X-Factor – “factor of cruelty”
People in developed countries watch television an average of 27 hours per week. Absolute hits of airtime around the world are the talent show! Among them and popular today British show X-Factor!
Main star of any talent show - is the man who invented this contest! So, well known Simon Cowell - is a creator of competition "X-Factor". In any talent show there are a few constants stars - the judges. And Simon Cowell is the most famous and highly paid referee in the world.
He judges not only his own show: Long before he began to judge "Pop Idol" and "American Idol". Simon Cowell is "the most evil judge in the world." Known for his catchphrase "Do not want to seem rude, but ..." and further analysis should be offensive not only performances and talents, but also their appearance. As a rule, he doesn't finish his speech as his voice is being drowned by other judges and the audience. The Times called Cowell "toxic waste". That's why he is so famous and gets so much money: only one for one season of "American Idol" he is paid $ 33 million.
"X Factor" is the second child of the mentioned below Simon Cowell. And some said that the show bears the imprint of an unpleasant personality of its creator and known as "factor of cruelty". Here are encouraged not only to deliberate rudeness and sarcasm of the judges, but also conflicts among the contestants. The contest is only with songs, but the song should be chosen and the shows of jury favorites are removed and installed with a great care. Intrigues and scandals in the UK "X-factor" - one of the favorite themes of the local press. Nevertheless, the competition digs musical talent and gives the winner a start in life in the form of one million pounds sterling. Not on hand, of course and as an attachment to the further promotion career.
Leona Lewis - is the best ads of "X Factor" show. Lovely London girl in early childhood delirious music and the parents did not spare funds for realization of her dreams. Leona studied at three music schools, has mastered the different musical instruments (from piano to guitar), attracted to jazz and blues, and then switched to popular music. After graduating from high school made a demo album of her own songs, but her creativity is not interested in any of the studio.
She has lost faith in her abilities and decided to go to university to acquire the "peaceful" occupation. But Leona boyfriend persuaded her to take part in the "X factor". Shy girl somehow survived the qualifying round (where the judge mocked the participants as they want) and won the 2006 season. And in 2007, her debut album "Spirit" was sold in 6,5 million copies.
Now Leona Lewis is a multiplatinum singer with a planned world tour for 2010. She cannot afford to abandon the fee of one million dollars for a small presentation (that is how much she was offered a part in the opening of seasonal sales in the famous London department store Harrods).