it was the same last year and the year before.
the producers gave all the talented female acts graveyard slots or sabotaged them as they did with jessica. clearly they didnt want any talented women in one of their finals thank you very much. it also explains why they sent jean through- might have looked a little too bad without the token dotty old lady to represent the entire female population.
its not just coincidence as it happens every year. not even susan boyle could win it so any other woman can kiss goodbye to any chance of victory.