Lee Mead - Lead Mead

Perhaps that's a little harsh on the 'Any Dream Will Do' winner as he can really belt out a tune.

Indeed he's got a decent voice and the track listing - including a surprisingly good slowed-down version of the Sugababe's 'Stronger' - does manage to showcase his entire range.

But the problem with much of the album is that it acts like a shop window for his next West End role, with some truly average show-style tracks sung in a hum-drum fashion.

And there's that version of David Essex's 'Gonna Make You A Star' to contend with.

An utterly desperate song sung in such a bland way through stage-school tonsels that it will have you wondering whether the artist has finally stumbled across the musical equivalent of 'beige.'

Similarly, Mead's 'Paint It Black' lacks the high-energy of his live and enthusiastic TV performance of the Rolling Stones classic, which went down so well with the voting public earlier this year.

But despite the lack of ambition and somewhat tinny production on this disk, I've no doubt it will certainly tick all the right boxes and really appeal for its intended audience.

And they will lap it up in their thousands.

It's just a shame that this bright young talent didn't dream a little bit further afield.

'Lead Mead' is released on November 19 and 'Gonna Make You A Star' is released on December 3.