Simon Cowell has reportedly lined up Sir Paul McCartney and George Michael to appear on the final live show on December 12 to duet with this year’s finalists, the Daily Star and other media sources are reporting this week. Cowell is also in talks with Coldplay to appear on the show to duet with Stacey Solomon (if she makes the final). More discussion on this latest Coldplay / X Factor development is here onwards at the Coldplay forum now.
Simon is said to have wanted the biggest guest stars yet to help secure new record viewing figures for the show, which has already seen peak audiences of nearly 17 million tune in over the past 2 months. Advertisers and ITV bosses are expecting nearly 20 million to watch the final which starts from 19:30 on December 12 and concludes at 21:30 on December 13. Coldplay are likely to duet with Stacey who was expressed an interest in singing with the band on Xtra Factor. Her mentor Dannii said: “A Chris Martin and Stacey duet would be incredible.”
It was previously rumoured that Joe would be singing with George Michael if he makes the final and looks set to be true. Sir Paul McCartney will therefore sing with either Olly or Danyl, one of which bookies and polls suggest will leave this weekend.
X Factor mentor Dannii Minogue recently revealed that she wanted Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to perform with Stacey Solomon in the final. Last year, the final three contestants were joined on stage by superstars, with winner Alexandra Burke getting the chance to sing with her idol Beyonce. And it sounds like Dannii is already planning Stacey’s victory, by telling the Dagenham girl’s fans over Twitter that she wants to get Chris on board. When discussing Stacey’s performance in the final, Dannii wrote: “Chris Martin and Stacey duet would be incredible.”
Recently Stacey Soloman was made up to receive a special delivery from Coldplay. The singer - nicknamed Dagenham Stace - was said to be ecstatic when she received a personalised signed disc from frontman Chris Martin and the rest of the band. It read: "We love watching you on TV. Your singing is great and you're very lovely, Coldplay x." See the photo below. Stacey sang Coldplay's track The Scientist in week one of the live finals and received praise from all four of the judges. A source backstage said: "Stacey was over the moon with the present and was quivering with excitement. She literally couldn't believe it. Dannii's thrilled that the band namechecked Stacey, too." [thanks mimixxx]
Stacey Solomon heading for Coldplay duet in the X Factor final?
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