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6.1.02

Pop Idol



How convenient it is for the organisers that the general public is obligingly voting people off in alternating boy/girl/boy/girl order (Korben/Jessica/Aaron/Laura). This enables them to continue showing the performances in alternating gender order, as they have up until now. Marvellous.

I sensed that support for William was huge in the studio tonight, and deservedly so. The guy has the looks, the personality, and a gorgeous voice that suits a wide range of songs. He positively sparkles. Gareth, on the other hand, is being exposed, just as Pete Waterman said he may be, when he sings uptempo songs. There's no doubt he has the voice of a little boyband angel, really well suited to ballads. He can sing in tune, but there's no power there.

ABBA songs next week, and I'm even more disappointed that Korben won't be there (he was my favourite of the original ten - and that was BEFORE I saw his underwear modelling shots from 1999!) I would have loved to hear him doing 'Dancing Queen'. What's the betting Gareth chooses 'I Have A Dream'? He'll be thrilled to find out it's not actually a Westlife original. Failing that, 'Chiquitita'.

Hayley and Zoe are also obviously strong contenders, and Darius shot up in my estimation last week, and again tonight, now that he has stopped singing his stupid twiddly bits. He really does have a good voice, with a nice tone.

That just leaves Rosie, by far the weakest of the six left, and she'll be out next week unless she picks a really lively, uptempo ABBA tune, and does it brilliantly.

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