Niki bellows; Leon tremolos; Same Difference franticise. The smell of fear and desperation seeps from the television screen during the X Factor semi-finals.
And then along comes Rhydian the magician, who just stands there, legs wide apart, and delivers. No contest. Watch him sing Bridge Over Troubled Water here

but remember to put Sonific (right-hand column of this blog) onto pause first.

Edited 18th December. Sorry, the video has been pulled.