On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:49:33 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 28/11/2016 16:48, Zob wrote:
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too
West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly
when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having
pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
I have wondered that too. She'd be great in the West End. But, as
Louis often says, we are looking for a recording artiste, and she can
sing, so maybe he sees a record or two in her of something other than pop.
Yes, maybe. After all, the biggest selling female singer of all time
from the UK was Susan Boyle. So one never knows.
Same here; I'm usually disappointed.
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are
Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
It is what I would hope for. Generally I don't get what I hope for.
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
Although I don't understand Five After Midnight being in the bottom 2
with her. But no matter, they will no doubt be the most successful
this year of the contestants whether they win or not.
I was mildly surprised though that it wasn't; Emily to go home; she
had the worst night last night although she was still good. No doubt
all of Ireland is voting for her.
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too
West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly
when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having
pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are
Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
On 28/11/2016 16:48, Zob wrote:
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too
West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly
when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having
pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
I have wondered that too. She'd be great in the West End. But, as
Louis often says, we are looking for a recording artiste, and she can
sing, so maybe he sees a record or two in her of something other than pop.
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are
Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
It is what I would hope for. Generally I don't get what I hope for.
On 29/11/2016 20:21, Zob wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:49:33 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 28/11/2016 16:48, Zob wrote:Yes, maybe. After all, the biggest selling female singer of all time
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too >>>> West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly
when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having
pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
I have wondered that too. She'd be great in the West End. But, as
Louis often says, we are looking for a recording artiste, and she can
sing, so maybe he sees a record or two in her of something other than pop. >>
from the UK was Susan Boyle. So one never knows.
Exactly. I do not think we either wants or expects her to win,
but there is potential for anyone in the top 4 to get a deal, and make
some money.
Same here; I'm usually disappointed.
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are >>>> Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
It is what I would hope for. Generally I don't get what I hope for.
Although come the final 2 I have seen the one I preferred, of the two,
win, the last time I was not at all disappointed was when Will Young
beat Gareth Gates in Pop Idol, much to Simon's displeasure. ;-)
--
kat
>^..^<
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:05:03 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 29/11/2016 20:21, Zob wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:49:33 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 28/11/2016 16:48, Zob wrote:Yes, maybe. After all, the biggest selling female singer of all time
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too >>>>> West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly >>>>> when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having
pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
I have wondered that too. She'd be great in the West End. But, as
Louis often says, we are looking for a recording artiste, and she can
sing, so maybe he sees a record or two in her of something other than pop. >>>
from the UK was Susan Boyle. So one never knows.
Exactly. I do not think we either wants or expects her to win,
but there is potential for anyone in the top 4 to get a deal, and make
some money.
Same here; I'm usually disappointed.
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are >>>>> Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
It is what I would hope for. Generally I don't get what I hope for.
Although come the final 2 I have seen the one I preferred, of the two,
win, the last time I was not at all disappointed was when Will Young
beat Gareth Gates in Pop Idol, much to Simon's displeasure. ;-)
--
kat
>^..^<
In all the seasons of American Idol, only once did my favorite win
(Carrie Underwood). But in the brief 3-season run of the X-Factor
USA, my favorites won two of the three seasons. And in the UK's
X-Factor, I've more often than not been let down -- although there
have been several winners that I liked from the start of their
seasons: Lenoa Lewis, Leon Jackson, Joe McEldery, Matt Cardle and Sam Bailey. It's sure been a mixed bag of success stories from that bunch post-XF though!
On 02/12/2016 03:34, Zob wrote:
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 22:15:54 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
It certainly has! I often think though that it is better for those I
like not to win - they seem to do better in the long run.
--
kat
>^..^<
Yep. season 7 is a great example of that. Matt Cardle (who was my
favorite at the time) was the winner of the season but is still
largely unknown outside of the UK. And yet from that same season
came "losers" One Direction, Cher Lloyd (and to a lesser extent)
Rebecca Ferguson who are international stars.
And the year before Olly Murs came second to Joe McElderry and IIRC was >described in one results show this year as the most successful x factor
star ever ( though they may well have been referring to the UK for all I >know, he has certainly sold a lot of records and won a number of
awards). Joe moved on from Syco, moved onto a another contest Popstar
to Opera Star, won that and now appears in musicals. So he did fine
just not quite what one might expect!
--
kat
>^..^<
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 22:15:54 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
It certainly has! I often think though that it is better for those I
like not to win - they seem to do better in the long run.
