[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Why? If the winner of the x-factor/pop idol/popstars (any year) gets to number one after all the exposure they get (be it on TV, Radio or the press), is it because they are genuinely talented, or because they have been massively hyped? I suppose one way to find out is to see how many of them have No. 1s a couple of months after the series finishes.

I think you'll find it a lot less than number of people who have won those shows..

But, by running a campaign based on what amounts to bullying, is hardly the best way to achieve this goal. The song really is utter crap; it was in nineteen ninety-two and it still is. Why not have a proper competition with a decent song and great artists, to prove that it is the song and not the publicity that should win? I am not particularly a fan of the X-Factor's results, I watch it for it's entertainment value. Some of the auditionees are either very good, stark raving bonkers, or just deluding themselves and it makes for a good diversion. However, this year I actually liked the song and I think that Joe McEldery made a good bash of it (although I did like Olly Murs as well). It was not his fault that Simon Cowell was ripe for a bashing, but he was robbed of what would have been quite an achievement.

If other artists were serious about achieving a Christmas number one, then they should try harder to produce decent music. I recently heard N-Dubz's Playing With Fire and I thought that had merit.