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Originally posted by Kaz
Yep, I saw this as well Andy.
It was brilliant to see some of the truly awful auditions again. However, I'm sure I read somewhere that all the contestants are pre-vetted and not all of them actually get to perform in front of the judges, so I'm sure a good few of them were put forward purely for the sake of making good TV!
I'd forgotten that Michelle and Mark both just scraped through their first auditions on Simon's say-so. Apologies to anyone who's fans of their's, but I find it hard to believe that they were the two best undiscovered singers in the UK at this point in time. I do prefer Michelle's voice, and put in a vote for her during the final, but does she have a lasting career? Will she sell over 1 million copies of her single next week? I doubt it.
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I agree, I think some singers are so bad they're put through to get slaughtered by the judges. The Irish guy was a good example obviously over 40yo, and wouldn't have got through unless he had some comedy value attached.
And I also agree with you about Mark and Michelle. They do nothing for me either, and out of all the Pop Idol series I've seen including the ones abroad they are by far the worst finalists ever.
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Originally posted by steve_o
I saw it, gave up watching it though when Susanne got knocked out, then when Sam got booted out I thought what a load of rubbish who are the idiots voting. Mind you I did like Will Youngs new single when he was on, so it must of done something to wipe away the cynic about Pop Idol in me. 
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I always had a feeling Susanne would never reach the final, even though I was a big fan of hers. I realised as the weeks went on, that her voice was not adaptable to all pop music. I predicted from early on that Sam and Chris would make the final, and I was totally shocked when they didn't. How Mark reached the final goes beyond my understanding considering the number of weeks the judges savaged his performances and overwhelmingly predicted he would leave the competition.
Although I've never been a huge fan of Will's, I do accept he has a unique voice, is intelligent and a great role model for kids, and fully deserved to win Pop Idol. I also liked his last single too.