I’m rather enamoured with a few of the contestants on XFactor UK 2012. Here are my favourites:
1. Lucy Spraggan:
– because this song makes me think of my folks –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egBlPQpo6H4]
– because this is a hilarious summary of a time gone by –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i3qeErUaFo&feature=related]
2. Christopher Maloney:
– because some idiots told him he wasn’t good enough once, and they were entirely wrong –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1T9-I3wx8I]
3. Ella Henderson:
– because she made a dance song a ballad –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTbcO9qaE5g]
– and is clearly rather talented in the songwriting department too –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k9cK_n1mlg]
4. Jahmene Douglas:
– because he’s a chronically shy dude, with insane talent –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-xndZZjM4A]
5. Joseph Whelan:
– because this version made me cry –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfGphh9Aig]
6. James Arthur:
– he puts an interesting twist on a song that has annoyed me since I first heard it –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFoFtIqvkGE]
7. Melanie Masson:
– because she’s a real life fairy, with an amazing voice –
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RCxJPVo4Ws&feature=relmfu]