Yea. I agree with the girls category being hard to chos. But i just did some reseaech and on utube. Rion is far ahead of the others at 11mil then Ellona at 3mil, Danie at 1.7mil and Khaya at 900,000 but for the four chair challenge Ellona is first at 1.2mil then Khaya at 1.12mil then Rion at 950,000 and Danie at 920,000 all the girls are close but i have a feeling that Danie is most likely to be in the final showdown.

I saw the poll results but that comes after the rankings by this blog, so that doesn’t explain their choices. Also, the poll results are probably statistically insignificant, if you’re trying to judge audience reaction. Furthermore, if you want to judge who is more ‘popular’ note that the you tube views for Khaya’s four chair challenge performance far exceed those for Ellona’s.

I come back to the point that Khaya really ‘wowed’ the judges and seemed to get a genuinely super enthusiastic ovation from the audience. Seriously, go back and view the the you tube; the judges are impressed by Ellona, but stunned by Khaya.

That said, Ellona did do better than I had remembered – both her performances were very good and she has a great voice too. The ‘Girls’ category is tough to call. They are all very very good.

In my opinion Demi is most likely to and either Ellona, Danie and Khaya to the final showdown. But Khaya is the most likely to be in it wid Danie. Rion is the only one safe for certain

In the poll results Khaya is last by a long shot ti Ellona and Rion.

I appreciate.your oppinion but this is just mine too. Personally for me Ellona is more popular than Khaya thats why shes below here.. Just as this article said Ellona may have some peopld already supporting her. So she may have a shot. But i agree how in d article wid Ellona and Rion as top 2. I like Danie but she doesnt scream X Factor as well as Khaya. Btw i am not asian.

Sorry, my first para should read: “…I’m baffled at your thinking wrt Ellona ahead of Khaya.”

As I understand it, the judges have final say in the next round (could be wrong). If so, barring a rogue disastrous performance, both Rion and Khaya are safe and Danie and Ellona are going to be fighting it out.

I notice you say you base this on performance quality, edit and screen time. I think you need a further criterion: Judges reaction. Actually, even audience reaction. Go back and watch how the judges and audience in general react to Khaya’s four chair performance and then check out Ellona’s. The reaction to Khaya was up there with that to Rion and Restless Road. It was the first real “wow” performance of the series. On the other hand, Ellona *just* scaped through.

So, my rankings for likely progression through the show:
1. Rion, 2. Khaya, 3. Danie, 4. Ellona.

Personal preference: Khaya, Rion, Danie, Ellona.

(1. Ellona
(2. Danie
(3. Rion
(4. Khaya