Cheryl Cole is back on the X Factor!!

Bad News or Good News??

This morning, as soon as I woke up I saw Cheryl Cole's update on Twitter that she is going to be back on the X Factor this year, I screeched out of my bed. I don't like the idea of her back on the show at and this is not just hating but i have my reasons why I want her to say goodbye to the show forever.

When Cheryl was on the show between 2008-2010 she was the darling of the show and was sitted next to Simon Cowell, then her popularity decreased as Danii took over the show and actually won it twice and won the poll on UK's favorite X Factor Judge. That's when Simon stepped up and moved her across the Atlantic as a judge on the X Factor USA which has now been scrapped, she ventured into a land where people mistook her for Sheryl Crow and the contestants didn't know her name and barely understood her. She was fired from the show only to be replaced by Nicole who was supposed to be the co-host of the show, then the bad press came in, a riff between her and Simon and she went incognito for a very long time.

Then She went into the studio and released the album Under the Sun only to be beaten by Justin Bieber on the charts even though Call My Name has proven to be another smash hit for her, and then came the Girls Aloud reunion. The Girls Aloud reunion was supposed to be the reunion of the year and they managed to get all the slots in every important gig throughout the year including bagging the Children in Need official single but it failed to create ripples and both the album and the two singles flopped (even though the I love the song Beautiful 'cause you love me).

Now its only the right time for her to go back to the X Factor because she doesn't have a job in hand but I call it a desperate attempt to stay relevant. Call up Jennifer Lopez who is back after a hiatus on American Idol and learn your lesson girl, she is now sinking with the Idol ship on the lowest rated American Idol season ever. If you ever think of calling up someone to revive your career, call up your ex-husband Ashley Cole instead of Simon Cowell, am sure he will be more than happy to help you, after all he is the one who is responsible for you being more popular than the rest of the girls in Girls Aloud, Ashley even let you keep your last name when you should be back to Tweedy 3 years ago. Anyway am wishing you Cheryl Cole all the best and hope its third time lucky for you on the X Factor.

The Three Breakout Stars from the Oscars 2014!!

Edgar The Pizza Guy

The pizza guy co-owned the Big Mamma's and Papa's Pizzeria in Hollywood with his brother. When Ellen looked for a pizza for the show, they happened to be the nearest pizzeria nearby the Dolby theatre, and he never knew that he was going to be on stage at the Oscar's. He loves Julia Roberts and in his words it was a dream come true for him especially being from Russia struggling to make a living in America. And now, he is all over the place including the Ellen Show and everyone's talking about him.

Peter Nyong'o

When you look at Ellen's selfie that happened on the Oscar night, there is a person in everyone's head, who is that guy smiling in the right, i haven't seen him anywhere and why is he there? Yes, that little boy is a freshman college student in Florida who happen to be the little brother of the Best Supporting Actress winner Lupita Nyong'o who goes by the name of Peter Nyong'o. Digging deeper into the story, he happened to take a selfie from almost all the stars that night and its amazing how an unknown boy from Kenya stole the limelight from all the A-Listers in Hollywood.

Liza Minelli 

Everyone knows Liza Minelli and it is kind of stupid to put her as the last musketeer on this list but as we well know, she hasn't been in the news lately and yes the Oscar night was her night for all the wrong reasons. 

First, it was her attire on the red carpet which is the weirdest of the weird, then came the drag queen jokes from Ellen and her hugging Lupita as if they have known each other for life when she won the statuette. And the biggest one is someone from the audience taking a picture from the back of her trying to be in the picture when Ellen took the famous selfie, and yes Liza is back in the headlines and she created more splash than Cate Blanchett who won the Best Actress category. Go Girl, More Power to Yaaaa!!

P.S. John Travolta is not worth mentioning here because he ruined the big night of Idina Menzel, his act was stupid and idiotic and it will go down in history as one of the most bizarre thing that happened at the Oscars.

Is Leonardo Dicaprio Snubbed From the Oscars??

My Thoughts

I know this is coming and as much as i love Leo,i have a feeling that he is not going to be the one Jennifer Lawrence called out for the Best Actor trophy yet again this year. And yes i was correct, it was Matthew who walked away with the trophy last Sunday night.

And if you are going to ask me if Leo is snubbed from the Oscars, my answer to you will be NO, and am going to tell you why :-

Firstly, when you watch both the movies, as much as they are male driven performance oriented movie, you can feel the emotions of Ron Woodroof more than Jordan Belfort.

Secondly, Leo's movie deals with gambling, sex, drugs and shows the perks while Matthew's movie is sex, drugs and rock and roll but shows the other side of it (HIV)

Thirdly, as much as both the movies are biographies,the subject they dealt is so much different and Dallas Buyers Club is much more sensitive comparing to The Wolf of Wall Street which the Oscars love.

Lastly, both the actors are great but Matthew simply did a better job than Leo in a movie which requires so much for him to do,  get skinny as hell,  not a big budget commercial movie, shot in 25 days and they were looking for a distributor.

