The singers ejection from x factor and maybe britain could have an impact well beyond tv sat 9 oct 2010 04. The x factor rocked by second scandal as simon cowell bans use of autotune. Gamu is originally from zimbabwe, but now lives in scotland with her family. X factor contestant gamu nhengu is at the center of a controversy over the misuse of pitchperfecting software. There will be no autotune in the audition shows or for competitive. The x factor rocked by second scandal as simon cowell bans use of auto tune.
The series saw the creation of the boy band one direction, from boys who entered the competition as individuals. As gamu nhengu gets set to release her debut single shake the room, the stunning singer reveals what her time on the x factor in 2010 was really like, all about her nuvintage sound and why. Zimbabwean born x factor star gamu nhengu has revealed how getting booted off the tv talent show has become her biggest break. How the x factors autotuning really works the daily edge.
Gamu launches single and dubs x factor her crash course. Gamu, 18, originally from zimbabwe and now living in. Onlines joal ryan criticized the show for its overproduced soundtrack, in particular, complaining that many songs rely too heavily on the software. Simon cowell ordered a ban on autotune for future episodes. The gamu nhengu factor mark lawson opinion the guardian. Just wanting to give her mum something back this final. X factor blasted after admitting to autotuning auditions. Facebook promptly erupted, with fans screaming autotune. Some claim autotune was used on the zimbabwean favourite gamu nhengu, as well as g and s singer caroline, who was forced to ditch her. The xfactor 2010 gamu nhengu audition controversial autotune. Have a look at the following video from the official x factor youtube channel. The x factor rocked by second scandal as simon cowell.
X factor bosses have admitted to using autotune to improve contestant voices in postproduction. X factor autotune scandal deepens amidst claims performances were altered during live finals. Bosses of the x factor admit that they have used vocal enhancement processes on the itv talent show. X factor contestants will no longer have their performances tweaked. The focus of the debate surrounded 18yearold contestant gamu nhengu, who. The addition of autotune actually spoilt a great performance.
Now xfactor bosses have pledged that autotune technology will not. X factor auto tune gamu was praised by simon cowell for her old school jazz voice. Gamu nhengu has been out of the spotlight for six years, since she was sensationally axed from the x factor. Many x factor viewers complained that gamu nhengu s voice had been autotuned. Fans suspect x factor of enhancing singers pitch with. X factor halts autotune on contestants the independent. The british show that launched american idol, x factor, admitted that it had used autotune, an audio processor that corrects a singers pitch and tone. Simon cowell has reportedly banned all further use of the software. Gamu nhengus x factor bootcamp challenge full version. Right from the start, from the wooooooyeah to the end, we can hear the unmistakeable wobbly effect brought on by the autotune module. Simon cowells x factor singing contest autotuned contestants. With an ambition to become somebody has she got the talent.
The x factor is a british television music competition to find new singing talent. Ever wondered what happened to gamu from the x factor. The star was 18yearold gamu nhengu, originally from zimbabwe. The former x factor hopeful gamu nhengu and her family have won their appeal against deportation, her lawyer has said. People are so fickle all the people saying she was robbed had forgotten about her after the autotune ruckus a few months back. An x factor spokesman said postproduction work was necessary on the show due to the number of microphones used during filming. X factor bans autotune after controversy billboard. Tv watchdog rejects complaints over x factor autotune on. Itv show in new autotune row over gamu nhengu the x factor has become embroiled in a new autotune row after fans accused. Experts said the voices of contestants gamu nhengu, 18, and shirlena johnson, 30. X factor fans hit out at the use of autotune to improve the vocals of contestants such as gamu nhengu in the first audition programme of the 2010 edition.
