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Tom
22-12-2008, 08:08 PM
Just on the music channel, lmao remember this?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L8141iRI3is&feature=related

That clip also uncovers her in the pink tshirt, who was like the original one before Diana, which doesn't make Diana original anymore because they're both similar

rayheartbliss
22-12-2008, 08:11 PM
hmm...they seem pretty good

rayheartbliss
22-12-2008, 08:12 PM
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

Tom
22-12-2008, 08:12 PM
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
hmm...they seem pretty good

Compared to those we've had on X Factor? :tongue:

Tom
22-12-2008, 08:14 PM
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

People were saying how she was original and we've never had anyone with her sound on this type of show before ... but theres her in that pink tshirt and her who won Fame Academy (but flopped). All 3 have similar sounding voices

Its not meant to be a anti-Diana thread though :joker:

rayheartbliss
22-12-2008, 08:15 PM
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
hmm...they seem pretty good

Compared to those we've had on X Factor? :tongue:
lOl
no of course they aint as good as the x-factor ones

Damaris
22-12-2008, 08:15 PM
Lol.

Pop idol was crap.

rayheartbliss
22-12-2008, 08:18 PM
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

People were saying how she was original and we've never had anyone with her sound on this type of show before ... but theres her in that pink tshirt and her who won Fame Academy (but flopped). All 3 have similar sounding voices

Its not meant to be a anti-Diana thread though :joker:
ohh....

hmm...i'm not sure that people branded her as "original"
i think it was "unique" and she is! or THEY are unique!

diana of course aint original cuz she didnt invent the style of music...but shes unique since its rare for people to have the same style of voice as those girls!

BBkid
22-12-2008, 08:44 PM
They seem tame compared to the likes of this years XF finalists.:pat:

LemonJam
22-12-2008, 08:49 PM
I counted 2 good ones.

robb
23-12-2008, 11:58 AM
Will Young was the best of the Pop Idol show. This lot were awful.......fatty macmanus whatever happened to her? :rolleyes:

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:04 PM
I loved Pop Idol, it was a lot less serious back then. And it was more focussed on making real life people famous, not professionally trained undiscovered artists.

People like Leona and Laura have already made albums and had a bit of recognition, they have just used the X factor as that publicity they need... Pop Idol was about taking people from ordinary jobs and making them huge. It worked for a few of them, Will Young and Sam and Mark!

TheMac
23-12-2008, 12:09 PM
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

People were saying how she was original and we've never had anyone with her sound on this type of show before ... but theres her in that pink tshirt and her who won Fame Academy (but flopped). All 3 have similar sounding voices

Its not meant to be a anti-Diana thread though :joker:

David won fame academy.

GiRTh
23-12-2008, 12:11 PM
I remember the girl in the pink shirt. She was the Diana of that year.

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:15 PM
Originally posted by mr_mitb
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

People were saying how she was original and we've never had anyone with her sound on this type of show before ... but theres her in that pink tshirt and her who won Fame Academy (but flopped). All 3 have similar sounding voices

Its not meant to be a anti-Diana thread though :joker:

David won fame academy.

He didn't win both

TheMac
23-12-2008, 12:20 PM
Oh sorry, I know who you mean now. Alex Parks? I thought you were talking about Sinead from the first series, who finished runner up.

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:22 PM
Originally posted by Fom
I loved Pop Idol, it was a lot less serious back then. And it was more focussed on making real life people famous, not professionally trained undiscovered artists.

People like Leona and Laura have already made albums and had a bit of recognition, they have just used the X factor as that publicity they need... Pop Idol was about taking people from ordinary jobs and making them huge. It worked for a few of them, Will Young and Sam and Mark!

X Factor is more entertaining though, thats what I want. I don't care if people have made an album before, the ones that have are usually the better singers anyway so its a higher standard and is better to watch.

