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it was announced yesterday that he will be the lead star in the West End taking the role of Joseph from Lee Mead.
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Well if Syco follow the Josh Groban route and let Rhydian record an album of Xmas songs next year I will be a very happy bunny (Noel by Josh sold around 4 million in the US alone last year and was No 1 in the Billboard charts for around 4 weeks).
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That is a matter of opinion Ratzaki - Walter Afanasieff said Rhydian is one of the best singers he has ever worked with and the best around at the moment - his opinion of course, but he has worked with some top people. There is room for both and I would say that both Rhydian or G4 do more than 'make a little bit of noise'. Josh Groban's management take Rhydian seriously enough to use his google page to advertise ŽJosh's album.
So I'd say both are great singers and I hope both will be around for years to come. |
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How are Rhydian's album sales compared to Leon? Shayne Ward?
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How are Rhydian's album sales compared to Leon? Shayne Ward?
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How are Rhydian's album sales compared to Leon? Shayne Ward?
However! Leon has a new single out sometime which may push his album sales up. Remember, Rhydian is selling on a full price album - no single to promote sales. |
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Rhydian is a STAR
It's done him no harm not to win last year, though he was gutted on the night. I won't be cruel to Leon but... WTF did it happen?
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Hi,
Perhaps we could stick to discussing the contestants rather than the fans? A number of off-topic and disruptive posts have been removed. Thanks DSFS |
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Don't know about Shayne, but as of today, Rhydian has sold 66,000 in four days - about the same as Leon in the last six weeks.
However! Leon has a new single out sometime which may push his album sales up. Remember, Rhydian is selling on a full price album - no single to promote sales. Indeed - most artists have singles released a couple of weeks before to promote the album
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They should release the duet as a single, because this is one of the tracks that would almost definitely get airplay along with the original. Rhydian is certainly taking the difficult route with no single, no radio airplay and virtually no TV promotion apart from the advert - and, of course, he went and chose the very week with massive supply problems to release his album.
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I am sure Rhydian is going to be the most successful runner up and the most successful contestant ever coming out of X Factor.
Just tell me who else will be able to sell pop, rock, musical and classical opera albums? Who else will be the star of West End and Broadway? ![]() |
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Rhydian will never be as successful as Leona Lewis. I doubt anyone will.
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RUNNER UP! I said!
Just to put things into perspective from MW Digital X Factor's top 10 selling Albums (issue 13/12/08 so sales do not include last week) Leona Lewis - Spirit 2,130,742 G4 - G4 609,486 Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward 526,573 Shayne Ward - Breathless 454,071 G4 - G4 & Friends 426,115 Journey South - Journey South 413,061 Andy Abraham - The Impossible Dream 326,169 Ray Quinn - Doing It My Way 243,184 G4 - Act Three 139,984 Andy Abraham 120, 214 So @ 150k for just 2 weeks Rhydian is not doing badly but he has a long way to go to beat many of the X Factor first album releases. Plus how many of them ever got to actually promote the album via an X Factor appearance - got a feeling it is only Leona? |
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Rhydian will never be as successful as Leona Lewis. I doubt anyone will.
My bet is on Rhydian!
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I posted this in another thread yesterday and have corrected Rhydian's sales!
Just to put things into perspective from MW Digital X Factor's top 10 selling Albums (issue 13/12/08 so sales do not include last week) Leona Lewis - Spirit 2,130,742 G4 - G4 609,486 Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward 526,573 Shayne Ward - Breathless 454,071 G4 - G4 & Friends 426,115 Journey South - Journey South 413,061 Andy Abraham - The Impossible Dream 326,169 Ray Quinn - Doing It My Way 243,184 G4 - Act Three 139,984 Andy Abraham 120, 214 So @ 150k for just 2 weeks Rhydian is not doing badly but he has a long way to go to beat many of the X Factor first album releases. Plus how many of them ever got to actually promote the album via an X Factor appearance - got a feeling it is only Leona?
