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X-Factor, ITV1
9:28am Monday 17th December 2007
By John Anson »
THE good old British viewing public, you can always rely on them to go and do the wrong thing can't you?
I have long held the belief that viewers should not be allowed to vote for anything. And now I'm totally convinced.
It was bad enough Janice Dickinson didn't win I'm a Celebrity but now the couch-dwelling population of this country have proven conclusively that they clearly haven't got a clue.
How else can you explain the fact that David Platt lookalike (the Coronation Street one, not the former England player) Leon won the X-Factor and Rhydian didn't.
Come on! Since the very first programme it has been obvious that the only true talent has been the scary looking Welshman who stepped off the film set for The Lost Boys.
Surely the point of X-Factor (if indeed there is a point) is to discover someone who is different, someone with really star quality.
Sure Rhydian was more opera than pop but at least he stood out.
Anyone who can sing a Pet Shop Boys song dressed like a sailor and get away with it has some sort of star quality.
Leon was perfectly harmless, but really perfectly ordinary.
Perhaps he won because he got Kylie to dress up like an Ann Summers model.
Who knows. The public have only got themselves to blame.
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Matt, says...
11:44am Tue 18 Dec 07
Nobody had the 'X Factor'. There was not one karaoke singer with it. There are many out there who do have the 'X Factor' but don't need to apply to be a puppet for the mass marketing of BMG.
There are also others who are more talented, play instruments, and write their own material, who also have the 'X Factor'. Though these don't fit into the concept too well because they do a lot more than karaoke.
To apply for this program, you must relinquish all desire to be a respected artist, and allow others to control the creative aspects with the use of your name, and any personality. You must also agree to be bound by contract until the series (including concert tour) is finished. That means you are restricted from promoting yourself for approximately a year.