Ooh, lots of luck, Lithium! Make yourself stand out from the crowd, if you can; a friend of mine went last year and didn't even get seen, and she's a shit-hot singer. Let us know if you do get seen; we can all check you out on the TV.
he'll get seen our lith doesnt take it so seriously god i wish that pop idol vid was still online....bloody regulations
For your disservices to Pop Idol and X Factor, Lith, you are one of my personal internet heroes. Well deserving of a Silver Cheesegrater award Just one question. I remember on your site you said you were kind of stuck for words at the end when they asked you how you could justify taking up a place that some talented young hopeful could have taken up. If Mr Cowell asks you the same this year, what will you say?
This is from the article I wrote at the time... I think X factor isn't quite as po-faced about pretending to be a serious singing competition, is it? They play up the freak show aspect a lot more. That's what I gather from seeing a few clips, to be honest I've never actually watched it!
Of course! It wasn't shown on tv, but I still remember playing a White Stripes song on my ukulele in the holding room in front of hundreds of waiting auditionees and two tv cameras, and getting applauded. One of the most bizarre moments of my life so far! Trying to get the video re-uploaded under a different name...