So why has he gone from 'favourite' to 'more hated than Hitler'?
From the first live show Cheryl and Louis commented on Danyl's supposed 'cocky' persona. However, as Simon pointed out, what they loved about him in his first audition was his confidence and now it is being used as a point of criticism. Feeling a little bitter Cheryl and Louis?
Danyl's popularity has plummetted since his being tipped to win the show right from the first episode of this years X Factor, where his incredible, energetic performance was saved to the end of the programme sending the opening episode out with a bang.
Danyl's performances have been consistently good.
In the first live show his rendition of 'and I'm telling you' was deemed 'one of the best performances' Simon had ever seen. However it was somewhat overshadowed by Dannii's unfortunate controversial comment concerning Danyl's sexuality.
In week two Danyl performed a new Whitney Houston song. After recieving 'not exactly rave reviews' from Whitney herself, singing an unknown Whitney song seemed to be a risky option for him. But boy did he pull it off! It was a brilliant song choice and Danyl finished the performance with one of his signiture held-for-quite-a-long-time high notes that never fail to get the hair on the back of my neck standing on end.
Week three saw the return of Big Band Week. A popular theme of the show for most. For me, Danyl's performance of 'I'm feeling good' was the performance of the night. As Louis put it, 'the most authentic'. That night i began to notice Cheryls continuely irritable attitude towards Danyl- 'Another good performance from Danyl Johnson' was her comment. She said it in a somewhat annoyed way as if she was bored of his amazing performances. Have anything to do with the fact that you are mentoring the likes of Lloyd, Cheryl?
In a shock results show on sunday night Danyl was seen in the bottom 2 along with Miss Frank (another act who came into their own on Big Band). Danyl stole the show (in my humble opinion) with his rendition of 'With a little help from my friends'- his audition song.
In the judges voting Louis obviously stuck by his act and chose to send home Danyl (as much as it pained me, i was expecting it, so I let him off). Dannii then chose to send home Miss Frank. The RIGHT decision, I'm sure you'll agree (and if not, you're wrong). Simon stuck with Danyl. Then Cheryl did something that she will never be redeemed for. She thought only of herself and her greed to win, and chose Danyl to be sent home, taking it to DEADLOCK (can i just mention how funny i find it when deadlock flashes up on the screens behind and the two 'tense' drum beats sound and Dermot puts his 'concerned' face on)
In conclusion the act with the lowest votes was Miss Frank.
The week just gone - Week Four/Rock Week, was a tough time for any Danyl fans out there. The week after Danyl's episode in the bottom two saw many disgusting articles and headlines about how much everyone hates Danyl. Someone apparently posted on twitter that he is 'more hated than hitler'. A ridiculous claim and perhaps people need a little perspective seeing as they are comparing a 'cocky' singer who is performing on a popular ITV talent show, to an insane mass murderer, plotting to take over the world.
Rock week saw Danyl perform Aerosmith's 'Don't wanna miss a thing'. He was in the wrong key in the first verse but managed to bring it back by the end, where he smashed it (a popular phrase, i have noticed, on this years X Factor). Dannii and Louis both seemed genuinly sad about Danyl's overall state (he stood in front of them looking glum). Cheryl however (are you beginning to see the pattern emerging?) told him 'you do everything, and you do it well, you just dont do it for me.' Way to kick a man when he's down!
In backstage footage later uploaded onto the X Factor website we can see Danyl crying after his performance and being comforted by Sinitta. He says 'I couldnt hear the track at the beginning'.
Lets hope Danyl can bring it back up to his usual standards next week. We'll be rootin' for ya!
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