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  • They are both successful now anyway so in these shows it doesn't really matter how far you get....... katie Hall is another example, she is a fabulous Christine now...

  • steph and lauren did this better :) i love both it was strangely ironic how it happend to be both the same colors and both rounds had a different color win!

  • Funny how the song and dress colours are very similar to when in over the rainbow Steph Vs Lauren lol <3

  • never saw the show.... but the chick in yellow was really good.

  • is it coincidence that a few years later two girls in the same colour dresses sing the same song. maybe it's jinxed

  • I find Niamh totally captivating! My eyes are always drawn to her and she has such a distinctive voice! I hated Andrew for letting her go!! But forgave him when I went to see Love Never Dies and saw Niamh as Flick! We may not always agree with him but he knows what he's doing!

  • ok...i thought this was interesting. In both "I Do Anything" and "Over the Rainbow" the same colors sang this song (gold- Rachel/Steph; magenta-Niamh/Lauren)

  • @warr10r08 I was just thinking the same thing

  • Isn't it wierd how is this was the sing off in over the rainbow, lauren and Niamh were both in pink with similar sounding voices and Steph and Rachel were both in gold with similar-ish voices, and both time andrew made the wrong decision :( xxx

  • both this and over the rainbow do this for a sing off and its always yellow against red :L

  • Over the rainbow's version was so much better, nimah sounds like she cant hit high notes.

  • at the time i wanted rachel to win nancy but so glad now that she didnt she is bigger than the rast of the girls now...and she is amazing have seen her twice in it and am planning my third trip cant wait she was born to play elphaba!!!

  • @daniellem06 Completely agree!

  • it's not untill I watch the show again, that I realise I was supporting the wrong people!!!

  • sorry can everyone imagine jodie singing these singoff songs, eg this and memory. It would sound so restrained and breathy.

  • check out my channell for a cover of this song :) x

  • the version on Over the rainbow show is much better.

  • @pingskiie nope, i saw alexia :) really wished i could have seen kerry but she's in oliver atm right? :) so i could always go to that again! haha. yeahh it is ahaa :) aw wicked's the bestttt :] ♥

  • @pingskiie haha i was saying it to my mum she was just like yeah i don't care haaa. wow, in wicked? :) have funn. i want to see wicked againn ♥

  • @hezzabubs93 Oooh, have you seen her already? Or did you see Kerry or Alexia? And also, now that I think about it, lauren-steph sing off is more like a mix from Niamh-Keisha and Niamh-Rachel.. right? Cannot wait to see wicked!

  • @bradleyy2kaii8 i keep thinking it was rachel that went out haha, & aw i know, i really liked steph but i like lauren as well. :(

  • steph and lauren had to sing this tonight, and both rachel and steph are in yellow and niamh and lauren are in pink. i just thought it was weird :) i never liked rachel that much but she's done so well, and i've heard she's amazing as elphaba in wicked at the moment :)

  • @hezzabubs93 yeah i found that werid to exspecially since the stood in the same order and sany in it to :) only this one yellow bet pink and steph got the boot ;(

  • @hezzabubs93 Hahaa, that's exactly what I was saying to my brother last night &he was like: freak!

    Going to see Rachel in June! :)

  • Beautiful.

  • i loved this. they all deserved jobs!

  • so glad andrew lloyd webber put niamh in the sequel to phantom of the opera.she has some talent, jus needed time to mature it.

  • Niamh was my fave

  • rachel is fit, lets face it.

  • Rachel and Niamh sing this so well together. I actually really liked Niamh singing this.

  • Only problem with Niamh is that she doesn't have the emotional maturity of a 17 year old back then.

  • What show are they trying to be cast in?

  • They're competing to be cast as Nancy in "Oliver!"

  • this is an amazing song anyone agree so underated

  • I know i feel the same way!

  • i agree, although jodie was always a favourite because she always made me laugh!!

    lol, vicious circle!! haha

    But i think Rachel and Niamh sing this beautifully together!!

    xx

  • Watching Jodie on the TV the other day made me think of Niamh and her wonderful singing, acting and presentation. Let us hope she makes it big and soon. I am still waiting for her to be in a London show!

