Who has surprised you post xf?
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Which acts were you not a fan of during the lives shows but have been impressed with their material post xfactor?
Also has anyone disappointed you with their musical direction? If so what kind of sound do you think they should go for?
My choices are
Olly Murs - I wasn't a fan of series 6 tbh..and didn't think much of Olly but I love his last few singles (Heart Skips A Beat and Dance With Me Tonight) and his last album was pretty decent.
Diana Vickers - I actually thought she was pretty overrated on the show...but I listened to her album and was pleasantly surprised by it. I love The Boy Who Murdered Love and Notice. I hope she makes a comeback soon!
Amelia Lily - She was not my favourite last year (other than ET at judges houses I didn't think much of her)...but You Bring Me Joy is one of my most played songs of 2012! Excited to hear her debut album.
A few slight disappointments
JLS - I think their debut album was pretty good but the last two have been generic as hell.
Rebecca Ferguson - I think she could have took more of a risk with her sound...i.e a bit more dancey (not generic dance but something with a 90s influence maybe?)
Also has anyone disappointed you with their musical direction? If so what kind of sound do you think they should go for?
My choices are
Olly Murs - I wasn't a fan of series 6 tbh..and didn't think much of Olly but I love his last few singles (Heart Skips A Beat and Dance With Me Tonight) and his last album was pretty decent.
Diana Vickers - I actually thought she was pretty overrated on the show...but I listened to her album and was pleasantly surprised by it. I love The Boy Who Murdered Love and Notice. I hope she makes a comeback soon!
Amelia Lily - She was not my favourite last year (other than ET at judges houses I didn't think much of her)...but You Bring Me Joy is one of my most played songs of 2012! Excited to hear her debut album.
A few slight disappointments
JLS - I think their debut album was pretty good but the last two have been generic as hell.
Rebecca Ferguson - I think she could have took more of a risk with her sound...i.e a bit more dancey (not generic dance but something with a 90s influence maybe?)
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This. Wasn't a big fan of her on the Live Shows (apart from the Proud Mary performance) but her first two singles are great! Looking forward to hearing the album.
One Direction - didn't like them on the show, i think they're ok now.
They are actually much more talented than people thought they were. I've only just found out they play instruments, write their own songs and direct their own videos (:eek:), etc.
Me too, baffles me.
Ha! I actually like Lipstick and Waterline
Olly Murs
Diana Vickers
Rebecca Ferguson
Matt Cardle's second album
Middle ground
Jedward (some cheesy singles, but Waterline is actually very good!)
Aiden (will be interested to see if he does a second album)
Negative
Joe (that almost falsetto album then a opera/Christmas album- shame really, I did quite enjoy his X Factor performances).
Cher (Something about her doesn't sit well with me; then again I wasn't keen on her on X Factor)
All the rest I don't know.
Jedward a bit - wasn't surprised they were successful but they were probably a bit more successful than I would have thought.
Olly - people actually buy his albums in decent quantities? :eek: That's more surprising to me than him presenting the Xtra Factor as I remember Simon liking him a lot.
1D - taking over the world.
Going to say Jedward who have had some catchy songs like Lipstick and Cher Lloyd who's album I was very impressed with and Beautiful People was one of the best pop songs of last year
Complete opposite for me. Loved her on the show and thought she was probably the most talented female they've ever had. Heard both of her singles and thought 'meh'. She is worth better than the material she's bringing out imo.
JLS. I do like them but think they've sold out. They're better than the generic stuff they churn out.
Completely bemused at the success of Olly Murs, Cher Lloyd, 1D and Jedward
The level of 1D's success surprised me totally but not the fact they were very successful.
I agree with this I did actually like Aiden on the show but never had him pegged down as a winner.
His album though is actually really really good. I really like it.
Two acts that I'm surprised aren't bigger are Alexandra Burke and Cher Lloyd, although I think that's largely down to mismanagement for both of them. Alexandra's career post X-Factor has been almost a masterclass on how not to promote, market and style an artist. I'm not a Cher fan but her album should be doing better on both sides of the Atlantic. At least her US team seem to have a clue what to do with her.
Not sure Aiden "surprised" me as he always appeared talented. The puzzle for me was why he went backwards in the voting week by week. Pleased he's found a niche and hope he can sustain it commercially to keep it going.