There is a big production every year around categories handed to certain judges on “The X Factor,” mostly because it often determines just how they are able to cultivate stars moving forward into the competition. Also, some categories tend to do better than others. Men tend to fare better in the public vote than women, and […]
Stop us when this story sounds familiar: We’ve already got a good many people out there complaining about “The X Factor” and fairness after an act is revealed to have a pretty substantial history of performing on stage. This time around, the act in question is group 4th Power, who drew rave reviews from Simon […]
We typically mock the British tabloids for some of their frequent hyperbole when it comes to “The X Factor” and its recent ratings decline, but this time around, there may actually be something to it. Despite hyping up its revamped panel and hosts going into the new season, Sunday’s episode failed to even draw six […]
Every year, we hear the same old song from the British press regarding how “The X Factor” is dying off, and how Simon Cowell is supposedly infuriated that he is losing to his BBC rival in “Strictly Come Dancing.” Given the ratings from Saturday’s premiere episode, it would be safe to assume that the press […]
Sunday brought us the second edition of “The X Factor” UK, and we were left once again to ponder a question: Who among the executives thinks that we care so much about bad talent? It took us a good 35 minutes before we really started to see any good acts beyond two spread throughout all […]
The premiere of “The X Factor” UK is upon us, and suffice it to say that it’s different. We’ve got new hosts, new judges, and even a new announcer. The only things that are similar to last year’s show are the theme music, the set, Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Virsini, and contestants. Before we get to […]
For our second preview of Saturday’s premiere episode of “The X Factor” UK, we meet someone in Lauren Murray who really wants to try to impress the judges with her singing voice. The problem is that she struggles with nerves. If you are looking for a completely new narrative, this is not where to come. […]
If there are two things that we really know at the moment about singing competitions, they are as follows: They love interesting stories, and acts with some sort of footprint in the Philippines tend to draw huge headlines. We’ve seen time and time again acts become immensely popular in the country even if they just […]
In just the matter of a day’s time, the season premiere of “The X Factor” is going to be upon us … and Simon Cowell already wants you to know that this is going to be a very good batch of episodes. There are new judges, new contestants, and even new hosts in Olly Murs […]
While we’re not entirely sure that Nick Grimshaw is going to get Miley Cyrus for the upcoming judges’ houses phase of “The X Factor” UK, that is clearly not stopping him from at least putting some feelers out there and making it clear that he would like to work with her in some capacity. Speaking to the […]