  • niamh has now been cast as 'sophie' in 'mamma mia'! on the westend - a big role :D

  • Yes, and it starts at the Prince of Wales Theatre a week Monday (15th).

    I shall have to do and see her there.

  • She'll be a brilliant Sophie, she's the right ahe and has the right sort of voice.

    I wish I could go and see that, but can't afford it!

  • It would be great for someone to post a review of Mama Mia

  • and shes on facebook

  • they were both my favourite but i thought niamh sang this better but rachel acted it better

  • What wonderful news. I will go and see the show. Anyone else going?

  • What???

  • Going to see Niamh as Sophie in mama Mia? I'm a great Abba fan too, so it should be a good show.

  • Love this song! Rachel acts it really well.

  • ignore previous coment. cmpletely talking about the wrong video as if we never said goodbye is wat i mean. OUCH. dam, never mind :D! rachel shud have won! x x x

  • Niamh was my favorite.

    Was Adnrew Lloyd Webber the only judge?

  • Did anyone post the IDA of the Olivers ??

  • This was in the top 5 of the best performances of the comp imo. Niamh would be good in Evita

  • these two were sooo much better than canadian girls. and for record it was jayme and marisa, not allie. GO Rachhheelll i love yoou

  • No, It was Jayme and Allie.

  • this has 2 b d best sing off EVER!! dat both sang so well it was sad that 1 had 2 go!

  • Rachel has it all. Which is why she is to star in the west end in september. Rachel totally shone in this song and im sure Niamh did her best because it was fantastic...just not as good as the fabulous ms tucker!!

  • rachel has just got the role of meat in we will rock you

  • i wish they'd shown this show in canada!

  • Very good!!

  • They sang this way better than Belinda and Meliz did in the Maria series.

  • This was the best sing off, along with Rachel and Sams. Both Rachel and Niamh were amazing and this was so moving! :(

  • I have to admit I found Niamh slightly annoying in the competition (please don't jump on me for that!) but she absolutely has won me over now with this. I'd really like to see Evita now. Rachel was also amazing in this, but then she always is.

  • Also, they both acted it so well. Their faces shifted between sad, deseperate, defiant, bitter, etc really, really convincingly.

  • i think so!!!

  • The best sing-off ever. Being biased (cos I loved Niamh from Day 1) I thought Niamh did better, but I knew she wouldn't survive a third sing-off *cries* I don't think she deserved to be in this sing-off at all :(

  • saying that, ALW did save Helena 4 times in the maria 1

    lol

  • I wanted Jessie to win, but out of the final 5 I wanted the role to go to either Niamh, Jessie or Rachel all of them were the ones to show true uniqueness and star quality and of course like you, I don't do sympathy votes.

  • i agree! the irish/northern irish were the best!!! Jesse did so well to get to the final considering none of her friends/family/homeplace could vote for her as the rep. of ireland couldn't vote.

  • Rachel SHould NOT Have Gone.

    That Cabaret Performance Was AMAZINGG.

    I Loved Niamh As Well

    I Don't See WHy People Think Jessie Is So Amazing!!

    She's Really unfeminine In Her Movements, She Doesn't Have A Good Range And Her Irish Lilt Gets In The Way!!

  • As a rabid Jessie fan, I have to pick you up on that last point. But first the two girls in the video..

    Rachel's Cabaret was pretty amazing. I still have no idea why she was in the bottom two that week. My head knows why ALW let her go (she wasn't being voted for) but my heart wants to kick him. Hard.

    TBH, I could never see in Niamh what everybody else could. Her TCTTAFM (wk 6) was good, and I quite like IGTMIM (wk 2), but overall I found her voice quite annoying and still under-developed.

  • (cont.)

    Jessie easily had the best voice on the show, IMHO, especially for the MT numbers she could use that 'big alto belt' for. Her dancing wasn't perfect and her straight acting wasn't the best on the show, (that goes to Rachel and Sarah), but she did act well in her performances.

  • all of rachels sing offs are the best

    it should have been sam rachel and niamh in the final

  • Niamh was my all time favourite and I saw raw emotion from her in this performance. Rachel's good, but I prefered Niahm definately in this performance. I understand though, they are both extremely talented young women!

