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The X Factor should celebrate TEN YEARS by...
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Inviting a classic or infamous X Factor contestant/winner on to perform each week of the live shows in the lead up to the final.
Since it's a major milestone, this 10th series needs to have an element of nostalgia about it and I think inviting contestants who blew away the audience either on the show or off the show should be allowed to perform on the results show each week.
If I was a producer, I'd get the following back to perform either their biggest hit since the show (or their new single) or their most memorable performance on the show:
Ruth Lorenzo - Purple Rain / The Night (her new single)
Diana Vickers - Man In The Mirror / Music To Make Boys Cry
Leona Lewis - Summertime / Bleeding Love
Alexandra Burke - Listen / All Night Long
One Direction - Only Girl In The World / What Makes You...
JLS - Umbrella / Everybody In Love
Laura White - Fallin' / You Should Have Known
Little Mix - Don't Let Go / Wings
Olly Murs - She's The One / Dance With Me Tonight
Cher Lloyd - Turn My Swag On / Want U Back
It'd really reconnect viewers with the golden years of the show (2008-2010) along with the moments that were TV Gold (Leona's performances, Laura being eliminated, Ruth's PR performance). I know this is probably quite unlikely to happen but I for one would definitely tune in again to see some of these performances.
Since it's a major milestone, this 10th series needs to have an element of nostalgia about it and I think inviting contestants who blew away the audience either on the show or off the show should be allowed to perform on the results show each week.
If I was a producer, I'd get the following back to perform either their biggest hit since the show (or their new single) or their most memorable performance on the show:
Ruth Lorenzo - Purple Rain / The Night (her new single)
Diana Vickers - Man In The Mirror / Music To Make Boys Cry
Leona Lewis - Summertime / Bleeding Love
Alexandra Burke - Listen / All Night Long
One Direction - Only Girl In The World / What Makes You...
JLS - Umbrella / Everybody In Love
Laura White - Fallin' / You Should Have Known
Little Mix - Don't Let Go / Wings
Olly Murs - She's The One / Dance With Me Tonight
Cher Lloyd - Turn My Swag On / Want U Back
It'd really reconnect viewers with the golden years of the show (2008-2010) along with the moments that were TV Gold (Leona's performances, Laura being eliminated, Ruth's PR performance). I know this is probably quite unlikely to happen but I for one would definitely tune in again to see some of these performances.
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Not that i'm completely against the idea, I just think they should have a select few.
Union J are on it, and Joe is also on the longer version.
problem is some years not one single person is remembered/successful eg.
series 1
series 4
https://twitter.com/MrCelebUK/status/357065409012318208
Contestants from every series is surely the way to mark 10 years, not just those who've fitted the XF mould.
I assumed from that tweet, IF it's correct that the idea is to make one show featuring past contestants. Many and varied careers have resulted from a number of finalists and tbh, it is getting very boring just seeing a select few over and over and over again each year
I don't see how that's gunna work though
series 1 - no-one was successful apart from G4 but they've broke up
2 - Shayne was successful for like 2years then flopped
3 - obviously Leona
4 - no-one
5 - JLS obvs
6- olly murs
7. 1D obvs
8 - little mix
9 - james Arthur
so the problem lies with s1, s2 and s4 so they cant have an act on for every year
I disagree. It depends you mean by remembered or successful. Rhydian's first two albums match the success of Joe's and he has starred in a number of WE musicals. He is still very well remembered wherever he appears and is used as one of the 'names' to publicise the shows.
If you simply measure 'success' as how many pop records you sell, then it's a bit of a narrow perspective. A successful and enduring career is a success too, is it not?
G4 had a successful run while they were a group, just because that success came to an end, then so has Shayne Ward's then.
I suppose my point is if a show is to mark 10 years, then the whole 10 years should feature. They could also include memorable contestants like Jedward, Wagner, Chico and the like, they all captured the public's attention and have sustained a career (well I dunno about Wagner lol)
Anyway, for me it should be about the whole package, not the same handful of acts.
I doubt very much acts that don't still have a career now would agree to come back and perform though
I'd like a winners performance from more than just the prior season (I do like James but I'd like the other winners on too). I don't know how likely that is to happen though, given they need other acts, non reality TV to use a wide term acts, to publicise music too, maybe a "X Factor famous" and a regular one each week?
Series 1 - Rowetta (she's had quite a long low-key career)
Series 2 - Shayne Ward (no one can deny his moderate chart success)
Series 3 - Leona Lewis (obviously)
Series 4 - Rhydian (he's been a small sucess)
Series 5 - Alexandra Burke, JLS, Diana Vickers, Ruh Lorenzo, Laura White (all of them should feature)
Series 6 - Olly Murs, Joe McElderry (as much as I disliked him, Danyl was also the star of the series [if not afterwards ])
Series 7 - One Direction, Cher Lloyd
Series 8 - Little Mix
Series 9 - James Arthur
Series 10 - the winner
But I would completely exclude series 1 just because there was not a single remembered contestant from it (bar Steve who would never be invited back). Series 4, at a push, could be included with Rhydian. I never liked him but he was the star of series 4. From Series 5 onwards, there were contestants who shined on the show and others who shined in the charts. There should definitely be a mix of commercial successes and viewer favourites. For example, Ruth and Laura never set the charts alight but are both seen as classic XF contestants - Ruth for PR and Laura because of her elimination. I don't like the guy but Danyl should be invited back just because he was series 6. Olly might have had the music career but Danyl defined the series - along with Jedward. Series 7 should feature Cher and 1D simply because they were the most talked about and the most successful from the series worldwide.
The "group" could consist of Little Mix (four girls) and Joe, James, Shayne and Matt (four guys).
Alexandra and Leona could do a separate performance as a duet.
S2 - Shayne Ward and Chico
S3 - Leona and Ben/Ray
S4 - Same Difference and Rhydian
S5 - Alexandra and JLS (maybe Diana)
S6 - Joe and Olly (maybe Stacey)
S7 - One Direction and Cher (maybe Wagner)
S8 - Little Fix, Amelia and Misha/Johnny
S9 - Union J and Ella
Talking about the new advert, I think it's odd how Matt has been cut off anything X Factor related? He may not be seen as a huge star as such, but when you put it into perspective he's actually had an impressive career. Ok, he might not have achieved a global mainstream status, but to deny his success I think is quite insulting to him. Be fair. He's sold 2M records, had two top 10 albums, one number one and number six, and his debut album 'Letters' went platinum. A flop? I think not.
I mean as guests on the show, union j might be at some point but Joe and Matt would just be a miracle, even if they did put Joe in the mash-up, same with Shayne.
That would be nice.
Maybe they should do a one off special programme like a week before launch show. Or even just before XF2013 Launches the same night, kinda like a countdown to XF2013. Call it "A decade of X factor" and talk about the past 10 years, with past winners and contestants, all talking about their time on the show, how they enjoyed it what they did afterwards etc... even try and get all previous judges in on it
Totally agree