Well, I'm surprised by some of the responses here.
I'm a bit older than the average Idol viewer (45yo)
and I thought rooting for Taylor wouldn't be very popular.
I think he's a combination of Ray Charles and Michael MacDonald.
He is seriously 'dripping' soul. I'd like to see him be able to 'turn it off' for a minute, in order to seriously communicate with the judges, without seeming like a weirdo. (I think he did that for a second, when they asked him if he was nervous)

He is my favorite for male.

My favorite for female is Paris.

I don't like K. Pickler, I think we've had enough of the naive farm girl thing for a while.

Just for reference, my husband and I are professional musicians. We work with a lot of vocalists, for what it's worth.
We know absolutely nothing about charisma, style, or 'it factor'
We have no idea why this "Ace" guy is so highly recognized.
Is it 'it'?????? Sure isn't his vocal ability.

We haven't been able to predict the previous 4 idols with any success, but I am going to stand by my predictions.