  • rachel should have won :)

  • niamh should not have gone out that week she was brilliant

  • i totally agree

  • My favourite song at the moment

    you know, i really liked Niamh she seeemed like a really sweet person

  • best sing off in my opinion!

  • Rachel should have won!!

  • Same! When the results were said just then Rachel seemed so sincere. I think she was better than Niamh overall anyway.

  • niamh shold of won cause her and rachel wer great and niamh your 17 i thought you were 18 but never mind niamh i love iv got the music i love you from gabrielle xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xx

  • ha ha, Jodie won!

    YAY

    this was an amazing sing off!

    Niamph went because she is playing Leizel in Andrews sound of music, i know that casting director, it was all a fix.

  • It definately wasn't as good as the Joseph final which is just fantastic (always rely on Lee Mead to put on a good show!!) but I did like the performances with the olivers. I would have loved Sarah to have been in the final as she was my favourite from the off along with Jodie. I am glad Jodie won as I just couldn't see Jessie in the part. She would make a good Calamity Jane methinks.

  • Rachel really grew on me throughout the series, at first I really didn't like her as I found her very arrogant and up herself, but I think being in the sing off a few times really humbled her and she became much nicer. Am glad Jodie won though!

  • i totally agree with you hun. At first i really thought she was arrogant and really loved herself but then after the first sing off she didnt act the 'pro' anymore and became someone fab......i actucally love Rachel Tucker shes fab!

  • I really thought it should've been Rachel who won, just look how good she is here!

  • 2:48 she does the sidewards glance, she knows she isn't going to be saved

  • i felt Niamh was better than Rachel in the sing off but i don't think ALW could save Niamh for a third time, i wanted the final to be Jodie, Jessie and Niamh

  • niamh i was crying after you left so ill tell you that jodie won it its id do anthing so i hthink you shold ring another musical niamh i love your black toneales thanks i liked denice in the panle niamh i loved i got the music in me ok i love you my frind mille went to see id do anthing bye gabrielle xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    bye

  • I agree I would have liked to have seen Rachael, Sam and Niamh in the final. I hope The Lord does offer Niamh a role in one of his shows; if he does, I'm going to watch her.

  • They were all good, except Amy who I never quite got how she made it through. Niamh had an amazing voice and stage presence. The only thing I could fault her with is the fact she's really not Nancy. She can be forceful but she's more gentle than anything. She's very strong willed and everything, but I really cannot picture her in a pub during the era.

  • this is gonna sound so weird but looks wise both fran and niamh are perfect Nancy's

    as is sam and sarah

  • There were a lot of them that were perfect for the role. It all boiled down to who could draw the most people.

  • Who won in the end??

  • Jodie

  • Sorry that was aspost to be a reply to the person who asked who won

  • at least he made the right decision with this sing off, rachel was fantastic. i still like niamh though, but not as much.

  • Niamph is really talented, even if she isnt nancy theres a better ole out there for her.

    The lord made that clear.

    x

  • Niamh sounds so pretty in this, she reaches notes really really nicely.

  • Loved Niamh... really guted when she left. I cry every time I watch this!

    ALW, PUT HER IN EVITA!

  • i thought niamh was probably the best singer out of the girls.. but, she didn't suit the role of nancy. neither does sam. its not jst a singing contest, they are competing for the role of nancy and sam really doesn't suit the role, i thought that rachel would have made the best nancy

  • same its ridiculous in the 3 Nancy's left you have

    Sam - average singing poor acting skills as demonstrated by her missions

    Jodie- not that great a singer acting is quite good

    Jessie - can't sing can't act

    whatever the result they will not get the same sort of response for the new Nancy as they did for Maria and Joseph...

    see with Maria's and Josephs there was much more talent...

    the talented few on this show are not in the final

  • Well, I actually don't watch this show, and, i've gotta be honest, i was looking for britians got talent when i flicked onto this and i just caught the second half off this song. But, i've gotta say, I saw more talent in that minute or so than the next hour of Britians got talent and I'm very tempted to watch the next series of this (:

  • i think the final should be jessie, jodie and niamh i have no idea how Sam has got so far, she doesn't act at all

  • Rachel blew Niamh out of the water there. I don't know how Webber could say that she would make a good Evita. That was not a good performance for her.

