After all the discussions on promotion and the X-Factor hogging the limelight, here is a formula I have made on how to have a chart career if you're a new act or even an established one e.g. Madonna:

 

1) Have a big hit that will be #1 or there abouts, a second big hit in the top 5-10, then another track from the album which is nowhere to found in the charts and not to be promoted at all, because of the hype of a previous big selling single.

 

2) Be related to Simon Cowell in some form - Get instant top 5/10 hits and appear on his fake talent show.

 

Care to agree?

And where is Leon Jackson or Steve Brookstein? :)

And where is Leon Jackson or Steve Brookstein? :)

 

Who? :w00t:

i bet the many applicants for this show are falling

Just follow current trends, that's all it takes tbh. Don't do anything too drastic, stick to safe, catchy music, and you'll do well in the singles chart.

Just follow current trends, that's all it takes tbh. Don't do anything too drastic, stick to safe, catchy music, and you'll do well in the singles chart.

Little Boots disproves this theory...

And where is Leon Jackson or Steve Brookstein? :)

Or Shayne Ward - another forgotten.

 

Someone made a good comment earlier that Joe McElderry has a novalty single.

Basically they are all novalty winners and can only get a new promotion by re-appearing on X-Factor the following year.

 

It seems to me the format has to radically change away from good karaote singers to performers of substance, people who can either write music or play an instrument.

I doubt Simon will understand being to close to the action. One can only hope ITV will pull the plug sooner rather then later.

 

1) Read The KLF's 'The Manual - How To Have A Number One Hit The Easy Way' and apply learnt wisdom.

2) Repeat until nation is sick of you

Little Boots disproves this theory...

 

But also have to be able to sing... :P