Any figure thrust so deep into the nations conscious; aired to the millions on a primetime talent show plus the ensuing gossip mag covers/ tabloid entertainment pages is destined to shift songs/ books/ exercise DVDs by the bucket load just by the sheer mass exposure.
The actual quality of the product seems a secondary consideration in such cases.
Can you imagine your local karaoke queen getting selling millions if she put out a Cheryl Cole-esque album? Thought not.
Former N-Dubz vocalist and X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, has released the aptly titled Young; a single with the theme of being young and making mistakes "I make mistakes that I learn from/ 'Cause I'm young" she belts out over the generic mix of pulsing beats, before a chorus of strobing trance ensues.
The energetic dance anthem is perfectly passable in terms of ingredients; the beats, over repetitive lyrics, synth-slices and vocal delivery tick the right boxes.
However Young is really just the instantly forgettable, standard summer pop fare for this time of year, one that, if the sun is out, practically begs to be listened to at full pelt in a grotesquely modified car (with the windows fully down). It is also sure to be pumped from funfairs, amusement arcades and every other bling-coated chav-hole in the country.
It aims for Ibiza club anthemia but falls someway short, only the string of available remixes inject any real vigour and credibility.
Having said that it is not a train wreck of a song and Tulisa’s introduction to her solo career will obviously blow the chart competition out of the water.
If Miss Contostavlos strives for a respectable solo album, the material must have much more substance than this.
The actual quality of the product seems a secondary consideration in such cases.
Can you imagine your local karaoke queen getting selling millions if she put out a Cheryl Cole-esque album? Thought not.
Former N-Dubz vocalist and X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, has released the aptly titled Young; a single with the theme of being young and making mistakes "I make mistakes that I learn from/ 'Cause I'm young" she belts out over the generic mix of pulsing beats, before a chorus of strobing trance ensues.
The energetic dance anthem is perfectly passable in terms of ingredients; the beats, over repetitive lyrics, synth-slices and vocal delivery tick the right boxes.
It aims for Ibiza club anthemia but falls someway short, only the string of available remixes inject any real vigour and credibility.
Having said that it is not a train wreck of a song and Tulisa’s introduction to her solo career will obviously blow the chart competition out of the water.
If Miss Contostavlos strives for a respectable solo album, the material must have much more substance than this.
