Originally posted by spalding1968:
Being signed to a record label does not mean that you will be commercially successful !
Remember these household names
Steve Brookstein (signed by Sony BMG)?
Shayne Ward ( signed by RCA Label Group then signed by guess who ? SONY BMG)
No ???? They were both previous X factor winners (similar to American Idol)
They had practically no commercial success despite winning the competition in their respective years. They could not even achieve "one Hit Wonder" status.....
How about Michelle McManus ? she was a Pop Idol winner . She was accliamed because she weighed about 300lbs but could sing like a bird.....however was a complete flop commercially. The record company couldnt even give her CD's away. Guess who she was signed by .....yep Sony BMG....
I am not trying to rain on Ms Boyles parade. I wish her luck . But her talent is average when looking at singers in this field . What she has is one trick. And it will wear thin very quickly once the hysteria has died away. I am not trying to offend anyone. Just calling it as i see it.
[This message has been edited by spalding1968 (edited 04-16-2009).]
NONE of those people had now well over 20 MILLION see their performances, none of those people had the "back story" MS Boyle has, None of those people captured the "everydayman" None of those people appeared on all the morning shows...None of those people achieved WORLDWIDE attention during a simple "audition" LOL
In essence..None of those people were a "phenomenom"..
She may not have lasting success but she will never have to work again doing something she does not want to do...bank on it.
[This message has been edited by Kingfrog (edited 04-20-2009).]
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