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Well I suggest she starts rehearsing for this weekQuote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
I think she will be in bottom again this week (she is not liked and very unpopular) and I think it is a double elimination this week so hopefully she goes out first as the judges would probably keep her
The father of Treyc Cohen has angrily blasted X Factor bosses for allowing his daughter to leave the competition, branding it 'a fix'.
Fitzgerald Cohen, 68, has called for an investigation into why her mentor Cheryl Cole was allowed to refuse to vote, meaning Katie Waissel remained in the competition after giving a shaky performance in the sing-off.
His comments came after his daughter came face-to-face with Waissel at the Pride Of Britain Awards last night - after admitted yesterday that she did perform better than her in the sing-off.
Mr Cohen told The Sun: 'It's a fix. It's as simple as that. I have no idea why Treyc is out. She was easily the best singer and should not have lost to Katie.
'Lots of things happen behind the scenes so certain contestants are kept in. The show is not about singing, it's a freak show now.'
He accusedMrs Cole of 'letting down' his daughter, claiming she had nothing to losehaving got so far in the competition with all four acts.
He added: 'She knew she was already one down after Simon voted for Katie, but refused to balance the score.There should be an investigation into why Cheryl was allowed to refuse to vote.'
An X Factor spokesperson said it was within the rules for a judge to abstain from voting - former judge Sharon Osbourne did the same thing in the first series of the show six years ago.
But while Treyc publicly backed her mentor's decision not to choose between herself and Katie, it has emerged that the judge's remaining acts have rounded on her.
According to show insiders, Cheryl's remaining three girls - Cher Lloyd, Rebecca Ferguson and Katie - have complained to Simon Cowell about how little they see their mentor.
A show source said: ‘The girls did speak to Simon and complained that Cheryl spends barely any time with them.
‘Cheryl went to Los Angeles last week, but it didn’t even matter really as she only ever really sees the girls on Fridays for a final run-through, when other judges like Dannii [Minogue] and Louis [Walsh] are working so hard – and Simon, of course, is spending all his time with One Direction.
‘Cheryl did have the girls in for a glass of champagne on Sunday night, but they are all a little peeved, to say the least, and tensions are running high.’
In an interview yesterday Treyc told how she thought she should have been put through because her sing-off performance was better.
Fans of the ITV series have taken to internet forums and social networking sites in their thousands to vent their fury - or support - over Treyc's booting from the competition. Over 1400 comments were posted yesterday on the MailOnline's story on the show alone.
After gracious appearances on The Xtra Factor and Daybreak in which she remained tight-lipped on how she felt about the scandal, 26-year-old Treyc finally aired her opinion during an interview on This Morning.
Asked by host Phillip Schofield if she thought she performed better than Katie Waissel in the sing off last night, Treyc replied: 'Yeah, definitely.
'Everyone has been talking about Katie’s performance and how she sat down on the floor and I know I finished my song and put my all into it.
'So if it was based on that then yeah, I definitely feel like I should have gone through.'
Pressed by Schofield on whether she thought her elimination was fair based on the sing off, she answered: 'Um, probably not looking at it that way.'
But Miss Cohen stood by her mentor's decision to not cast a vote, saying 'When Cheryl said that she couldn’t pick I completely understand why she never.'
Philip made his own opinions on last night's episode clear, saying he 'firmly believes' it should have gone to a deadlock.
Yesterday, on the social networking site Twitter, X Factor fans targeted Mrs Cole for her refusal to choose.
Many posted a joke relating to her unfaithful ex-husband Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole, saying: ‘What’s the difference between Ashley Cole and Cheryl Cole?
‘Ashley has no problem picking a girl to go home.’ Meanwhile, on the Daily Mail’s website, one fan, Rachel, from London, wrote: ‘Publish the “rules” of this so called competition for all to see.
‘Now ’fess up X Factor, let the public who have PAID to vote for their favourite, know who their vote would have kept!!!’
