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Originally Posted by Wildcat!

But there are some you know, unique talents in the auditions, that dont fit the mould. BUt they dont let them in the show. They dont make it to the top 12 usually. There was that guy with the mohawk in the over 25's who they didnt let in. They had this goth type singer as well, in the boys I think, and they didnt let him in. INstead chose to go with Lloyd and such.
SO if they want it to be a real talent show, they need to diversify, and give everyone a chance.

It's plastic pop, that's all: you have to accept that the more unique ones usually wont be given a chance and if by sheer luck they do manage to get through, they'll be usually remodelled in an attempt to make them more palatable to the public, and usually at the expense of what made them real and authentic in the first place. The two Rachel's in both series' were a case in point for me.

Do you remember a young black guy maybe 2 years ago that got to the judges' house but didn't make it through? He had a kinda afro and sounded a bit like Paul Young but was very rough around the edges? I bloody loved him but knew he wouldn't be able to jump through all the hoops that they place in front of you on the live shows. It's conveyor belt stuff.