X FACTOR evictee Jamie Afro reckons he would do it his way if he entered the competition again – and not take advice from Simon Cowell or the show’s producers.
It was “incorrect” song choices made by his mentor Simon, 50, and producers that left a sour taste in his mouth.
The Londoner reckons they regularly picked the wrong tune for him to sing as they struggled to come to terms with what he was – and tried to turn him into something he was not.
Jamie, 34, from London, tells the News of the World: “You saw how well Sex On Fire by the Kings of Leon went down in my audition.
A lot of people who watch the show might not have known the song, because it’s quite edgy, and modern – but it went down brilliantly.
THAT was what I am all about, and I performed with a huge smile on my face.
But they wouldn’t let me do a similar song again.
I wanted to do Mr Brightside by the Killers in the rock week but they vetoed it, saying nobody would have heard it, in place of Primal Scream’s Get Your Rocks Off.
But that was the point – I wanted to try something that not everyone would have heard of, rather than going for the safe option.
I just don’t think they knew what to do with me because there had never been a rock singer on the show before.
But I wanted to go with Simon’s choice, because let’s face it, he’s the expert.
And I feared if I hadn’t have gone with what they suggested then I would have got their backs up and been out of the competition earlier on.
In the end I wasn’t miserable, but I had lost confidence up there.”
Source and full interview: News Of The World, Sunday 22nd November.
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Actually in the 1st year of X factor Tabby was a rocker. Rockers are at a disadvantage now because Sharon isn’t there anymore and none of the judges have an appreciation for it. Sorry to see you go Jamie, u’l do better on your own now anyway.
Jaimie u r more than being a competetor in a show .. u r totally a Star .. we all felt sorry for the show coz it lost a precious performer in it .. its the hardest loss when u left it ..
but i am pretty sure u will be so successful in ur own and u will have the largest base of audience who really have musical ears .. i always waiting 4 the shows week after week to watch ur performance and each time u showed us how amazing u r ..
at the end , all the best for u in ur life .
Jeeda .. a girl from Saudi Arabia ..
If Jamie is such a super-talented artist, why couldn’t he sing ANY song successfully? Surely ,if he was as good as he obviously thinks he is, he should be able to sing a Nursery Rhyme and make it work! Everybody has to do things they don’t want to in their jobs, I suggest that he stops sulking and realise what a good opportunity he was given!