Jackie, from Manchester, said: ‘Mrs Cole is a damn disgrace. She gets paid vast amounts of money to be a JUDGE and acts like a spoilt brat when she actually has to make a decision.’
Over 1000 viewers even called Ofcom to complain about Mrs Cole’s refusal to vote, although the TV watchdog yesterday said it was not in its remit to take action.
During Treyc's interview, Schofield also asked the singer how she would feel if when the voting results are eventually made public at the end of the series, it turns out she did in fact beat Katie in the votes tally, Treyc insisted her elimination was meant to be.
'I’m not bitter at all,' she insisted. 'I’m a true believer of everything happens for a reason. Honestly, if I was meant to still be there I would be there.
'I am OK [about it], at the judged house I got the "no" and I thought that was it, then Cheryl came to my house with the wild card, so anything else was a bonus.
'I wanted to just get on that stage and sing, and I’ve been there for five weeks and proved to the nation that I can sing and that’s all I wanted to do. Anything else would’ve been a bonus for me.'
Miss Cohen said she didn't believe the judges had fallen for Katie's act, insisting, 'No… I don’t think they have. She makes good TV!'
She defended the 24-year-old's behaviour off-camera too, adding: 'She’s entertaining! She is entertaining and she’s a real drama queen but she’s got a heart of gold.'
Treyc also weighed in on Wagner, who received massive jeers from the audience when it was revealed he had made it through again.
'Wagner’s great. It’s an entertainment show, he entertains,' the Tamworth call centre worker said.
She added: 'Obviously when we hear his name come through on a Saturday night, we are like "Ooooooh" but I think he’s going to be there for a long time, I really do.'
Treyc insists she will be pursuing her singing career post-X Factor. She told Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq last night: 'I just hope and feel that this isn't the end for me.'
'I'd like to think somebody out there saw something in me and would love to offer me a fantastic record deal. I will so definitely continue singing. I feel like this is just the beginning.
'I have had a taste of something I have wanted for so long. This isn't going to be the end for me.'
As well as next year's X Factor tour, Treyc will perform this weekend at G-A-Y nightclub in London along with 2005 winner Shayne Ward, who was a guest performer on Sunday night's X Factor.
Tweeting ahead of her appearance at last night's Pride of Britain Awards, which honours unsung heroes across Britain, Treyc tweeted: 'I'll be attending the pride of Britain awards tonight I can't wait. It's going to be an honour to be amongst true stars x.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz14nFRJaE7
I can see Ms Cole getting the boot after this year. It's been one complaint after another about her. Katie has to put in a perfect performance on Saturday night and I can't see that happening.
She has never put in a great performance from auditions to boot camp and even judge's house she fluffed it yet was still kept..Quote:
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Yes she has been bad from the startQuote:
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Apparently the theme is queen this weekend i thought they might of done westlife or take that sen as their both on the show
I thought it was Elton John?Quote:
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just what i read on internet before cant find the site i read it now!! might of been a load of rubbish that i read
Yeah I'm sure Dermot said it was going to be an Elton John night this week.Quote:
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ELTON John has made a dramatic U-turn - agreeing to let all the X Factor wannabes sing his songs on next Saturday's show.
The superstar's tunes will be the surprising theme of next weekend's live episode, considering his recent outburst about the reality show.
Just a few weeks ago he branded it as "boring and a***-paralysingly brain crippling".
Talking about the programme last month, Sir Elton, 63, said: "TV vaults you to superstardom and then you have to back it up.
"Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke are at the mercy of the next song they can get. It's important they write their own songs, so they're not at the mercy of anyone. Songwriters today are pretty awful, which is why everything sounds the same. Contemporary pop isn't very inspiring."
His rant led Simon Cowell to vow to send him a tape of one of Rebecca Ferguson's impressive performances - saying he should eat his words for saying the show doesn't make stars.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz14r5EpLV7
Katie Waissel is reportedly planning to sing Elton John's 'The Bitch Is Back' on this week's X Factor.
