The "X" Factor

For years I have watched American Idol and loved every minute of it. Sometimes my friends would even come over and watch it with me. I have a few favorites from that show, Daughtry especially, that I still love to listen to this day. After they started making changes to the show, I haven't really been tuning in as much to watch American Idol. After Paula Abdul was replaced I was a little disappointed, but then they replaced all the judges except for Randy Jackson. I love Simon Cowell! I know he is arrogant and very straight forward, but I like his honesty. He is a judge and I think that a judge should be honest. After they took Simon Cowell away from American Idol, I have pretty much stopped watching the show all together. Here lately I have grown rather fond of The Voice. The Voice has been gaining popularity here lately and some speculators think that it may eventually become a bigger craze than American Idol. I think the biggest upcoming event though, is the new show that Simon Cowell himself is bringing to the table for fans. Simon's new show called The X Factor is sure to raise the stakes for all these talent seeking shows that are on television these days, because The X Factor is sort of like American Idol, but better. If you were trying out for American Idol then you have to be a solo singer, and a really good one in order to go through to the next round. The X Factor has made it to where a solo singer or a group of singers can try out in order to try and stake their claim to fame. This is just a little piece of information that makes The X Factor so great. The other great part about this show is that it involves two of the original American Idol judges. Simon Cowell has always been a favorite on American Idol, but I'm sure all of his fans will be tuning into The X Factor when it hits the air waves. Paula Abdul has just signed on to be a judge on the new X Factor show, reuniting her with her former judging partner Simon Cowell. Cowell said he was ready to pull the plug on the first day of live auditions for the US version of "X Factor" if a deal was not in place to bring back Abdul. Personally, I think that the "X Factor" will be a wonderful success for Simon Cowell. I think he will rake in more money this way and bring fame to people who are not just solo singers. I absolutely love the fact that he just had to have Paula Abdul on his team. I know that she has had her moments, but I think she is just wonderful and a music legend. I used to listen to her tapes, when I was a little girl, and sing along with the music. I think Simon and Paula make a great team and I'm so glad to be able to see them on a show like this, back in action! Ever since they left American Idol, I always thought that there was something not right about them resigning from the show, but I think that this new show, that Simon has come out with, is going to be so great that it may just know American Idol right off the board. I don't think anybody will forget the American Idol show though, because it made all these stars who they are today. I look forward to watching the X Factor, but until then I will be tuned into American Idol and The Voice, since I do still like those shows. Steven Tyler is a blast!