What a series of concerts this would have been. Micheal Jackson was back and seemingly returning to the top of his game.
'This is It' is a movie put together of all the film footage of preparation for the planned 50 Show extravanganza at the O2 arena in South East London.
It happens every year with these TV Talent shows. One act is so awful to such an infinite level, that they progress much much further than any sane world would normally allow. But... we don't live in a sane world do we? The proof is there for all to see.
Previous World-Class terrible acts that have featured on the X Factor have included Chico and the Cheeky Girls, but twins John & Edward, this year, have taken the art to a whole new level. When it come to the genre of awful performances, they are surely Galactic if not Universal Class.
But... they are entertaining. This is the Y Factor and they have it in huge great big spades. Each week I cross my fingers they will be voted through, just to see the car wreck they will perform the following week.
If they win the whole competition, Simon Cowell will surely break down in a flood of tears. Good Luck to John and Edward! I probably won't be buying any of your albums though.
Week 7 was Take That week on X Factor 2008. Alexandra Burke gave the kind of performance we have perhaps come to expect and went safely through to Week 8 avoiding the dreaded bottom two sing off. Mentor Cheryl Cole would have been pleased.
Diana Vickers remains the Favourite to Win the X-Factor at odds of 13/8. She has had her troubles having to miss a week through severe laryngitis and then singing the following week when still ill. Through all this, she has never once slipped from being the strong Favourite in the betting market. If anything, her battle against adversity has only gone to strengthen her support with the voting public who love a story to get behind.
Week 7, Take That week, Diana Vickers had clearly fully recovered.
There are just 5 acts left in this years X Factor Competition. Just one act will go on to win the coveted recording contract... all though to be fair.. most of these Acts will now be snapped up by someone. Simon Cowell probably, no one can deny, that the X Factor is one of the best promotional tools ever devised!
Here are the latest odds on who will Win!Diana Vickers 13/8
Eoghan Quigg 9/4
Alexandra Burke 3/1
J L S 5/1
Ruth Lorenzo 16/1
Diana Vickers remains steady as the Favourite. She has maintained favouritism for quite some time now. Oddly this may make her vulnerable. The Public generally like to see an underdog win and if she finds herself in the final against Eoghan Quigg, she could have a problem.
Eoghan moves Second Favourite for the first time and is gaining support. He probably has the weakest voice of the solo acts left in, but is arguably the most marketable in terms of potential record sales.
JLS found themselves in the bottom two sing-off last week, which would seem to indicate they may not have quite enough power to take the title. The very underrated Ruth Lorenzo remains at the back of the field at a staggering 16/1. In a one on one sing-off, Ruth can beat anyone act left, which will be a big worry for everyone else.
All's fair in Love and War... but not on the X Factor. If it were then Rhydian surely would have won the X Factor 2007 last year. He lost in the final to Leon Jackson.
The blond haired wonder has a unique and powerful voice and like all true professionals it all seems so effortless. You just know that Rhydian will deliver time and time again and there will not be a note in the song that he won't be able to hit.
Rhydian returned to the X Factor studio this week to sing his version of Impossible Dream.
Ruth Lorenzo has been massively underrated throughout the X Factor 2008 Competition. She has landed in the bottom two more than once, but luckily survived each time. She is a fantastic singing who deserves to have great success.
Thankfully this week, her version of Robbie Williams' Angels was enough to see her through.
Can Eoghan Quigg win this years X Factor?
As each week goes by, it's looking like he could.
Cheryl Cole's original acts of Laura White, Alexandra Burke and Diana Vickers were so strong in the betting market it was very hard to look elsewhere for the eventual winner. But, Laura White is gone, Diana Vickers is still recovering from illness and Alexandra Burke is now joint second favourite with the improving Eoghan.
Due to severe Laryngitis, competition favourite, Diana Vickers was given a bye last week. This meant that although unable to perform, she was allowed to progress to the next round of the X Factor.
It is now Thursday and it is still very unclear whether Diana has recovered. We are just 2 days aways from the next Live round.
She has been to the Doctor's this week for a second check-up, but there is still no news of her progress. Such is Diana Vickers popularity, people are now asking,
Should Diana be given another week off if she is still too sick to sing?