According to The Mirror, Waissel hopes that her song selection will show viewers a more playful side to her character and demonstrate that she has a sense of humour about herself.
It was previously confirmed that this Saturday's X Factor live show will have an Elton John theme.
A source said: "Katie has been a diva but has also had her fair share of problems on the show, and the idea is this song will show she doesn’t take herself too seriously.
"The track shows she is up for a laugh and can see she isn't universally liked. It will be a bit tongue-in-cheek. She knows she can't be everyone's cup of tea but wants to get across a jokey element."
However, the source noted: "This could be the perfect song to do that, but clearly some people might take it literally because they have already made their mind up about her."
Waissel recently defended herself against accusations that she is 'fake', claiming that she is "just a girl that wants to go and sing".
DERMOT O'Leary let slip last night that X Factor WAS fixed.
The ITV1 show's host revealed a plot was hatched to save oddball singer Katie Waissel minutes before the four judges voted.
It RELIED on Cheryl Cole - mentor to both Katie, 24, and ousted Treyc Cohen, 28 - being made to vote early and abstaining until her fellow judges' verdicts.
Dermot, 37, outraged viewers by then giving her no say.
He said he was told: "If Cheryl decides to opt out we go to majority vote."
The plot - which involved refusing to let Cheryl Cole have the last say on who got the boot - was cooked up at the 11th hour, according to the presenter.
It means livid X Factor fans who accused the ITV1 show of a fix after Sunday night's travesty were RIGHT.
As mentor to both the acts in the bottom two following the public's vote, Cheryl was unwilling to choose between them as she and her fellow judges decided who to send home.
Bosses had banked on her doing just that - and went out of their way to make sure.
Viewers had expected that since her acts were involved, she would be the last of the four judges to vote.
She was instead asked to choose BEFORE she knew all the other judges' votes - so initially abstained.
With the decision at 2-1 to send Treyc Cohen home, Cheryl then desperately tried to level it at 2-2.
But Dermot enraged viewers by ignoring her - meaning she had no say at all.
Deadlock would have seen the singer with fewest public votes - Katie - being axed.
Last night Dermot lifted the lid on what happened with show chiefs behind the scenes.
He confessed: "We talked about it in the break because you find out two or three minutes before what's going to happen.
"My producer said, 'Look, if Cheryl decides to opt out we go to majority vote'.
"She did decide to opt out - and then she said, 'Come back to me and we'll do deadlock'."
Dermot defended not letting her put Katie's fate in the hands of the public by saying: "You can't do that because then it kind of devalues the other two judges' votes so that wouldn't have made sense."
But he admitted of the order in which the panel had to vote: "It would have been a lot easier for me for Cheryl to be last."
The presenter said of Cheryl abstaining: "There's no precedent to it so it's tricky."
He insisted he only followed the rules - but last night X Factor said there were NO rules.
A spokeswoman said: "Cheryl was well within her rights to do what she did. There are no official rules on X Factor."
Show supremo Simon Cowell has twice seen two of his acts come bottom - and on both occasions was the judge who got to vote last.
He even admitted on Sunday that Treyc was the better singer - but Katie made for better TV.
Yesterday pop babe Cheryl, 27, was unavailable for comment - as she plugged her new album in sexy snaps of herself sprawled in a see-through frock.
Around 1,200 fans have complained to ITV and Ofcom about Sunday's fiasco - with thousands more blasting the show on Facebook and Twitter.
Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, 32 - who was a stand-in judge during this year's series - said Treyc would be justified in thinking she was "unfairly treated".
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz14rdgukp8
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I always knew it was rigged
Yeah and if Katie ends up in the bottom two it will be rigged again.
