Dec 12 2008
The Countdown To The X Factor Final
If you live in the UK then you probably cannot help but notice that it is a big day in the music world tomorrow. It is plastred all over the TV and newspapers that tomorrow is in fact the X Factor final and I for one cannot wait!
I’m a rock chick at heart but I absolutely love the X Factor and watch it avidly every year. Some may say that is sad but I can’t help it. I’ve read plenty of commentary on it over the past few weeks actually and wholeheartedly agree that this is looking like the best final ever because there are 2 very talented acts left, both of which should provide a hot final for everyone watching, including the judges!
I’ve read quite a few TV commentators branding the acts that take part in X Factor as talentless and nobodies, but they obviously haven’t watched the show. If they have then they would agree that both Alexandra and JLS have real talent. I would defy any of them to sing Beyonce’s “Listen” like Alexandra did or Lonestar’s “I’m Already There” as JLS did. It wouldn’t happen.
Of course, there are 3 acts in the final but I don’t think Eoghan should even be there really. Has anyone else noticed that the backing track is always turned up louder when he sings? He has got through on the cutesy factor rather than the X Factor. If it truly went on the latter then Ruth would have been in the final instead. I like Eoghan as a person but I don’t agree with under 18s being allowed to compete. Fame is a harsh thing and a show like X Factor throws people into the spotlight instantly with no protection. I don’t think a 16 year old can deal with that, or even a 17 year old if the Diva Diana stories are to be believed.
I hope Alexandra wins it. She has an amazing voice and seems like a really decent person. Her mother, Soul II Soul singer Melissa Bell, could have handed her recording contract contacts in a heartbeat but wanted her daughter to earn her dream, and rightly so. She has worked hard and has the best voice of all of the contestants so come on Alex! Give Cheyl Cole her first win as a judge! I’m sure Simon Cowell would be happy with that result.
Alexandra to win!
