[MeMyselfAndI]

Patrick from TiBB being the top comment on Michelle McManus's video

'MichelleMcManusVEVO' they give anyone a vevo account nowadays

[MeMyselfAndI]

Patrick from TiBB being the top comment on Michelle McManus's video

'MichelleMcManusVEVO' they give anyone a vevo account nowadays

[Natalie.]

Is that Paul Rudd in that gif?

[smeagol]

it just shows what clever marketing can do and pretty boy looks.
they have zero talent. and wont be around for ever. they got about as much staying power as 95yr old porn star lol

everytime i hear their name i feel a little bit of real music has died, its a sad world full of macdonalds celebs who rob the kids of their pocket money.

[Tom4784]

They have a few good songs, they're probably the best boyband around at the moment but that's not exactly a hotly contested title now is it?

[Me. I Am Salman]

The Wanted? They're far, far superior and their songs are actually pretty good. This is coming from someone who despises boybands so you know any good judgement I make is of value

[Jordan.]

Cher went to #1 before 1D she clearly led the way for them

[Roy Mars III]

oh look boobs

[james130]

Surely GA deserve a mention in terms of UK success?
I think they appealed to a much wider fan-base.

Talent-wise, obviously Leona and Rebecca.
Longevity-wise, Kelly Clarkson.

And I do admit, I kinda reluctantly love 1D.

Obvs special mention for Queen Cher too.

[Z]

I don't think they're anywhere near the best act to come from the X Factor, but that's not what matters at the end of the day, is it? They were very cynically put together by Simon Cowell, who, let's not forget, managed to send 5ive worldwide before Sean quit and derailed everything, and that was before we had social media to increase presence and obsession. It's a self perpetuating concept; teen girls love to feel like they have a chance at being with their idols and if they see other teen girls getting a hello on Twitter from one of them, it only makes them obsess even harder because one day they might get a hello.

Leona Lewis has been nominated for a Grammy hasn't she? I think at this point 1D are objectively the most popular act to ever come from the X Factor but success can be measured in countless ways and statistics are spun all the time so that acts can lay claim to "best selling" or "most successful" or "consecutive number of hits" or "nominated for"...

I think Little Mix will be one to watch. They're doing extremely well so far and I think are filling the girl band void that the USA has had since PCD ended, just as One Direction have filled the boy band one.

[Z]

I think the top 10 from the UK in no particular order would be:
One Direction
Leona Lewis
Girls Aloud
Will Young
JLS
Lemar
Alexandra Burke
Little Mix
Olly Murs
Liberty X

[Denver]

Little Mix has done better and Kelly Clarkson will always be the greatest

[Brother Leon]

Oh wow. Crazy bump



Still stand by this. Drew,Nathan and myself fighting the good life. Harry’s solo run right now too

[Mystic Mock]

It would be between them, Leona, and Kelly Clarkson I'd imagine.

1D definitely did well though considering they were not even in the top 10 best vocalists of their series of TXF imo.

And I have watched the performances of that year back recently so I am looking at them through a fresh lense rather than a possible bitter one from when I was 13.

Out of interest how have they all been doing as soloists lately? I know that Harry and Zayn got off to good starts initially, but I haven't heard anything since.

[Smithy]

Oh Douglas is obviously getting confused because he was MM&L not MM&I

[Liam-]

It’s a shame their best stuff came when the group was coming to an end, they’re not the best act, they’re definitely one of the most successful though and they all seemed like nice lads

[DouglasS]

One Direction are great, them and Carrie Underwood are the greatest success stories for me

[Cal.]

Jade Goody

[LukeB]

Really hope they don’t reunite Harry is so much better on his own

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by MeMyselfAndLeona

Lol no.
And Leona's done zero promotion at all bar Daybreak a few weeks ago (lol)
Shes been in the US all week doing radio tours, her albums in the top 30 on itunes there after 2 performances & shes got more. Her album is only really available online, supermarkets such as Tesco's etc & shops aren't selling it, no one even knows the album is out here. But shes promoting here all next week, the true release date for the UK tbh

Thats nice but she's nowhere near 1D's level, she's never even toured outside Europe and 1D are selling out stadiums WW

[MeMyselfAndI]

Originally Posted by G.U.Yule

Thats nice but she's nowhere near 1D's level, she's never even toured outside Europe and 1D are selling out stadiums WW

True, but I don't think they are the greatest reality TV success story considering it's a manufactured band full of rejected applicants ( and reapplicants) for a talent show.

I think Kelly Clarkson who has been selling WW for over a decade (Not churning out manufactured albums yearly with no say), Carrie Underwood & Leona Lewis are the top 3 & 1D 4th.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by MeMyselfAndLeona

True, but I don't think they are the greatest reality TV success story considering it's a manufactured band full of rejected applicants ( and reapplicants) for a talent show.

I think Kelly Clarkson who has been selling WW for over a decade (Not churning out manufactured albums yearly with no say), Carrie Underwood & Leona Lewis are the top 3 & 1D 4th.

They're the greatest success story by far, but they're not the greatest contestants, IA with the 3 you named as the best (except maybe replace Carrie Underwood with Rebecca Ferguson just because of her critical acclaim and lack of a profile over here for Carrie)