McLovin
I really liked Matt Cardle during the auditions for the X Factor, but once he lost THAT hat, it all went a bit downhill for me. His growly Come Together was equally painful and hilarious ('what do you mean, I don't look so good in a vest??'), and his sultry Rihanna-seducing was wrong on so many different levels. I was always going to be upset if anyone but Cher Lloyd won the show, but did it really have to be yet another dull male singer?
For all that, his renamed-cover of Biffy Clyro's Many of Horror is solid enough, and probably my favourite X Factor winner song choice since Shayne Ward's That's My Goal (I'm not really sure what the general consensus is on the latter, but I think it's great!). PopJustice nail it with Matt Cardle though, repeatedly describing him as 'serious 'n' authentic'. I get the underlying sense he feels above the whole X Factor thing, and that his win is a victory for 'real' music, whatever that is. It'll be interesting to see if he has any sort of post-X Factor career, as he's the most vocal 'I'm gonna write my own songs' winner since Steve Brookstein (which did not end well). His lead single proper will be absolutely crucial.
I'll leave you with an alternative winner's song courtesy of One Direction. Apparently their debut single will be out 13th March which seems ridiculously early - it would be a shame to rush-release something just to cash in quickly.
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