Factory Records

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Discussion on another LJ reminded me that we've not talked about the X Factor yet this year on Poptimists. This seems remiss, since it'll produce at least one enormous hit before 2009's end and - if it does it's job - a viable pop star for a couple years' more.

Also I have actually been watching this year and I'm too ashamed to Twitter about it. We're down to 10 contestants which seems acceptably POLL-sized to me. Kandy Rain's bold attempt at UK ho'n'B was first out, and last weekend that ridiculous kid in the hat was rightly removed. So who's left? And - from our point of view - who might actually make good pop records (as good as "Bad Boys" say, let's not aim too high)? You may have as many ticks as you want.

[Poll #1474745]

Comments

[caramel-betty.livejournal.com]

Lucie's the Welsh one who sang I Will Always Love You at her audition. She's been okay in the live rounds, but not great - Simon disliked Dannii giving her a Leona song (Footprints in the Sand) when she couldn't contort her voice into Leona-esque peaks at the end of the song.

Rachel, I barely remember from the auditions. She went first in week one which, I think, probably did hurt her. Her performance in week one was quite good (although she nearly fell off a perspex staircase). Then she was in the bottom two (and Kandy Rain went, on the public vote). This week, she sang If I Were a Boy and was reasonably weak, I felt. She sang for survival and Rikki with the freaky eyebrows went out.

Week 1, for me it should have been Kandy Rain and the Twins. Week 2, it should have been the Twins and Rikki. However, the Twins seemed destined to stick around to annoy Simon like the McDonald brothers did, despite being vocally quite poor. I'm sure Simon is reasonably happy with that happening so long as a) it means they get lots of phone voters and b) someone else wins.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes Simon wants the Twins to stay in as much as anyone voting for them, at least up to the point where (like Sad Widower last year) they threaten people who might potentially win it. It has to be said my toddler loves them and dances about the room on their routines, so good for them. Plenty of slack to be cut out before they go.