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Rik Waller had to drop out of Pop Idol when he was ill though.

They brought Darius Danesh back to replace him.

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Agree it should have been daniel and rachel in the bottom 2. But daniel should have gone. Thing is he's still there - who is it thats voting for him thats what i want to know.

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Probably all the old dears.

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Ruth is at a disadvantage being from Spain so she hasn't got a region or a city voting for her.

That still doesn't explain the Daniel thing though.

Maybe he has a lot of Scottish relatives.....the Scots always do well in X factor. They seem to get a lot of support from Scotland.

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Sometimes people vote for the underdogs because they feel sorry for them - like blasted John Sergeant!!!!!!!!!

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That's because she is exceptional and watch worthy .. 'tis a commercial decision.

Think the reason they put these singers into varying formats is due to the fact they can all hit a note, but they have not found their own style as yet (as Diana), so hoping something will emerge that is different in order for immediate recognition as soon as they sing the first bar.

On that record 'Heroes', albeit excellent production, can't tell who is singing what .. all sound like other well-known singers .. ya' gotta have individuality.

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You're right.

So many voted for last year's (Scottish) underdog that he finished up winning. :eek:

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Even with the underdog vote i still don't know how he won!

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It's a mathematical equation.....underdog + Scottish = Winner.

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Well when you've got a whole country on your side i suppose it's bound to help. :D

Wasn't Michelle McManus Scottish too?

Just shows though that they might win but it doesn't mean that they'll be famous forever. I mean, you can imagine Leona Lewis still being famous in 5 years time, but Leon will be back to stacking shelves.

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Michelle McManus is indeed Scottish.

She won Pop Idol in 2003.

She was last seen last year having her poo examined by Gillian McKeith on 'You are what you eat.'

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It's not only the Scots who vote like that though - all big cities tend to get behind their own, even little places like Accrington/Blackburn are trying to drum up support for their local act.

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Yes, each town/city gets behind their own but whereas Diana will have a lot of support from East Lancs, especially now that Laura's gone, (good news if you're Diana), there is usually only one Scot so they have the whole country of Scotland voting for them.

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Wow what a night , Poor Diana, Im so glad they have kept her in to sing next week. It took some time but she really has grown on me. Still think she will struggle to win but at least she stands a good chance of getting there.

The show is now hitting the nitty gritty I think, and I am surprised Daniel is still there although tonight was his best so far. Im not liking Ruth,s over convidence atm similar thing happend to Rydian and he got beaten by leon.
Think Ruth need to calm down a little . she knows Simon has the hots for her and I think shes playing it now.

Think JLS are in for winning IMO.

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I don't really buy into the whole regional voting idea.

I like Diana, but if I thought she was rubbish I wouldn't vote for her just because she's from Accy.

Plus, remember the population of Greater London is larger than the whole of Scotland.