Will Danyl Johnson win the X Factor? After one of the most stunning first auditions ever seen on the show, many might have thought it was already a done deal, but since then the competition has definitely opened up.
Danyl Johnson is a 28-year old dance and drama teacher from Arborfield, near Reading in Berkshire. For his audition for the X Factor, he sang the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends" in the style of Joe Cocker, circa Woodstock 1969.
It was a truly amazing performance and the only audition I've seen on the show this year that had all four judges up on their feet applauding. Simon Cowell said that in all nine years he has been doing this and similar shows, Danyl Johnson's was the best first audition he had ever seen. Strong praise indeed!
By setting such a high bar with that first performance however, Danyl has made things a little more difficult for himself. His follow-up performances at boot camp were nowhere near as strong and the pressure was on. But he was back on form at Simon's house and was picked as one of the the final 12 contestants for the live finals.
Will Danyl Johnson win the X Factor? If he is able to maintain the level of his first audition and possibly raise the bar even higher, then to me he's one of the clear favourites.
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