Do you think there is a future for the X-Factor?
Mathew Healey, 23, bar manager, Cardiff
“People are beginning to tire of them as they have been going on for so long. They’re going out of favour and will eventually be cancelled and after a while they will be bought back in a retro style and become a novelty again.”
Cat Williams, 22, freelance fashion designer, Cardiff
“I feel the X-Factor is running its course; they are so many talent shows these days. However like me most of the UK love car-crash TV so people will continue to watch them.”
Martyn Thomas, 50, store manager, Cardiff
“I don’t really watch cheap television like the X-Factor, I prefer documentaries and science fiction programmes. I’m not sure that there is much longevity of talent shows in the future.”
Darren Buttle, 40, pharmaceutical representative, Cardiff
“I still enjoy the X-Factor! I will watch it on a Saturday night if I don’t have anything better to do. I would, and I’m sure others will, continue to watch talent shows but I understand they aren’t as popular as they once were.”
Loren Burgess, 21, bar staff at the Marriot Hotel, London
“Everyone will eventually get bored of the same-old mentored, manufactured covers that the show churns out every year. I think it’s dull that people listen to this rather than all the music that is out there.”
Charlotte Williams, 21, university graduate, Chester
“I think that there’s always going be some sort of future for talent shows but I think that in order for them to have continued success they will have to change and adapt to society. People are always going to be interested in talent with either admiration or envy and these shows present a platform for people to indulge accordingly.”
Cardiff born John Adams, former X-factor contestant, performed to kick off Cardiff Fashion Week. He performed live on Sunday 21 October, to an excited crowd in the Mermaid Quay in an event, Arresting Fashion, held between 12pm and 4pm.
John Adams impressed the judges in his audition in 2011 with his rendition of Damien Rice’s Cannonball. The original version immediately shot up in the charts. He went on to be in the final 12 boys in the X-Factor competition.
He tweeted yesterday: @John_Anthony1 “Had an absolute ball performing at the Bay! Thank you to everyone that supported us.”
Fans were impressed with the performance. One fan, @clareosulleh, tweeted: “In Cardiff Bay listening to the lovely @John_Anthony1”.
The former maths teacher is now focusing on singing, acting and modeling ambitions.
Do you think there is a future for the X-Factor?
Mathew Healey, 23, bar manager, Cardiff
“People are beginning to tire of them as they have been going on for so long. They’re going out of favour and will eventually be cancelled and after a while they will be bought back in a retro style and become a novelty again.”
Cat Williams, 22, freelance fashion designer, Cardiff
“I feel the X-Factor is running its course; they are so many talent shows these days. However like me most of the UK love car-crash TV so people will continue to watch them.”
Martyn Thomas, 50, store manager, Cardiff
“I don’t really watch cheap television like the X-Factor, I prefer documentaries and science fiction programmes. I’m not sure that there is much longevity of talent shows in the future.”
Darren Buttle, 40, pharmaceutical representative, Cardiff
“I still enjoy the X-Factor! I will watch it on a Saturday night if I don’t have anything better to do. I would, and I’m sure others will, continue to watch talent shows but I understand they aren’t as popular as they once were.”
Loren Burgess, 21, bar staff at the Marriot Hotel, London
“Everyone will eventually get bored of the same-old mentored, manufactured covers that the show churns out every year. I think it’s dull that people listen to this rather than all the music that is out there.”
Charlotte Williams, 21, university graduate, Chester
“I think that there’s always going be some sort of future for talent shows but I think that in order for them to have continued success they will have to change and adapt to society. People are always going to be interested in talent with either admiration or envy and these shows present a platform for people to indulge accordingly.”