Gamu influence lives on

Do you remember last years Xfactor. It brought about one of the most controversial shows. Gamu was the singer with the most amazing natural talent. She lived in Scotland with her mum and siblings and had become very much part of her community fabric. On Youtube you can see her singing in church and on other stuff too. When she entered the Xfactor competition the busy bodies at the UK Border Agency tried to turn her mum and her into an example to say they have control of borders. Thankfully her and her family have been given their stay. 

Anyway over the past few days Xfactor USA was on and the very lovely Rachel Crow sang Walking on Sunshine. Nicole Sherzinger was a bit unsure of the lyric change, yet Simon Cowell stated that he was being inventive. There was no mention of Gamu from Xfactor UK who was the one responsible for the lyric change. I usually discuss this show on BBM and one of my friends pointed out that this was in fact Gamu's version.

It seems my friend was not the only one who spotted this. Simon Cowell is definitely wrong for taking the credit of the lyric change when Gamu is the one who made those changes. British people have been pointing out under Rachel's video that Simon should give Gamu royalties for the changes. Just shows how much Gamu was adored. 

Please note I do not feel the issue is with Rachel singing Gamu's version but that Simon Cowell has taken the credit for it.

The embed functions have been disabled some old videos so here are the Youtube links so you can watch both versions. 

Gamu Walking on Sunshine

Rachel Crow Walking on Sunshine

Kelly Rowland X-Factor judge UK

Yay, I am so happy that the X-Factor has a new line up. Many people were getting a bit bored of the mediocre talents judging others. I am dissapointed that Simon Cowell has gone though but he was losing his touch some what. Maybe his fire will be re-ignited in the USA. But that is showbiz huh. I am so going to make sure I watch the show especially as one of my favourite singers is now on the show Ms Kelly Rowland. Filmed auditions started today and doesn't she look lovely. Tulisa is in a successful group so it will be interesting to see what she is like. Gary Barlow is a semi veteran and writes songs for his own group Take That and other singers including himself so I cant complain about his choice. I just pray that Louis does not get the groups again. We are still suffering the sight of Jedward. Though he gets a slight pass for helping JLS. They are corny but make music pleasant enough to enjoy. If I know you and you are entering this major competition I wish you every success. 

X Factor adverts were groovy

Well what can I say. X Factor was okay last night the only act that was truly amazing was Mary Byrne. TreyC was good too. Though if she does not do well on this show she can become the new poster lady for a taught bumper. I can just imagine her being snapped on the beach and people in awe of her derriere the way they are with Serena. Thankfully she has an absolute good voice.

Cher did what I expected she threw in some Lady Sovereign ala N Dubz vibes to a song that did not need it. In fact she was awful and did not prove anything. Katie was better than Cher but the gaga like get up was badly done.

Anyway the highlight for me from Xfactor was the commercials. I actually enjoyed watching them. The best had to be the Yeo Valley farm milk advert. Now I need to go and find out what a massey is. The rapping in this advert was on point and Cher could learn a thing or two from it. I also liked the Ikea Kitchen advert which was so groovy. Now if the judges could choose a decent song for their acts I might think the same of them too.

One more thing why have wildcards, than do a double eviction on the 1st show. It makes no sense. The twist is stupid and people worked that out the day Gamu got the boot.

Bun N Cheese on X Factor

The most recent X-Factor show included a group of girls going by the name of Bun N Cheese. They said on the show they chose this name because its their favourite food and they eat it every day. They even used food like nicknames. Their audition was terrible. Though I just happened to listen to their Ace n Vis Interview on 1xtra radio via Youtube. They said they sang other songs which were done well but not shown. So they did an impromptu acapella to prove they can sing. They can indeed sing and may just need a bit more fine tuning and work at shifting the nerves. The potential is there. I would love to see the un-edited bits from the audition. It just goes to show that these shows all come with a bias. It does make me wonder “who” the producers of these shows actually want. There was a guy who could clearly sing some old soul and they said no despite the audience loving his audition. They said yes when he sang James Brown. smh.

Anyway check out both videos and compare. I am not saying they are brilliant but they definitely do have potential. They should forget x-factor and try make it on their own.

X-Factor Mercy remixed

Well the summer is swiftly coming to an end and X-Factor is on our screens. So it will be interesting to see what is on offer from the singers. You just know some of the judges are not qualified to judge. So far Simon had to give Cheryl Tweedy (formerly Cole) the side eye. Which is well deserved as Cheryl need not forget her roots or her criminal start to her career.

On a brighter note I think with the 1st show we have discovered this years Cheeky Girls or Jedward. She is none other than Shirlena Johnson from London. Check out her own version of Mercy.

Don’t be dismayed there is some gifted talent about.

Ace Vis n Miss Frank

Do you remember Miss Frank from X-Factor. Well it looks like they are still around. I reckon with a good management team and loads of hard work they could be a decent group. I may have to start listening to Ace n Vis on the radio but I do not have DAB enabled radio and the idea of listening through my Sky box is not going to happen.