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Old 06-10-2013, 23:09
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So bland, yet she's the most discussed act this year... Adds up, that does.
It was the same with Jade Richards when Cheryl chose Katie and Cher over her but is anyone talking about her this year? Nope because we can all see she hasn't got it. The public are fickle and Melanie will be forgotten about pretty soon
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:10
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Yes, because Wagner and the like have so much star quality.

Shall we go through the entire list of finalists and see how many of them had star quality? What's that? You can't be bothered? Why's that? Oh, yes, it's because there's SO many acts that have lacked "star quality" that have made the live shows that we'd be here all night.

Star quality has sod all to do with her not going through, it's never bothered them before - half of the winners lack it! Although, I don't agree with the opening post, either.

I don't believe that the reason she didn't get through is because there's another chosen one or anything like that, it's simply because the show loves the drama of it all and they thought axing Melanie would create the most drama out of her category.
There's no doubt the show loves to court controversy and often puts through acts like Wagner or rylan just to stir up headlines. However, a very good reason for leaving out Melanie is that she simply isn't interesting enough to make the final 12. She's neither very good, very bad, funny, opinionated or in any way remarkable. That's why she missed the cut.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:11
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Yes, because Wagner and the like have so much star quality.

Shall we go through the entire list of finalists and see how many of them had star quality? What's that? You can't be bothered? Why's that? Oh, yes, it's because there's SO many acts that have lacked "star quality" that have made the live shows that we'd be here all night.

Star quality has sod all to do with her not going through, it's never bothered them before - half of the winners lack it! Although, I don't agree with the opening post, either.

I don't believe that the reason she didn't get through is because there's another chosen one or anything like that, it's simply because the show loves the drama of it all and they thought axing Melanie would create the most drama out of her category.
I am fed up of saying this, did leon have star quality.Could Wagner sing.
This a cliched excuse people are using to excuse their fav being picked over better singers. Jedward Imo had charisma, which is why they are still going but they were poor singers.
Remember what dani and Simon said to them and I quote " This a singing contest" if so why were poor singers picked for the final. Yep so they could be ridiculed and for entertainment. The xfactor is not about singing. or the best vocalists would be picked.Nicole clearly said Melanie was the best vocalist with the best range.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:11
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It was the same with Jade Richards when Cheryl chose Katie and Cher over her but is anyone talking about her this year? Nope because we can all see she hasn't got it. The public are fickle and Melanie will be forgotten about pretty soon
Different year, it was Gamu
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:11
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I can't deny Tameras star quality. She has somethjf special. But I also can't help but dislike her.

But I agree Eurostar, they can't criticize her voice, so they go for the "lacking star quaintly" angle. Luckily she wasn't fat, because perhaps that would be why she shouldn't have gone through.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:12
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Different year, it was Gamu
Oh God, remember the furore about her. This Melanie drama is small fry compared to that!
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:13
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Different year, it was Gamu
Ah thank you for correcting me.. Now Gamu had something special about her
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:14
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Having seen Melanie perform live, I can say there was nothing about her on stage that impressed me, nothing wrong about her singing but nothing special either, and no performance.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:16
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I agree that Tamera is the likeliest winner as she has the potential to be a true star. However, I don't buy your conspiracy theory. Hannah is a much greater threat to Tamera and a tougher opponent than Melanie would have been.
Hannah is not popular she has been as low as 17% in the Mirror poll a some stages this week , now she is only 19% . Melanie has been as high as 36% in the Mirror poll only yesterday and is 33% now
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:18
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Having seen Melanie perform live, I can say there was nothing about her on stage that impressed me, nothing wrong about her singing but nothing special either, and no performance.
I've not seen her live but from how she comes across on the show she seems to have no musical direction or style if that makes sense. I have no idea what stuff she would release were she to win, she seems like a bit of a puppet, just singing whatever she feels like rather than choosing her songs to form a musical identity.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:21
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I have no idea why some forumers are obsessed with her, but you should notice that it is the same few that are hailing her as amazing.

