X FACTOR - it's the FINAL (still)- Someone is going to win- most of all Simon.

[fRaahhnkincense]

Here we go, the last thread. The final curtain. No more Pugs which does mean no more Whitney, or Mariah, though. Every cloud...

A re-cap of the songs-

Ben Haenow
Song of the series: Man In The Mirror (by Michael Jackson)

Winners Single – Something I Need (originally by One Republic)

Fleur East

Uptown Funk (originally by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars)

Winners Single – Something I Need (originally by One Republic)

I do like the 'originally' bit here- like, for evermore the songs will be known as the 'Fleur East* version, or something

Rumours are Ben is now the favourite, I'm struggling to care.

Let's settle this - FIGHT!

So, for the final time, see y'all later.

[AWholeLottaNosy]

He's being interviewed on ITV2 now. Simon is being very insincere about how pleased he is for Ben!

[LineRunner]

It's been great.

[BelleateSebastian]

anything you want to say to Simon? 'Thankyou very much for believing in me and thrusting in me' .... Fleurs interview on the Xtra factor!!

[bryonyelf]

Mel has gone home/back to hospital. She isn't on xtra factor.

[RandomHouseRules]

Have been thinking about Mel and the missing ring thing. If you've been in hospital for most of the last 48 hrs it is entirely reasonable not to have your £20K ring on. I've not got my considerably less expensive rings on right now cos I was doing some baking this morning and haven't got round to putting them back on yet - I imagine Mel's day has been busier and more fraught than mine. I wish her well - she certainly seemed uncomfortable tonight. It's also very clear looking back on the re-hashed content on ITV2 tonight that her left eye has always been a problem for her.

[beaglesaresweet]

Very pleased for Ben, he genuinely didn't expect it in the end. Hope to God they match him with the right song-writer for him!
He's been first from week 4 according to stats!

[BOFster]

I hope you're right, Random.

[bryonyelf]

I don't have my wedding ring on today and didn't have it on at dinner last week! It doesn't mean there is an issue. Random's post is entirely feasible.

The reporting on the media about Mel and her husband is vile.

[TheFairyCaravan]

Here's the voting statistics throughout the weeks, it's quite interesting really. They aren't what I would have predicted.

[LineRunner]

That's a massive win for Ben H.

[bryonyelf]

Which is annoying because I am absolutely sure sermon said it was a very close vote, Ben walked it.

[ohdearitshappeningtome]

Fleur is not that popular amongst the voting!

[TheFairyCaravan]

Lauren did better wrt votes than any of us could of imagined.

[TheFairyCaravan]

*have imagined

[Jill2015]

I thought the judges didn't even believe in what they were saying, themselves, as they gushed about Fleur. They were so over the top about her, 'a star is born' type of thing. It didn't ring true, at all, to me.
I was delighted Ben won, anyway.

[dillite]

Andrea only got 8%? Poor Pugsy!

I watched the final today and it was ridiculous how Fleur was getting all the huge productions and Ben just stood there with some words floating behind him.

And do you remember when an X-factor final used to be a huge thing with massive popstars performing? They have Demi Lovato and Ella Henderson these days.

[fRaahhnkincense]

Poor Pugsy

I hope he becomes a huge Mariah tribute act back in Rome- preferably wearing jumpers.

[fRaahhnkincense]

I don't really get why HeyHo was so high in the ratings every week. His voice is pretty mediocre, and ultimately that's the prize- I heard the single on the radio. it could have been anyone- it had so much backing and overdubs, it could have been the Wandies it sounded so generic.

[TheFairyCaravan]

Look at Simon's face, it says it all really.

[RandomHouseRules]

So do the judges get to see those voting splits during the series?

[fRaahhnkincense]

Fairy

Fleur really thought she had won. Simon clearly wanted her to win. It really was Young v Gates all over again

[fRaahhnkincense]

Random- I don't think they are released until the end. Could be wrong though.

I'm sure Simon has ways of finding out

[CalamitouslyWrong]

Pugsy had 22% when they froze the vote to eliminate him, which isn't so bad. The subsequent votes took him down to 8%. Looking at the figures, it looks like Ben got all the votes that would have gone to Pugsy after that point. Fleur ended up with roughly 1/3 of the overall vote and was at 1/3 when they froze it.

[Fixerupperz]

Mel B has left her husband allegedly.

[Rhymerocket]

Saw that in all the papers.