WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

So, Alex wins the X-Factor, ok so I said Austin would win but I'd forgotten how his bawling antics in the early stages had put paid to his chances. Diana started strongly but faded badly in the latter stages. I actually think I ended up wanting Ruth to win. This is all academic of course, because this year ITV have actually released the voting percentages from every week of the show. And the rumours were correct, Eggnoggin was actualy winning EVERY WEEK for the first six weeks and only lost out when Alex gained votes from other female contestants who went out towards the end. These figures also show just how influential sob stories and media hype can alter the votes. Remember Scott's first week travesty - the Matt Bianco song "Yeah, yeah"? Well, due to his sobbing after the judges comments he actually came second that week! Eggnoggin was also clearly just being voted for by everyone in Northern Ireland, even to the point where Cowell introduced him as "representing Ireland" like it was friggin Eurovision. Surely that's why whatshisname.........Leon Thingy won last year, simpky because the whole of Scotland was voting for him. Just be thankful someone half decent did win this year.