It was good to see Little Mix win the X-Factor. They emerged I feel as the best vocalists which is always a good sign to see in the winners of a singing contest. But they also seemed to be genuinely nice girls too. And during the course of the series being a nice person also seemed to be an important part of having the X-Factor.
I mean it could be said that Misha B was one of the best vocalists in the contest as well. But even before the bullying allegations came along, Misha B didn't come across as likeable. Misha B may be a nice person in real life but she appeared otherwise under the media spotlight. And certainly one reason people didn't vote for her was that, rightly or wrongly, she didn't appear to have a likeable personality.
On the other hand, although it's good for getting votes, some people may say too many nice people on one show is not necessarily good for viewing figures. And sure enough, viewing figures for the final between the nice Marcus Collins and the even nicer Little Mix and was down by about four million viewers on last year. It seems in the same way the public like to cheer or indeed vote for the good, they like a baddie to boo just as much.
Nevertheless, that's what I liked about this years X-Factor overall this year. Being a good person did seem to be a factor in whether an act was popular or not with the public. You may think this is obvious. But in many other reality TV shows nowadays, being a good person can be something which appears to be frowned upon, mocked even. Being a nice person is for losers. Many could learn however that apart from having talent, you don't have to be ruthless, self-centred and arrogant to be a success. That like Little Mix, having talent and being nice with it, in other words having a likeable personality, can be an essential part of having the X-Factor.
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