Despite Brookstein's bitterness towards The X Factor, he signed up to critique the show weekly on London 24 in 2010, where he labelled the judges "ridiculous" and questioned the standards of several of the finalists, including One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson, and the vocal coach. 2011–present: Musical hiatus and Forgotten Man In 2013, Brookstein announced that his new album would be called Forgotten Man and would be released on 23 March 2014. Brookstein released a book on 21 November 2014, Getting over the X, that describes his journey from winning The X Factor to having the press and industry turn their backs on him. Discography Albums Singles Other charted songs Music videos Concert tours The X Factor Live Tour (2005) The 40,000 Things Tour (2006) The Great American Soul Book Tour (2007) References External links Official website 1968 births Living people English male singers People from Camberwell Singers from London The X Factor winners The X Factor (British TV series) winners English people of South African descent English people of Jewish descent English people of Estonian descent