Viewers complaints about the use of pitch correction on the x factor raised after a performance by gamu nhengu have been dismissed by broadcasting watchdog ofcom. And it was because of the latter two that the gamu scandal erupted, when cheryl cole chose her clone cher who didnt finish her song and katie who jumped in a pool and was generally not popular with the public over gamu in her final three. Some claim autotune was used on the zimbabwean favourite gamu nhengu, as well as g and s singer caroline, who was forced to. Legal bid to overturn x factor singer gamus removal bbc. Since they use autotune technology on the x factor can we now. Gamu nhengus x factor audition full version youtube. The singer, who was threatened with deportation along with her family in 2010, has wed. In 2010, there was controversy when british television reality tv show, the x factor had been accused of using autotune to improve the voices of contestants, especially gamu nhengu. Simon cowells x factor embroiled in autotune controversy. The sun online has finally found former x factor star gamu nhengu. X factor contestant gamu nhengu wins appeal against. Viewers have complained to uk regulator ofcom about zimbabweanborn contestant gamu nhengu having her voice tweaked with autotune.
Gamu nhengu is an 18yearold singer who impressed judges with her cover of walkin on sunshine on an episode of x factor that aired aug. X factor gamu has found time for love bulawayo24 news. Just caught up with 1st x factor, only to find they are using autotune on live. I see the idea of making the show more entertaining, but this is taking the mick really. Itv show in new autotune row over gamu nhengu the x factor has become embroiled in a new autotune row after fans accused editors of using technology to make some contestants. X factor blasted with autotuning accusations autotune, autotune, autotuning. Fans had claimed after the opening show that autotuning had been. Music biz insiders traditionally use the term x factor to refer to that. X factor star gamu nhengu is the picture of happiness as she ties the knot with her scots sweetheart. Analysis daniel griffiths, editor, future music gamu nhengu.
Many x factor viewers turned to twitter to complain that autotune technology may have been used on contestants including gamu nhengu a spokesperson for x factor. Should it be used in x factor or does it defeat the entire point of the. How to recognize if autotune has been used in a recording. Gamu nhengu born 1992 is a singer whose performance on the british reality contest xfactor marked the beginning of a scandal in which fans became increasingly aware that autotune software was. More sophisticated autotuning software can recognise a deliberate. Uks daily mirror reports that simon cowell has banned the use of autotune on his singing competition show, x factor after a furor broke this week when producers admitted to using the software to alter the vocals of gamu nhengu, 18, a contestant on this weeks show. The x factor rocked by second scandal as simon cowell bans. X factor bosses said today that the controversial autotune will not be used on contestants voices in future shows. Fans suspect x factor of enhancing singers pitch with autotune. He only came back from holiday yesterday and as soon as he landed he was very busy taking lots of calls from production. Some claim autotune was used on the zimbabwean favourite gamu nhengu. X factor s use of autotune is an act of shameless manipulation. X factor blasted with autotuning accusations marie claire.
The x factor has become embroiled in a new autotune row after fans accused editors of using technology to make some contestants voices. Remembered for her version of walking on sunshine in her audition, gamu certainly knows how to make a song her own. Viewers blasted the show on twitter and facebook claiming that autotune was used on favourite gamu nhengu who sung katrina and the waves hit. Gamu nhengu during saturdays season premiere of the show. According to a program spokesman, x factor will cease this dubious. Most of the allegations surrounded teenage contestant gamu nhengu, who sang a version of the katrina and the waves hit walking on sunshine. Image caption fans said gamu nhengu s performance sounded like it had been tampered with.
Dont forget that she was heavily autotuned in her first audition it was very noticeable the producers were actually trying to give. The x factor has been accused of autotuning contestants vocals, but what exactly does that mean, and how widely used is it. One of the most obvious enhancements was made to contestant gamu nhengu s take on. Gamu nhengu, 18, sang walking on sunshine and judgesincluding simon cowellvoted nhengu through to another round. Cardle was mentored throughout the show by dannii minogue. The xfactor 2010 gamu nhengu audition controversial autotune audition.
A second scandal rocked the uk show after it emerged that a contestant already has a record contract in the u. X factor has been hit with a huge row over the use of the autotune machine a device which would make contestants sound better. X factor have come under criticism for using autotuning software to. Last saturday, it was clear that gamu nhengu could sing, even if her version of walking on sunshinewas unconventional. Now xfactor bosses have pledged that autotune technology will.
X factor star gamu nhengu is the picture of happiness as. Simon cowell and the deathly autotune debacle observer. The seventh series started on itv on 21 august 2010 and ended on 12 december 2010. That was gamu nhengu, performing her own arrangment of katrina and the wavess walking on sunshine.
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