There's been a lot of talk going round recently that X Factor hopefuls Katie Waissel and Cher Lloyd are pretty much hated by the general public - fellow finalist Matt Cardle is said today to have branded Katie a "fame hungry t***" (or something of the kind), whilst Cher has been booed out in public.
From what I see, both girls are fame-hungry and ambitious, and will stop at nothing to become the next Big Thing. And for that I applaud them.
Why is it in this country we are so ready to knock people down that want to be successful? You know, of all the X Factor contestants, Katie and Cher are the ones that I see true star quality in - they're confident, confident, confident, and you need that to survive in showbiz. It's a quality found in abundance in Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, the other Cher - you name it, they all have the same qualities as Cher Lloyd and Katie. They're ambitious, and they want their dream badly.
I'd be quite worried if they weren't fame hungry! If that were the case then they're definitely on the wrong show. If there's anybody on the X Factor who isn't seeking fame (Matt Cardle included), then they're lying. If any of them wanted to sing professionally to lots of people, they do not have to be on the X Factor to do that. They could quite easily do live gigs up and down the country, in Butlins for example. But it's quite obvious they all want fame and fortune, without exception. Katie and Cher just happen to have a lot more ambition over the rest of them, which they are probably jealous of.
I don't particularly favour Cher or Katie over any other, but they don't deserve the stick they are getting. They want to be rich, famous and successful, and who can blame them! Good for Katie for being fame-seeking - at least she has the guts to go for her dream full throttle. If I'm paying good money to go to someone's concert, I want to go and see someone who I know is enjoying the performance as much as I am, who is completely confident in themselves and will 100% deliver a good show and know it. That's what all successful artists do. That's what makes a popstar.
Hitch your wagon to a star, girls, and don't settle for anything less.
Vive ambition!
Friday 29 October 2010
Thursday 28 October 2010
One Direction? That Direction is Up
I've read somewhere that Simon Cowell is going to give One Direction a record deal whether they win the X Factor or not.
From what I see, hear and read, this new boyband are seriously popular. As I've said before, I can see why - they're very young (closer to teenage girls' age than say, The Wanted), they're cheeky, they're wild, they're alpha males, and they can sound out a pretty ok tune together ...
But isn't this just turning into a farce now? Why not just proclaim them winners right here and now? Or if they're that popular, have them withdraw from the competition and have their record deal without going through the formality of winning?
Whatever the situation, these guys are seriously lucky. Good enough to make it to bootcamp, but not good enough to continue, but not bad enough to be dropped, what were the chances they would have even dreamed of being thrown together in a boyband with four other strangers, the chances that they'd actually get on, or sound well together, or the chances that they've grabbed the public's imagination like they have ...?
Perhaps I'm a bit bitter here. Life is a bit too easy for these boys. Sure, they might work hard at what they do - but who doesn't work hard? It all just seems a lot that not only are they insanely popular but are now even immune to the competition of winning the show, because they may as well have won it already. What value does winning the show have now, if people are assured of having won something equivalent already?
That world of showbiz is too cruel. We have Simon Cowell practically shoving a contract in One Direction's hand, whilst the other finalists are still left nervously waiting as to what their future will be ... and it all depends on the X Factor.
But now One Direction have gotten so big that they no longer need the very show that has made them, whilst Diva Fever, John Adeleye, Nicolo Festa and Storm will all probably have it as the highlight of their careers. Yet for One Direction, it's just the beginning (and they don't even need to win it).
One final rant. I've nothing against the boys. But one of them, Zayn, threw a paddy at bootcamp and refused to take part in the dancing task for fear of looking stupid. Now safely in the band, I'm of the opinion he should've been eliminated for throwing the paddy, so that his place could have been given to someone who would have gladly done anything that is thrown at them.
I guess that's what they call Showbiz.
That's showbiz.
From what I see, hear and read, this new boyband are seriously popular. As I've said before, I can see why - they're very young (closer to teenage girls' age than say, The Wanted), they're cheeky, they're wild, they're alpha males, and they can sound out a pretty ok tune together ...
