LA Reid: Britney Spears Would Have Won X Factor”

Published: Wednesday 13th Jun 2012 by David

As one of Pop’s more powerful players, Epic exec LA Reid knows a thing or two about star spotting.

Birthing the careers of P!nk, Ciara, Rihanna and TLC to name a few, his work in the industry recently landed him a judging position on FOX’s X Factor USA, alongside Simon Cowell.

Now, one month after ‘Toxic’ beaut Britney Spears joined that panel, Reid has weighed in on her chances of winning the show if she was on the other side of the judging table.

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When asked if how Spears would fare on the show as a contestant, he told TMZ:

 If I was a judge … she would have won

If Reid was talking about Britney pre 2007 then yes- we agree the general public would be wowed by her skills onstage. However, if he’s talking about ‘barely there/don’t really care’ Britney, then erm- not so much.

You see, as much the quality of Britney’s sound has remained consistent, she has not and is currently ‘living off’ the work she put in five or six years ago and not what she’s putting in today.

In short, there’s no way Spears would have reached icon status with performances like this one:

But did because of performances like this:

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  1. ty June 13, 2012

    DOUBTFULL

  2. Adam June 13, 2012

    The only difference between those performances is that in the latter she just seems more into it.

    • dom June 13, 2012

      and that’s the big difference

      • Adam June 13, 2012

        True. But at least it shows that there isn’t a problem with her talent being gone, rather her head and desire.

      • irene46 June 13, 2012

        are you kidding? that’s an insult to her t*** queen era.

      • Jamie August 25, 2020

        LOL She never had any talent.

  3. Alex Thomas June 13, 2012

    Britney’s singing voice is so humble and unique. Might not be full of power, but the sweet tone to her voice can fit any genre.

    • virtuoso intellect June 13, 2012

      no it cant .. cut the crap

      • irene46 June 13, 2012

        cut the crap is right! it’s pathetic.

  4. JJFan1814 June 13, 2012

    In her hey-days, of course….But the most important thing is, if she was on X-Factor with Rihanna, RIHANNA WOULD TAKE THE CROWN!!!!!!!!

    • virtuoso intellect June 13, 2012

      Britney could perform… Rihanna could never. scandals and payola dont count on the show

    • Stephen June 13, 2012

      Neither Britney nor Rihanna could have won if Christina, Justin, Usher and Beyonce were on it

      • anna June 13, 2012

        yes!! britney would have won because this is he x- factor and britney has the x- factor. christina and beyonce have the voice skills but no one has britney’s charisma. even now when she is no longer that professional brit, people want to see her on stage no matter what..

    • Small_Angel June 13, 2012

      Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Aaliyah, and Britney Spears. All were once part of Star Search..

      • irene46 June 13, 2012

        she has charisma to her wholly loyal fans. no doubt some go to see her just to view a train wreck.

  5. Boogie Beesh June 13, 2012

    I agree. She’s awesome!!! Legendary. Height if her career she shut the stage DOWN! Danced HARD, if she did sing live it would have been ridiculously amazing as to how talented she was but her slow songs live are good as well. Now she’s barely there. Hope she gets back. She still sells out arenas && albums. Loooove Britney!!

  6. Chk-ahh June 13, 2012

    She can’t sing, She could never even dance properly. It’s all manufactured and over-choreographed, it looks really awkward.

    She is one of the worst artists in the music industry

    She is bloody awful, she just looks good, that’s all. And she’s really thick swell

    SORRY the truth hurts.

    • anna June 13, 2012

      the truth hurts??? every pop or commercial artist is manufactured. if u wanna talk about THE REAL ARTISTS you will find it on the streets. so britney is not the only one manufactured. ..

  7. virtuoso intellect June 13, 2012

    i wouldnt be surprised if she did. Britney was and still is America’s sweetheart

    • irene46 June 13, 2012

      america’s untalented sweetheart.

      • KASEY JR. June 14, 2012

        The person above me makes me wonder if Sam goes under screen names and types up negative crap to respond with on people’s comments.

  8. Ernest June 13, 2012

    No she would have not

  9. JohnVidal(RIP Whitney-truegreat) June 13, 2012

    LMAO yeah right! Since when do dancers win x factor? I mean people who were dancers before 25 🙂

  10. Speaks truth June 13, 2012

    B*******. THIS IS A SINGING COMPETITION RIGHT?

