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Joe tipped for a landslideBy COLIN ROBERTSON
and DAVID LOWE
JOE McElderry is set to win The X Factor by a landslide, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by The Sun.
The 18-year-old Geordie is in line for 43 per cent of votes in tonight's penultimate show, our survey says.
And he is tipped to cruise home in tomorrow's final.
Hip-shaker Olly Murs, 25, is predicted to pull 20 per cent of tonight's vote, with 20-year-old rival Stacey Solomon on 17 per cent.
Nearly one in five polled said they would make up their minds "on the night".
But Joe is terrified he will LOSE the show's grand final because fans think he's already won.
Final three ... but how do you intend to vote? Click picture to enlarge for full poll resultslt
EnlargeFinal three ... but how do you intend to vote? Click picture to enlarge for full poll results1 of 1The Geordie crooner is already the bookies' favourite and hopes to bag even more votes by singing Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me with megastar George Michael.
But despite massive support, The Sun can reveal Joe still fears he could be a flop-star. He said: "Obviously I'd love to win it, but I can't think that. There's still lots of work to do."
Last night pals revealed the teenager was "bricking it", fearing fans would not bother to vote for him due to his perceived success on the ITV show. One said: "Joe is really worried that it won't go his way. "He's refusing to think it's in the bag even though everyone else - including Simon Cowell - thinks it is. "He thinks by being the frontrunner many viewers who want him to win won't bother picking up the phone. "He's bricking it - it's really got to him. His mentor Cheryl Cole has had to speak to him to try and keep his focus."
Joe, from South Shields, faces strong competition from rival Olly Murs, who is duetting with Robbie Williams.
The Sun can reveal the pair will be singing Robbie's classic Angels anthem - the star's biggest commercial hit which has sold more than two million. Simon has deliberately picked the song to give Olly, 25, his best chance of at least finishing second. Stacey Solomon, 20, will team up with crooner Michael Bublé for his hit number Feeling Good.
The Essex girl is the favourite to get the axe tonight when one act will be voted off - leaving just two in tomorrow night's grand final.
ITV has set aside four hours of airtime for tonight and tomorrow's shows, which Simon hopes will pull in 20million viewers. As well as the duet stars, other big names are also set to appear, including Paul McCartney - scheduled for tomorrow. Former show winners Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis will also perform, as well as last year's runners-up JLS. Meanwhile tuneless twins Jedward will make a triumphant return as all 12 X Factor finalists put in an appearance. Other faces from the show, both good and bad, will lend a comedy tone to proceedings.
Last night rumours emerged that George Michael may have to pull out due to illness. But his manager Michael Lippman told The Sun: "If Simon Cowell still wants us, we plan to be there." Joe's landslide victory was predicted in a YouGov poll commissioned by The Sun.
The survey, which quizzed 2,102 X Factor viewers aged 18 and over, discovered that 43 per cent intended to vote for the teenager in tonight's show. His support comes mainly from the over-55s, with more than half of those surveyed in that age group - 52 per cent - said they would back him. That compares to 15 per cent who'd vote for Stacey and only 11 per cent who favoured Olly. But intriguingly cheeky chappy Olly would TRIUMPH if the winner was decided by music-loving 18 to 34-year-olds. He'd receive 32 per cent of their votes - two per cent more than Joe and way ahead of Stacey's 18 per cent.
But overall Olly and Stacey lag far behind Joe, with our figures suggesting they'll get 20 and 17 per cent respectively. Some 20 per cent either didn't know or said they'd decide who to vote for "on the night".
Whoever he faced in tomorrow's final, Joe was tipped to score a comfortable win.
Joe, who has wowed X Factor audiences with perfect renditions of songs like Don't Stop Believin' and Open Arms, was also declared the competition's best voice by an amazing 68 per cent of those quizzed.
Only 18 per cent felt Stacey was the best singer and just ten per cent backed Olly.
However, Stacey was rated the most attractive finalist, getting 30 per cent of the vote - ahead of first Olly, then Joe. Olly was voted best dancer by 71 per cent of viewers - and the finalist most fans would like to take for a pint. Some 51 per cent said Joe has potential to be the show's most successful recording artist. Among the X Factor judges, Louis Walsh landed the lowest score in the popularity stakes. Only six per cent backed him as their favourite. Simon Cowell won with 40 per cent. Our vote showed 60 per cent of viewers are women.
Bron: The Sun