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Old 28-11-2010, 07:37
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First of all I want to apologise if there are topics about this already - I haven't been on DigitalSpy for a while (sorry)!

I just don't understand why all of the judges are so keen to see Katie go through and keep her in when she keeps being in the bottom two. Of course we all know about the drama when Katie was against Treyc and Cheryl refusing to vote - THOUGH REALLY CHERYL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED LAST ANYWAY, NOT 2ND, CONSIDERING THAT SHE HAD BOTH ACTS IN THE BOTTOM TWO!

I just thought two weeks ago when it was Katie vs Aiden that finally she would be gone. I wasn't a big Aiden fan anyway, but I thought Simon would clue up and just do what he's done in the past and admit that obviously the audience haven't warmed to Katie and boot her then. BUT NO.

It's not just this. I'm pretty sure every single week Louis has said "I want people to vote for Katie". Which still doesn't make sense to me as he is not her mentor. I don't get why he is trying to hard to get viewers to vote for Katie, when he still has Mary and *ahem* Wagner. He doesn't do the same for Matt and Rebecca who are (arguably) the best singers in the show.

All I can think is that the judges are desperate to keep Katie on the show. I know there was this business of Simon buying our her contract or something - which is wrong on so many levels anyway. Does this have to do with him keeping her there? With him trying to make her credible to the public because they launch her career?

I can admit that Katie does have an alright singing voice. It's not my favourite style but it's ok. Like most viewers though I just never warmed to her. Straight from her first audition when she forgot her lines and made everything seem like it was beneath her so fluffing the lines was alright in her books because she is Katie.

She just comes across as a devious woman who has one goal in mind and that is hers and hers alone.

That judgement is probably wrong of course but like a lot of you I'm just never going to warm to her, and even less so when she goes and cuts her hair like that. she looks like a elf child now!

I know it's all about "Oh this is me now. No more pretend Katie, this is real". But that isn't the case at all really. This is just another persona, one we're meant to really buy. I don't buy it at all. It's just another attempt for us to warm to someone who remains too cold.

So yes back to my point before I ranted off (sorry). Why are the judges so keen to keep Katie in the show? Is it because she has a great voice? Because she's been wrongly victimised? Is it because of this record deal Simons company bought out? I just really want to know.

Thank you.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:08
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I'm guessing that they recognise her talent and want to see her do well.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:13
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Keeping her in to clear the path for the one they/Simon really wants to win. Less competition for the selected (from even before the auditions) act.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:14
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That will be Matt then
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:14
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Simon is completely enamoured with her for some inexplicable reason.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:16
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Because she gets a lot of headlines, she gets people talking (even if it's just about how much they dislike her), and she increases ratings for the results show every week, just because half the country is waiting for her to get kicked out.

I've seen a lot of speculation that it's to do with her contract, but I don't think there's any chance of that - no contract could be worth keeping in somebody who wasn't drawing in the viewers. They don't care about making her credible, either - they brought her in as a villain, IMO, and they'll discard her once she's served her purpose (probably in about twelve hours).
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:21
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Simon is completely enamoured with her for some inexplicable reason.
She is sex on legs
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:22
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I didn't see any mention of granny Weasel in the OP
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:42
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Because she has connections with some X Factor related exec, or to generate headlines, or both.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:47
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I think both Katie and Cher will be a nightmare to deal with if they win.
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:08
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She has pictures of Louis and Simon in bed together.
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:14
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To get rid of Wagner
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:25
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She has pictures of Louis and Simon in bed together.
Thanks for the visual - gonna cost me a fortune is therapy
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:31
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Becasue she can sing probably and I dont think they are "so keen" to keep her in, simply that she has deserved it when she needed to pull out all of the stops.

OP, the same could be said regarding Rebecca (who sounds like a stoned cat) and One Direction (over singing backing tracks every week).
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:42
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because she generates publicity for the show.

That's all.

It's not on actual talent. That bit is glaringly obvious.
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:43
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It stinks to high heaven
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:46
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Becasue she can sing probably and I dont think they are "so keen" to keep her in, simply that she has deserved it when she needed to pull out all of the stops.

OP, the same could be said regarding Rebecca (who sounds like a stoned cat) and One Direction (over singing backing tracks every week).
They might be keen to keep her in but the fact that they have done so 4 times when she has been in the bottom 2/3 is almost like they are sticking two fingers up at the public
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:47
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They might be keen to keep her in but the fact that they have done so 4 times when she has been in the bottom 2/3 is almost like they are sticking two fingers up at the public
Quite. Simon had the gaul to say he saved her because he thought the public would prefer to see more of her. How did he figure that out when she has landed bottom more than any other contestant I can remember.
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:48
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Maybe Simon knows her Nan
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Old 28-11-2010, 10:26
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because she generates publicity for the show.

That's all.

It's not on actual talent. That bit is glaringly obvious.
Nail on the head.

I am actually beginning to feel sorry for Katie because Simon keeps telling her (and us:yawn how great she is, when she just isn't very good at all, ie, average singer, zero stage presence and cringingly desperate.
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Old 28-11-2010, 10:27
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Simon paid to get her out of a US recording contract and promised her a place on the tour

It all boils down to contracts
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Old 28-11-2010, 11:59
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Simon paid to get her out of a US recording contract and promised her a place on the tour

It all boils down to contracts
I'm betting that there was a promise of 'at least' a semi-final place on the table. Katie's management are well aware that people can barely remember the names of anyone outside last year's top 4 contestants. I'm sure it was along the lines of ' we can't promise a win (can't fix votes anymore sorry!) but we will make you a household name with a guaranteed record deal.'

A SyCo record deal for someone outside the top 6 when 5th 4th and even 3rd place may not be signed is massively suspicious, but you can sort of justify it if you say 'well she got to the semi final'.
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Old 28-11-2010, 12:09
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Re the contract thing: there would then be three favours done to Katie by Cowell, ie buying her out of the existing deal, promising her the tour and a place in the semi final. But what does he get in return? A mediocre desperate wannabe who is manifestly unpopular, despite enormous efforts to sell her to the public. No-one is going to buy this album he is apparently sitting on. It all makes no sense Was a big miscalculation made here?
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Old 28-11-2010, 12:11
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People keep saying Simon's promised her a place on the tour, where's the proof of this?
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Old 28-11-2010, 12:12
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I don't know why the judges are infatuated, but most people (from the audience to guests on Xtra Factor) have expressed their dislike for her. I can imagine that the only reason they keep her in is so that the audience can be hooked to the Sunday night result show waiting to see if she is going to be given the boot.
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