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admin · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 487

Ray or Leona?

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

The best singer should have won. Thankfully, the best singer (by a million miles and three) did win! Laughing

Ella

admin · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 487

I know in my heart Leona should have won, but there was something very likeable about Ray, Leona as a person seemed somewhat one dimensional.

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

I thought Ray did asctually turn out to be the "one trick pony" that had been mentioned on the show - he only seems to be confortable in the Swing genre. His vocal rendition of the final song (the single) paled into igsignificance compared to Leona's killer performance.

I do think she has an amazing voice and she's definitely in it for the long haul.

Ella

Shaky Fan · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 628

You missed out the "Who really gives a ****" option!

Leona and Ray will both be forgotten in 12 months time. Just ask Shayne Thingy and Steve Watisname...

Toggy tea slurper · Guest

Thank god it's finished that's all I've got to say, mind you it won't improve Saturday night TV, it's always rubbish.

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

I don't think Leona will be forgotten in 12 months. She's just too good - and eminently more bankable than anybody else who has come through these shows in recent years - especially in the light of the fact that there's already a US deal on the table from Whitney Houston's management company right now.

Ella

admin · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 487

The song did seem totally more suited to Leona though, than Ray. Although the fact it seemed more suited to a female voice didn't help either...

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

The general concensus, Chez Sailyour, was that the choice of song could well have been intentional............................... ???

Ella

admin · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 487

Well it had to be really. It would not have been fair to have the final song being a swingy kinda thing, but it was nothing at all like a song that would be in Rays comfort zone. If it weren't for that song, the results might have gone differently.

Figohammer · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Kent

I'm sure Mr Cowell got exactly the result he required Wink

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admin · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 487

There's no way it was rigged though. If it were, Simon would not have trumped on and on about how this girl was by far the best thing... that would have made it soo obvious.

Cherskiy · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject:

Sorry, but what's the X-Factor? Smile

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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Cherskiy,

http://uk.entertainment.yahoo.com/x-factor/

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Natasha · Little Miss Lovely Smile Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 790

I don't/didn't watch it either - but I did catch the bit when all the rejects and unusual people from earlier auditions were shown wailing like banshees and generally poked fun at.
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Cherskiy · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject:

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Ow! You got me Embarassed

Cherskiy · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject:

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

For once the best singer won, but whether she has any X-Factor, whatever that is, is another matter.

I didn't watch much of the series, preferring the marginally less hysterical SCD, but at the earlier "Boot Camp" stage picked Leona as the one who stood out a mile vocally. Ray may come to make his mark in the future - he seemed immature physically and vocally, even allowing for the age range he was in, and should have been made to wait for a couple of years.
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barne36 · Guest

Ray gave the more polished performance on the night.

Leona - good voice at best, only suited to ballards, way too timid to make the big time, absolutely no stage presence, body language suggests she has constantly wet herself.

Winning song obviously choosen with her in mind.

Would of been more interesting if Leona had sung first.

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

barne36,

Welcome to the R2 forum.

Yesterday I saw CDs in Borders, Leona, with X-factor winner stickers on them. People will buy it. Somehow I don't think Ray would be such an attraction on the CD stand, so yeah I also think the song was chosen to let Leona win... and allow certain people to put big bets on her winning Rolling Eyes

John W