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Belmont 03:14 am UTC 03/01/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Rhydian Interview - Vin 09:06 pm UTC 02/29/08 |
| LOL Thats exactly what I was thinking!! lol > " Jim 'Meat Loaf' Steinman " ???? > > > Oh, how Jim must love that. > > > Recent interview; nothing new but Jim does get a mention: > > > > Rhydian: The loser wins > > Simon Donohue > > 31/ 1/2008 > > > > MANY viewers who watched the live X Factor final would > > have happily taken a can of paint to the wall of Simon > > Cowell's mansion and scrawled "Rhydian Roberts Wuz Robbed" > > with a broad bristle brush. > > > > He had the lungs and the platinum blond locks - but was > > beaten into second place by an unremarkable Scottish > > cry-baby called Leon Jackson. > > > > But Rhydian's career has picked up somewhat in the few > > short weeks since mass (mainly Scottish) affection for > > Leon switched to a vague sense of indifference. > > > > And that's largely because Cowell was on the phone only a > > few days before Leon's single became the Christmas No1 to > > tell the Welsh wonder that he should be celebrating: he > > could have a £1m recording contract from Sony after all. > > > > Suddenly, Rhydian doesn't see a great deal of shame in > > taking the second bill slot on The X Factor live tour, > > which has two dates at the Manchester Evening News Arena. > > > > "Was I robbed?" he laughs, when I take him back to that > > cruel December night in The X Factor studio. "I don't > > think so. Leon won fair and square. He beat me. That's the > > end of that. That's not being robbed, that's coming > > second. I just have to deal with that." > > > > But then Rhydian no doubt finds it easier to cope with the > > disappointment knowing that his own debut album will be > > out sometime soon. > > > > His people have already spoken to Jim "Meat Loaf" > > Steinman's people about penning original material, a duet > > has been booked with Mariah Carey and there is talk of > > options to star on stage in either Phantom Of The Opera or > > Bat Out Of Hell, the musical. > > > > On second thoughts, was it actually the text voters who > > wanted to make Leon Jackson their star `who wuz robbed'? > > > > "It's a difficult one," Rhydian admits. "I can see where > > you're coming from. But, on a personal level, if Leon had > > come second and I was signed and he wasn't, I'd be dead > > disappointed. > > > > "I never expected to get signed, then Simon rang two days > > after the show. He was very complimentary, and he said: > > `You can have a great Christmas because I want to sign > > you'. Obviously for a singer, that's a dream come true. > > That's the reason I applied to The X Factor. > > > > Fitted the mould > > > > "As for the credibility of The X Factor, I'm not sure. > > Leon fitted the mould. I didn't. I didn't have a sob > > story. I just did my thing. > > > > "People might think it's a money-making ploy for Sony. And > > while I don't want to sound arrogant, perhaps a lot of the > > public do believe that I was robbed. The people I met > > said, 'I'd love you to have an album out', and I think > > Sony and Simon had the same view." > > > > Rhydian, 24, might not have had a sob story, but his path > > towards The X Factor finals wasn't exactly plain sailing, > > either. > > > > He turned his ambitions to singing having been injured > > while training for his first love, rugby, and still has > > the toned body to prove just how much he had dreamed of > > playing for Wales. > > > > Proof, if you needed it, was splashed across a magazine > > which showed him, muscles and all, on holiday in Mexico. > > > > And if a good body and pleasant demeanour aren't enough, > > he really can sing. > > > > Even so, Rhydian says he kept the more confident, > > flamboyant side of his character hidden during the early > > stages of The X Factor competition because he didn't want > > to be dismissed as some precocious and ridiculous > > performer if things went wrong. > > > > And he admits to having been genuinely concerned about > > being painted as the pantomime villain of the piece. > > > > "That was hard to swallow," the former student confesses, > > "because they really were taking the p***. > > > > "I didn't have a story, they had to make me interesting, > > so they had two of the judges hate me. Was that a > > construct? Well, I'll leave that up to you. But what I > > would say is that Sharon and I get on really well off > > camera. > > > > Favour > > > > "It kind-of worked in my favour, being cast as the > > pantomime villain. People love to hate people and it kept > > me in the show. > > > > "I had a word with Simon and I said, 'I don't think this > > is going very well for me, because I'm looking at the > > audition tapes and people hate me'. > > > > "He said, 'Don't worry, people hated me... initially'. I > > was adamant that I wanted to change that perception > > because I hate arrogant people." > > > > The bold hairstyles and outlandish costumes were his idea, > > he insists. > > > > "It was my decision. The person who coloured my hair was > > Nicky Clarke and I thought, `If I'm having this luxury at > > their expense, then why not try out a few things'. I don't > > want to be mainstream and boring." And that's something he > > could never be accused of. > > > > Rhydian's next goal is to ensure that the people who do > > love him do so for a long time. Set to move to London, > > he's already enjoying the trappings of fame and hopes his > > debut album will help to establish him. > > > > Rhydian says: "It won't be an operatic album. It will be a > > cross-over album, with some covers and some original > > material. But first, there's the live show in Manchester, > > which will be just like the TV show, only without the > > judging panel. I'll be singing You Raise Me Up, Somewhere > > and Get The Party Started." > > > > And Rhydian, we'll feel as though "We Wuz Robbed" if you > > don't! | |
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