  • Woah, ho can you say that! This was one of her best performences she would make an amazing evita! I wish she never left =[

  • Woah, what on earth were you watching?

  • such a beautiful performance i do feel Niamh's acting was better though

  • i think andy should have saved niamh as she relates with the words more

  • anyone know who's gone this week yet? :D

  • Results tonight(sunday) 7:15

  • After Rachel's performance of cabaret tonight she should win, i reckon it tops jessie's version of the man that got away which up until now was my favourite performance (although I dont like jessie hope she doesnt win)

  • Amazing sing off.

    Both were amazing and I love this song!

    Jessie to win, Rachel second :D

  • That's assuming that's what she started out doing. Fagin in the book did a lot of dirty things. Nancy is supposed to be rather young and don't forget the era, someone in their 20s would have been considered older.

  • now that niamh has gone im backing rachel, she's focused, gutsy, determined and fiesty i.e. shes our nancy!!!!

  • At least Evita is a show. It's the blimin' pop songs that get me...completely irrelevant, most of it!

  • Completely agree. Singing musical theatre on a show made for a musical theatre production surely is the way. It's not X dactor after all.

  • WHY are they singing friggin' Evita?

  • The exact words are "I've thieved for you (Fagin) since I was a child half his (Oliver) age and 12 years since". Oliver is 10, so Nancy is 17 in the book. But I totally agree that she probably wasn't a prostitute at 5! :-)

  • I loved Niamph in this, she really really suited it! I think that she would seriously suit evita

  • rachel was brilliant in this and i really hope she wins!!!!!!!!!!

  • Huh?! The point of this competition is to find NANCY...not to find the girl with the best personality!

    Rachel isn't over-acting. There's a huge difference between acting on stage and acting on TV. And the judges are recruiting for a stage Nancy, not a film Nancy.

    The thing that makes Rachel so much better than all the other girls is that she sings each song as if she were Nancy. That is the whole point!

  • I just watched this again. not seen it since the actually programme and its actually made me think i wish rachel had gone. because i like Niamh's tone in this. tho saying that i never saw niamh as nancy. im all for her a eponine tho.

  • never watched evita before but i really like this song, its played non stop this week. Niamh should still be in

  • It's from Evita by the way. One of Andrew Loyd Webbers songs.

  • this sing-off was beautiful, i keep watching it. Never heard the song before, but i like the way they split the parts. Niamh and Rachel both have really nice voices, but it was the right choice to save Rachel.

  • Absolutely adore Niamh's voice in this; she's relaly well suited to the role of Evita, more so than Nancy. I've listened to this sing-off more times than the Madonna version of the song; absolutely loving it :D

  • The best version of this song is the one done by Madonna in the movie Evita. No room for argument sorry!

  • rachel, although she has good acting, dancing and singing skills, is lacking something if you ask me.

    theres no spark, no interest, shes nothing special. theres nothing behind the eyes

  • why does ALW always say this is the most difficult decision make your mind up man...

  • this sing off was so amazing.

    sooooo emotional!

    & the lyrics seem to relate with what they are going through! :'(

    xx

  • This was the most beautiful sing-off.. These two are my favourites (and Jessie).. so sad!! Absolutely stunning performance from both of them, cant stop listening to it!

  • God ALW looks like he is gonna burst into tears at 1:17. Niamh was great in this, her best performance.

  • Don't worry she will go far.... she might be appearing in evita you never know

  • So sad to see Naimh go! She was great and I really hope she goes onto other things so I can get to see her again! It's ridiculous that Naimh is classed as being too young when everyone obviously wants Sam or Jessie to win! They're only a year older!!

  • Niamh was never going to be Nancy. Nancy is meant to be someone who's been around a while and had a tough life, she's just a kid her self.

  • Nancy in the novel and the musical is 17, the same age as niamh. Personally I see Nancy as quite vulnerable, so for me niamh would be right. I guess it's all subjective tho, depends on your interpretation really.

  • In Victorian times a girl like Nancy aged 17 would have been a thief and a doxy for years, as well as being knocked about by her man. She'd have the look and 'wisdom' way beyond what a 17 year old 'actress' like Niamh (or Sam or Jessie) could portray. Plus, you can be vulnerable at any age.