No.. if Katie ends up in bottom two against any of the others except Wagner, and stays.. then it is totally rigged... If Katie and Cher are in bottom 2, I can see Cheryl taken the vote then to keep Cher and she would have no issue about it.. we all know Cher is her favourite and she will ignore the rest.. Shame really cause Rebecca is her best act.Quote:
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If Katie and Cher end up in the bottom two and the judges are asked to vote the usual way with the mentor who's acts are in the bottom two vote last. Dannii will probably send Katie home as is the only judge with any brains this year. Simon and Louis might vote to save Katie again because they like her. This would leave Cheryl with the deciding vote either save Katie, save Cher and go to deadlock or chicken out of voting again and mimi me Cher-L goes home.
So if any Xfactor spies are reading this. Play by the rules. If Katie ends up in the bottom two again and she gives the weakest performance in the sing off she goes.
Dermot O'Leary has claimed that his quotes about last week's X Factor have been taken out of context by The Sun newspaper.
The tabloid lead with the headline 'Dermot: It Was Rigged', following his admission that the producers were aware that Cheryl Cole could choose to abstain from selecting one of her acts to send home.
O'Leary revealed that he had spoken with production about the possibility Cole would refuse to pick either Katie Waissel or Treyc Cohen and said that they had agreed that if it did happen they would go to a majority verdict from the panel, rather than let her vote last and send it to deadlock.
The newspaper implies that the production team were aware that Waissel had got less votes than Cohen and wanted to keep her in, rather than let it go to deadlock and the public vote. It suggests that this is the reason why the producers asked Cole for her vote second, rather than last, as has been the case traditionally when a judge has two acts in the sing-off.
However, in a statement on Twitter, O'Leary has clarified his remarks and has denied that there is any sort of "plot" on the ITV1 show.
"Just thought I'd clear up The Sun story. Bless them. Wrong end of the stick, as always. No 'plot' as quoted," he said.
"We never know which way the judges are going to vote. Ever. The only thing I know is who's in the bottom two when I'm given the card. I don't know which judge to go to until I'm called, and the judges, including Simon [Cowell], don't know the vote or who we're coming to next. It's that simple."
Meanwhile, in a new statement about the rules of the show, the X Factor team have insisted that Cole broke no rules in choosing not to pick an act.
"A judge can abstain from placing a vote," said a show rep. "Cheryl made it clear that she would not send anyone home and therefore abstained from voting.
"Dermot went back to her to clarify that it was going to go to a majority vote if she did that. Cheryl was unable to take the vote to deadlock as deadlock requires a valid active vote."
Dermot stop digging a hole for yourself. The whole of the country know Sunday night was rigged. The can release any sob story they want to try and redeem themselves but it's pointless.
X Factor star Katie Waissel has suggested that she is being unfairly targeted by the media.
The 24-year-old has frequently found herself at the centre of tabloid stories.
However, she claims they are "pointing the finger at the wrong person" when it came to "fake" contestants.
She told X Magazine: "I'm not an actress. I'm not being paid to play a villain role.
"I'm just a girl that wants to go and sing, that's it.
"So to get so much stick for something I haven't done... and also for them pointing the finger at the wrong person.
"[Because] people should really open their eyes and take a look around. It's not fair. But the truth always prevails in the end, and I'm trying to get my side of the truth out, which is what I'm doing now... I just wanted to make the point that I'm not fake."
She continued: "I find that awful. Why would people think I was ungenuine?
"Because other people on the show haven't been genuine, so they wanna make me that kind of person? No. I'll always be true to myself and stand up for what I believe in."
Nobody is havinga go at Katie because they think she is fake. The public are angry because her singing perfomances have been week. She has messed up a number of times with forgetting words to songs yet she is still in the competiton and it's unfair to other acts in the compettion. Everyone is entitled to have one wobbly week. They can be perfect each week. Aiden, Paije and Matt have all had songs that didn't suit them but they bounced back. Mary and Cher suffered on Saturday as well but Mary will be back to her best this week because she knows she has to. The only way Katie can keep her place in the competiton is to put in a faultless performance, no gimmicks or dramas. Just stand there sing and remember the words to the flaming song she is singing. If she ends up in the sing off she goes. Simple as that
Matt, Rebecca remain bookies' favourites
Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson are the clear bookies' favourites for this year's X Factor.
