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Trouble is...banning them would mean young singers such as Ronan, Shaheen etc [all those under 16] would have nowhere to go, seeing as BGT is the only show without an age restriction. I could see your point if X Factor was open to all ages, but it's not.

I do sort of believe that singers eligible for X Factor should apply for that instead, and leave the younger singers for BGT, however in theory, it's a lot easier for a singer to win BGT than it is for them to win X Factor, the process is a lot quicker and much easier, so I can see why they might prefer to use BGT as their platform.