Rebecca Ferguson, most credible act out of The X Factor?
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Rebecca basically told Sony where to get off when they tried to force her to only record songs that they had had written for her for her first album. She said they were cheesy and would only record her own stuff.
To me I think that takes balls, and judging by her first single I think she was right. Check it out here:
http://www.rebeccaofficial.com/
Also this is a canny business move as she will be the one getting paid as the publishing rights is where the money is at. What to you guys think?
I love her voice by the way
To me I think that takes balls, and judging by her first single I think she was right. Check it out here:
http://www.rebeccaofficial.com/
Also this is a canny business move as she will be the one getting paid as the publishing rights is where the money is at. What to you guys think?
I love her voice by the way
Streetrod said:
Rebecca basically told Sony where to get off when they tried to force her to only record songs that they had had written for her for her first album. She said they were cheesy and would only record her own stuff.
To me I think that takes balls, and judging by her first single I think she was right.
I wonder how much of that is really Rebecca and how much is Eg White?To me I think that takes balls, and judging by her first single I think she was right.
Fittster said:
X factor is always turning up good female voices. They then go and record a load of bland inoffensive material and disappear.
Until X factor allows people to showcase their own material I can't see it discovering anyone interesting.
Well apparently her first album is all her own material. She has been quoted in various articles recently saying that she has been writing for years. So good luck to her I sayUntil X factor allows people to showcase their own material I can't see it discovering anyone interesting.
I never take much notice of X-factor when it's on, so didn't really know who she was until the wife and I went shopping at Liverpool One. Ferguson was there for the switching on of the Christmas lights/tree, and was belting out stuff from her album (I think). She's got an awesome voice, and is spot on live, which is where most vocalists fail to produce the goods.
I'll probably buy the album and give it a shot.
I'll probably buy the album and give it a shot.
Oakey said:
Didn't Will Young do something similar? I'm pretty sure he has a deep hatred of Cowell and the entire X Factor experience.
Will Young didn't win - he came second. That meant he wasn't contractually obliged to do a "s
t christmas single", which invariably ruins your career.Remember Gareth Gates? No? He won that year. He was the one with the stutter. I think he does panto now.
davepoth said:
Will Young didn't win - he came second. That meant he wasn't contractually obliged to do a "st christmas single", which invariably ruins your career.
Remember Gareth Gates? No? He won that year. He was the one with the stutter. I think he does panto now.
It was the other way around actually (I didn't know, just looked up Will Young on Wikipedia).t christmas single", which invariably ruins your career.Remember Gareth Gates? No? He won that year. He was the one with the stutter. I think he does panto now.
Mojooo said:
Leona is probably the best/most popualr perso nto ocme out of the X Factor.
Wil ldid win but he also had the advantage of being the first person to win Pop Idol when it was all new I believe. He had some big hits well after he won which is fairly rare.
Given we haven't seemed to have heard from her in a few years I'd dispute that and say JLS are doing better and that One Direction are going in the same direction. Their music might be cheesy pop but there's a huge market of screamin teenage girls out there for them.Wil ldid win but he also had the advantage of being the first person to win Pop Idol when it was all new I believe. He had some big hits well after he won which is fairly rare.
MiniMan64 said:
Given we haven't seemed to have heard from her in a few years I'd dispute that and say JLS are doing better and that One Direction are going in the same direction. Their music might be cheesy pop but there's a huge market of screamin teenage girls out there for them.
JLS have had 2 albums out and one this monthLeona has had 2 albums out and one next month
I daresay is a much better musical talent than JLS - but as you say JLS may well mantain popularity because of their fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVs55XkYzls
Now that's a voice!
I hope she does well, a tremendous talent.
Now that's a voice!
I hope she does well, a tremendous talent.
First time I heard one of her songs it was just on the radio. I had no conceptions/ misconceptions of the x factor conection. I simply liked the song. So much so I err cough downlosded the album for a listen.
Very very good really do like her voice "too good to lose" is simply superb amongst others.
Just got her new album as in bought it - it's a "grower". Much more introverted and melancholy than I would have expected
About the only other X Factor thing I have ever thought was any good was Liberty X
Maybe it really did take X Factor 10 years to get a credible artist into the mainstream
New album is well worth a listen " I choose you" is very listenable
Very very good really do like her voice "too good to lose" is simply superb amongst others.
Just got her new album as in bought it - it's a "grower". Much more introverted and melancholy than I would have expected
About the only other X Factor thing I have ever thought was any good was Liberty X
Maybe it really did take X Factor 10 years to get a credible artist into the mainstream
New album is well worth a listen " I choose you" is very listenable
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