Unlike X Factor, the `Academy really was a contest for amateurs, then when Alex was a winner & turned professional and all was going well, she packs her bags and goes `walkabout in Australia` saying the professional world was not for her, but she certainly had her 15 minutes of fame. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pzY...lDsFmo&index=3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pzY...lDsFmo&index=3