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Which act has been the most successful?
kochspostulates
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Out of all the previous winners or non winners in X factor?
Was it Leona Lewis or 1D?
Was it Leona Lewis or 1D?
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kochspostulates
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But if we base it on time frame and things like that nobody has come close to the way Leona Lewis was. In 2008 she was literally known everywhere.
She had a number 1 in like 36 countries or something like that - One Direction haven't done that.
So yeah, actually, probably Leona Lewis.
I added him to because he has done really well since he was on X Factor
Critically - Rebecca Ferguson.
He's managed to be the most successful act to come out of the show with absolutely no talent whatsoever. His success shows you really can fool the public
1d is like waaaay bigger than any act here in Sweden atm (at least they have the loudest fanbase) and I think their fans were very fond of jedward especially during the years they were in esc (it's a lot bigger/more important in Sweden than in the uk lol) although that buzz is like completely gone now
Leona had some successful songs here, but other than bleeding love and the aviici coop and maybe some other song we haven't heard anything from her.
Ella Henderson is actually pretty big here atm, but she might just be a one hit thingy tho, just like James arthur and shayne ward was... Olly Murrs performed at our Idols top 4 show or something, but I don't really think people knew who he was tbh
Other than that idk. Cher Lloyd is a growing name but still pretty unknown.
I know a lot of people still consider Leona to be the most successful cos of how huge her debut album and 'Bleeding Love' were. Yes they were both enormously successful but other than that she hasn't really had a proper WORLDWIDE hit. And her success has dwindled massively over the years.
1D on the other hand have broken chart records worldwide, have a good few HUGE worldwide smashes under their belt, have sold out arenas worldwide, have had a huge movie, hoards of merchandise with their name slapped on.. they really have monopolised popular culture since they were on the show.
I think that by this point they've far eclipsed Leona's success.
One Direction's first two albums combined sold 10 million worldwide. Leona's Spirit sold 10 million alone worldwide.
However, Echo sold a third of Spirit worldwide whereas Midnight Memories managed to sell a healthy 4 million worldwide.
So 1D have definitely sold more albums than Leona worldwide.
I suspect 1D have sold much more than Leona in concert ticket sales and merchandise too.
On the flip side, Bleeding Love has probably sold worldwide more than most of 1D's singles combined. The only other Leona single that was successful was Run but I doubt even sold a third of Bleeding Love's total sales.
As much as I like Leona, I think One Direction are easily the most successful act to come from UK X Factor.
Leona Lewis is obviously a natural second choice as her first album just blew up everywhere and she is still relatively known in a lot of countries.
Olly Murs has done extremely well in the UK.
Little Mix have done amazingly in terms of having success in the UK and overseas. Definitely the second most successful winner after Leona.
Cher Lloyd had mediocre success but seems to have dwindled recently.
Ella Henderson seems to be doing really well atm.
I have a feeling Fluer East from this year will blow up but time will tell.
Yes I think we have
Not me
They first album was huge regarding UK sales (1.3 million). I remember the excitement at the time on the appreciation thread when they were selling at a rate of 100k a week, and it just kept going and going...
I think they are ;-)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/i540104-9/sunday-times-rich-list-2013-young-music-millionaires-jls.html#~oZ6C8pxUwH0hCY
I'd say Olly Murs.
In the UK, I'd say Olly too.
Overseas, I'd say Ella or Little Mix.