Olly was amazing on TXF :conf:

It should of went
1) Olly
2) Danyl
3) Lucie

Meh, didnt like him at all

And it was a total travesty that lucie didnt make the final :bored:

I liked him on the show but when he brought his album out I knew he was going to be dropped

Let's be honest...the guy was truly average - in every way. he never was going to make it big.

He was easily the best singer in the competition of his year. Let's be fair.
Olly, since the show, has made the more interesting records though.

Looking at just the Winners though, of the 7 that have won 5 were male singers,2 were female singers,
The 2 female winners have had really good success and are established now,but the male acts that won have in truth struggled.

Steve Brookstein,Leon Jackson,fell very quickly from the limelight.

Joe has struggled massively since the first single and his album,although making 3 in the charts disappeared quickly. I do feel sorry for Joe because he is a good guy.
Shayne Ward never got the heady success of his first 2 singles either although he is still 'just' around.

Matt,we have to wait and see what happens next.

It would seem from that, either the wrong winner is chosen each year,or, more effort from Simon and co was put in to the Female singers careers.
Likely it's both but on that record,I don't think if I was in it, I would actually want to win it unless I had some freedom and say over what I recorded and released and more to the point when things were released too.

I think those that won mostly deserved to win their year. The only exception would be Leon Jackson.

However there is a HUGE gap between winning a TV talent show and being current enough to have a lasting career. Leona and Alexandra won and reflect what's in the charts. Leona is rumoured to having an image and sound revamp for her next album.

Shayne Ward dropped now

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s1...ell-label.html

This just leaves Leona and Alexandra, and Matt of course (who must be worried as the only X Factor male winner on SyCo's books).

What a shame. :bored:

-waits for the day Matt Cardle is dropped (senses that will be this time next year)-

Joe definitely deserved to win the show, he consistently came out and gave a flawless vocal performance - he was very drab and it was very clear from the outset that he was going to flop as a pop star because he was never portrayed as one; just as a very good singer. He'll definitely carve himself out a career performing in musicals, I think that's the next logical step for him and there's absolutely no shame in it, it's just a pity for him that he had to go through all that disappointment. At least now that he's been dropped he can do what he wants, I hope he's taking it as a blessing in disguise rather than another nail in the coffin. Olly is by far the superior pop star but he was terrible on the live shows, at least he's doing well now though. Matt Cardle be warned, a good voice is not always enough.

Simon is Right to Drop any performer
that is not selling.

Its a Record Deal Not Charity.

Utter Fact.

I think they are too quick to drop singers now though, looking back decades ago in the hit singles books etc, really big stars like Dusty Springfield etc. got top 10 hits then records that only got to the lower end of the top 40 and some flopped altogether but her label never dropped her,it was the same it seems for many artistes then.

Everything has to be instant and continuous now. However real success has to be won with perseverance and patience,I still say the X Factor winner is hampered by the one single coming out instantly, then the follow up not released for ages after that, the album appears only when the X Factor series begins again. That's not the way to capitalise on success its the way to stifle it.