While subsequent series of the X Factor have floundered, the show’s golden generation have shone. “Just the other day I was in the shop buying fish and this random guy pointed at me and said “you’re that singer.” “But you thought nothing of it back then – which is just ridiculous.”Īnd he laughed: “Believe it or not we do still get recognised for it.particularly when we’re out together. “We once did three gigs in a day and our flight from Scotland to Ireland was delayed so they sent a helicopter to get us. “Looking back, the stuff you took for granted was crazy.
We were on the show at a truly mad time and it was very hard to adjust to coming out into the real world again. “We toured with Westlife, signed a record deal with Sony in Australia, and secured all the work we could ever have wanted. The brothers’ run to the final four of the X Factor in 2006 catapulted them to overnight stardom.Īnd more than a decade of globetrotting has followed with constant work on cruise ships and private gigs filling the diary.īrian, 32, said: “We definitely got more out of the X Factor than we ever imagined. Louis Walsh with the MacDonald Brothers, Craig (left) and Brian “We are not judged on what we did on a TV show but for our ability as musicians.and that is nice.” “A lot of our work since then has been abroad and to international audiences, we have a clean slate in some respects. “We were lucky to be on the show during its peak – Leona won our season and everywhere you went you were known. To those of a certain vintage, however, they will always be “The MacDonald Brothers off the X Factor”.Īnd Craig, 33, admitted: “I suppose that will always exist, especially here at home. The far flung madness of helicopters to gigs and Sony record deals are now a distant memory. There was a time when the mere sight of Craig and Brian MacDonald sparked mass hysteria in the streets.īack when the X Factor drew 12 million viewers – and Ayr’s golden boys challenged Leona Lewis for the TV crown – life for these likeable lads was like “something from a movie”.įast forward 12 years and their ability to stroll down the High Street is a lot less impeded.īut as the brothers admit, the quiet life at home is all they ever really craved.
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