But isn't this just turning into a farce now? Why not just proclaim them winners right here and now? Or if they're that popular, have them withdraw from the competition and have their record deal without going through the formality of winning?
Whatever the situation, these guys are seriously lucky. Good enough to make it to bootcamp, but not good enough to continue, but not bad enough to be dropped, what were the chances they would have even dreamed of being thrown together in a boyband with four other strangers, the chances that they'd actually get on, or sound well together, or the chances that they've grabbed the public's imagination like they have ...?
Perhaps I'm a bit bitter here. Life is a bit too easy for these boys. Sure, they might work hard at what they do - but who doesn't work hard? It all just seems a lot that not only are they insanely popular but are now even immune to the competition of winning the show, because they may as well have won it already. What value does winning the show have now, if people are assured of having won something equivalent already?
That world of showbiz is too cruel. We have Simon Cowell practically shoving a contract in One Direction's hand, whilst the other finalists are still left nervously waiting as to what their future will be ... and it all depends on the X Factor.
But now One Direction have gotten so big that they no longer need the very show that has made them, whilst Diva Fever, John Adeleye, Nicolo Festa and Storm will all probably have it as the highlight of their careers. Yet for One Direction, it's just the beginning (and they don't even need to win it).
One final rant. I've nothing against the boys. But one of them, Zayn, threw a paddy at bootcamp and refused to take part in the dancing task for fear of looking stupid. Now safely in the band, I'm of the opinion he should've been eliminated for throwing the paddy, so that his place could have been given to someone who would have gladly done anything that is thrown at them.
I guess that's what they call Showbiz.
That's showbiz.
Monday 25 October 2010
Cheryl, Queen of Mime
Okay okay, I got it half right. Belle Amie stayed against all odds to compete next week, but poor old TrayC and John were in the sing-off. I've had a suspicion for a while John would go - he had a great voice but then so do most people on the show, so it doesn't really count for anything. The public are hungry for that sparkle in your eye, that charisma, the glittering star quality ... having a good voice is nothing more than a given pre-requisite, really.
Which brings me nicely onto Ms. Cole, who performed her new single Promise This on last night's show. I should've thought it pretty obvious that she almost entirely mimed the whole song, save for one line somewhere in the middle, heavily supported by a backing track.
I suppose there are plus and minus points to miming. A lot of artists have done it in the past - just look at the Spice Girls, they hardly ever performed live (I think their act would've been dead in the water if they had). But that was the Nineties, before the age of singing competitions like the X Factor, and the public have become every more demanding. Not only do we want a flawless performance, we want it live. We want singing, belting high notes, pumped up dance routines, stunning costumes, fireworks, the lot. And to be honest, we've had it from a lot of the wannabes that are competing this year.
Which makes Cheryl, to put it bluntly, a hypocrite. She is sitting pretty and earning big bucks for sitting on her very pert behind and voicing her opinion on others' singing. You might say she's been there and done that (I've seen the videos and they're atrocious). But she's still out there doing it, promoting herself as a serious recording artist. For her to sit there and pull up other people on not hitting that high note, the wobbly starts or the off-key moments and then get up there and not be prepared to do it herself is a very smug pot calling a lot of talented kettles black. The excuse is that she has a "lot of dance routines" to keep up with and thus can't do the vocal at the same time. Now, do you think that we'd accept that from the X Factor contestants?
If you're a recording artist, Cheryl, put your money where your mouth is. Or actually, just put your voice where your mouth is.
Which brings me nicely onto Ms. Cole, who performed her new single Promise This on last night's show. I should've thought it pretty obvious that she almost entirely mimed the whole song, save for one line somewhere in the middle, heavily supported by a backing track.
