Journey South are due to release their second album, Home, at the end of this month. You can read more about it here. But at Unreality TV we are giving you the chance to win a copy of the album before it hits the shelves!
All you need to do it email us here, and tell us the names of the two brothers who make up Journey South….come on!!! It’s an easy one! Read more & comment »
After taking a years break to write with some of the world’s best writers, Journey South are back and preparing to once again ignite the musical airwaves nationwide with the release of their single ‘That’s What I Love About Home’, released on October 15th 2007.
A heart felt ballad which oozes passion, soul and depth – ‘That’s What I Love About Home’, an infectious mixture of melodic harmonies, soothing guitar solos and powerful vocals. A winning combination which will cement the duo firmly back on the music scène.
Journey South have come a long way since being runners-up in ITV’s X Factor show. The down-to-earth brothers saw their debut album ‘Journey South’ enter the charts at No.1 selling a massive 220,000 copies in it’s first WEEK, and going on to sell over half a million copies just in the UK. A 41 date sell-out Headline Tour followed, along with the birth of a new baby for younger brother Carl Pemberton.
It’s now however time for the next phase with the release of their highly anticipated new album ‘Home’ out 30th October. Read more & comment »
Journey South’s self titled album ‘Journey South’, which contains some original songs written by Carl and Andy Pemberton, has pipped the post, and now holds number one spot in the UK album chart.
X factor winner Shayne Ward will release his self titled debut album in just afew short weeks so it will be interesting to see if he can manage to knock the boys off the top spot!
Almost three months after the last piece of glitter fell beside Shayne Ward on the X Factor live final, the three finalists have gotten around to releasing their albums. Hooray! What were their names again? I’m only joking, sorry Steve!
Shayne Ward, Journey South and Andy Abraham have all released (or are about to release) their debut albums.
Shayne’s riding high on the success of “That’s My Goal“, and so he can afford to take a little longer with his self-titled debut. The album is released on 17 April 2006. I wasn’t overly excited about “That’s My Goal”, but the success speaks for itself. I just hope the material matches expectations!
I’ve heard Journey South’s long-named first single “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face“, and early indications are good. Thoughtful and sensitively performed, Carl and Andy are appealing to a more mature market and I’m hopeful they’ll carve a decent career for themselves.
Andy Abraham’s The Impossible Dream is being well received so far. In the aftermath of the X Factor, the amiable Andy is in the unenviable position of being perhaps the least marketable of the finalists, at least in terms of the pop charts.
So, although I don’t think the album chart battle will be quite so dramatic as the X Factor final was, I hope the material does the artists justice and that they all get the success they deserve. Still waiting to hear about Maria Lawson though!
Do you think the stage was full of genuine emotion tonight or were the contestants all given lessons in how to cry the most convincing crocodile tears?
I can understand Andys upset when Simon mentioned his mum, but Shayne’s tears looked contrived and I think the poor Shayne wanting to give his mum a better life story is wearing a bit thin.
Every clip and piece of VT tonight was carefully scripted to tug at the heart strings, so much so that I felt slightly manipulated by the end of the show. The question is, will the public vote for the saddest story or the act with the most talent. Watch this space!!
Shayne Ward: Judy Garland’s ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’, Johnny Mathis’ ‘When A Child Is Born’ and Daniel Bedingfield’s ‘If You’re Not The One’.
Journey South: John Lennon’s ‘Happy Xmas/War Is Over’, The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’, which was recorded by George Michael and Elton John.
Andy Abraham: O Holy Night, Mrs Jones and When a Man Loves A Woman
This Saturday brings the long awaited X Factor final. In which each of the three acts get to perform 3 songs each. Some of their song choices have been revealed and are as follows:
Shayne Ward: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Andy Abraham: O Holy Night and When a Man Loves A Woman
Journey South: Merry Christmas by John Lennon and Don’t Let The Sun by Elton John
This week Brenda left the X Factor and four became three.
This time next week one of the remaining acts will be well on their way to their first Christmas number one and the other two will be considering their many options. The staff at Unreality TV thought you might like to know a wee bit about your three final contestants before deciding which one to vote for this Saturday so if you haven’t already, why not follow the links below to read the Biographies of
Or maybe you’d like to refresh your memory of what the boys have been up to during the X Factor series, to read stories and articles relating to each act follow the links below
Oooohhh. These charts are getting harder to do. You’d think with less contestants, it’d be easier. Nope.
