Posted March 23, 200718 yr Last week's Irish chart saw entries from the final 4 acts in this years "You're A Star" competition (the equivalent of X Factor) each of whom released a download only single. The highest entry of the 4 was by 21 Demands with a song called Give Me A Minute. Despite failing to win the contest itself the single has moved up a place on the new chart from 2 to 1. This is the first time since download sales started counting last July that the no 1 has not had a physical release available. Furthermore it seems that there may be no physical release at all. The winner of "You're A Star" - David O'Connor has climbed from 20 to 7 with Don't Look Back In Anger.
March 23, 200718 yr Cool stuff, T4P! Nice to see someone who didnt win the contest having success anyway.
March 23, 200718 yr Hmm. This is pretty bad actually - now every reality star can get their singles out without 'long-term' deals. Imagine all 12 of the X Factor finallists next year releasing a single at the start of the final section of the series...the top 40 would be full of $h!te covers for the duration. I've noticed that half the songs covered on celebrity fame academy re-entered the lower reaches of the charts over the past couple of weeks...so, it's a very real possibility of the above potentially awful scenario happening.... Ulp...
March 24, 200718 yr Hmm. This is pretty bad actually - now every reality star can get their singles out without 'long-term' deals. Imagine all 12 of the X Factor finallists next year releasing a single at the start of the final section of the series...the top 40 would be full of $h!te covers for the duration. I've noticed that half the songs covered on celebrity fame academy re-entered the lower reaches of the charts over the past couple of weeks...so, it's a very real possibility of the above potentially awful scenario happening.... Ulp... I agree. Next Christmas time is going to be problematic. Hopefully as the contestants don't hold the rights to publish it will prevent it being released on download. Mind you I can imagine Cowell looking for another free $$$.
March 24, 200718 yr x factor im sure will allow all finalists to be up for download in time for x mas market im sure
March 24, 200718 yr Author where is the best place for downloading irish music does anyone know??? http://www.pro-music.org/musiconline/track...gion-europe.htm provides a list of Irish download sites. The Eircom one was always very good but it doesn't seem to be operating any more.
March 25, 200718 yr Hmm thats a good idea actaully - if you actually get to see the acts choose their song instead of just being assigned some crappy cover. I dont get why Xfactor changed the only thing Popstars got right - Girls Aloud were allowed to choose their own song and picked a brilliant one and despite it not being as good that other group picked a good tune too. i think downloads are really the way forward now - there's no point in paying an extra couple of quid for a song just to get a heap plastic case plus downloading is much easier than buying a CD
March 25, 200718 yr Congrats for 21 Demands! By the way... The band's name derives from the 21 Demands of MKS, which led to the foundation of Solidarity in Poland! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/21demands.jpg
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