No doubt, she would have got through any way, but is this exactly fair on the other entrants? The answer is probably no... it will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
It is an uncomfortable time for Mentor Cheryl Cole, who last week saw Laura White surprisingly leave and now faces the chance of Diana Vickers having to leave the show through illness.
Fingers crossed that Diana can comeback this Saturday. Last week she was certainly missed.
With the shock eviction of Laura White last week, the X Factor has become a bit of a Monster. Everyone seems to be getting involved. MPs, Pop stars, big online petitions...
Put Laura back in!, they scream.
I can't see this happening really. It does appear a bit weird that Laura White went out when being such a strong second favourite to win, but go out she did. Both Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh had previously described Laura as World Class. Apparently though, World Class isn't good enough.
If Acts could be put back into the contest pending online petition or Political intervention, then the show would quickly become a mockery. Well... a bigger mockery than it is at the moment.
It has been proven time and time again. On Voting shows, you can never trust the public to make the perceived right decision. Hmmm...
... And with the uproar, controversy and mangled twisted wreckage quickly disappearing in the rear view mirror, into Week 6 we go.
The Theme for the sixth installment is Best of British. I'm not 100% sure quite what this means, but you can bet your life, they won't be singing Chaz and Dave.
The most successful X Factor winner of all time will return to the stage, the amazing Leona Lewis. She won't be singing Chaz and Dave either. Shame.
It's been a bit of rough week for Rachel Hylton. She stands at odds of 33/1 to win, had a bit of a bust up with her Mentor Danni Minogue and seems to have lost a bit of confidence. It was rumoured in the press at one stage, that she had even sacked her Mentor and was going it alone.
Rachel gave a magnificent performance, but the weeks events really seem to have taken their toll emotionally.
For week 5 of the X Factor 2008, Mariah Carey was in town. She was on hand during the week to meet the remaining finalists and give them performance tips and support.
Hero was written by Mariah and she performed ths song Live on the show.
Laura White is out of X Factor 2008. How on Earth did this happen? This is a major shock and probably one of the biggest upsets in the competition I have ever seen.
Second favourite and 3-1 to Win, Laura looked destined for the final, but sees her self go out as early as Week 5. On Mariah Carey song night she sang, "Endless Love", played the piano and surely deserved to go through to week 6.
If you missed it a couple of weeks ago, here is Alesha Dixon's performance on Strictly Come Dancing.
No Ballroom this time round for the impressive 2007 Contest Winner, just her new single, "The Boy Does Nothing".
You have to be very careful what you upload onto YouTube these days. I recently received an email from them a few months after uploading a video clip I had made.
Video Removed: Copyright Infringement
This originally had me baffled. The email said that a third party had complained of an infringement to their copyright caused by the Video and so it had been removed. After a bit of head scratching, I realised that I had used some background music on the video. This was the problem.
Like many people, I had shot a short clip, put some music onto it and then uploaded.
Not wanted to get my account suspended, I then deleted three other videos that possibly could be brought up for the same offence. YouTube were right in removing the videos as they were indeed infringing on a copyright. It just goes to show, with the ease of media use, you have to be extra vigilant.
Incidentally, I did some searches on YouTube afterwards and the amount of Videos that could be removed for the same offence were... practically all of them!
This sort of extensive and widespread media use is impossible to 100% police and I think it's inevitable in the future that YouTube will do some sort of deal with major Music Companies.
There will be one less TV programme to watch this Christmas... probably. The BBC have said they will not be producing a special Top of the Pops show this year.
The music show ran for 42 years before being withdrawn in 2006. The BBC have always said previous that they would continue to make the traditional Christmas special. With increased competition from other media streams such as MTV and Youtube, it looks like they have changed their minds.
Enter X Factor head honcho, Simon Cowell,
Cowell told The Sun,
“I’ve got a suggestion for them. If they don’t want it, I’ll take it. I’m serious. They can give it to me or I will give them a bit of money. Why end the tradition? It’s like not having Christmas pudding. I don’t believe in breaking with tradition. It’ll be weird not having it there. It’s like one less present to open. I can see how it’s less popular now, with MTV and YouTube, but I always thought it would stay. I really want it back. It’s not too late for the BBC to change their minds. It would be brilliant.”
"I would rather it came to us than just sit in the dustbin. It's been a good year for music and I think it's part of the tradition. It's not as though people aren't interested in music at the moment,"
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