Trouble is Leona's second single from album Glassheart
Leona Lewis is probably the best singer to have come from The X Factor, and she continues to create great songs which send shivers down your spine. Her new single Trouble released this month, featuring American entertainer Childish Gambino. It really inspired me as a singer as she uses a new, higher range of her voice and it pays off. She sang it on X Factor last Sunday, and I immediately loved it. Some minor notes in the song help it be unpredictable but I also love the rhythm that the song manages to keep without the need of much percussion. The lyrics are also meaningful, and describes perfectly how you can be in a relationship when you know you need to escape it. We've all been there, haven't we?
"You smoked ten now it's twenty, bet you wished you'd never met me, to stick around you must be crazy, go on let it bleed."
She is an incredible artist, and she gets an A* from me. Keep up the good work Leona - you make me want to write more songs and sing more melodies. Listen to her live on Alan Carr.
X Factor 2012 judges: Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa, and Gary Barlow
It's back. X Factor 2012 is on our TV screens every Saturday night and it's riveting us once again. But, is it entertaining us for the right reasons? Last Saturday we saw as Gary Barlow storming off as his act Caroline Poole was the first contestant to be eliminated. It shocked the nation as Louis Walsh let the decision go to deadlock between Caroline and the controversial Essex contestant Rylan Clark.
So who did you think should have gone? Caroline Poole was gorgeous and had a country finesse to her voice which made her stand out in the competition, and I think most would agree, she was a definite contender this year. Then we have Rylan. Funny, I think hilarious, Camp, oh definitely, but great singer? Absolutely not. His survival song, One Night Only by the legendary Beyonce, was a disaster. He could barely reach the higher notes and it was clear, or so we thought, that he would be going. Take a look if you want to go through the pain again.
Caroline then went on to sing There You'll Be by Faith Hill, and she was pitch and performance perfect. So what is happening? My real concern is whether X Factor is really about the talent anymore? We've seen great stars such as Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke and Ollie Murs make a success out of themselves and they all have obvious talent. But the we have also had acts such as Jedward appear on the show and last very close to the end! We still keep watching, I myself still can't wait for the show each week, but it is starting to become more abou entertaining and getting the viewer to laugh more than sit and feel the shivers at the stunning voices before us. What do you turn it on for? Laughter or to see great singers? I think it must be a bit of both, but the public have definitely backed up my point last week. Rylan is in, let's just hope he keeps us laughing, because it can start to become a joke when great acts and talents are then lost.
My favourite acts this X Factor are:
Ella Henderson (although I think she should be called Ella, she is amazing and only 16!)
Jade Ellis
James Arthur
Jahmene Douglas (please Louis pronounce his name correctly)
I think these have the most versatility and can definitely win the show. Bring on tonight for more drama, laughter and hopefully more great talent.
