Janet Devlin: X Factor, Energy Drinks & Running with Scissors

This week we are joined by singer/songwriter Janet Devlin. Since coming to the UK public’s attention in series 8 of The X Factor in 2011, Janet has built a loyal fanbase online (known as The Devlinators) and has released her debut album “Running With Scissors” and EP “Duvet Daze” independently. With her album now out in the US, we wanted to chat with Janet to ask her some of your questions and to find out more about her influences and plans for the future.Highlights:- Janet’s album “Running with Scissors” is now out in the US!- We learn that Janet is “kind of” addicted to energy drinks and is an ultimate fangirl for numerous musicians- Janet jokes that people should pick better heroes- We hear about Janet’s experience on X Factor and whether or not she would do it again- Janet tells us how she doesn’t venture out to the “outernet” very often- We discuss how reality shows can help to build your fanbase, but that too many people go into them for the wrong reasons- We talk about collaboration and the co-writing that Janet did with Newton Faulkner on her album- Ross describes Newton Faulkner as “intimidatingly good”- One of our listeners asks what 3 albums Janet would take on a road trip down Route 66- We find out whether Janet would perform at Eurovision if asked (Ross was particularly interested in this question)- Janet tells us how she is often insulted by Netflix- We hear what Janet would buy if she won a ton of money and hear what film Janet would live the rest of her life in- We learn that Janet is (endearingly) clumsy- Asking Janet to choose between the Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chilli Peppers is like asking her to choose between children- Ross was raised with Michael Bolton (to confirm: raised listening to, not raised with)More:Full show notes at http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/021Follow us on Twitter: @bridge_atlantic