[Tom]

Just on the music channel, lmao remember this?

Youtube video

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]

hmm...they seem pretty good

[rayheartbliss]

oh and what do you mean original about the diana bit?

[Tom]

Originally posted by rayheartbliss
hmm...they seem pretty good

Compared to those we've had on X Factor?

[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

[rayheartbliss]

Originally posted by Tom

Compared to those we've had on X Factor?

lOl
no of course they aint as good as the x-factor ones

[Damaris]

Lol.

Pop idol was crap.

[rayheartbliss]

Originally posted by Tom

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

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]

They seem tame compared to the likes of this years XF finalists.

[LemonJam]

I counted 2 good ones.

[robb]

Will Young was the best of the Pop Idol show. This lot were awful.......fatty macmanus whatever happened to her?

[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!

[TheMac]

Originally posted by Tom

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

David won fame academy.

[GiRTh]

I remember the girl in the pink shirt. She was the Diana of that year.

[Tom]

Originally posted by mr_mitb

David won fame academy.

He didn't win both

[TheMac]

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]

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

[Fom]

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]

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]

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]

Who mimed?

(contestants wise)

[TheMac]

Fame Academy should return IMO. It had some great performers in it, as well as songwriters. I just loved it.

[Fom]

Your answer =

Youtube video

[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.

[GiRTh]

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.