Monthly Archives: May, 2009
When it comes down to it most talent contests are a joke
I have sat through plenty of them to hold that opinion. Having seen talent contests from both sides of the stage there is a very common thread that exists – there is always a favourite or two. Always.
In Britain’s Got Talent there has been a very clear favourite right from the very start in Susan Boyle who [...]
Britain’s Got Talent re-writes the rules as Hollie Steel gets sympathy vote
While I really congratulate Hollie Steel for successfully completing her song on the second attempt I feel that it was totally wrong, and unfair on all the other contestants, that she was chosen over Greg Pritchard to go through to the final tomorrow night. Had any other performer foundered during their act they would have [...]
Whose heart did not break for Hollie Steel…?
You had to feel just a little sorry for little Hollie Steel tonight as she crumbled under the pressure of singing in the live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent.
Singing ‘Edelweiss’ – in a key that was too high for the child – she was clearly uncomfortable with the song and I would like to bet that the song [...]
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