I had thought Javine the best of the girls until last night's show, but I thought she was less outstanding then, partly because the song, associated with Chaka Khan, maybe made Javine's voice sound weak rather than elegant. Last night I thought Sarah was much the best, with Javine and Cheryl the next best. I couldn't believe that it came down to Javine and Sarah at the end. I'm not inclined to jump at the racism explanation too quickly, especially as last week we ended up with two black members of the boy band.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 1 December 2002 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)