Besides, my post was clearly my opinion and not fact...
That could easily be twisted - it's the same posters who constantly take a swipe at Melanie.

Besides, read above. 33% of The Mirror readers support Melanie, too - so it's not just a handful of posters on here. No doubt you've convinced yourself that we're all the same people, though

It's because she wasn't good enough. Sorry, but if she didn't have the "I've tried 10 times" backstory and edit, I just wouldn't have remembered her. She is so unremarkable and she was in a tough category. There wasn't much reason for Nicole to pick her when there were more than 3 other girls who were stronger and more polished than her. This show isn't a charity.

Say what you want about Wagner and most of the other contestants, but most of them at least had a distinctive look. Melanie is so plain and boring, she fades into the background and every performance seems like a struggle for her to keep people interested. Her vocals are nothing special, she shouldn't have sung Run as the Leona comparisons didn't help her. She just comes off as missing something.

She's tried so many times, and it hasn't worked. She needs to pursue other avenues because I just don't think this is right for her.
I'm sorry but I had to laugh at the bit in bold. Even when the show was at its peak, it had filler and weak acts who "lacked star quality".

Series five alone had Daniel, Scott, Eoghan, Girlband and Bad Lashes. Some would even include Austin. That's 50% that lacked in star quality/filler acts. The list is endless, but like I said, we'd be here all night.

The bit in bold is just pure nonsense. If she was so bland and lacked so much star quality, then why not just use her as a filler act like they do with the majority of the acts in the live shows every year? The reason is, they knew if they took her any further, they risked her winning. They obviously didn't want her to win this year, for whatever reason, and that's fair enough. I just find it laughable that people claim it's because she lacked star quality, when that's never ever mattered before on this show.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:24
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The X Factor 2013: Melanie McCabe fans vent anger on Twitter as she is sent home | http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/06/the-x-...osion-4136641/ via @MetroUK
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:27
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Ah thank you for correcting me.. Now Gamu had something special about her
She got sent home in favour of Cher and Katie though, so I disagree with you - she was obviously lacking in star quality! She was so bland, dull, boring and whatever other creative words that have been used to describe Melanie.

I hope she's given up on her dream. Rejection from this show means you'll never make it
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:29
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The bit in bold is just pure nonsense. If she was so bland and lacked so much star quality, then why not just use her as a filler act like they do with the majority of the acts in the live shows every year? The reason is, they knew if they took her any further, they risked her winning. They obviously didn't want her to win this year, for whatever reason, and that's fair enough. I just find it laughable that people claim it's because she lacked star quality, when that's never ever mattered before on this show.
You can't compare this to other seasons as the talent levels fluctuate all the time. She would have walked into the 2007 live shows for example, but I don't think she would have made it past Bootcamp in 2008. The circumstances change, and the show changes. It's nowhere near as bad as what happened to Gamu in 2010, where things were obviously fixed for Katie and her Sony deal to get through to the live shows.

This year, the girls category was just extremely strong. I think Relley was better than Melanie, but she didn't make it either. Melanie has just had a combination of bad luck and not having enough star quality.

Sorry, but if she was memorable enough, she may have got through. She has a decent voice, but there's nothing else there, I haven't seen any personality from her at all throughout her time on the show.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:33
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And the metro readers also agree she should have made it.

To me, it's clear Melanie's fans are without a doubt the most passionate. And it's passionate fans who vote.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:38
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And the metro readers also agree she should have made it.

To me, it's clear Melanie's fans are without a doubt the most passionate. And it's passionate fans who vote.
They may well be, but to look at it in a positive way... now they can save their money and spend it on something nice for themselves.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:45
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You can't compare this to other seasons as the talent levels fluctuate all the time. She would have walked into the 2007 live shows for example, but I don't think she would have made it past Bootcamp in 2008. The circumstances change, and the show changes. It's nowhere near as bad as what happened to Gamu in 2010, where things were obviously fixed for Katie and her Sony deal to get through to the live shows.

