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It's about a month until The Champions Season 2, and I want to discuss the likelihood of every contestant winning the show. Now some contestants I am more familiar with than others, but I have seen at least one performance of every single contestant. Also the "spoilers" will not be taken into account and these are all based on my own biased opinions. In order of how they appear in this video.

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First off, we have Connie Talbot. She is basically your typical good-looking female singer, so that is one hurdle to jump over, but still her technicality and solid voice could get noticed, especially if she sings that original that she sang on BGT: The Champions (I don't remember the name). It really depends on how she is up against.

Luke Islam is probably one of the weakest singers this season. Now that's not to say he's bad because he is still pretty good, it's just that he could easily be swept away with the strong competition. Maybe if he absolutely knocks it out of the park and he has weak competition on his week, then perhaps, but other than that, I don't think he has a chance.

Easily one of my favourite magicians on any Got Talent ever, Ben Hart has the benefit of being a Shin Lim-esque magician. That could work out in his favour and get a lot of votes since Shin is probably still fresh in the voters' minds. Then again, because he is similar to him, some people could see him as a "knockoff". I kinda doubt that since Ben is so good at what he does. I think he could very easily advance to the finals, but a win I am not sure.

Puddles Pity Party's chances really hinge on Simon's mood. As we all remember, he infamously buzzed him during the live shows. If he still has the same attitude towards him, then I am not sure. However, Puddles does have a big fanbase and most people seem to like him a lot, so he could get voters easily. Again, buzzes are usually indicitive of the voting results, and if it happens again, he's toast.

I honestly don't really remember most of Dan Naturman's routines back in Season 9 despite remembering him since I always said he looked a lot like Jon Lovitz. That being said, his comedy is pretty decent, albeit not really that memorable. His biggest competition is Ryan Niemiller. If the two are up against one another, then I don't think he'll go through but I suppose there is a possibility if everyone in Dan's week craps the bed, but that's about it.

I inherently am not really a big fan of these "horror" magicians, and Miki Dark is no exception to this. Again, that's not to say he's "bad", he is just not my cuppa tea. There is a market for what he does and if he strikes a chord then I think it's possible he could advance, but I think it depends on the voter's mood at the time.

I also am not really huge on dog acts, and Alexa Lauenburger's trained dogs are certainly good, but at this point, a dog act has to literally speak in order for me to be impressed. Simon could GB her since, well it's obvious, but if not, then it's an uphill battle for her I feel and really depends on how well everyone else on her week performs.

The absolute wonder of Paddy & Nico's remarkable beyond belief act makes them a pretty iconic pair. They are memorable and daring, so I think they could do very well. I am not really sure about a GB, though they would make history and get a whopping three GBs, but if so, then it's well deserved.

Ben Blaque has the danger bias against him, so I am not sure how the voters are going to respond to him. He is really good at what he does, but I am not sure if he can do well enough to advance. But we'll have to wait and see.

Moses Concas definitely has the "cool" factor of what he does and he could become rather memorable. I think he has a solid chance of making the finals, but again it really depends on his other competition.

Part of Angelina Jordan's appeal was her "Jackie Evancho" factor as I call it, namely, her "voice beyond her years" factor. However like Connie Talbot before her, the older she gets, the more average her voice becomes since youth is fleeting. It's possible she could do enough to strike a chord with the voters, but again we'll have to wait and see.

I think that Marcelito Ponoy is going to have a polarizing effect. Some will think he is amazing, others will be confused and bewildered (look at Greg Pritchard's BGT season 3 audition for a good example). This could be problematic for the voting, but again I am not really sure how the voters will react to him.

We have now reached the first "joke act". Emil Rengle somehow won Romania's Got Talent, and he is rather silly while still technically a good dancer. I don't think he'll make the finals either way unless one of the judges gets really creative with their GB choice.

Quick Style

Freckled Sky have the very strong benefit of being the only multimedia act in the competition. This I think will differentiate themselves from the others. They also have the strong benefit of being an act that people felt should've made it further than they placed. I personally think they can do really really well if they play their cards right.

Of all the comedians on this season, I think Ryan Niemiller has the highest likelihood of making it far in the competition. He is a recent contestant, he has a unique comedy style, he has a good story. He checks off a large number of the boxes. Unless he is swamped by a super competitive performance week, I can easily see him advancing.

Bars & Melody are a conundrum. The very fist time they performed, with the original song "Hopeful", they were unique and terrific. But then they just sorta morphed into being a generic pop duo, losing a lot of their uniqueness. If they reperform "Hopeful" the way they did on their first ever audition, then I think they could go to the finals. Otherwise, I think they will not make enough of an impact to have

Voices of Service are memorable for being a recent act and for appealing to the nationalistic pride. They aren't the greatest singers in the world, but all that doesn't matter in the eyes of America. They will probably do well unless they receive strong competition from their week.

Boogie Storm could get people voting "for the Lols". It's rather cundersome to dance in stormtrooper outfits and there is a sort of strange novelty to seeing them dance that will be very appealing to voters. Does that mean they are shoo-ins? Ehh... probably not, but hey anything can happen.

In terms of overall voice, I think Jack Vidgen is easily the best of the competitors here. He proved that even though he is older than his initial AuGT audition, he can still be a force to be reckoned with on The Voice Australia. He has the potential to do extremely well given the right circumstances.

Sandou Trio Russian Bar

Brian King Joseph

Marc Spelmann

Michael Grimm

JJ Pantano

Silhouettes

Duo Destiny

Tyler Butler-Figueroa

Eddie Williams

Oz Pearlman

Collabro

Strauss Serpent

Mike Yung

Dania Diaz

Junior Creative

Christian Stoinev

Hans

Spencer Horsman

Duo Transcend

V.Unbeatable