The X Factor.......#xfactor

My original favourite left the X Factor this weekend and in truth I was neither surprised nor disappointed. Janet broke the cardinal rule of a show like this, she was too normal, had no back story and only sang her songs her way. Yes she had the "voice" and sure she will get to release an album, maybe even two, but after about 3 weeks of the live shows it was clear that she was never going to win the show.


On the reverse of that, my current favourites to win are the girl band, Little Mix, who despite having the stupidest band name in history, do tick all the required boxes for a show like the X Factor. Plus they have one real advantage, which I will come onto in a minute. However out of those left, Marcus is good and will be this years Olly Murs, Amilia Lily bores me and I really have so little to say about her, and finally Misha B is a victim of what this hsows does and how it works, but boy she can perform.

Misha B was the early favourite, she generated all the press this show needs, they even allowed for some bad press because any publicity is good publicity when it comes to generating inches and therefore ratings. For me, Misha has been used by the producers and they really have done a job on her. But Misha in the early weeks had it all, heaps of swagger, different to all the rest, and a voice that could do it all. But I would be amazed if she actually won, and will be surprised if she makes the final, my guess is she is gone next weekend.

There is one thing about this show that we all need to understand, it is a Syco/Cowell production line in operation. This is where the man generates and creates his stable of acts. And this is why I think Little Mix will be this years winners, Mr Cowell needs a girl band in the stable, besides the Saturdays, the UK is an open market for something like them and Syco needs to have a genuine version of this. The girls of Little Mix have everything needed to make it, they are good singers, have loads of personality, and have got the back story to generate the required publicity. Sure they are being malipulated, yes they are being used to attract the core audience for the show, but they should end up getting exactly what they wanted when they entered, fame.

I enjoy these shows, they take very little effort, and wonderful "mindless" TV. Chillin out on a Saturday night watching it all is fun, it takes very little effort and so can be quite relaxing. I never going to buy an album from any of them, won't even look them up on YouTube once the show is over, but for now they provide the light entertainment that Saturday night requires.