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Which two drama schools turned Jessie down?
Evilredzebra
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And how much must they be cringing now!!!
I don't understand how on earth she was rejected, she has a fantastic voice. I know people who have got in to top schools who are nowhere NEAR as good as her. She regularly out-sings the trained professionals on this show. I hated her performance this week but otherwise she has been consistently good.
Would love to know why she was rejected. Unless she was applying for scholarships I just don't get it!
I don't understand how on earth she was rejected, she has a fantastic voice. I know people who have got in to top schools who are nowhere NEAR as good as her. She regularly out-sings the trained professionals on this show. I hated her performance this week but otherwise she has been consistently good.
Would love to know why she was rejected. Unless she was applying for scholarships I just don't get it!
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It does make me wonder how I got in, yet somebody like Jessie didn't haha....
maybe i should apply for the next BBC talent search
Imo anyway, yes she can sing but thats about it.
All of these things are Jessie as a singer. A drama school would, unsurprisingly, focus on her as an actress - and from what we can see, her acting seems distinctly inferior to her singing. She appears to be improving though.
We're hardly comparing like with like.
Depends which schools and which course. If it was a Musical Theatre course I would have thought her voice would be enough to get her in. The whole point of training is to sort out the acting. She clearly isn't great but she isn't THAT bad!
I think Jessie is a fantastic singer, and on Saturday I thought she was the best by miles. However, if she gets the part, they're going to have to make Nancy Irish!! She will never master the cockney accent.
The best thing for Jessie would be to not get in and do some dancetraining - you can't pick that up "on the Job" - and re-apply to drama school next year.
She has over six months to prepare. With an experienced voice coach and one to one tuition three or four times a week of course she will master it.
I don't think you are quite with the plot here.
She is already a star.
The only way she will be doing further training is in ALW's private studio with private tuition on ALW's dime.
She has a national recognition factor and a really great voice. If she is cast in something and can do the job (I agree, she needs more training) she guarantees a box office. That is why Jessie Buckley will never be going to drama school again.
Goldman said, George/Steven, how come I don't earn the gazillions you guys get? And the other said, William, you are in the wrong end of the business.
ALW and CM know where the bottom line is, and the bottom line is not an actress who can dance a little, sing a little and act a little, which is the jack-of-all-trades standard the drama schools go for. The bottom line is bums on seats, break-even and profit.
And the factor which underwrites the bottom line, which gets the bums onto the seats and the cash into the bank, is individual star quality.
Jessie has that, she is probably the only person in the competition who has it (though some of the others definitely have something), and her name and her performances are now known and appreciated by millions of people.
To repeat, she may well have lots more training, but it won't be at drama school. Or if it is, it will be under scholarship and fast track.
Theatre is a business; artistry is merely current stock.
And Jessie's stock is high.
i agree.......id be surprised if she was not under contract now.:)
I don't think either Connie or Lee were star-material (whatever the hype). But they WERE decent professionals.
These days TV exposure alone can elevate you to stardom. Kerry Katona, for example.
If it is decreed that you be "the one" then that celebrity-endorsement alone can get you the job.
I think Jessie is being heavily hyped. Sam and Niamh also. The winner will be one of these. Because Cam Mack wishes it so.
In a TV age image is everything. Get "Heat" onside as well and it's a done deal.
give her a couple of years.........:)
yea the machine behind the program......always working:)
Pointless taking part unless one believes in oneself - and I really think Niamh is the most immature. That isn't meant as overly critical, she is of course still an A level student - and I get the impression she has led a fairly sheltered life.
Could be completely wrong of course.
You say Jessies is a star - she is at the moment a minor celebrity - there is a difference! A celeb who can sing - there are lots of those about. Stars? Well that's a different matter. Just think for a minute - what other roles could Jessie do at the moment? Not many - I'm not syaing she couldn't do them one day, butnot now. Also you agree she needs more training - but when? You don't exactly have a lots of free time if you are doing a WE show. Just how could she fit in basic (let alone advanced) dance training???