I loved Souli Roots song. It was like Polly Styrene crossed with Desmond Decker. The song starts at 1.30. Louies comments at the end are quite illuminating www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXWWvAmBus

I loved Souli Roots song. It was like Polly Styrene crossed with Desmond Decker. The song starts at 1.30. Louies comments at the end are quite illuminating www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXWWvAmBus

No hoper wannabe comes on singing so called reggae, and the argument for putting her through is "reggae is big, just look at Bob Marley".

Why doesn't she take up sprinting because hey you might write her off but look at Usain Bolt you wouldn't write him off now would you.

She is just an interest piece, a bit of theatre.
She won't be around when the real singing starts.
If it does.
lol

You have just summed up 99.9% of people who go on the X Factor.

Of course she cannot sing. But what a great personality. She would be a real laugh on a night out.

I beg to differ, she has the sort of "personality" that would start to annoy me after five minutes - after ten I'd be looking for a taxi to take me somewhere far enough away from her so that I couldn't hear her anymore, it would be a long expensive taxi ride I know but worth it.


On the show itself, last nights little drama with the girl who Sharon Osbourne sacked six years ago being asked to sing a different song to the crap she'd "chosen" was the well rehed "peril" format that is used a couple of times in each season of X Factor, the comment from Gary Barlow that he was worried that she was making these sorts of decisions at this stage of the contest was complete hogwash and had me shouting at the TV "Thats what a manager is for you dipstick, she needs mentoring, thats why she's here", he surely knew that didn't he ?

There are however two surprisingly good male trio's in the competition so far each of which have been unable to secure recording contracts, which tells you everything you need to know...

I'll take your word on that, because you've summed up a major reason why I refuse to watch this sort of dross.

[iDross[/i = A solid form.
[iSlag[/i = A liquid form.
[iSimon Cowell[/i = A solid slag form.

x2

she is this years comedic entrant, who will get through to the live shows so they can have weeks of faux controversy and arguments between Gary Barlow and whichever of Louis or Sharon is her mentor.

She is just following the time honoured footsteps of Chico, Rylan, Jedward, and the weird sister and brother combo from a few years ago.

Stupid programme.

This and Big Brother probably the reason I no longer watch television or use face book.

TBF, there's a lot of dross on TV, but there is also some good stuff.

Agreed.
Can't wait for the next series of [iMade in Chelsea.[/i

Yeh and cauliflowers are the reason I gave up food.



Listen, this may seem a tad radical, I know, but instead of giving up TV, have you ever considered changing to a channel other than the one showing Big Brother?

OK, OK, I know you are sceptical, and are saying "Ah yes, but how can I avoid switching Big brother on [iaccidentally[/i?" Well, there's good news there too. There are several publications you can buy, or free online listings, or even the planner on your digibox, which can warn you of what is on any given channel at any given time. All you need do is look out for the words "Big Brother" within any given time slot. If you do find them, then the trick is, do NOT select that channel at that time.

The result of these astounding methods is:
a) you don't have to watch Big Brother; and
b) you can watch whatever else you want.

Such as Educating Yorkshire.

I was thinking of tonight's edition of [iUniversity Challenge[/i. I got a lot of questions right last week.

At least it has retained its range, variety and difficulty of questions.
Unlike [iMastermind[/i, which is now way too lowbrow ... I regularly score 15 or more in the general knowledge round and I am certainly no academic.
If it goes any lower they'll have to move it to ITV in the afternoon.

I can't abide that programme and never have done these past forty or so years



Apart from the one on The Young Ones of course.

Wannabes & losers all trying to get a break
They don't give a damn they'll do whatever it takes
If they climb the ladder they get to play for higher stakes
That's why there's low life in high places

I always end up catching bits of the show here and there when the series is on but never properly watch all of it.

The big problem I have with x factor is that when the show starts and they have the TV audtions it's made out like these are the very first auditions. But they have untelevised preliminary auditions before these without the judges in front of some form of tv producers involved, who blatantly allow people who shouldn't be anywhere near a microphone to go on the TV audtions for the amusement of the audience.

It's quite clear they allow them the impression they are pretty good, it's why so many TERRIBLE people come out confident and guns blazing, they've already been put through an audition and now they are on tv, so they think they have something. It's pure exploitation.

The final contestants which get past the houses onto the live shows, they always over egg them. If you listen to the judges comments, you'd be forgiven for thinking theres a new dawn of super artists.

''the improvement you've made in a few weeks is SCARY, i cannot imagine what you will be like in a few months''

''you.....were.....INCREDIBLE''

''what a future you have in store''

These party lines get trotted out over and over. Yet most of these contestants won't end up winning the show and completly dissappear off the radar.

Anyone remember that little irish lad from a few years ago eoghan quigg? They were making out he was going to be the next big thing regardless of whether he won the show. Case in point. How's his recording career going?

He's massive in Ireland and the US

This band...

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Can sing and are a talent that the music industry has already picked up, milked for cash, and then dumped by the roadside and yet surprisingly one of their side comments on Saturday night was of how their fame ten years ago left them "with nothing" BUT they want to have another go.

So we all know how producers and record companies like Universal work, they certainly aren't there for the benefit of the performer and if any of them make a few quid after the record company have taken theirs then its merely a nice side effect and probably the fault of an accountant who forgot to charge the band for the private jet hire, and yet they still stand in line and wait to be milked again.

Its a strange world.

A lot of people misunderstand X factor raging about the fact that its all fixed, they get people on that are already in the industry etc, they put people through that aren't great singers.

It's an entertainment show, its goal is to maximise ratings. If it was a straightforward sift looking for the best singer it would have limited appeal. Yes they exploit some people but if you don't want to be exploited you don't have to audition.

I don't think the show's owners really care that much about the success of the winner, as long as every show or every second show they produce an artist or band that sells a lot of records.

It's not about finding someone that will go down regarded as a Jimi Hendrix or Rolling Stones by music fans in the all time halls of fame, its about producing someone that sells to the market that spends most money on music (usually teenage girls). So One Direction, JLS, Olly Murs etc. These have all been successful in the way X factor wanted. And the show itself gets great ratings although I think it does have a limited shelf life and will burn out after a while.

no he's not.

he hasn't released an album since 2009 (which did get to number 1 in Ireland) but plummeted after being panned for being awful, and was last seen apparently auditioning for a new boy band managed by Louis Walsh.