Are these £X million contracts genuine? Or is it a case of, "if you sell 1 billion records, you will get £X million, over 10 years, in instalments and if you don't sell enough records, we shall pay you £1 to buy you out of your contract and kick you to the kerb"?
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Ofcourse its going to be the latter. They are putting their money on relatively unproven acts (for long term purposes) and giving them a contract. The acts earnings will be completely dependant on how well the single/album does with as many get out clauses for Cowell as he needs.
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Agree with you here!
If this is true... what is the point of the final!?
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Then, if that is the case, these "record contracts" do not represent guaranteed earnings and are not as great as they may sound, at first.
It's almost like me saying that I own a £10M house, when in fact, I have only put down a menial £20k deposit and it is actually the lender which owns the remaining £9.8M of the house.
It's almost like me saying that I own a £10M house, when in fact, I have only put down a menial £20k deposit and it is actually the lender which owns the remaining £9.8M of the house.
If that's true then the every single person who voted for her should be ashamed of themselves.
Lady Sov may take exception to that chav rat copying her style exactly (yet managing to be about 10% as good)
That said, Simon Cowell saw the pound signs as soon as she arrived. He'll make an absolute killing out of the inbred, braindead, chav teenagers/adults
That said, Simon Cowell saw the pound signs as soon as she arrived. He'll make an absolute killing out of the inbred, braindead, chav teenagers/adults
If this is true... what is the point of the final!?
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Cher may well have a record contract, but it doesnt mean that she will win the show. The point of the show is to find a winner. What happens after that regarding their career is beyond the scope of the show.
I said this right from the word go that Cher, without doubt, is the most exciting prospect. The rest of the contenders are very similar to what we have seen already. The likes of Cher have never been seen on XFactor before.
In fairness, I feel that her first audition was her best. Since then, she has gone downhill. Her voice isn't great, however, once they get her in a recording studio, with enough "takes", she should sound nice and polished on a CD.
People seem to be believe that the best voice will sell the most records and this is NOT the case. Marketing/advertising/likability/fashion are all more important, when it comes to dictating record/concert sales.
Lady Sov is at a MASSIVE disadvantage, when compared to Cher. Cher has been on XFactor, Sov hasn't. Cher already has a MASSIVE marketing campaign going for her. The fact that she is regularly seen in newspapers is testament to this.
Sov's big chance came when she went on Big Brother. When she came out of it, she should've done "something". But she didn't. She missed a golden opportunity. In contrast, I remember when Pete Burns when into Big Brother, he came out of the house and immediately released a single, which promptly made No.1.
The guananteed sales just from the first single will earn them a mighty first paycheck alone due to the fresh hype and sheep who buy it because it says xfactor on it. To be fair its purely up the the artist (lol...) to promote themselves and be memerable enough to sell themselves over a long period, the initial contract is pretty much just to make sure Cowell doesnt lose money on the investment and to make sure he isnt tied down to a dead weight if they flop.
In terms on publicizing themselves im undecided. Matt i feel plays the down to earth guy pretty well which people can relate to but I dont know how that will last and how it will keep once the money starts rolling in.
Rebecca I cant imagine being able to advertise herself, her lack of self belief will be a negative. I can see her being asked what she thinks of her songs and her response will pretty much put down herself whilst bigging up her competitors.
Cher I cant see being able to project herself in a positive light. Shes too fiery and tempremental. Everything just comes off as arrogant. Same question as posed to rebecca and it will be the "best thing in the world coz everyone else is crap". She wont last long until the people turn their back on her but at least she will have earnt enough for a lifetime supply of white lightening with enough left to buy her own private spot at the local bus stop.
One Direction I can see over promoting, Simon will shove their face on any product and program he can find as soon as he gets a whiff of their popularity. If they cut down the cheese factor (dodgy smiles, dancing, singing, clothes) then I can see them lasting for a while depending if they get and decent songs.
Either way they are doing what they love (or at least getting an easy ride for a while in something they quite like) and will be a lot better off financially than they would have been without.
Meh, no comment on all of that, it all makes me very, very disillusioned with the public and humans in general, when they can be actually convinced into liking trashy, pointless scabs like Cher, or even Lady Sov.
The fact that going on X-Factor means as much as it does is sickening. People have such low standards nowadays, I really worry for what things will be like in 20 years if they're this tragic today.
If that was the case, then ultimately, her poor attitude to work is what has let her down. In contrast, Cher is happy to be a puppet and will do whatever it takes, to be successful. Katie Weagle (or whatever her name is), is also in the same category, which may explain why record executives are keen to work with her.
I thought it meant that they were going to spend £2million on her, as in marketing, production fees, etc, not actually pay her 2 mill.
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Whos lady sov?
A female singer, who raps, with a lot of attitude, who appeared on Big Brother, but was unable to kick-start her career.
Did she try though? Can't actually remember what happened when she left
If this is true... what is the point of the final!?
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There has never been any point to the final.
Look at X Factor 2008 - Series 5.
You could possibly argue that JLS have had more success than Alexandra Burke despite coming 2nd.
Diana Vickers was eliminated in the Semi Finals like Mary was, and has done perfectly well for herself despite coming 4th !!
Simon will sign up One Direction even if they don't win. Mary was never going to have a career. You can't start this late. Steve Brookstein prooved this. It just doesn't work.
I dont think matt is strong enough to be a recording artist, the only question is whether Cher or Rebecca do. Who wins is irrelevant, always has been.
Look at John & Edward. Multi millionaires already.
Susan Boyle?