The world is still reacting to the now-confirmed news that Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will sit together at the “The X Factor” judges desk this fall. While their a skin condition on the show remain among worst-kept secrets in recent memory, these two former Disney princesses will now set out to verify they are savvy enough to judge up-and-coming talent on the Fox struggle series.
While L.A. Reid, Simon Cowell and Spears result in decades of experience with them to the show, Lovato, only 19, may seem too much like a rookie on the surface. But, she’s already amassed the kind of experience performers triple her age could wish for.
She’s released three albums, which have all landed top-five a skin condition on the Billboard 200. She’s starred on the hit Disney series, “Sonny With a Chance” and was the female lead, alongside the Jonas Brothers, in both “Camp Rock” films, which were incredibly successful for the Mouse House.
All the success at such a young age makes Lovato a perfect pick for the show. “They’re looking for female pop singers who can engage a younger audience,” Monica Herrera, a senior editor at Rolling Stone, told MTV News. “Demi seems like a excellent choice because she hits not just music fans, but TV fans and I reckon they’re kind of tiresome to find a bigwig who can hit all angles.”
She may have tons of teenage Lovatics, but Keith Caulfield, associate director of charts/retail at Billboard, added that she still hasn’t yet permeated the adult market, which makes this the right time to make this go.
“I thought it was fascinating choice just because, I mean, she is a star, but she seems a bit below the radar to a degree so this is a fantastic look for her because it’s going to elevate her visibility and give her a whole new audience and a fantastic platform to introduce new material,” he said. “I reckon it’s a fantastic opportunity for her to really expand her fanbase. I reckon a lot of people are going to learn Demi for the very first time.”
And, that’s why, Herrera adds, she needs to strike while the iron is hot. “I reckon it’s certainly a smart go; I don’t reckon she can afford to wait at this point. I reckon that is kind of a way to jumpstart it and really get herself out there,” she clarified. “Obviously she’s gonna want to place out an album timed to the fall show. She’ll have the team behind her to really kind of maximize this opportunity and place out a single and an album that will kind of get the lift that she really needs right now.”
Caulfield notes that Lovato will supply as the perfect answer to Spears. “Demi, considering her history and frankly her years of experience, she’s gone through the ringer,” he said. “Demi is probably going to have more realistic commentary, probably not harsh but probably coming from the point of view of ‘I did this before to.’ Certainly her and Britney have the X factor, that something about them that makes them stars, it’s hard to pin down. I reckon it’s going to be excellent. I reckon they’re both fascinating choices.”
So for anyone wondering if Lovato is still too young to guide, well, Herrera says they should place those concerns aside. “I really reckon it does [help that she's young], especially since they are skewing younger and younger with the contestants. I reckon someone like Demi would have been perfect for someone like Rachel Crow [who competed last season]. She obviously knows what it’s like to be thrust into the spotlight in that way from a really young age,” she said. “I really reckon that she can be that guiding force.”
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