    Shani Wallis in the film version of the musical definitely wasn't 17!

  • this was the most beautiful sing-off performance..

  • The thing that annoys me is that Niamh hasn't shrunk since the start of the competition... Even if she does look too short, they should have thought of that before putting her into the final 12. i think this was the only thing they could fault her on as she was incredible! and i, being cynical, believe that the panel want sam to win and so are eliminating her competition! I'd love Rachel to win, apart from being the best, it would be good to know Sarah and Niamh were only beaten by the best!

  • I think thats a fair point to make about her size. I think that it was the right choice for her to go but i will say she was very talented and stunning.

    And I think I will be cynical as well as it seems the panel are pushing Sam on the public. So they give her no bad comments to sway the public vote. But she never stands out in missions either does she.. it will be a joke if Sam wins.

  • O m gosh i totally agree with u

    Your comment was just like mine =D

  • The thing is Niamh does look young a lot, especially this week. However, it just meant she wasn't Nancy. He made sure to say just how talented she is, because it's true. She lost this because of her age and Rachel might be shorter, but she stands out among kids because she just looks older.

  • Rachel did NOT deserve to be there in the bottom two, it should have been Sam. But they were totally fantastic with their sing off. I love it, every night it is the most difficult decision for Lloyd Webber...

  • ALW says "this is the most difficult decision" alot doesn't he lol

  • COME ON EVERYONE!

    LET'S KEEP RACHEL IN :D

    She's a great actress, and i would love to know that Sarah and Niamh lost to the winner!

  • What I Don't Understand Is How They Say That Niamh Is Too Small, When Rachel Is Smaller Than Her?. Oh Well, Rachel Acted It Loads, Amazing .. x

    *x*

  • omg your right

    rachel is smaller than her i only just noticed

  • Yeahh! They Were Both Amazing But I Think It Was The Right Desicion.

    Most Emotional Sing Off Yet! x

  • Niamh did a brill job here but the right choice was made!!

  • I think ALW decided on the entire week's performance rather than that one sing-off as I thought Niamh was much much better than Rachel, but I didn't expect ALW to save anyone three times...

    *cries*

  • I loved Niamh. But no way did she sing this better than Rachel. Rachel acted this. Niamh didn't. I believed that Rachel was the character she was supposed to be but with Niamh I didn't. So sad to see her go though.:( I much preferred her to Sam and Jessie. But still, she has a very good future ahead of her.

  • I agree with Katzie 7. ALW actually says that if he was casting for Evita he'd seriously consider Niamh. I think that shows who he preferred in the sing off.

  • that was the most beautiful sing off!

    niamh you have a big future ahead of you and i know you'll do st pat's proud in the future...you rawk!

  • fantastic song for the sing off. they were both amazing. Niamh was my favorite nancy but i think she knew she was going. Hope she does well out of the show.

  • this was my favourite sing off

    jessie should have been in it. Niamh sang better than rachel, i wanted niamh to stay but it was obvious she would leave

  • Rachel should NOT have been in the sing-off. She's got everything- the panel says so. and she has never really had any problems. Thank God she was saved by the Lord. Good luck to Niamh though. Good luck to Rachel as well- Rachel to win!!!!

  • I thought rachel was great in this, she was really real like they told her to be

  • this was by far my fav sing off!

  • I think this has been my favourite sing off (if you can have favourite sing offs ...) it was sad, but I really enjoyed the performance and I liked the arrangement.

  • niamh sing off was amazing..however her "as long as he needs me" seemed fairly weak in compared to others, many of them want to really show off, but niamh seemed fairly faint. sam for nancy and lawrence/harry/chester for oliver!

  • I really think Niamh was stunning in this sing off. She managed to steal the show but it was a good sing off. Rachel's better for the part but Niamh's going to go places.

  • incredible. amazing sing off!

  • Rachel + Niamh + Sarah should of been in the final. It's all fixed :(... i could of guessed the final a month ago..

  • this is the best sing off so far i think!

    they were both great, but rachel was right to be saved

  • wow, that was the most amazing sing off, so far.x