With images of unbeknown, fresh-faced, pop star wannabes gracing the tabloid front pages and a new wave of Cheryl mania, it can only mean one thing: X Factor 2010 is well underway. Whether you are tuning in to admire Cheryl’s LBD, lust over Danni’s new do or simply to watch Simon and Louie attack one another’s acts there is no denying that this year’s X Factor will be keeping many of us glued to our tele over the forthcoming Saturday nights.
Not to be forgotten from past years gone by, we thought it only fitting to revisit some of the acts who made the winters of 2005 – 2008 that bit more bearable. Love them or hate them, there will be a few surprises (and sniggers) when you find out just with what this bunch have been up to….
Brother and sister act Same Difference have admitted that X Factor bosses forced them to mime, when they returned to perform their single on the show.
Sarah and Sean Smith competed in the 2007 series and finished third behind Leon Jackson and Rhydian Roberts. In 2008 they returned to the ITV show and performed their track “We R One.”
Former X Factor finalists Same Difference have revealed that they are preparing to launch a new single.
The brother and sister duo finished in third place on the 2007 series of the ITV show and were initially signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label before being dropped after their debut album ‘Pop’ failed to storm the charts.
Former X Factor contestants Same Difference have revealed that they enjoy watching John and Edward Grimes on the show.
Sean Smith told Live From Studio Five: “I think they’re a good laugh every time. I just think they’re all much of a muchness, the other guys, and then all of a sudden they come on and it just seems to light up the screen and puts a smile on your face. What more do you want on a Saturday night?”
Same Difference have admitted that they believe being dropped from their record label may have been a blessing in disguise, thought they think Cowell’s company gave up on them too quickly.
The sibling duo were signed by Cowell’s record label soon after X Factor ended last year, but axed in April after their debut album failed to set the charts on fire.
Speaking about the decision in an interview with The News, Sean Smith admitted: “We still think there were four or five more great songs on the album that could have been singles and helped to sell a lot more copies of the album, but that’s the music industry.”
Same Difference, the cheesiest siblings in town have released their debut single and album titled Pop. Am I the only one who thinks it may be their last?
Same Difference made it to the final three X Factor acts in 2007 and returned to the show on Saturday night to perform their new single We R One.
Rhydian Roberts also returned, and in my opinion blew Same Difference out of the water! He sang live, perfectly and powerfully. Same Difference mimed, pulled really silly faces and lets not mention Sarah’s weird hairdo.
X Factor runners up, Same Difference, have been offered a £1 million record deal by Simon Cowell’s record company, Syco, according to The Sun.
The brother and sister duo had originally been offered a one single deal, which had been delayed, but reports now suggest that they will now release a full album which will include songs that have been written by previous X Factor winner, Leona Lewis.
Same Difference’s Sarah said: “We were on the train to London when we got the call.
“I think we probably deafened all the passengers because we were screaming so much. Read more & comment »
. Am I the only one who thinks it may be their last?