This year, the girls category was just extremely strong. I think Relley was better than Melanie, but she didn't make it either. Melanie has just had a combination of bad luck and not having enough star quality.

Sorry, but if she was memorable enough, she may have got through. She has a decent voice, but there's nothing else there, I haven't seen any personality from her at all throughout her time on the show.
Oh, I can, because I'm not just comparing this series to one single series, I'm comparing it to every single series, and every single series we always have filler acts who lack star quality. Every single year without fail.

I disagree that the category was/is strong. I actually only rated Melanie, but surprisingly, I thought Jade performed best tonight.

Who's to say whether she's memorable or not? You may not personally remember her, but she was top of my list this year. It's subjective.

At the end of the day, we're never going to know why she was axed.
Was she boring? Was it because she lacked star quality? Was it because she was a threat to win? Was it just to create headlines and drama? None of us will ever know so it's pointless arguing over it - it's best just to draw our own conclusions, I guess.
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:48
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the girl can sing but thats not enough, its about the x factor, to me she didn't have anything past a good voice, i actually enjoyed her singing more when i couldn't see her
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Old 06-10-2013, 23:56
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the girl can sing but thats not enough, its about the x factor, to me she didn't have anything past a good voice, i actually enjoyed her singing more when i couldn't see her
And the three girls who went through all have the 'x factor' I take it?
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:00
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And the three girls who went through all have the 'x factor' I take it?
Who knows, but they all gave better performances than than Melanie. As did Jade and Relly, come to think of it.
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:03
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Tamera, in a word.

I believe she is their plan A right now, assuming more stories of drugs and bullying don't continue to plague her. As much as I dislike her, you must all be able to see the potential with this girl, they've got their first real shot at a huge international, Beyoncé style star with her.

Abi and Hannah are gonna be a piece of cake to get out when they're ready to be disposed of. Abi, just like Janet, will be hyped and then dropped like a sack of spuds.

Melanie however, is Irish and wouldn't be so easy to dispose of. I truly believe that if she had made the finals, she'd have had a good shot of winning. The Irish vote is strong. The English vote would be split among the contestants, including Melanie. She's also incredibly pretty and has a fantastic voice, that we've not even heard a fraction of its potential.

No doubt the haters are going to say my theory is ridiculous, but mark my words, Tamera will win, assuming no more bad press.
Not a 'hater' and I think Tamera has a good chance of winning because she is a fabulous singer. I DO think your theory is ridiculous however. What I take issue with is that you assume that the X Factor is like the world cup in football and that everybody votes for their own 'nation'. Utter tosh and insulting. I'm Irish, yet I (believe it or not), support whoever I think is the best singer. They could be black, white,yellow, brown, Muslim, Catholic Protestant, Buddhist, Jewish etc etc etc , and from any part of the UK including Scotland Ireland and Wales as well as England. And I think I speak for the majority of people. And if the Irish vote is so 'strong'...why haven't any of the Irish contestants won BB?? I certainly haven't voted for any of them either.
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:05
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Who knows, but they all gave better performances than than Melanie. As did Jade and Relly, come to think of it.
Check out Abi's second performance from tonight's Xtra Factor : weak and nervous and rather pitchy.
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:06
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Twitter statuses about Melanie McCabe - Twitter.WhoTalking.com http://twitter.whotalking.com/topic/Melanie+McCabe
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:08
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Who knows, but they all gave better performances than than Melanie. As did Jade and Relly, come to think of it.
God no, Reiley was awful, warbling and shouty, Hanna hit bum notes and and as for Abby, abbysmal.
Nicole clearly said Melanie had the best range and voice.
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Old 07-10-2013, 00:10
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Actually, Twitter has been streaming with support for her all night.

That link shows the top tweets first, made by people trying to be funny. But in actual fact almost all the regular tweets have been of support.

Melanie was trending before and after her exit. She's been very popular this year.
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