--
kat
>^..^<
Yep. season 7 is a great example of that. Matt Cardle (who was my
favorite at the time) was the winner of the season but is still
largely unknown outside of the UK. And yet from that same season
came "losers" One Direction, Cher Lloyd (and to a lesser extent)
Rebecca Ferguson who are international stars.
On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 09:06:09 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 02/12/2016 03:34, Zob wrote:
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 22:15:54 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
It certainly has! I often think though that it is better for those I
like not to win - they seem to do better in the long run.
--
kat
>^..^<
Yep. season 7 is a great example of that. Matt Cardle (who was my
favorite at the time) was the winner of the season but is still
largely unknown outside of the UK. And yet from that same season
came "losers" One Direction, Cher Lloyd (and to a lesser extent)
Rebecca Ferguson who are international stars.
And the year before Olly Murs came second to Joe McElderry and IIRC was
described in one results show this year as the most successful x factor
star ever ( though they may well have been referring to the UK for all I
know, he has certainly sold a lot of records and won a number of
awards). Joe moved on from Syco, moved onto a another contest Popstar
to Opera Star, won that and now appears in musicals. So he did fine
just not quite what one might expect!
--
kat
>^..^<
I really believe that the songs on a debut album have a great deal to
do with whether or not a singer has great success as a recording
artist. Olly has had *great* songs with catchy lyrics and beats;
people like a song they can hum along with. Unfortunately Joe M (whom
I still believe is one of the best voices to come out of X-Factor BTW)
was handed a steaming pile of unmemorable slick pop music crap to
record. I was genuinely surprised that Joe never made it big. Simon
had said he was bringing Joe to America to audition for the lead in
"High School Musical II," but it never happened. Crap songs and no promotion.
I have my own theory on what happened with him. Brits are a lot less judgmental than most Americans. Sure, you have your tabloid press but
it's mostly in good fun. People are more tolerant there. Joe came
out of the closet at an unfortunate time in his career, when openly
gay celebrities were still not being accepted here in the USA. Just a
few short years since then, public acceptance of LGBTQ individuals has changed dramatically here.
Nobody will ever convince me that wasn't the reason Joe was dropped
by Simon's Syco label. I think that for the same reason, Adam
Lambert was very fortunate to have been the American Idol runner up
and not the winner. He got to do what he wanted to do, and now he's
an international superstar -- and a very ,very wealthy one.
On 01/12/2016 19:49, Zob wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:05:03 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 29/11/2016 20:21, Zob wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:49:33 +0000, kat <littlelionne@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 28/11/2016 16:48, Zob wrote:
Hooray! Honey G finally went home yesterday!
I've found it odd that not once during this season has Simon
criticized Saara for being "too Broadway" of "too Cruise Ship" or "Too >>>>>> West End." He's sure criticized contestants in the past mercilessly >>>>>> when they sing with those trained Theater voices rather than having >>>>>> pop voices. In fact, Saara is a professional theater singer and
actress in Finland besides being a professional singing contest
competitor (The Voice, Eurovision etc.).
I have wondered that too. She'd be great in the West End. But, as
Louis often says, we are looking for a recording artiste, and she can >>>>> sing, so maybe he sees a record or two in her of something other than pop.
Yes, maybe. After all, the biggest selling female singer of all time
from the UK was Susan Boyle. So one never knows.
Exactly. I do not think we either wants or expects her to win,
but there is potential for anyone in the top 4 to get a deal, and make
some money.
Same here; I'm usually disappointed.
Personally I think the final two acts that should be in the finals are >>>>>> Five After Midnight and Matt Terry. We shall see.
It is what I would hope for. Generally I don't get what I hope for. >>>>>
Although come the final 2 I have seen the one I preferred, of the two,
win, the last time I was not at all disappointed was when Will Young
beat Gareth Gates in Pop Idol, much to Simon's displeasure. ;-)
--
kat
>^..^<
In all the seasons of American Idol, only once did my favorite win
(Carrie Underwood). But in the brief 3-season run of the X-Factor
USA, my favorites won two of the three seasons. And in the UK's
X-Factor, I've more often than not been let down -- although there
have been several winners that I liked from the start of their
seasons: Lenoa Lewis, Leon Jackson, Joe McEldery, Matt Cardle and Sam
Bailey. It's sure been a mixed bag of success stories from that bunch
post-XF though!
It certainly has! I often think though that it is better for those I
like not to win - they seem to do better in the long run.
--
kat
>^..^<
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