I suppose there are plus and minus points to miming. A lot of artists have done it in the past - just look at the Spice Girls, they hardly ever performed live (I think their act would've been dead in the water if they had). But that was the Nineties, before the age of singing competitions like the X Factor, and the public have become every more demanding. Not only do we want a flawless performance, we want it live. We want singing, belting high notes, pumped up dance routines, stunning costumes, fireworks, the lot. And to be honest, we've had it from a lot of the wannabes that are competing this year.
Which makes Cheryl, to put it bluntly, a hypocrite. She is sitting pretty and earning big bucks for sitting on her very pert behind and voicing her opinion on others' singing. You might say she's been there and done that (I've seen the videos and they're atrocious). But she's still out there doing it, promoting herself as a serious recording artist. For her to sit there and pull up other people on not hitting that high note, the wobbly starts or the off-key moments and then get up there and not be prepared to do it herself is a very smug pot calling a lot of talented kettles black. The excuse is that she has a "lot of dance routines" to keep up with and thus can't do the vocal at the same time. Now, do you think that we'd accept that from the X Factor contestants?
If you're a recording artist, Cheryl, put your money where your mouth is. Or actually, just put your voice where your mouth is.
Sunday 24 October 2010
The X Factor’s going in One Direction ...
So here we have arrived into Week Three of that highly addictive competition-slash-drama that we call the X Factor.
To say this is the best series yet is an understatement. Those who thought the hype wouldn’t match last year’s have been proved very wrong - the level of fame the show has achieved this year has reached fever-pitch. This week the contestants were taken “shopping” and were duly mobbed by hundreds perhaps thousands of screaming fans in London. I say “shopping” because I wouldn’t put it past Simon Cowell to have tipped off the entire British press that they were going to be there, and it was hardly as though all of the final 12 would expect a leisurely browse in Top-Shop, on a trip where they all just happened to be together, enjoying each other’s company ...
But then the media frenzy is what makes this show all the more delicious! I’m part of it, after all. Last night I was glued yet again to my TV and was not disappointed. The highlight for me was Katie Waissel. Here’s my low-down on last night’s performances ...
Paije: A phenomenal voice, but this is clearly a stitch-up: they put him deliberately first, because they know that that is the most vulnerable position, and usually increases the chance of someone being in the bottom two, as they will have faded from memory by the time the phone lines open at the end of the performances. Great vocal, but I can’t help think they’re willing him to go ... they put him first and dress him in pretty outrageous garb that would’ve been in the dustbin even in the Eighties ... I think, sadly, Paije’s time on this show is borrowed. He’s a great performer, but not a popstar.
John: Another stitch-up, because going second is almost as bad as going first. I think they’re willing this one to go too. Great vocal, but this is starting to not mean anything when all the finalists have a ship-shape pair of lungs on them. A performance that was slated by the judges, had some unnecessary smooching from backing dancers in the background ... and a downright silly choice of hairstyle. Like Paije, his card is also marked.
Rebecca: Vocal of the goosebump variety, she’s really beginning to suit those slow, svelte numbers they’re giving her. Popstar? Maybe a few decades ago ...
TreyC: Unfortunately I was distracted during this performance so I can’t really comment, although maybe the fact I was distracted wasn’t a good sign. I think she’s a great singer but she looks too like Alexandra and Leona in genre ... I think the job vacancy she’s going for is already filled.
Wagner: Where do I begin! Seems a lovely man, but absolutely bonkers. We also might as well start naming him the Court Jester, because he’s got as much chance of winning as FYD. Sadly for him, he’s part of the X Factor game ... he’s a bit of fun in the early rounds, before it gets serious and it’s Boa Noite for him.
One Direction: The X Factor Cash Cow. You only have to feel the vibe of their popularity everywhere to know this group won’t just win the competition but will be catapulted to stardom leaving their humble roots way behind them. They’re young, good-looking and have charisma, which basically fills every teenage girl’s criteria. They can sing ok, but to be honest I can’t see that that matters one jot. They’ll put teenage bums on seats, their posters will be everywhere and they bring the pounds rolling in for Mr Cowell. Which means it is small wonder he’s plugging the group as much as he can and realistically is probably already jotting down ideas for their first album. The clear winners by far.
