Maureen you sound like an A ‘n’ R scout from the 1970s who got fired in the 90s having never signed anyone but talked a bloody good game.

If you read these pages, don’t join Steve Brookstein in his rants. Accept that what you won was a contract with a total value of one million for one single and one album release. You have kept your side of the deal. The harsh news is that you obviously weren’t as popular as the vote led you to believe when you won as they haven’t resulted in sales. Sales are the only important thing when it comes to music recordings, if you sell by the million you will never be dropped from a major label.

From an independent label you would have a different story but then your advances would not be as good as they were with the X factor, Music industry survivors tend to be those who sign smaller deals. It is a smaller deal and the experience of working smaller audiences that you obviously need. Theatres and Civic halls not Arenas or Stadiums, at the lowest level the smaller venues are pubs and clubs and with respect to this. The pubs and clubs are an excellent starting point for any up and coming artist who needs to develop a true fan base. Just goes to show your fan base was not real with the X factor it was in fact hyped up as they all are.

If anyone takes a look around the websites where people place their singing videos and recordings up many of these are better than the singers live tv performances and again this is another way ahead. To anyone below the age of 25 you have a lot of learning to do and experience to gain before anyone would dare call themself an artist.