Let me just start by saying that everybody’s game has been raised to professional levels at this point. Much better than last year’s finalists if you ask me. Andy’s taken a bit of flack in recent weeks, but mostly suffers on song choice. When he stays in his comfort zone, no problems. So here we go:
Brenda Edwards: Simply the strongest and best performer in the show. This bubbly lady has bags of personality and really puts on a performance. Compare with pretty-but-stationary Shayne. What a shame she went tonight.
Journey South: Growing on me. The long(ish)-haired one still looks like he’s bricking it on stage, but their song choices tonight were good, as well as that polished performance on the second song.
Shayne Ward: I’m not fussed on the fella, particularly after he murdered I Believe In A Thing Called Love. He’s got the looks, yes - but his performances are stilted and he doesn’t yet know how to command a stage. However, he is definitely improving and I can see a career for him post X-Factor.
Andy Abraham: Andy’s got a great voice, but too late into the competition he started taking risks with his song choices. Phil Collins? Show your diversity at the start, when it’s safe, not when the competition’s at it’s hottest. Plus, I don’t think he’s marketable as a recording artist in his own right. It should have been Andy this evening.
That was tough. Now, let me hear your X-Factor chart for this evening’s show….
The competition heats up this week as each contestant gets to sing two songs each, the songs are as follows
Chico Slimani: The Time Warp by The Rocky Horror Picture Show cast and I Feel Good by James Brown Journey South: Candle In The Wind by Elton John and Bad Day by Daniel Powter Shayne Ward: Careless Whisper by Wham!and Take Your Mama by Scissor Sisters Andy Abraham: Easy Lover by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey and When I Fall In Love by Nat King Cole Brenda Edwards: I’ll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick and I’m Outta Love by Anastacia
Tonights show was a real mixed bag. There are a few acts that blew my socks off and a few that in my opnion don’t deserve to be there. Lets go
Brenda Edwards: Excellent performance once again. I thought Sharon had made a huge mistake in giving Brenda this song as it will always be remembered as a Whitney Classic, but tonight while listening to Brenda sing “I Will Always Love You” I didn’t think of Whitney once. Simon thinks that it was Brendas best performance so far and also thinks that she will be one of the two acts in this years X Factor final. Lets hope so, she is consistent in her brilliance week after week, she deserves to win this!
Journey South:: The boys sang “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” a U2 classic, yet they added a few twists and deviations and made it their own. By doing this they ensure that they aren’t just seen as a pub rock band but as a credible act who add their own personality to any track and sell it as their own.Sharon Louois and Simon all sang the boy’s praises, with no criticisms to be heard at all!
Andy Abraham: No one could help but feel sorry for Andy tonight as he messed up the start of his song. Andy sang “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston and has felt nervous about singing the track all week. The nerves obviously got the better of him tonight, but what i admired was the way he pulled it around. The first verse was a bit weak and he fluffed the lyrics a few times, but as the song went on he grew in confidence and by the end the old Andy magic was back. Simon thought it wasn’t his best performance, on the other side of the coin Louis was a bit gushing with his praise. Simon was right, it wasn’t Andy’s strongest hour, but talent like Andy’s will always shine through and it certainly did tonight.
Shayne Ward: Shayne took a gamble tonight by singing The Darkness track “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” but it definately suited his voice. Vocally Shayne was magnificent, he was note perfect and his vocal range was incredibly impressive. However, he seemed to lack the energy and passion that a song like this requires. There was very little life about his performance, very little movement on stage. If he was going to take on a song like this he should have been bouncing about playing air guitar instead of trying to woo girls in the front row. If we could have combined the Conways energy with Shaynes vocals it would have made for an almost perfect performance.
The Conway Sisters: Simon said their performance wasn’t good enough to get them through to next week. He said he believed they would be out-sung and I believe that happened tonight. The girl’s performance of “Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now” was good, a bit weak vocally at certain points and the tuning was slightly off at times. They had loads of energy and emotion though and certainly looked like they meant every word they sang. It wasn’t a bad performance, but it wasn’t a great one. I felt it was instantly forgettable.
