I'm currently listening to that gorgeous entry by Pibbur.
Just recently previously, now that Britain's Got Talent has ended for another year, I found myself searching for my favourite past contestant, the surprisingly adept 12 year old lil' star Ronan Parke. So please excuse me while I splurge some potentially offensively 'popular' music into your delicate ears.
Many people think that it's cheating when a kid does well in a talent show, because 'everyone votes just because they are kids'. The reality is that there are so many people that hold this view that kids actually rarely win. There are just as many people who reject singers because they are kids as there are people who only like them because they are kids. This guy came second in 2011 after being the bookie's favourite, most likely because of a 'too popular for his own good' situation.
There's always more to performers than just objective biases however. The true X-Factor is something more. It's about individual stage presence and general personality which, when combined with quality singing, provide something you don't see every day and somehow embed themselves in your eternal memory.
As with many of the people still commenting on his videos, "I still keep coming back to these videos, they're just so great."
Performing in the final:
The original BGT video seems to have vanished, so it's difficult to gauge how many people still watch this performance, there's loads of versions out there each will millions of views.
The Original Audition:
Currently over 40 million views.
Listening again to that other 2nd place phenomenon Susan Boyle (2009), I still think Ronan Parke was a better singer on the night, but they both have the X-Factor in spades.