Post by Carl on Dec 11, 2004 23:34:19 GMT
Well, after what has seemed like an eternity- the most glamorous karaoke competition of recent times, has finally concluded, with all the predictability of the ending of a movie featuring the Titanic!
Everyone knew that Steve, the housewives favourite would win, and the character bashing dished out by the likes of Sharon Osborne (let's just remind ourselves that she is in part, the woman responsible for the creation of Kelly and Jack!) just served to increase his vote share!
So, Steve is crowned as the X Factor winner, and is handsomely rewarded with a £1 million record deal. By virtue of the title, he is supposed to have that preponderant 'je ne sais qua', that makes him a performer that is heads above the rest of his peers!
However, the reality of such is that he isn't, and if the truth be told, he's a very average, middle of the road singer. He is a weak performer, who struggled with nearly all of the songs he performed. Of all the nine finalists, he was by far the worst performer; who repeatedly missed his cues and fluffed his lines!
These shows, are only created to boost egocentric music A&R people's income, and in actual fact has seldom to do with the artists!
Where are Hear'Say and Liberty X from Popstars now?
Where is Gareth Gates and his chums that everyone was raving about from Pop Idol?
Where are One True Voice, Phixx and CLIO from Popstars- The Rivals?
Where are Michelle McMannus and Sam & Mark from Pop Idol 2? Scrapped and forgotten about, whilst the managers and record chiefs have got stinkingly rich off the back of these artists talents!
We're now promised more Pop Idol and more X Factor next year, the latter with Cowell wanting Victoria 'I have no talent and thus no career' Beckham as a judge! Remind me to pencil that into my diary!!
Everyone knew that Steve, the housewives favourite would win, and the character bashing dished out by the likes of Sharon Osborne (let's just remind ourselves that she is in part, the woman responsible for the creation of Kelly and Jack!) just served to increase his vote share!
So, Steve is crowned as the X Factor winner, and is handsomely rewarded with a £1 million record deal. By virtue of the title, he is supposed to have that preponderant 'je ne sais qua', that makes him a performer that is heads above the rest of his peers!
However, the reality of such is that he isn't, and if the truth be told, he's a very average, middle of the road singer. He is a weak performer, who struggled with nearly all of the songs he performed. Of all the nine finalists, he was by far the worst performer; who repeatedly missed his cues and fluffed his lines!
These shows, are only created to boost egocentric music A&R people's income, and in actual fact has seldom to do with the artists!
Where are Hear'Say and Liberty X from Popstars now?
Where is Gareth Gates and his chums that everyone was raving about from Pop Idol?
Where are One True Voice, Phixx and CLIO from Popstars- The Rivals?
Where are Michelle McMannus and Sam & Mark from Pop Idol 2? Scrapped and forgotten about, whilst the managers and record chiefs have got stinkingly rich off the back of these artists talents!
We're now promised more Pop Idol and more X Factor next year, the latter with Cowell wanting Victoria 'I have no talent and thus no career' Beckham as a judge! Remind me to pencil that into my diary!!