Belle Amie: Poor lasses. If anyone’s going to feel failure due to the success of One Direction, it’s them. The only other group left in Simon’s category, they’re pretty much on the scrapheap already. There’s only room for one group in this town, and One Direction have plumped quite happily for that spot. With Simon plugging them away, his other act Belle Amie don’t stand a chance. OK vocals, they gel a bit, but no-one really knows who they are or their names, or even cares. They’re going tonight.
Mary: I absolutely loved Mary last week, and was really looking forward to this week’s performance. Sadly I was disappointed. I was expecting a powerful belting number, but not one she’d already performed at her first audition. That’s old hat now. The song was fine, the vocals were amazing as always, but it was old news. Come on Mary, show us what you’re made of and bring the house down next week!
Matt: Wow. Wow. WOW. This, along with Katie, was a stellar performance. Who would have thought that him sat there on his own with nothing but his guitar singing Baby One More Time would have worked, but boy did it work! He made the song completely his own and left me spellbound by his performance. A true pro, give the man a record deal NOW!
Aiden: Mmm yeah ok he was good, but his performance is getting a bit samey. For once I agree with Cheryl – I don’t know if I could sit through 22 songs of him twitching like a maniac.
Cher: Another pro. Like Simon said, you would’ve thought she was at one of her own concerts the way she performed. Sexy, sassy and confident to the core, she rocked the place. I only hope the bad press she’s getting doesn’t pull her down.
Katie: The performance of the night!! What an ending to the show, with a jazzy version of the Jungle Book’s King of the Swingers, she jazzed nimbly across the stage in a stunning and cheeky Twenties’ style dress and feathery boa that positively made her look radiant. She looked every inch the popstar as she threw back her head, laughed and jazzed her way through this nifty number. I would pay good money to see that performance again, and many more like it. A true star!!
To say this is the best series yet is an understatement. Those who thought the hype wouldn’t match last year’s have been proved very wrong - the level of fame the show has achieved this year has reached fever-pitch. This week the contestants were taken “shopping” and were duly mobbed by hundreds perhaps thousands of screaming fans in London. I say “shopping” because I wouldn’t put it past Simon Cowell to have tipped off the entire British press that they were going to be there, and it was hardly as though all of the final 12 would expect a leisurely browse in Top-Shop, on a trip where they all just happened to be together, enjoying each other’s company ...
But then the media frenzy is what makes this show all the more delicious! I’m part of it, after all. Last night I was glued yet again to my TV and was not disappointed. The highlight for me was Katie Waissel. Here’s my low-down on last night’s performances ...
Paije: A phenomenal voice, but this is clearly a stitch-up: they put him deliberately first, because they know that that is the most vulnerable position, and usually increases the chance of someone being in the bottom two, as they will have faded from memory by the time the phone lines open at the end of the performances. Great vocal, but I can’t help think they’re willing him to go ... they put him first and dress him in pretty outrageous garb that would’ve been in the dustbin even in the Eighties ... I think, sadly, Paije’s time on this show is borrowed. He’s a great performer, but not a popstar.
John: Another stitch-up, because going second is almost as bad as going first. I think they’re willing this one to go too. Great vocal, but this is starting to not mean anything when all the finalists have a ship-shape pair of lungs on them. A performance that was slated by the judges, had some unnecessary smooching from backing dancers in the background ... and a downright silly choice of hairstyle. Like Paije, his card is also marked.
Rebecca: Vocal of the goosebump variety, she’s really beginning to suit those slow, svelte numbers they’re giving her. Popstar? Maybe a few decades ago ...
TreyC: Unfortunately I was distracted during this performance so I can’t really comment, although maybe the fact I was distracted wasn’t a good sign. I think she’s a great singer but she looks too like Alexandra and Leona in genre ... I think the job vacancy she’s going for is already filled.
