'm 30 mins behind help
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