X Factor

Is X Factor still running??!! How have they managed to squeeze out yet another series out of this tripe!

So, for another year, Britain is on the hunt for next Mariah Carrey, Christina Agularia or Whittney Huston. Which is great for Britain if we find one, however from what I remember, The X Factor has never found a true super star. Ok, there was one, Leona Lewis, but apart from her we’ve found nothing but average performers. In fact, before Leona Lewis I remember rumours of it being X Factors last season! So thanks to Leona, TV producers have felt they can risk the show for another couple of series.

This series the X Factor has become a huge cliche of itself. With the exact same comments from the judges every week (Louis “You remind me of a young Mariah Carrey”, Simon “Can you win the show after the performance? Absolutely”), and peoples back stories being blown right out of proportion for sympathy votes, X Factor has truly become sickening.

This years X Factor has been riddled with controversy, cat fights between Danni and Cheryl, a potential winner being booted out early, arguments between singers and mentors, and favouritism towards certain acts. All this controversy is desperate attempts to reclaim the huge audience X Factor once had. And has it worked? NO! People are losing interest in the X Factor. Even with a multi-million pound recording contract and the hype of the new show, Leon Jackson, last years winner, couldn’t get a number one hit with the single off his album. Leon Jackson ended up in 3rd place in pop charts, beaten to 2nd place by a spoof Reality TV Singing contest song by Peter Kay!

The show has had a boost in viewing figures since Cheryl Cole has joined the show, which I have to admit was a very good move but the X Factor. But in all fairness, she’s about as useful as a penis flavoured lolly pop! What’s the point in having one of the sexiest women in world hidden behind a desk, we need her out and about so we can truly admire her.

So to conclude, after all X Factors attempts to reclaim their viewers I feel their attempts are futile. X Factor is just not interesting any more, no one can be bothered with it. I just hope that Peter Kay’s Christmas single can beat the X Factor single to number one this year to prove me point!