Wagner: Where do I begin! Seems a lovely man, but absolutely bonkers. We also might as well start naming him the Court Jester, because he’s got as much chance of winning as FYD. Sadly for him, he’s part of the X Factor game ... he’s a bit of fun in the early rounds, before it gets serious and it’s Boa Noite for him.
One Direction: The X Factor Cash Cow. You only have to feel the vibe of their popularity everywhere to know this group won’t just win the competition but will be catapulted to stardom leaving their humble roots way behind them. They’re young, good-looking and have charisma, which basically fills every teenage girl’s criteria. They can sing ok, but to be honest I can’t see that that matters one jot. They’ll put teenage bums on seats, their posters will be everywhere and they bring the pounds rolling in for Mr Cowell. Which means it is small wonder he’s plugging the group as much as he can and realistically is probably already jotting down ideas for their first album. The clear winners by far.
Belle Amie: Poor lasses. If anyone’s going to feel failure due to the success of One Direction, it’s them. The only other group left in Simon’s category, they’re pretty much on the scrapheap already. There’s only room for one group in this town, and One Direction have plumped quite happily for that spot. With Simon plugging them away, his other act Belle Amie don’t stand a chance. OK vocals, they gel a bit, but no-one really knows who they are or their names, or even cares. They’re going tonight.
Mary: I absolutely loved Mary last week, and was really looking forward to this week’s performance. Sadly I was disappointed. I was expecting a powerful belting number, but not one she’d already performed at her first audition. That’s old hat now. The song was fine, the vocals were amazing as always, but it was old news. Come on Mary, show us what you’re made of and bring the house down next week!
Matt: Wow. Wow. WOW. This, along with Katie, was a stellar performance. Who would have thought that him sat there on his own with nothing but his guitar singing Baby One More Time would have worked, but boy did it work! He made the song completely his own and left me spellbound by his performance. A true pro, give the man a record deal NOW!
Aiden: Mmm yeah ok he was good, but his performance is getting a bit samey. For once I agree with Cheryl – I don’t know if I could sit through 22 songs of him twitching like a maniac.
Cher: Another pro. Like Simon said, you would’ve thought she was at one of her own concerts the way she performed. Sexy, sassy and confident to the core, she rocked the place. I only hope the bad press she’s getting doesn’t pull her down.
Katie: The performance of the night!! What an ending to the show, with a jazzy version of the Jungle Book’s King of the Swingers, she jazzed nimbly across the stage in a stunning and cheeky Twenties’ style dress and feathery boa that positively made her look radiant. She looked every inch the popstar as she threw back her head, laughed and jazzed her way through this nifty number. I would pay good money to see that performance again, and many more like it. A true star!!
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Ho ho ho The X FACTOR!!!
I don’t know about you, but I’m already hopelessly addicted to the X Factor already. I initially wasn’t – the first few rounds of auditions get really boring after a while (there’s only so many chronic crooners you can handle in a night) – but by the Judge’s Houses round I was there in my living room, lights down and a cuppa practically glued at my TV in suspense!!
And so it has Really Begun. With the first live show – and subsequent double eviction – already under this season’s belt, the much-famed reality TV singing (well, sometimes!) competition has well and truly got the nation’s tongues a-wagging.
I was really disappointed that Italian Stallion and Full-time Diva Nicolo Festa got the boot. He really didn’t deserve to go. Yeah his performance of Lady Gaga’s Just Dance was predictable and didn’t show off his style or vocals, but what a character we’ve been robbed of, and it’s only the first week! Sadly I can’t say the same about boyband FYD. They were bland and uninteresting for me ... sorry guys, but the public also thought so as well.
I was wondering what Katie Waissel was doing in the bottom 3, apart from being the unfortunate victim of a hate-campaign against her. I also think it’s unfair that Gamu didn’t get through, and yes Katie messed up her audition, but so did Cher and Mary, both of whom are now receiving mostly positive exposure.