The ex-painter and decorator and the Liverpudlian mum were singled out for praise last weekend by Simon Cowell, who claimed that both acts had the potential to become great recording artists.
Cardle is the 11/8 frontrunner with Paddy Power, while Ferguson's odds have been cut to 2/1. The pair's closest rivals are Cowell's boyband One Direction, who can be backed at 4/1.
Cher Lloyd is 10/1 and Aiden Grimshaw is still thought to be in with a chance at 16/1.
Odds on the other contestants have drifted with Mary Byrne and Wagner Carrilho both at 33/1. Paije Richardson (66/1) and Katie Waissel (125/1) are the longshot outsiders.
Well, IMO the only good thing to come out of this whole sorry mess is that everybody now knows X Factor is fixed. This is why I've never wasted any of my money voting. The only time I've voted was for Will Young when he was in Pop Idol.
The winner of this year's X Factor has already been decided. I hope X Factor doesn't recover from this. I was gullible to believe Simon Cowell and his lies. Now I am glad I know the truth. I feel very sorry for the contestants of this year's X Factor.
I hope Strictly Come Dancing wins the ratings war :D Dermot spoke the truth. He might lose his job? But if he does, at least he'll be the only one able to hold his head up high, as well as Ms Minogue.
Is it just me or does Katie have nine lives, she's been having second chances since the first audition
X Factor producers are reportedly planning to introduce a fifth member onto the judging panel.
The move comes after Simon Cowell invited 20 fans to a brainstorming session in London to discuss how the show could be improved, reports The Sun.
The idea to incorporate a fifth judge is said to have been endorsed by the fans at the secret meeting, which was held at the headquarters of businessman Sir Philip Green.
A source said: "The idea is 90% a done deal. Simon is still figuring out exactly how it will work."
The proposal is apparently designed to make contestant eliminations more clear-cut in the wake of Treyc Cohen's controversial exit from the ITV singing contest last weekend.
"On one level it could mean that if one of the judges opted out of voting it could still go to deadlock if the others were split two-two," the source added. "But the danger is if they all had voting rights and chose to vote it would never go to deadlock."
According to the insider, one possible idea is that the artist who is due to perform on the Sunday night show could act as a guest judge on the Saturday night.
"Simon has always thought a guest judge on live shows would bring some extra drama to proceedings," they added. "And he hopes they will shoot from the hip and put a rocket under the rest of the judges, who often bite their tongues."
The X Factor judging panel is currently made up of Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cowell. It is not yet clear when the rumoured change might come into effect.
A new 'psychic octopus' has tipped Dannii Minogue to be the mentor of this year's winning X Factor act.
According to shopping comparison website Kelkoo, Ollie the Octopus has predicted that someone from Minogue's Boys category will be victorious.
Ollie was reportedly born at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth in the same tank as his renowned cousin Paul, who passed away last month.
Kelkoo marketing manager Joe Cross said: "Working with Ollie the octopus was a bundle of fun and given his psychic lineage, we couldn’t think of a better way to predict the UK Christmas best-sellers this year.
"From the X Factor, to Hollywood, to Silicon Valley, Ollie’s discerning tentacles know no bounds and his mystic insight into which products are set to sink or swim this Christmas are certainly set to add spice to the sales race over the festive period."
Ollie predicted this year's winning X Factor mentor by choosing a piece of mackerel from a box featuring a photograph of Minogue, rather than those for her rivals Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole.