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I see not much point in making comparisons with other X Factor years. A lot had released their albums by the Spring following the X factor - they waited maybe too long this time. However, Rhydian is selling well. It anyway doesn't matter what others sold before, it is about sufficiently meeting the expectations of the label - and that is probably not just based on sales. For example, I very much doubt it was ever intended to do more than one album with Ray Quinn.
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I see not much point in making comparisons with other X Factor years. A lot had released their albums by the Spring following the X factor - they waited maybe too long this time. However, Rhydian is selling well. It anyway doesn't matter what others sold before, it is about sufficiently meeting the expectations of the label - and that is probably not just based on sales. For example, I very much doubt it was ever intended to do more than one album with Ray Quinn.
I agree.......... the previous runners-up all released within 3-4 months of their X Factor appearance so cannot be compared with Rhydian who has broken the mould in waiting a year before releasing his debut, and he is selling extremely well - and more importantly likely to have a third week inside the top ten - and is expected to go platinum by the end of the year. The only thing that matters is whether his contract will be extended to more albums and I would say most definitely. |
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I posted this in another thread yesterday and have corrected Rhydian's sales!
Just to put things into perspective from MW Digital X Factor's top 10 selling Albums (issue 13/12/08 so sales do not include last week) Leona Lewis - Spirit 2,130,742 G4 - G4 609,486 Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward 526,573 Shayne Ward - Breathless 454,071 G4 - G4 & Friends 426,115 Journey South - Journey South 413,061 Andy Abraham - The Impossible Dream 326,169 Ray Quinn - Doing It My Way 243,184 G4 - Act Three 139,984 Andy Abraham 120, 214 So @ 150k for just 2 weeks Rhydian is not doing badly but he has a long way to go to beat many of the X Factor first album releases. Plus how many of them ever got to actually promote the album via an X Factor appearance - got a feeling it is only Leona? Yep, we don't know how much he is going to sell in total., and whether he will do better or worse than anyone in a long run.
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I notice one artist missing from daisychain's list is Jonathan Ansell - as a former member of G4 shouldn't he count?
His album was released a couple of weeks before Rhydian - there was some press story about them going "head to head" Anyone know how his sales are doing? As he is a similar genre to Rhydian - might be an interesting comparison. |
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I notice one artist missing from daisychain's list is Jonathan Ansell - as a former member of G4 shouldn't he count?
His album was released a couple of weeks before Rhydian - there was some press story about them going "head to head" Anyone know how his sales are doing? As he is a similar genre to Rhydian - might be an interesting comparison. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=13791 |
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I notice one artist missing from daisychain's list is Jonathan Ansell - as a former member of G4 shouldn't he count?
His album was released a couple of weeks before Rhydian - there was some press story about them going "head to head" Anyone know how his sales are doing? As he is a similar genre to Rhydian - might be an interesting comparison. I think Rhydian fans need to acknowledge that appearing on the show was a huge factor in reminding Joe Public he existed and boosted his sales. |
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I notice one artist missing from daisychain's list is Jonathan Ansell - as a former member of G4 shouldn't he count?
His album was released a couple of weeks before Rhydian - there was some press story about them going "head to head" Anyone know how his sales are doing? As he is a similar genre to Rhydian - might be an interesting comparison. And disappointing given that he appeared on virtually every TV programme going promoting it - became quite tedious eventually
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Rhydian will never be the most successful runner up, he still looks so false, but then again he signed with Syco!
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IIRC he entered at 30 something, but he did not have a showcase like a Saturday night XF show....even Josh just had GMTV and managed a #30 entry this week.
I think Rhydian fans need to acknowledge that appearing on the show was a huge factor in reminding Joe Public he existed and boosted his sales. But he appeared on virtually every TV programme going to promote it................you name the programme and young Ansell was on it ![]()
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IIRC he entered at 30 something, but he did not have a showcase like a Saturday night XF show....even Josh just had GMTV and managed a #30 entry this week.
I think Rhydian fans need to acknowledge that appearing on the show was a huge factor in reminding Joe Public he existed and boosted his sales. ..........not always a guarantee to boost sales I`m sure you will agree QM
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It's done him no harm not to win last year, though he was gutted on the night. I won't be cruel to Leon but... WTF did it happen?
