So everyone is talking about X Factor this year and especially now after the shocking decision by Simon Cowell. Now I know he was not the one who voted her out. She got the least number of votes so thats why shes out – which I cant understand as she sings well and seems really nice and lovely. (And how can Lloyd not be in the bottom 2. I think X Factor should ban teenage girls and grans from voting!!)
Anyway, Simon Cowell now known as Simon Coward had the chance on Sunday to send “Jedward” home by voting to save Lucie. He has gone on for weeks saying how terrible Jedward are and if they win he will leave the country. He also said he would base his decision in the sing-off between Lucie and Jedward – who were in the bottom 2.
If he was just basing it on the singoff then surely Lucie goes through in the “singing” competition?? Jedward may be “entertaining” (to some people) but they cant sing. Simon did the same last week when “basing it on singoff performance” he sent home Rachel – who is a much better singer than Lloyd.
Simon also mentioned, after someone said something about it effecting Lucie’s future career (or something to that effect) and he said its not life and death and people should calm down ….. At the end of the day, X Factor is not life or death so maybe we should stop it?? He wont get more £millions!
Another thing which annoyed me was on Saturday he said he liked Lucie – a good performance etc but then Sunday it all seemed to change. He keeps going on about it being a singing competition but it clearly isnt now and he has just kept Jedward in because he knows more people will watch. This years X Factor has been the biggest rating and arguably thats because of Jedward. They have been getting a lot of press coverage and this will properly continue. Simon knows people will talk about it, it will be in all the newspapers, people will watch the show and vote (on premium rate lines), lining the pockets of Simon and ITV.
This is the 1st year I have watched all the live shows (since the 1st series) and I will properly stop watching now. As well as this “controversy” Louis Walsh is really doing my head in. So annoying!! Always going on about the same things, going on about its about the singing and then he has Jedward. He had a go at Simon for choosing a song in the “movie week” which wasnt in a movie. Simon told him the movie it was in – maybe not the bigggest movie in the world but it was in a movie. He kept going on about it – it seems if Louis Walsh hasnt heard of a movie it doesnt exist!!
I think next week Jedward will properly be in the bottom 2 but will (hopefully) be up against Lloyd. Jedward will properly be saved again.
UPDATE – Apparently, Simon Coward talked to the executive producer in the ad break before the sing off and “seemed to be discussing what to do”. This story was in the Sun so take it with a pinch of salt.
UPDATE2 – 3000 people complained to ITV and 50 to OFCOM. If only people were this bothered/concerned/interested in the General Election!!
