X-Factor star Sam Bailey's dreams of getting to the final are on track after an "effortless" performance on Saturday.
The 36-year-old Leicester Forest East mum belted out Beyonce's If I Were a Boy followed by Elton John's Candle in the Wind and none of the four judges had any word or criticism.
Louis Walsh described her as the show's "most consistent contestant".
He said: "You're never out of tune, you're a dream to work with and you're the people's choice, 'cause everywhere I go people say 'What's Sam Bailey like? I love Sam Bailey'.
"You never let us down. I really think this competition is yours to lose."
Gary Barlow had praise for her technical ability and for making each performance look "effortless".
He said after her first performance: "It's worth saying how difficult these songs are to sing.
"Beyonce has a huge vocal range and as a songwriter she writes to that vocal range, so these songs go from the very low to the very high and you coped with it beautifully tonight. Well done."
Last week judge Nicole Scherzinger had compared her to a cruise ship act but had nothing but praise for her on Saturday.
She said: "I can't wait to see you in the finals next week where you belong."
The show featured clips of Sam Bailey paying a visit to Sharon's house to help her calm her nerves ahead of Saturday's performance.
Sam said: "It gave me a bit of down time. It was just what I needed.
"She pushed me on a swing. It was really cute.
"If I can go out there this week and just get through them nerves, hopefully the public will like it and vote me through to the final."
She also spoke about her journey from Leicester to the X-Factor finals and how she still felt the support from her fans back home.
She said: "I genuinely can't believe I'm near the end of the whole competition. I've come so far.
"I've lived in Leicester for 14 years and I've had Gary Lineker and all the Leicester players right behind me."
After her second performance on Saturday, Sam said she had been singing for her two children.
She said: "That meant a lot to me just doing that performance. I sang my heart out for my babies - one of them's up in the audience.
"I want to go out there and smash it in the final and do it for the people who want to dream and live their dream and I'm doing that right now."