Here’s a lowdown of what I though of Saturday’s performances, of the first live shows:
FYD – Good performance, but nothing I wouldn’t find at Butlins.
John – Boring and dated performance, forgettable.
Belle Amie – Work well as a group, but lacking that Zing. Might go the same way as Kandy Rain – I thought they’d go.
Matt Cardle – What fantastic vocals, very emotional performance. He just needs to stop closing his eyes and hunching over when he sings.
Mary Byrne- THE best performance of the night for me. As people have remarked, she looked like a true pro and as though she’d been doing it for years. Emotion and powerful vocals – stunning. Let’s just hope she hasn’t peaked too early ... she might have a tough time topping her own performance this week.
Treyc – Great vocals, and quite a nice performance, but I don’t see any character there. Did she get through just because she was last performing and fresh in viewers’ minds
Diva Fever – camp, sparkly and utterly outrageous, darlings!! Everything I would’ve expected from the glittery duo, although not sure if it’s so much recording material as gay pride performance!
Rebecca – she looked stunning and sang the song quite well, but was really let down by the song choice (not really her) and wandered a bit aimlessly and awkwardly around the stage. Come on Cheyl, give her a slow song where she sings sveltely on the spot and gazes into the camera with those lovely big brown eyes!!
Aiden – At first I thought he looked like a crazed convict with his very, very emotional performance on the funny white chair on a podium, but on the whole this was on a par with a professional recording artist. He just needs to show us more character now to go with it ... and of course, like the other good performer of the night, Mary, needs to beat himself this week.
Storm – A+ for effort, but I have to admit Simon Cowell was right – he did look like a failed rock star. Or put better, he looked like he was a former rock star who was doing a Greatest Hits concert. Looked good but not sure if it’ll translate into actual pounds rolling in
Cher – up in the top three with Aiden and Mary. So confident, so flawless, she had real Presence, a bit like a cross between Cheryl Cole and Madonna. I have a feeling this is just the start for this lady as well, not to mention the enormous amount of press coverage she’s receiving about her weight!
One Direction – I think these guys have the potential to be really popular. They’re good-looking, young (and I mean proper boy-band young, i.e. 16, 17, 18, not early to late twenties), and there’s a gap in the market for someone like them, although The already established Wanted are dangerously close to it. We haven’t had a massive boyband round here since the days of Take That and Westlife. The only other danger is of course that they were thrown together a few weeks ago and have so far racked up a massive ... two performances. I’ve heard they don’t get on, which is half evident from their body language sometimes. But if they can get their differences behind them, they’ll have Coutts bank accounts before they hit 20.
Paije – Vocally really something, but performance-wise, he wandered round the stage like a lost soul on a dark night. The 80s jacket and hairstyle didn’t help either. Needs to seriously re-invent if he wants to go all the way.
Wagner – the token Joke Act. Seems a very nice man, but I can’t see him selling records anytime soon!
Katie – she looked nervous but gave a good performance, if a little whacky and trying too hard with the outrageous costume. Lady Gaga is already out there doing that, so maybe she needs to rethink ...
Nicolo – Oh how I wish he’d stayed! But the British Public decided otherwise, and to be fair with good reason. A generic, predictable song and style, although I think it was the sunglasses that really did it. I think rap-artists are the only people who can get away with sunglasses (because they never usually take them off elsewhere). We needed to see eye contact, Nicolo, and what a shame for you and us that we didn’t get it!
So there you have it – 2 down, 13 to go. Roll on Saturday, I’m already getting the popcorn in!
And so it has Really Begun. With the first live show – and subsequent double eviction – already under this season’s belt, the much-famed reality TV singing (well, sometimes!) competition has well and truly got the nation’s tongues a-wagging.
I was really disappointed that Italian Stallion and Full-time Diva Nicolo Festa got the boot. He really didn’t deserve to go. Yeah his performance of Lady Gaga’s Just Dance was predictable and didn’t show off his style or vocals, but what a character we’ve been robbed of, and it’s only the first week! Sadly I can’t say the same about boyband FYD. They were bland and uninteresting for me ... sorry guys, but the public also thought so as well.
