ali.fazal, Author at mjsbigblog

Who Should Win the X Factor?

12/15/2011 ali.fazal 127

Ali Fazel is back with some thoughts on who HE thinks has the best shot to earn back that 5 million dollar X Factor prize money.

Out of the X Factor Top 4, who do you think has the best shot at being a successful, contemporary pop star?

I’ll be posting the results from the poll and my power list a little later today.

X Factor USA – What it Should Be

12/08/2011 ali.fazal 52

X Factor US – What it should be. Ali Fazal makes some comparisons to the UK version of the show, and comes to some conclusions about the format that may surprise you.

How To Win the X Factor – Tips for the Remaining Contestants

12/07/2011 ali.fazal 26

Now that we’re coming down to the wire on X Factor, Ali Fazal offers tips to the remaining contestants on how to avoid the pitfalls that did in their former competitors.

The remaining 5 contestants take the stage tonight to perform for your votes. 8/7c pm on FOX

Click the jump for more.

X Factor: Can Any of These Contestants Sell Records?

11/30/2011 ali.fazal 52

Ali weighs in on the post X Factor prospects of the Top 7.

Ever since I started watching these televised talent competitions, I’ve noticed a glaring flaw in the system. A majority of the time, contestants who win over America on TV are not the same contestants who win over America’s record-buying public. Sure, every once in a while, America will strike gold with a delightfully loveable Carrie Underwood, who endears herself to the voters and goes platinum many times over once the show is done with. With all of the pyrotechnics, backup dancers, and futuristic technology (i.e. Steve Jones) that X Factor USA brings, it’s sometimes hard to tell what these contestants will be like after the show.

X Factor UK

The X Factor UK: Frontrunners Falter and Underdogs Emerge

11/28/2011 ali.fazal 16

Ali weighs in on the recent eliminations of X Factor UK early frontrunners, and what it means for the competition. He’ll be back on Wednesday with a column on the X Factor US.

X Factor: The Trouble With Girls is…MOMS?

11/22/2011 ali.fazal 136

X Factor airs tonight at a special day and time to accommodate the American Thanksgiving holiday. Here’s your weekly analysis from Ali Fazal who puts forth an opinion on voting that might be a little controversial.

If you’ve got an opinion on the subject, make sure to leave it in comments!

Are the judges missing the X-Factor?

11/16/2011 ali.fazal 82

Now that we’re three weeks into the X-Factor USA live shows, several things have become clear. First, someone needs to check the expiration date on Steve Jones’ warranty to see if we can trade him in for a newer model without circuit damage. Second, Paula Abdul has, for reasons unknown, retired her infamous seal clap, making her appear motor skills appear far too developed for my liking. And third, that the judges as a whole (Normal-clapping Paula included) are doing a piss-poor job of taking a show that has enraptured the United Kingdom for seven years and making it enjoyable for an American audience.

(Welcome Ali to the team! He’ll be writing weekly articles on X Factor)