    • The-Truth June 13, 2012

      No its NOT a singing competition its about the best Artist, having an It Factor! Americans need to understand that concept which is the reason the first winner is that boring typical fat black girl that can holler while singing ballads. Xfactor is NOT American Idol

  11. Beyonce the Legend June 13, 2012

    Why do people act like Britney was this amzing dancer? She was an “OK” dancer she danced good for a WHITE GIRL

    • anna June 13, 2012

      because she was and is still is a great dancer… she has done epic perfomances!!

      • Gilberto June 13, 2012

        Sorry, but you’re really delusional anna. Britney doesn’t dance anymore. She only fools the (alienated) audience. I agree that she has done some great performances in the past, but, since 2005, she’s shameful. She lacks pation, stage presence, vocals. She even uses body double to dance for her. PATHETIC. Britney doesn’t have any talent as a musician. She was created by a PR machine.

      • irene46 June 13, 2012

        @ Gilberto…

        somebody has to lay down the truth and you just did big time.

  12. PrettigurlrockD June 13, 2012

    Dead at anyone sayin Britney’s nasally tone is sweet. Unique? Maybe. He prolly thinks Rihanna would win x factor??

  13. HD live June 13, 2012

    of course LA brit is amazing

  14. Gilberto June 13, 2012

    LA Reid is famous for making untalented singers into stars. He made Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Ciara.
    He is just shading Britney. Let be honest here, she can’t sing. She used to be a good dancer because every sing move was completly choreographed.
    They would laugh at her on her audition.

  15. Scars June 13, 2012

    I LOVE BOTH BRITNEY YOUNG AND ADULT SHE IS THE BEST PERFORMER IN THE WORLD

  16. aynon June 13, 2012

    Ahahaha not if Beyonce and Christina were on it

  17. NATURALBEAUTY June 13, 2012

    If the X Factor was truly about finding the X Factor & not so much the talent, Melanie Amaro wouldn’t have won season 1. She is fat, not that cute in the face, can’t dance & isn’t appealing, but she can SING. So if it wasn’t about talent some of the more appealing girls with nice bodies & dance skills would have won. Stop using excuses. Britney wouldn’t even make it to the finale. As far as mainstream stars go Beyonce or Xtina would take the cake. Stop being delusional, Britney could never outshine any artist with her talent on a good day.

  18. Jay June 13, 2012

    I know everyone is saying how this is the”xfactor” and it’s much more then just singing, but you have to get past the audition which DOES NOT include big lights, dancers, and distractions that make Britney and Rihanna’s performances tolerable. Without the big productions on stage they both would be horrible, a joke, and La Reid and Simon would laugh at them.

  19. S****** Blonde June 13, 2012

    So people call Lady Gaga, Elton John and Alicia Keys talented because they play piano and sing very well, Britney plays Piano and have a decent voice, who doesn’t enjoy at leats one Britney song but people call her untalented maybe because she’s not ugly or maybe because she is not always sitting playing the Piano. I do think she’s very talented, people just love to hate someone who became more famous and successfull than other like Beyonce or Christina who clearly have better voices, it’s what it is, the Princess of Pop is the Legendary miss Britney Spears, deal with it.

    • irene46 June 13, 2012

      she had a pleasant studio enhanced voice. if she was really talented now i’d say so. YOU need to deal with reality.

  20. TeamBreezy June 13, 2012

    LA is completely right and kept it real ..
    Shes been an ICON since she was a t*** and arguably the best performer of her time…..nxt to Gaga…Usher as well

    • 0_o June 13, 2012

      Best performer of our generation? Muahahah please don’t make me laugh!

  21. irene46 June 13, 2012

    i could argue there were/are better performers. mj, janet, ciara, beyonce, kelly rowland, christina, gaga, madonna, chris brown, justin bieber. these are just the singer/dancers. others would be gwen stefani, pink, nikki m, etc.

  22. Junior in Jamaica June 14, 2012

    Is he serious? Boy…GROW A PEAR!

  23. aishaaguilerakeys June 14, 2012

    Well, she WAS good and it’s true that she COULD have won… back in the days.

  24. Miguel June 14, 2012

    LOL… If X-Factor allowed lip-synching, I’m sure she could’ve!…

    Otherwise…

  25. B Lamont June 14, 2012

    WOW…so sad to see she’s such a shell of her former performing self…not that I ever thought her dancing was so stellar to begin with, but it’s leaps and bounds better than what it is now. I wonder if she’s just going through the motions until that conservatorship thing ends. I mean, if I were her, I’d probably do the same thing if I was being forced into doing things I didn’t want to do. Maybe she’s hoping that people will become disinterested and stop supporting her so that she isn’t marketable and can go into hiding. At least that would explain the stark contrast to her past ability.

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