Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson are neck and neck to win X Factor... if iTunes verdicts are anything to go by
Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson are neck and neck as to who is going to win the X Factor final this weekend - that's if iTunes fans' verdicts are anything to go by.
The pair are the top-rated acts on the site, with viewers awarding them a total of eight and a half stars each out of a maximum of 10 following their performances at the weekend.
They also have also exactly the same number of ratings and reviews on the site - which gives an interesting snapshot of who the public may be bothered to vote for come the weekend.
Neck and neck: Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson look set to fight it out for the X Factor crown this weekend
Every week, thousands of viewers go Apple's music download store to buy tracks performed at the weekend's shows - and rate the performance of each finalist.
The number of stars given and reviews written by fans of the show give an illuminating insight into the mood of the public concerning the remaining finalists.
The number of people who bother to rate each performance or write a review on the site clearly gives a clue as to how many will bother picking up the phone or hitting the red button to vote when the grand final arrives this weekend too.
The iTunes figures also indicate that the public vote may well indeed have been incredibly close between Cher Lloyd and Mary Byrne at the weekend.
Outside chance: Cher Lloyd currently has odds of 20/1 to win
Both scored six stars out of 10 - but more apathy from the public toward Mary seems reflected in the fact that a fraction compared to share had bothered to write reviews or rate her performances.
Going back to last weekend's frontrunners however, if you take figures from YouTube into account too, it may well be that Rebecca is just edging ahead of Matt in the public affections - albeit very, very slightly.
A total of 263,639 people had watched both her performances again by midday today on the X Factor's official page, whereas Matt was slightly lagging behind with 210,863 views.
Comments left by iTunes users made it equally hard to call who was the most popular. The verdict on Matt's performance of You Got The Love was hugely positive, with many mentioning how well he'd done despite his sore throat.
Lexismum said: 'Loved it. Even with a throat infection he is better than the rest' and gave him five stars.
Lisa McAlinden agreed, saying: 'This guy has got true talent. The only act, in my view, that got through to the live shows for his talent and not because of looks or a sob story.
'Matt with the hat to win!' and X Factorbod said: 'The best performance of the night. The guy is the best male singer for years. Five stars.'
However, Joshpusey said: 'To be honest, his bad throat barely changed his vocals, he did alright. This song wasn't amazing it was just ok' and gave him three stars.
There were mostly positive reviews for his version of Billy Joel's Always A Woman too, with Steponme1989 saying: 'Another stunning performance by Matt! Worthy of winning this year! He is very talented' and MrTumnus gushed: 'Matt was breathtaking as always. Even so ill, he was still amazing!'
Rebecca was equally heaped with praise and got four stars for her rendition of Amazing Grace, though Bright4Rebecca deeming it 'angelic' and was one of many who gave her five stars.
However, Sofadog had a note of caution, saying: 'Yes it's good, but why does every song sound the same? Also, it would help if you showed some animation when singing' and awarded her three stars.
For Show Me Love, Shropshire Damson gave Rebecca three stars and said: 'Some funky notes in there. some of this was fun, but if that was dancing I should've gone to Specsavers!'
One Direction however have the best YouTube figures, with 289,746 views of their two performances on Saturday - and with a star rating total of seven and a half, just behind Matt and Rebecca.
They also enjoyed hugely positive iTunes feedback in what was written, with Daaisy speaking for many when she said she thought the One Direction version was 'better than the original'.
They might do it: One Direction, seen here with mentor Simon Cowell ahead of playing a gig in Wolverhampton today, are third favourite to win
Even those who aren't huge One Direction fans agreed, with MissSantay saying: 'Very peppy. I prefer them doing uptempo stuff, it can get so cringeworthy when they do the usual bland boyband ballads' before giving them four stars.
Cher got a mixed bag regarding iTunes feedback, especially for her 'Save Me' song Everytime, with JG04 stating: 'Mary was better. Let's face it. Mary totally outsang her. She has talent, but should have gone' before giving her three stars.
However, James Carter said: 'Sensational performance, this 17 year old is going to have an amazing career,' before scoring her a maximum five stars.
One Direction might not have got as many people commenting, but those that did were overwhelmingly positive for the most part. Hollsternsaz raved: 'Another AMAZING song this week!'Viewers were even more divided for her cover of Bob's Nothin' On You, with the 68 reviews veering wildly between one star and five with little in between.
However, dumped Mary Byrne got hardly any feedback on iTunes - and a dismal 49,576 watching her songs from Saturday.
Of only eight written reviews for Never Can Say Goodbye, while TerriSalisbury labelled her performance fabulous' and gave her fiver stars, Leezed gave her just one star and said it was the 'worst performance of the night.'
Of just nine typed for The Way We Were, she was branded a 'bad pub singer; by Flashbp07.
Cher did better in the volume of comments with 149 taking the time to type out their thoughts and 371 clicking how many stars they felt she deserved.
But their doesn't seem to be enough public support behind her to win the show with bookmakers firmly listing her as the outsider to win the show.
She's at odds of 20/1 to win according to Paddy Power - compared to Matt at 5/6, One Direction at 9/4 and Rebecca at 7/2.
No comments:
Post a Comment