:D
Matt is the most talented so I do hope he wins
There is a double elimination this week so high hopes Katie Weasel goes out
Megan the last year I voted was the year Shayne Ward won, when I voted for Journey south. This year I have voted every week for Matt, Rebecca and Mary and I will vote for them this week if they put in a worthy performance. I have lost all respect for Mr Cowell this year. It's his show he should have made Cheryl vote as part of the contract or put it to deadlock. This idea of having a fifth judge is a waste of time as Mr Cowell and Ms Cole would get a way round in their favour.Quote:
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Simon Cowell is reported to be "absolutely furious" about allegations that 'The X Factor' is fixed.
The Daily Mail reports that more than 1,200 fans have already complained to ITV and UK regulator Ofcom following Sunday's elimination and Cheryl Cole's refusal to vote on the ITV show.
The Daily Mail quotes "a source close to Cowell" as saying: "Simon is absolutely furious. He denies - 100 per cent - that 'The X Factor' is fixed. The fact that some viewers believe this has left him seething.
"He's not particularly happy with Dermot [O'Leary, host, who said the possibility that Cole might not vote was discussed in advance] but to be honest, he thinks the entire thing has been blown out of proportion. He would never want to defraud 'X Factor' fans."
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Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Simon is furious about the claims that the show is fied. Well maybe he should have done something about it on Sunday night instead of waiting 4 days to have his say. In previous years he has been the first to air his views about acts like Chico and Jedward surviving each week against better acts. This year should be no different. Treyc should never have been in the bottom two. It should have been between Katie, Cher and Mary. Then the weekest singer should have went home. Anyway enough moaning about Cole and Cowell. Anyone have any idea what the gorgeous Matt is singing to us loved up females this week.
I can't help feeling that the show might not be fixed as such but certainly staged by the producers to make it entertaining viewing. If the voting and eliminations would all go as they should, the show might not attract the viewing figures and certainly not the publicity this alleged controversy is creating. Money in the bank for Mr Cowell, as far as I am concerned.
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Each year, the X Factor has its pantomime stereotypes.
There is the overconfident baddie who everyone loves to hate (Katie), there is the ridiculous novelty act (Wagner) and then there is the everyman hero plucked from obscurity who will almost inevitably go on to win.
According to The X Factor spin, the show’s *favourite, Matt Cardle — who this week was the first contestant to win a standing ovation from all the judges — is that everyman.
A modest painter and decorator who just happens to have an extraordinary talent.
Except everything on The X Factor is not as it seems. Far from being the archetypal down-on-his-luck Essex lad, Matt attended a £15,000-a-year boarding school, has been on the brink of fame for years and had even released an album just weeks before he hit our screens.
So it turns out Matt is every bit as fame-*hungry as his much maligned rivals Katie and Cher.
‘All he has ever cared about is the music,’ Matt’s father David told me this week.
‘It can cost £150 for an hour in a recording studio so he did everything he could to fund it: painting and decorating, waiting on tables, you name it. At the end of a hard day at work, it would always be back to the music.
‘He has knocked on so many doors handing out his discs. We’ve used every contact we could to try to get success.’
No wonder many of Matt’s friends are surprised at his portrayal on the show. Chris Heap, manager of the Bull Hotel in Halstead, where Matt waited on tables, says: ‘Matt’s not really a painter and decorator, he just did that to support his music. Matt comes from a nice, middle-class family.’
In fact, Matt comes from a very nice, very middle-class family. The singer, 27, grew up in a £500,000, four-bedroom detached redbrick home in the village of Little Maplestead in Essex.
His parents own a *logistics *consultancy firm called Frazer-Nash Associates, but his father says music is in the genes. ‘I was a chorister for 12 years while my father was a gifted *amateur singer,’ says David, 60.
Matt’s mother Jennifer says he was humming in his pram at four months. Aged two, he survived kidney cancer, had *chemotherapy and had a kidney removed — no wonder the *Cardles were happy to encourage their son’s love of music with piano, guitar and singing lessons.
Aged 11, the family’s world was *further rocked when Jennifer’s best friend Sharon died. Matt’s parents refuse to give her surname, but they became a surrogate *family to *Sharon’s four sons.