Chico Slimani:His version of “Billie Jean” was entertaining but not impressive. He used a kid in his performance for the third week runnning, and I am beginning to think that people are voting for the kids and not him. The little boy was certainly talented and very very cute, but it wasn’t enough to make Chico’s performance good enough for him still to be in this show.
I think this week it is time to say goodbye to Chico or The Comway Sisters.
Journey South: Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For by U2 Chico Slimani: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Shayne Ward: I Believe In A Thing Called Love by The Darkness Brenda Edwards: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston The Conway Sisters: Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship Andy Abraham: I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston
All classic songs, all safe choices. With the exception of Andy. I think he is very brave to take on a Whitney song, especially as he has had to attend the doctor about problems with his voice this week.
The X Factor brought a mixed bag of performances tonight. Louis picked better songs for his acts and Simon didn’t pick any, with his 2 remaining acts preferring to choose their own tracks.
Once again here’s our chart for this week
Andy Abraham: Andys performance tonight was outstanding. He proved that he can move between decades and genres effortlessly and sing any song that he is given. Andy has the power to make me believe every word he sings. I really believed tonight when watching him on stage that Andy was going to take me to bed and make love to me like I wanted him to! If only!
Journey South: You will have noticed that until this point Journey South have always been placed in the middle of our weekly chart. I liked them but was not wholly excited by them. When i heard they were doing ‘Living on a prayer’ by Bon Jovi I almost yawned. I anticipated another pub band performance, but I hold my hands up and admit I was wrong. The only thing I didn’t like about their performance tonight was Carls white leather jacket. I thought they adapted the song well to suit their voices. Their performance was extremely tight, much more so than The Conway Sisters, and I thought the live guitar solo was a nice touch. I agree with Sharon when she says that Carl looks a bit like a “Deer caught in the headlights” but Andy more than makes up for it with his confident stage presence. Tonight I thought Journey South showed a bit of personality, that’s what I like to see.
Brenda Edwards: Brenda once again gave an amazingly polished and professional performance. Simon think she is “the most improved contestant” from the audition stage until now and I think most of us would agree. If Brenda keeps doing her Diva thing she has a real chance of making it to the final stage of the competition.
Maria Lawson: Maria is one of the few X Factor contestants who looks like she owns the stage when she is performing. When she performed the Rolling Stones hit Brown Sugar she was extremely nervous, not that anyone could tell. She gave it her all and performed brilliantly. It wasn’t my favourite performance of hers, and I don’t think that Rock Chick is her niche but she rose well to the challenge that Mark and Sharon set for her and did not deserve to leave.
Shayne Ward: Shayne’s version of ‘Cry Me A River’ was much better than his performance last week, but it didn’t excite me in any shape or form. I thought the backing track was much too loud and masked a lot of his vocals which seemed average and at times slightly flat. His image was much improved and he certainly looked the part. I’m sure he broke a few teenage hearts tonight! His dance routine was also commendable and added a bit of life to his performance. Simon and Sharon were impressed though and Simon thinks he could be the UKs best selling male solo artist in the next 2 years.
The Conway Sisters: Another mediocre performance. I love this song and they sang it quite well, though at times it was ever so slightly out of tune and time. The problem I had is that it all looked a bit forced. In a previous performance Maria was commended for making her performance appear effortless, these girls performances are the absolute opposite. They look like they are really trying to mean every word, but actually aren’t feeling it at all. It was nice to see the piano being played live, and they obviously really want to stay in the competition but they lack the polish and personality of fellow acts like Journey South and this shows in their low number of public votes.
Nicholas Dorsett: Again Louis picked a much better song for Nicholas this week, though it was still a bit predictable. He looked nervous and uncomfortable and very very scared. Simon hit the nail on the head when he said “your performance was was like having dinner with your mentor, pleasant but forgettable”. What more can I say?
Chico Slimani: We all know it, its time Chico faced up to it, vocals are not his forte! He can dance, he can perform, he definately brings a lot of personality to the stage, but he can’t sing very well. His performance was often out of tune and very often the backing singers were louder than him (which wasn’t a bad thing!). Chico is lucky the public like him because by rights he really should ha ve been out tonight.Next week I think he should try a Right Said Fred track. Thats much more up his street!
Over to you guys - what did you think of Saturday night’s show?
Journey South are due to release their second album, Home, at the end of this month. You can read more about it here. But at Unreality TV we are giving you the chance to win a copy of the album before it hits the shelves!
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