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Old 19-08-2005, 20:54
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You may be interested to hear about this. My cousin went for an audition for the X-Factor, and had to sing in front of a "pre-panel", and was rejected without ever seeing Simon, Louis and Sharon.

Now she sings in a band, and has done loads of gigs - I am not saying she would necessarily have done well in the competition, but the fact that a bunch of talentles idiots (like the chicken-man) get through does make a mockery of the whole thing. Obviously they are selected for comedy value.

It sort of spoils the whole thing for me to know that it is all so "managed".
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Old 19-08-2005, 21:13
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Originally Posted by petergoat
You may be interested to hear about this. My cousin went for an audition for the X-Factor, and had to sing in front of a "pre-panel", and was rejected without ever seeing Simon, Louis and Sharon.

Now she sings in a band, and has done loads of gigs - I am not saying she would necessarily have done well in the competition, but the fact that a bunch of talentles idiots (like the chicken-man) get through does make a mockery of the whole thing. Obviously they are selected for comedy value.

It sort of spoils the whole thing for me to know that it is all so "managed".

If you think about it, they are loads of people who want to be on the X Factor, Simon, Louis and Sharon dont have enough time to see everyone.
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Old 19-08-2005, 21:36
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The X Factor is a program aimed at making good tv and making money.... What do you expect.
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Old 19-08-2005, 22:06
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Originally Posted by petergoat
You may be interested to hear about this. My cousin went for an audition for the X-Factor, and had to sing in front of a "pre-panel", and was rejected without ever seeing Simon, Louis and Sharon.

Now she sings in a band, and has done loads of gigs - I am not saying she would necessarily have done well in the competition, but the fact that a bunch of talentles idiots (like the chicken-man) get through does make a mockery of the whole thing. Obviously they are selected for comedy value.

It sort of spoils the whole thing for me to know that it is all so "managed".
Welcome to showbiz..
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Old 20-08-2005, 04:21
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Presumably the pre-panel must have some experience though?
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Old 20-08-2005, 06:32
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It's no big secret that contestants have to get past the producers first.
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Old 20-08-2005, 12:47
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The pre-panel are either producers of the show or big in BMG.
You need to get through that and usually another 2 before you see the Judges.
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Old 20-08-2005, 14:03
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it seems a bit mean to put these people through based on comedy value when they think they are doing well cos they got through the producers and people.

i really did not know that they did that.
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Old 20-08-2005, 15:52
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this is putting me off for entering next years x factor as 17 now and want to wait till collge is over and finished for me first be for i attempt to make it.

Just writing songs now and doing vocal traiing.
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Old 20-08-2005, 18:13
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Why do none of the people that get told they are utter crap question why they got throught the 'first' auditions then?
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