Matt’s emotional rendition of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on Saturday night was dedicated to *Sharon — he sang it at her funeral and at the *wedding of his ‘adopted’ brother Julian. He also sang it at the X Factor bootcamp before Simon Cowell stopped him halfway. ‘Simon Cowell is very canny and it’s my theory he stopped Matt *singing it at *bootcamp so he could sing it on the live show,’ David says.
‘It is a song which has so much meaning to all of us and when Matt first told me about singing it at bootcamp, we were both in tears.’
At the £15,000-a-year private boarding school Stoke *College, in Suffolk, Matt was *popular and good at sport. He was *suspended aged 11 for sneaking an *imitation gun into school. His *furious mother begged police to give him a stern warning.
At school he was mentored by music teacher Adrian Marple, who says he saw something special in the boy.
‘There was one school concert where he performed Jailhouse Rock and it was one of those moments where you sit up and realise something special has *happened,’ says Adrian.
‘He had a natural talent for performing, a real magnetism, and whenever he appeared on stage you could see *everyone sitting up in their chairs.’
When Matt left school at 16, Adrian recommended he attended the £500-a-week summer drama college Lights Music Action! where, with three *others, he formed a group called *Darwyn. Matt was the main *songwriter of the group which lasted for two years. From there he joined *alternative rock group Seven *Summers. At the start of the year they released an *internet album.
So it came as a surprise to them that Matt chose to go down the X Factor route. After his first *appearance on the show, the band tweeted: ‘Well, it’s been an interesting few days in the Seven Summers camp.’ (Their album has since *rocketed up the Amazon charts.)
They were not the only ones dumped; Matt split with Lauren *Cutmore, his girlfriend of four years, saying X *Factor bosses thought it would be better if he was single.
Adrian, who will be supporting Matt backstage on Saturday, says of X *Factor: ‘It’s very formulaic and I would not have thought he would be into that sort of stuff.’
But it appears the lure of instant fame may have appealed to Matt. *After all, he has gone from living at home to living the dream in the X *Factor’s Mill Hill house.
‘People say fame is going to change him, but we know it won’t,’ his father laughs. ‘Recently me and Matt’s mother were on holiday in Spain when we got a call from Matt asking us to put £100 in his bank account because he did not have enough money to pay his phone bill.’
He won’t need those handouts for long as, win or lose, he is liable to earn a small fortune. For starters, he’ll get £100,000 for the X Factor tour.
But what about the future? There are signs Matt may already be *worrying about his credibility. Earlier this week, he was quoted in Heat magazine as saying: ‘I know what this show is — it’s a *******ing TV show, like Big Brother. It’s not like I’m James Blunt and have just released an *amazing album.’
His father says: ‘There is so much more to Matt than we have seen yet.’
But it is unlikely we will be allowed to see the ‘real’ Matt. His favoured indie music has already been replaced by ballads and his beloved cap and checked shirt swapped for Simon Cowell’s shirt and tie uniform.
Having found the fame he craved, Matt may find X Factor success can be a double-edged sword. If he does win, as the bookies are predicting, the serious artist may find himself as just another one of Simon *Cowell’s puppets.
I love if all Cheryl's acts were in the bottom 3 even though I know Rebecca is talented she is quite Leona boring on stage imo and it would pi$$ off CherylQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
[QUOTE=Chloe O'brien;733389 This idea of having a fifth judge is a waste of time as Mr Cowell and Ms Cole would get a way round in their favour.[/QUOTE]Simon is only doing it because he's desparate to claw back some sort of credibility from this X Factor shambles. It won't make me like the programme any more, or make me believe that him and his producers are telling the truth. I will go through the motions of watching the rest of this year's X Factor, but any more silly business and I won't be watching next year's programme.
Mary Byrne's daughter has revealed that Westlife have offered to fly her over to see her mother perform on this weekend's X Factor.
The 'Safe' group made the offer when they met Debbie at the Pride of Britain awards this week, The Mirror reports.
