Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise has reportedly begged X Factor judge Louis Walsh for a ticket to the live shows this year. The movie legend is a surprise fan of the show, telling Walsh at an Oscars party that he watched the last series online and wanted to know all about it and what went on backstage.
Music artists are forced to be part of and embrace shows like The X Factor, singer Paloma Faith has claimed. Describing the music industry as ‘completely run by television’, Faith revealed that artists simply cannot turn down the chance to promote their work in front of 14 million viewers.
X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke has revealed she doesn’t know who will win and that all of the final three this year are “good”. Burke, who performed with Beyonce in last year’s final, also said she thought this year’s duet line-up is ‘outstanding’ and praised her mentor Cheryl Cole.
Pop Idol and Popstars judge Pete Waterman has revealed he doesn’t believe Simon is interested in talent anymore. Writing in today’s Daily Mail, Waterman added that none of this year’s finalists have ‘The X Factor’.
Amy Winehouse loves Stacey Solomon and has a soft spot for Essex boy Olly Murs, according to her dad, Mitch Winehouse. Mitch however revealed that he was backing bookies favourite Joe McElderry to win the show this weekend.
X Factor creative director Brian Friedman has said he thinks Olly will win, but he’d be happy for either Olly or Joe to win this year’s show, poor Stacey! Brian also revealed that Olly has lots of dance routines in this week’s final show and hints that there’ll be plenty of surprises for viewers.
Soul singer Seal has questioned shows such as The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, saying that the winners aren’t after musical success but rather a quick path to fame and fortune. Seal did however admit that Britain’s Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle was “an exception”.
Last year’s X Factor winner has revealed she believes this year’s winner will be either Olly Murs or Danyl Johnson. The Bad Boys singer has dismissed the fact that both have been in the bottom two which, based on previous series, would indicated neither can win.
Rihanna has revealed that she thinks the judges’ comments on The X Factor are “very accurate” and that the panel only put pressure on the finalists because they need to learn how thrive under pressure in the music world. The only slight problem was that Rihanna seems to think there are only 3 judges…
Sir Paul McCartney has described The X Factor as a road accident, saying “you don’t want to see it, but you do. “The former Beatle, who is tipped to perform on the live final in two weeks time, added that twins Jedward “were watchable” and he was surprised to see them kicked out last Sunday.
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