INDIE POP BOY: james arthur - impossible (x factor uk winner)

james arthur - impossible (x factor uk winner)
a solid choice for winning single. the most deserving winner of the x factor UK competition also offers up a wonderfully raw version of shontelle's classic "impossible". i'm all in for this kid!

WHY UK X FACTOR IS BETTER: little mix - cannonball

little mix - cannonball (uk x factor winners)
[first of all, these lil muffins (tulisa's words, not mine) went from soloist to group act to underdogs to breaking the curse of the girl groups to eventual x-factor winners (a first for any group in the series). not only that but their solid work ethic showed week in week out AND no one seemed to throw a stroppy diva fit off camera. add to the fact that their big official single is a classic damien rice number and you have the ingredients for a respectable future girl band. i'm in!]

X-FACTOR WINNER: matt cardle - when we collide / biffy clyro - many of horror (when we collide) (original version)

it's official, matt won the whole x-factor shebang! do you agree with the win?

matt cardle - when we collide (x-factor final performance)


matt cardle - when we collide (studio version)

enough of matt? check out the original version by biffy clyro (which i kind of like better)

biffy clyro - many of horror (when we collide)

NEW SARAH BLASKO!: sarah blasko - bird on a wire

sarah blasko - bird on a wire
[fresh from her win as best female artist at the 2009 aria awards, sarah releases a follow up single from her lovely 'as day follows night' album. i'm so happy i discovered her last week via the aria's!]