However, the 25-year-old revealed that she will have to conquer her fear of flying in order to attend the show in London.
"I'm petrified," she said. "But the Westlife boys said I could jump on their plane.
"Mum needs all the support she can get."
Her attendance comes after Mary struggled with her emotions during last week's performance and admitted that she missed her daughter.
Debbie added: "Mum had a tough time last week, but this week she's rested and is raring to go."
Media experts have claimed that the The X Factor final is rapidly becoming the Superbowl of British TV, with advertisers queuing up to pay more than £200,000 for a spot during the live event in early December.
According to The Financial Times, media buyers believe that the publicity surrounding contestants on the show, along with the final's proximity to Christmas, make it a magnet for advertisers.
An unnamed ITV executive estimated that a 30-second slot during the two live shows next month could go for up 10% more than last year, when they sold for around £200,000.
Phil Hall, head of television at media agency Mediacom, said that final is now the closest thing that the UK has to America's highly lucrative Superbowl.
Referring to the two-hour shows on December 11 and 12, he said: "In terms of money, these will be ITV's most profitable four hours in the course of the year.
"Advertisers will put specific types of copy that's relevant in order to get in there. It is the closest thing we've got to the Superbowl."
Also speaking to the newspaper, a media buyer source said: "The World Cup will actually get you a slightly bigger audience, but in terms of families all sitting around together glued to TV - the advertiser's dream - The X Factor is probably better. And unlike the World Cup, it happens every year."
Rupert Howell, ITV's serving commercial director during last year's X Factor final, expressed his belief that the talent show will remain fresh for years to come.
"All non-sports events have a shelf life, but don't underestimate the genius of [show creator] Simon Cowell in keeping it new and different and interesting," he said.
The X Factor is expected to help ITV enjoy a successful festive season, with ad revenue predicted to be up 10% year-on-year. However, the early months of 2011 could prove a much tougher prospect for the broadcaster.
Last week, ITV called on the government to remove current advertising restrictions on flagship channel ITV1 so that the broadcaster can escape a "ratings rat race".
Sharing a clinch with stylist Grace Woodward, it is bound to infuriate X Factor boss Simon Cowell who banned singers from having relationships while in the house.
But it seems Matt cannot hide his feelings for stylist Grace Woodward, and the pair have embarked on a secret romance.
The pair have been spotted smooching and kissing backstage by production staff. She has dubbed him "Matt Cuddles" and it's easy to see why from this shot. But the news has left his ex Lauren Cutmore, 24, crushed after friends said she was convinced they would be reunited at the end of the series.
One production insider said: "Matt is smitten. He tried to hide his feelings for a long time but he just feels so strongly about Grace.
"Anyone who met her would see why.
She is stunning, not only on the outside but inside too. Simon warned the contestants about striking up relationships with fellow singers, he kind of figured it meant his staff too.
"He wants the best for all the contestants and for there to be no distractions.
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"It's funny as Matt doesn't need much styling compared to the younger singers, but that hasn't stopped him spending more and more time with Grace.
"They have become very close and he finds it easy to relax around her. They constantly have their arms around each other.
"Its not like they can go out for dates but they have been caught cuddling and have shared a kiss or three. They are both single so they don't see any harm in this."
Insiders say 27-year-old Matt has become "obsessed" with head stylist Grace, 33, and is spending more and more time with her at the studio.
But Lauren was said to be "heartbroken" at the development.
She claimed two weeks ago they had "rekindled their romance" and would get back together once he left the competition.
One friend said last night: "She feels hurt and is gutted that their chances of getting back together seem over." Matt is said to have only dumped Lauren so he would be single for the live stages. Grace told a fellow stylist she has "enjoyed making him sexier" after getting him to ditch his checked shirts. And she tweeted: "Watch for Matt, we love a soft to touch man."
An X Factor spokesman said: "Matt is fond of Grace but I think they are just very good friends."
source: The Mirror