I was wondering what Katie Waissel was doing in the bottom 3, apart from being the unfortunate victim of a hate-campaign against her. I also think it’s unfair that Gamu didn’t get through, and yes Katie messed up her audition, but so did Cher and Mary, both of whom are now receiving mostly positive exposure.
Here’s a lowdown of what I though of Saturday’s performances, of the first live shows:
FYD – Good performance, but nothing I wouldn’t find at Butlins.
John – Boring and dated performance, forgettable.
Belle Amie – Work well as a group, but lacking that Zing. Might go the same way as Kandy Rain – I thought they’d go.
Matt Cardle – What fantastic vocals, very emotional performance. He just needs to stop closing his eyes and hunching over when he sings.
Mary Byrne- THE best performance of the night for me. As people have remarked, she looked like a true pro and as though she’d been doing it for years. Emotion and powerful vocals – stunning. Let’s just hope she hasn’t peaked too early ... she might have a tough time topping her own performance this week.
Treyc – Great vocals, and quite a nice performance, but I don’t see any character there. Did she get through just because she was last performing and fresh in viewers’ minds
Diva Fever – camp, sparkly and utterly outrageous, darlings!! Everything I would’ve expected from the glittery duo, although not sure if it’s so much recording material as gay pride performance!
Rebecca – she looked stunning and sang the song quite well, but was really let down by the song choice (not really her) and wandered a bit aimlessly and awkwardly around the stage. Come on Cheyl, give her a slow song where she sings sveltely on the spot and gazes into the camera with those lovely big brown eyes!!
Aiden – At first I thought he looked like a crazed convict with his very, very emotional performance on the funny white chair on a podium, but on the whole this was on a par with a professional recording artist. He just needs to show us more character now to go with it ... and of course, like the other good performer of the night, Mary, needs to beat himself this week.
Storm – A+ for effort, but I have to admit Simon Cowell was right – he did look like a failed rock star. Or put better, he looked like he was a former rock star who was doing a Greatest Hits concert. Looked good but not sure if it’ll translate into actual pounds rolling in
Cher – up in the top three with Aiden and Mary. So confident, so flawless, she had real Presence, a bit like a cross between Cheryl Cole and Madonna. I have a feeling this is just the start for this lady as well, not to mention the enormous amount of press coverage she’s receiving about her weight!
One Direction – I think these guys have the potential to be really popular. They’re good-looking, young (and I mean proper boy-band young, i.e. 16, 17, 18, not early to late twenties), and there’s a gap in the market for someone like them, although The already established Wanted are dangerously close to it. We haven’t had a massive boyband round here since the days of Take That and Westlife. The only other danger is of course that they were thrown together a few weeks ago and have so far racked up a massive ... two performances. I’ve heard they don’t get on, which is half evident from their body language sometimes. But if they can get their differences behind them, they’ll have Coutts bank accounts before they hit 20.
Paije – Vocally really something, but performance-wise, he wandered round the stage like a lost soul on a dark night. The 80s jacket and hairstyle didn’t help either. Needs to seriously re-invent if he wants to go all the way.
Wagner – the token Joke Act. Seems a very nice man, but I can’t see him selling records anytime soon!
Katie – she looked nervous but gave a good performance, if a little whacky and trying too hard with the outrageous costume. Lady Gaga is already out there doing that, so maybe she needs to rethink ...
Nicolo – Oh how I wish he’d stayed! But the British Public decided otherwise, and to be fair with good reason. A generic, predictable song and style, although I think it was the sunglasses that really did it. I think rap-artists are the only people who can get away with sunglasses (because they never usually take them off elsewhere). We needed to see eye contact, Nicolo, and what a shame for you and us that we didn’t get it!
So there you have it – 2 down, 13 to go. Roll on Saturday, I’m already getting the popcorn in!
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