16 minutes ago, Josh! said:

I’d suggest them still because I think they’ll still get the votes to sail through!

Personal preference would be perhaps Sweet Nothing or Pray to God.

I’m also fond of Feel So Close and My Way for Calvin vocal tracks.

It’s not really my job talking about Calvin’s game but I am assuming Pray To God and Sweet Nothing (?) were used last edition, therefore can’t compete again!!!

And Feel So Close was in Round 1 already!!!

My votes:

1 MARINA 2 Kate 3 Adele 4 Sophie 5 Zara

1 Darin 2 Sam Fender 3 Calvin 4 Sam Smith 5 Tom

1 Fontaines 2 New Order 3 Bananarama 4 Texas 5 Depeche Mode

First time I've put any of those 3 acts top in their respective categories! Enjoyed the MARINA one especially although she has a lot better, but that's one of the best I've heard from Darin (and the Sam Fender song is one I'd have heard before - it clearly went over my head then and I didn't reappraise it too strongly, but listening again it is quite a standout, still at least he won). The Bananarama song was quite a bit more to my liking than I had expected, unfortunately I thought the Depeche Mode song made the least impression in groups - they have such a strong yet to be used discography that it's a shame it had to come down to that. At least it wasn't too close at the bottom (I did consider bumping them up on principle that the theme is not one I think should be used again, but kept with my judgement on these songs only).

4 minutes ago, Addy! said:

It’s not really my job talking about Calvin’s game but I am assuming Pray To God and Sweet Nothing (?) were used last edition, therefore can’t compete again!!!

And Feel So Close was in Round 1 already!!!

I'm not sure there's a rule about previous edition songs not being allowed? Or have I missed that?

12 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

You probably should do yeah, talking of deflection 😂

Does that mean you are now thinking Bananarama is me or Jay? 🤐

31 top 10 hits and yet Calvin Harris still gets a whole advice committee.

9 minutes ago, Ghoulian said:

31 top 10 hits and yet Calvin Harris still gets a whole advice committee.

It’s pointless anyway, bladee is gonna be the landslide winner for the men

24 minutes ago, Scary Spiceboy said:

Does that mean you are now thinking Bananarama is me or Jay? 🤐

I still think Bananarama is Rich and him placing them 5th in a round where the votes weren’t posted is a clever decoy x

28 minutes ago, Scary Spiceboy said:

Does that mean you are now thinking Bananarama is me or Jay? 🤐

Well, yes!

AS FOR A REACTION TO THE VOTES… they were all towards the bottom of mine so that went well and THRILLED to avoid the chaos of Gamu round. The anonymity was killing me.

Agreeing with Rich that it feels like Marina’s to lose now that Robyn’s out of the race. Not even sure who’s most likely to challenge her.