It was yeah, Girls Aloud and One True Voice, I actually really liked their song sacred trust, but yeah it was obvious they wasn’t gonna last.
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Completely agree. It was a guilty pleasure of mine but with everything that’s came out recently I cannot bring myself to watch it anymore.
It makes me angry. Cowell is beyond vile and the way the show manipulates contestants and viewers is appalling.
The guys were much better singers though. I always preferred when it was the guys week to sing
Two of Zoe Alexander's videos are linked above but this one is especially poignant, especially near the end when it brings up Cowell's ridiculing of auditionee Paula Goodspeed for wearing teeth braces, as well as Ariel Burdett's appearance (both she and Goodspeed later committed suicide).
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Oh my god. The treatment of the girl with braces is disgusting. I wore a brace for a year or two and hated it. Like her it would not stop me doing the things I wanted and nor should it. Even if she were a deluded wannabe who walked in straight off the street she should not have been subjected to that. Having never watched the show much I have always had a bit of sympathy for the judges, dealing with absolutely delusional contestants at the end of long days, but no more. What Cowell did to her is unjustifiable and unforgivable. Scum of the earth
Yes! Thank you so much, that was definitely bugging me.
Speaking of One True Voice, it reminded me that Daniel Pearce went on to collab with Dizzee Rascal!
Yes! I was watching Glasto or TITP highlights one year and Daniel Pearce popped up on stage with Dizzee. I remember frantically googling
His audition's from the 1 minute 10 second mark on this video.Haha yes! One of my favourite auditions.
Onkar Judge appears near the end of that video, another very memorable audition!
A few months back I watched one of those YouTube’s of the ‘funniest’ auditions ever. And having heard about people like Kelsey, misha and Zoe it makes me realise that those people who went on and were bad have most likely been coerced to go on the show and behave in that way for the public’s entertainment. Some of these people are mentally vulnerable. I know I’ve sat there and said to my parents “surely someone in their family has had a word and said they can’t sing” but I wouldn’t be surprised if a producer came sniffing round and told them they were amazing so we could have a good laugh at their expense. It’s sickening.
I haven't watched this crap in years. It is obviously so staged & it's all about the judges!
I'll never forget the look on Simon's face when Susan Boyle first walked on stage. It was a look of utter disgust.
He really is a manipulative bully. And someone needs to get him a stylist. There's only so many white shirts & stonewashed jeans one person can wear!
I'll never forget the look on Simon's face when Susan Boyle first walked on stage. It was a look of utter disgust.
He really is a manipulative bully. And someone needs to get him a stylist. There's only so many white shirts & stonewashed jeans one person can wear!
Apparently Simon Cowell's label are known for closeting gay artists.
A few years ago when Matt Terry won it. There was speculation that him and another contestant Freddie were in a relationship. When Matt won there was this whole thing about how they kissed on stage. However a few days before the final when they filmed the X factor bus going to Matt's family home, Freddie posted a video on snapchat (I saw these snaps as I followed him) and he was in Matt's home and said on snapchat that he wasn't allowed outside while the cameras were filming. After that I did believe it a bit more. There's a bunch of other rumours about making young male contestants split up with their girlfriends from home as they are more desirable when they're single.
Jess Glynne was apparently another artist who was closeted by them. She came out as bi in 2018.
A few years ago when Matt Terry won it. There was speculation that him and another contestant Freddie were in a relationship. When Matt won there was this whole thing about how they kissed on stage. However a few days before the final when they filmed the X factor bus going to Matt's family home, Freddie posted a video on snapchat (I saw these snaps as I followed him) and he was in Matt's home and said on snapchat that he wasn't allowed outside while the cameras were filming. After that I did believe it a bit more. There's a bunch of other rumours about making young male contestants split up with their girlfriends from home as they are more desirable when they're single.
Jess Glynne was apparently another artist who was closeted by them. She came out as bi in 2018.
Oh I bloody loved Matt Terry! He was a bit of me. I definitely read a lot about how he was closeted.
He might not have had the voice to win but there must be an opening for him somewhere in the entertainment industry
If people chose to go on In an open audition and are terrible then I am fine with the judges being harsh. Some people need it. And some need it more than others. But this is only if you believe the narrative of the show.
I know they invited people to come and audition near me. It was clearly a device to find some untalented entertainment to exploit and fill out the show. This is worse than Jeremy Kyle.
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I don’t think he try to cover it that hard. I seem to remember he was always posting pics of him and guys famous on the London scene (including Aaron Renfree) and was always being pictured at G-A-Y.
He always made me think if actual Louis Tomlinson isn't gay, at least we've got Matt Terry.
Aw he sounds lovely and I like that he said about seeing everyone as they had made an effort to see him!
I’ve just been thinking how far we seem to come in a shortish amount of time - I genuinely can’t imagine many people being interested in something like X factor now but it used to grip the nation, it was the best Saturday night tv in years but now I think we can maybe see it more now for exploiting vulnerable people. E.g. the man who sang Barbie girl, his audition stuck with me as I remember thinking it was so funny at the time (I was probably early teens at the time) but I’ve just watched part of it back now and I can’t imagine finding that funny, I feel really sorry for him and I actually feel guilty that I even found this entertaining!!!
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I think Cat Deeley on Peter Kay Britain's Got the Pop Factor was a spoof of Kate Thornton
Haha what a shambles 