And to think that those in Pop Idol were just normal people ... well I'd be very surprised if a lot of those hadn't had some kind of training or recording before, especially if Andy Scott Lee slipped through the net :thumbs:

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:24 PM
What I would enjoy would be the X factor talent with the personality of Pop Idol... X factors all a bit fake to me. I can imagine living in the x factor house... everyone pretending to like each other.

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:27 PM
I found Pop Idol really boring though, I could never get into it or the first series of X Factor because it was all really plain. X Factor is about more than just the acts and the singing, Pop Idol wasn't. But if Pop Idol was still going, the standard would probably be about the same as now anyway.

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:31 PM
X factor is rarely about the singing these days, its about getting viewers to watch, selling records and keeping the 'Cool X factor' image. If it was about the singing there wouldn't be miming, and the judges always want the show to be about them not the singing. Thats where the controversy comes in.
X factor is loosing its image of a Talent search to me personally, why would you hold a singing competition and then when you get a winner... make them mime on live TV?

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:33 PM
Who mimed? :puzzled:

(contestants wise)

TheMac
23-12-2008, 12:34 PM
Fame Academy should return IMO. It had some great performers in it, as well as songwriters. I just loved it. :hugesmile:

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:34 PM
Your answer =

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VO0noLY2DDw

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:38 PM
But thats not on the show (as you implied) and most mime on GMTV, they have to. I don't know why but they aren't allowed to have people singing live all the time. And the talent show miming came about way before X Factor- even back to Popstars.

GiRTh
23-12-2008, 12:38 PM
Originally posted by Fom
X factor is rarely about the singing these days, its about getting viewers to watch, selling records and keeping the 'Cool X factor' image. If it was about the singing there wouldn't be miming, and the judges always want the show to be about them not the singing. Thats where the controversy comes in.
X factor is loosing its image of a Talent search to me personally, why would you hold a singing competition and then when you get a winner... make them mime on live TV? Totally agree.:thumbs:

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:39 PM
Originally posted by Tom
But thats not on the show (as you implied) and most mime on GMTV, they have to. I don't know why but they aren't allowed to have people singing live all the time. And the talent show miming came about way before X Factor- even back to Popstars.

On the show =

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieunIpLI6I

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:41 PM
Oh I knew about that one (and forgot about it) but its a group performance and not for votes, again as you implied the contestants mimed for their votes.

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:47 PM
Originally posted by Tom
Oh I knew about that one (and forgot about it) but its a group performance and not for votes, again as you implied the contestants mimed for their votes.

I didn't imply that, I said why would you get a winner and then make them mime.

Tom
23-12-2008, 12:50 PM
I read it wrong- but as I said theres something which makes the majority of the performers on GMTV mime, its nothing to do with Alex's management. Thats a bad example, but I'm not saying she won't mime ever again.

Fom
23-12-2008, 12:57 PM
Yeh I lose respect when people start miming, I can just imagine all the horrible things X factor producers said to the contestants to make them mime. If I was in their shoes and I was told to mime I would say no, but I can imagine they say 'If you dont mime we can make it so you leave this show' or that could of been why Ruth and Daniel never appeared on stage.
Its all very very fake... and my friend got quite far in sharons group and ended up going to her house, and she says its not all as it seems. No contestants mean to give sob stories but editing a 10 min talk to the camera, thats always what they seem to use.

Billy
23-12-2008, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by rayheartbliss
oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

People were saying how she was original and we've never had anyone with her sound on this type of show before ... but theres her in that pink tshirt and her who won Fame Academy (but flopped). All 3 have similar sounding voices

Its not meant to be a anti-Diana thread though :joker:


No they dont they are totally different?
Susanne and Alex both have husky voices.

Tom
23-12-2008, 02:09 PM
... as does Diana

Billy
23-12-2008, 02:10 PM
Originally posted by Tom
... as does Diana

Eh? No she doesn't.

Tom
23-12-2008, 02:11 PM
She does.

Billy
23-12-2008, 02:14 PM
She really doesn't.

Tom
23-12-2008, 02:27 PM
She really does.

Their voices don't sound completely the same but if they were signed up they'd have a similar sound. and Diana is husky.