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The song choices have been revealed for this year's X Factor final! This week there's a Christmas theme to one of the choices, plus the contestants get to pick their favourite from the series so far. So, what have we got?
Well, Same Difference are singing Mariah's classic All I Want For Christmas Is You and Breaking Free from High School Musical. Their festive choice is an incredibly popular song (it's back in the Top 10 at the moment) and the energetic feel will suit their style. The HSM song was a big success for them earlier in the series and, as we know they are very popular with younger viewers, this is a very clever choice. The pair will also duet with Jason Donovan on Any Dream Will Do. Another very popular track - let's just hope they ditch the kiddies with the fake candles this time around! Vomit!
Meanwhile, Leon is singing White Christmas and You Don't Know Me. White Christmas is the most successful Christmas song of all time and it will definitely suit Leon's crooning style, while You Don't Know Me won the judges over several weeks ago and helped him secure his place in the competition. He's also performing a duet of Better The Devil You Know with Kylie Minogue - this will be the swing version of the track first performed on An Audience With Kylie. Singing with such a big star is likely to get Leon some extra votes.
Finally, Rhydian will be belting out the Christmas classic O Holy Night - this song will suit his voice perfectly and there won't be a dry eye in the house. Expect a standing ovation if he pulls that one off. His own choice of track is Somewhere - again this was very popular with the judges when he first performed it on the show. Our personal Rhydian highlight of the series was his version of You Raise Me Up and he'll be performing this on the final with Katherine Jenkins. It had the audience and the judges on their feet last time, will it do the same again?
So, there you have it. Leon's choices are very safe - perhaps a little too safe for an X Factor final? We think this final is between Rhydian and Same Difference and it may be closer than people think. They're both such different acts and both have such different fanbases that it will be a case of fastest fingers first with viewers on the phonelines. We can't wait for this one!
What do you think of the song choices? Who do you want to win?
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same difference 2 win!!!!!
Posted by: cc_cheryl_cc on Thu Dec 13 01:58PM | Report abuseSame Difference are great fun to watch! Rhydian has an amazing voice but I can't see his songs being in our top 40 charts... Leon is a great performer but you're right his song choice for the final is too safe! Let's hope you can pull it off!!! Should be a good one this year!
Posted by: sands_101 on Thu Dec 13 02:00PM | Report abuseHow can Same Difference get away every week by singing love songs to each other. Do people not remember they are brother and sister. Its just wrong wrong wrong wrong.
Posted by: helen_jacob04 on Thu Dec 13 02:01PM | Report abuseDefinately NOT Same Difference and for once I agree with Louis - they are so cheesy!!! I'd love Leon to win but Rhydian has a brilliant voice
Posted by: nickyilgu on Thu Dec 13 02:02PM | Report abuseCan't wait to hear Rhydian do O Holy Night, I suspect that may be the performance of the whole series. Love that song!
Posted by: we_are_music_mad on Thu Dec 13 02:03PM | Report abuseI think if Rhydian doesn't win, it will be a farce.
Posted by: lesleysmith2903 on Thu Dec 13 02:05PM | Report abuserhydian to win! most talent by far!
Posted by: isa2die4 on Thu Dec 13 02:05PM | Report abuseI am not really impressed with any of the singers this year. There is not really any wow factor from any of them. I expect Rhydian will win this year but personally his voice is not my cup of tea and l will not be buying the album. There were too many singers kicked out in the auditions that are far better then Leon and Same Difference. Nicky should not of been kicked off.
Posted by: havingababy2007 on Thu Dec 13 02:05PM | Report abuseits defo got to be rhydian that wins , wot an amazing talent,
Posted by: wavelean0406 on Thu Dec 13 02:06PM | Report abuseRhydian will win but when the lines are busy do not check by voting for same differance or we will have the G Gates situation where every one was stunned that Will won - then again he is a star. Come on the Welsh dragon from the English team...........Darren
Posted by: pamela324 on Thu Dec 13 02:06PM | Report abuse