Simon Cowell To Make Little Mix Bigger Than Spice Girls
Monday, 12 December 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
They’ve only been crowned as winners for about a day, but Simon Cowell is hoping that X-Factor champs Little Mix will go on to become as marketable as the Spice Girls – and that they’ll earn around £8million.
The group have already managed to pick up £150,000 in advance from their lucrative £1million SyCo record contract that they received as a prize for winning the X-Factor, but Cowell can see them far surpassing the amount, which is almost pocket change to the mogul.
The Sun reports that Cowell has money on the mind and is already planning gigs, tours and deals with the group, who will apparently charge £50,000 per corporate gig. They are hoping to work out endorsement deals in the fashion industry too, including clothing, make-up and hair product deals.
“Offers have been coming in for weeks now,” The Sun’s source told them. “People in marketing spend their lives looking for suitable role models. Little Mix are the full package. The trick will be knowing what to turn down. Simon has made no bones of the fact that he wants the best writers on board. He genuinely thinks the girls can be as big as - if not bigger than - the Spice Girls.”
And the comparisons with the Spice Girls are likely to continue, as Cowell has already enlisted songwriter Richard ‘Biff’ Stannard – the same writer who wrote the Spice Girls’ megahit ‘Wannabe’ - to work with the girls on their debut record. Gary Barlow is also thought to be in on the writing process.
Check the girls singing their winning single out below - as well as the dates and details the X-Factor Finalists tour.
Sat 25th February 2012 - Manchester Evening News Arena
Sun 26th February 2012 - Manchester Evening News Arena
Mon 27th February 2012 - Liverpool Echo Arena
Wed 29th February 2012 – Nottingham Trent FM Arena
March 2012
Sun 4th March 2012 – London Wembley Arena
Tue 6th March 2012 – Dublin O2 Arena
Wed 7th March 2012 – Dublin O2 Arena
Fri 9th March 2012 – Dublin O2 Arena
Sat 10th March 2012 – Belfast Odyssey Arena
Tue 13th March 2012 - Aberdeen Exhibition Centre
Sat 17th March 2012 - S.E.C.C., Glasgow
Mon 18th March 2012 - S.E.C.C., Glasgow
Mon 19th March 2012 – Newcastle Metro Arena
Tue 20th March 2012 - Newcastle Metro Arena
Wed 21st March 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Thu 22nd March 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Sun 25th March 2012 - LG Arena, The NEC, Birmingham
Tue 27th March 2012 – Brighton Centre
Wed 28th March 2012 – Brigthon Centre
Thu 29th March 2012 – Brighton Centre
Sat 31st March 2012 - The O2 Arena, London
April 2012
Sun 1st April 2012 – London O2 Arena
Tue 3rd April 2012 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Wed 4th April 2012 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Thu 5th April 2012 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
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