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Jsteinfan 03:19 pm UTC 01/20/08 |
| In reply to: | Rhydian...Steinman... - Jacqueline 10:09 am UTC 01/20/08 |
He;s not bad.... His eyes remind me of the Total Eclipse Video....... Can he rock? or are we gonna have a really slow and orchestrated version of body? http://youtube.com/watch?v=c2WmQae_qzk > Meatloaf writer signs up for Rhydian album > Jan 20 2008 by Our Correspondent, Wales On Sunday > > X-FACTOR star Rhydian Roberts’ career is taking off like > Bat Out Of Hell – thanks to Meatloaf’s songwriter Jim > Steinman. > > The man who penned some of the super-sized singer’s most > popular songs is now helping Rhydian write songs for his > debut album, due out in October. > > “I’m thrilled about that,” said Rhyd. > > “It seems Jim had seen a clip of me singing Meatloaf’s I > Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) on one of > the X Factor shows, a song he himself had written. > > “I’m a big Meatloaf fan too, we’ve both got that kind of > quasi-opera thing going on – although he’s a tenor and I’m > a baritone.” > > It’s another coup for Rhydian, following on the heels of > signing a £1m album deal with Simon Cowell’s label Sony > BMG last month. > > But it’s not been all plain sailing for Rhydian, who was > pipped to the top prize by popular 19-year-old Scottish > shop assistant Leon Jackson last December. > > Speaking on his return from a holiday in Mexico, he told > Wales on Sunday that he spent the first seven days of his > relaxing break laid up with a bout of pneumonia. > > “Well, I say ‘pneumonia’, but my uncle Nigel reckons it > was more like a really bad case of man flu,” said the > 24-year-old star from Sennybridge, who was taking a > fortnight break abroad with his parents and a small army > of relatives. > > “Uncle Nige had it too, not as bad as me, of course.We > both started feeling ill after getting off the plane. > > “But whatever it was, it was a shocker and I was out of > action for the first seven days, that’s why I look so pale > in the pics you’ve seen of me,” Rhydian added. > > “I had constant headaches, water on the chest and couldn’t > walk about hardly at all.” > > The two weeks away, though, have helped him to recover > from the initial disappointment of finishing in second > place – not to mention the cries of “‘Fix!” that > surrounded the X Factor live final as 2,500 furious fans > claimed they couldn’t vote for their favourite because > phone lines were jammed. > > “I’m leaving all that behind me, there’s no sense in > dwelling on ‘what ifs’,” said the singer, en route to > perform two sold-out shows in Southampton. > > “Besides, how could I? I’ve got so much going on. I feel > blessed. > > “Yes, I was disappointed not to have won but I take my hat > off to Leon. He has done well. > > “But Simon (Cowell) and Sony have faith in me and are > confident I won’t disappear now the show is over. I am > trusting them.” > > And to make sure he stays in the spotlight, Rhydian said a > change of image could be on the cards. > > “I may dye my hair fire-engine red next,” he said. > “Variety is the spice of life and I like to surprise > people.” > > > http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/uk-news/2008/01/20/meatloaf-writer-signs-up-for-rhydian-album-91466-20370726/ > | |
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