And yes movie wise, The Wolf is my much more entertaining and directed by a well known Director but in my opinion i believe Matthew and Jared compliment each other so well comparing the more than annoying Jonah in that movie even though they both got an Oscar nod in their respective categories,and yes they both win.

My suggestions to Leo, do a serious role , lose some weight or gain a lot of weight, get out of a Scorsese's movie and venture into something less commercial and one fine day, your time will come to say your acceptance speech in the big stage. 

 We love you and we want you to win the Oscar more than you want!!

Throwback Thursday - Pop Gem

Gina G - Ti Amo 

Before Rihanna has Te Amo, there was an Australian Pop Singer named Gina G who released this song Ti Amo taken from her debut album Fresh! on the 26th May 1997 and this song peaked at #1 in Lebanon and a moderate success across the world. Hot on the success of Ohhh Ahhh..... Just a little bit  and representing UK on Eurovison Song Contest in 1996, Gina G was the IT Girl back then and she is one of the few Australian singers who cracked the US mainstream charts.

One of the highlights of Gina G's career is the album art of her debut album Fresh! which was shot by David la Chapelle and she was covered in chocolates. the Gen-X might not really understand this was a big news but things were so different back in the 90's and you don't really need to stick your tongue out to grab attention.

And this song Ti Amo is the song i used to listened to a lot, i still remember, i used to have this album called Now! which is  a collection of hits, it was in Side A track #8 which means it was the last track on the cassette. It was my favorite track and yes i used to rewind the song a lot, i believe this is one of the evergreen song that i will keep jamming to and am yet to find out what Ti Amo means even though i believe it is I Love You... Hehe :)
The beats of this song is quite similar to Jennifer Lopez Aint it funny and yeah, we all know how she loves ripping off other people's song, please check out the song and see for yourself.

The Beautiful Lupita Nyong'o

the oscar fever

every year, in the run up to the oscars there is always a break out star who shines be it in a breakout movie or at the red carpet. a decade ago, it was mostly  random white kids from the block making a splash to the likes of haley joel osment or abigail breslin but over the past few years it is the coloured women out of nowhere who makes heads turns in movies and at the red carpet. last year, it was Quvenzhane Wallis from Beasts of the Southern Wild and this year it is Lupita Nyong'o year with 12 years a slave.

growing up in a small town, i was always fascinated by a colored person and i find them extremely beautiful. i remember cheering them up when it comes beauty pageants shows and i grew up listening to their music. i used to consider vivica a. fox to be one of the sexiest women in the world and she blew my mind in independence day.
so it becomes very natural that lupita blows my mind everytime i see her walking the red carpet or making appearances in talk shows. the thing i like about her is she never tries too hard when it comes to talking and she knows how to carry herself really well and it is a great thing to finally be a breakout star after 30 (i actually thought she is around 16) starring in a steve mcqueen movie. i see her taking pictures with oprah, hanging out with the biggies but no egos and she seems to be very grounded coming a country in africa called kenya even though she was born in mexico.

i haven't watch 12 years a slave yet because i particularly refrain a movie that is depressing but i do wish her all the best in her nominations at the oscars, she might win or might not but am sure she is going to be a sure shot winner at the red carpet. at the very same time here i do wish jennifer lawrence the best as well and she blows my mind in american hustle

may the best girl win

The Big Reunion Returns

the big reunion is back!!

one of the thing that am looking forward to for the new year is my favorite show of last year 'the big reunion'. being a 90's boy i find it so cool to see all my favorite stars reunite talking dirt and crap that everyone loves to hear. it was a big hit last year and it was supposed to be a one off gig in hammersmith apollo theatre but it was extended to a nationwide arena tour in the uk and this year the same is expected out of the season.

this years the artist that reunite for the show includes my personal favorite a1, the everlasting eternal (without louise), michael jackson's nephews 3t, the spice girls replica of the noughties girl thing, and a super group called 5th story which consists of gareth gates, kavana, adam rickett, dane bowers from another level and kenzie from blazin squad.

this season is going on its 3rd episode and and it contains all the ingredients that make me love reality shows so much and the most interesting part that i love is the story of eternal. i love one of their songs i wanna be the only one which features bebe winans backin the day and the drama that happened between the lads in a1. i am quite surprised with girl thing saga, they seem all sugary and sweet back then but none of this reflects in the background which includes punching and pulling off each others hair.

the shocking news this year so far which is not that shocking to me is the confession of kavana who states that he is gay and he has to cover it all up back then but is now brave enough to tell the world even though no one really cares anymore, again my jam was mfeo back then which i still play at times, and also how kelle from eternal do not want to record any of songs with the sisters on their 2nd and 3rd album, also the big news to me is the tragic incident where 5 die hard fans died somewhere in asia when a1 did their album signings in a shopping mall.

i wouldn't want to discuss much more about it at this point in time now because the season is still going on and there is so much more mysteries that i want to know in the pop world back then, overall i might be a bit biased but last year a li'l bit spicier than this year to my judgement which can be because of my favorite popstars 911 and b*witched laying the smack down on each others face.

am looking forward to the future episodes and i promise guys i'll keep it posted

till then ciao

i have the link for the first 3 episodes, do check it out if you please

Jay

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Jay