Well as much as I hate to say it, I was right. The curse of the dreaded sing off caught up with Niamh this week and she took her turn on the “As Long As He Needs Me” steps. It was really sad to say good bye to Niamh as she was one of our favourites from the start, but we can only hope to see her improve with age and hit the West End in a few years time. I was surprised to see Rachel in the sing off, she is no longer the apple of the judges’ eyes. I have a feeling that she will go down the same path at Niamh, I predict that next week she will be in the bottom two and most probably get booted off because she hasn’t got as big a fan base as the other girls.

Well it’s semi-final time and the girls have everything to play for, but how did they perform last week I hear you ask?

• Sam: I was actually impressed with Sam and I have to say that this was her best performance. “Defying Gravity” is certainly a tough song and loved by many, but I think she did it justice.
• Rachel: if I had been handed “I Will Always Love You” for my song that week, I’d of packed up my suitcase and caught the bus home. That song is like the kiss of death, anyone who attempts it will receive bad criticism. Anybody who’s anybody will compare it to Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton - it just means failure. Saying that though, Rachel gave it her all and it was an ok performance.
• Jodie: week after week Jodie is outstanding and last week was no exception. She’d been given the challenge of dancing whilst singing by Webber and I think she excelled. Owning the stage and both dancers, Jodie took it all in her stride. Webber on the other hand thought differently, he thought it looked like “Meatloaf dancing” - how utterly rude.
• Jessie: I actually keep forgetting about Jessie which isn’t such a good thing. I thought she looked confused throughout her performance and felt it was a little bland really. Jessie needs to up her game or she’ll be in the bottom two next week.
• Niamh: “Don’t Speak” was a brilliant choice of song for her voice and it was a pleasant performance, it’s a shame she had to go.

And the Olivers?

The last space for the semi-final was given to another of our favourite Olivers, thirteen year old Jonny from Warwickshire. I was so pleased that Jonny was chosen and think that he did an excellent job of leading the boys in their rendition of “I Have A Dream”.

Congratulations to Gareth, Jordan, Joseph and Sam for doing so well over the course of the series and the Show and Stay team wish you the best of luck in your futures.

So next week is the semi-final, it’s crunch time! Who will be booted out at this final stage? Who will pull off an outstanding performance? And which Olivers will be chosen? It’s going to be an amazing show, we can’t wait!

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