the most divisive yet talented acts in their respective years. The same can't be said for Union J who are the blandest of the remaining contestants this time. If there isn't a singoff, Union J's chances of making the final diminish on a number of levels. Firstly, such a decision may indicate that producers don't feel they can get or even want Chris Maloney in the bottom two against the boyband. We have to assume that they want Jahmene and James in the final having been name-checking them as such for a good few weeks now. Secondly, if the decision is taken not to have a singoff it will affect the way the acts are treated in tonight's show. At the semi-final stage the obvious criticism and damaging productions are usually toned down, and we'll explain below why that may particularly be the case for Chris. However, without a singoff it will be even more necessary for producers to hype the likes of James to ensure his place in the final. As a result, I don't think Union J will enjoy the all-out pimping that boyband predecessors One Direction were helped with at this stage in 2010. As for Chris, who would have predicted that he would become the act to lay bare the machinations of the show unlike anyone before him? We've had two live shows with judges commenting on his productions in a way that was once the preserve of Sofabet and similar sites. This week we've been