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Originally Posted by Salman!

As harsh as it sounds the only reason why a lot of people find Rylan 'entertaining' is because every week he makes a fool of himself and it's fun to laugh at. Who would actually buy his records? And who in their right mind would give him a presenting job?

Jedward however, as irritating as they were, had a big teenage fanbase, and were much more quirky & different. With Rylan we've seen it all before - TOWIE, Katie Price etc.

You're right, but I think you're missing the point. Rylan appeals to the same demographic that gives those people their careers - evidently they are the same people watching X Factor. Most of this year's contestants are utter crap and won't sell records. It has nothing to do with talent and everything to do with marketability. Marcus Collins came 2nd last year, is a fantastic singer and performer, and yet falls flat on his face as a popstar. Not one of this year's contestants are popstars. Ella, Jahmene and James all have nice voices, but they're not going to be successful popstars. Rylan will end up having one of the most, if not the most, successful careers off the back of this show - he has a personality and evidently people like it enough to have voted him this far. Kye on the other hand - nice voice, but a boring performer. He just doesn't have 'it', whatever 'it' is. I'm surprised Christopher Maloney is still in the competition and I'm surprised both the boy bands are there too. I wouldn't be surprised if District 3 and Chris both crash out before Rylan, followed by Union J.