Show us how to die well, show us how to let it all go

Normally, it's all too easy to giggle at the X Factor stars who rage at the dying of the light, but James Arthur has just made me feel a bit sad:

James Arthur admits he will be very ''disappointed'' if there isn't a good reaction to his new single 'You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You'.

James Arthur will be crushed if his career flops.

The 'X Factor' 2012 winner is nervous about fading into obscurity after experiencing initial chart success, a fate which has befallen previous winners of the talent show, and hopes his new single 'You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You' will be a hit.

What makes this so heartbreaking is that when I was reading the summary of this story, I thought he was one of this year's contestants, not last year's winner.

He's crossed into the fade-out, and doesn't even know yet.