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Old 12-11-2005, 11:31
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If I hear her say 'Ive given so much up to get here' or 'this has always been my biggest dream,' I will gag.

Great voice, great looks, but she has tried it professionally before and not got there. People like Shayne and Andy surely deserve a crack at it, especially Andy - although I am convinced Shayne will win.

I really liked her start with but, if anything, she is too good, if that does not sound silly.


Anyone else think that?
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:35
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I don't think she is too good. Sure, she is not my favourite, but last year Rowetta (AMAZING ) had been a backing singer for a group or something and she had tried it professionally before but not made it
I thought the X factor could be about giving so-called 'failures' another chance?
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:49
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The way I see it is, that if you are a backing singer or tried it professionally - she has a website that I have seen - then why cannot boys who were in Five or Busted etc etc (including old girl bands) have a go? Would make it all pointless, and I realise there is a world of difference between Maria and Rowetta and Five and Busted.

I hope you get my point, as I have probably explained it badly.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:50
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I'm getting sick of all this bitching now, Gt over it there are alot worse people in the competition than Maria, personality wise and singing wise.

Fair enough you have your opinion but there are hundreds of threads on this now.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:54
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I like Maria,I don't think she's any more fake than the rest of the contestants.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:55
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i think she has a great voice but she doesnt have much of a personlity so it will be tough for her when doing interviews.
chenai said on Minstry of mayhem this morning that maria is quite shy and nervous so then again maybe IF maria gains confidence she may show more of her personality.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:56
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Huge, yes, but I don't think they are fake.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:59
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cp1, I am only new here so i never saw other people's thoughts and I am not bitching, just asking a question. I have an opinion and was just asking, as she seems a bit fake to me. Good voice, poor screen presence.
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:05
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Yes, her voice is really good, but she just doesn't dominate the stage the ay Brenda does
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:25
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Her voice is technically good but to me she performs the songs like a robot. No emotion.
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:29
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Originally Posted by lulu g
Huge, yes, but I don't think they are fake.

hehe me neither...


seriously though I don't think she is fake, what is there for her to be faking..? she is who she is, as others have said she has a great voice and on paper you would think she could easily win, but imo there is something about her and her performances that is just not very endearing..
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:35
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Originally Posted by geraniums
Her voice is technically good but to me she performs the songs like a robot. No emotion.
That's my problem with Maria as well, she has no stage presence or charisma. I also don't get why every one keeps saying how gorgeously stunning she is, sure she has a fantastic figure, but lookswise I don't get it??
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:57
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I'm sure St Sharon will let us know if she suspects she is. After all, spotting the fake is what the show is all about.
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Old 12-11-2005, 13:04
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Originally Posted by moogester
That's my problem with Maria as well, she has no stage presence or charisma. I also don't get why every one keeps saying how gorgeously stunning she is, sure she has a fantastic figure, but lookswise I don't get it??

i said the exact same thing on another thread. I dont think shes stunning i think addictiv ladies, one of the conways and Chenai are far pretteir. She may have the best voice but shes not as attractive as all the people on the show seem to say she is.
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Old 12-11-2005, 13:04
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I don't think Maria is a fake as we haven't really heard much from her. I don't think she's too good either. She's just very ordinary.
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Old 12-11-2005, 13:05
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and yes i dont think shes fake i do think she is very quiet though.
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Old 12-11-2005, 13:45
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There aren't going to be many older contestants who haven't tried to make it professionally. Andy and Brenda were discussing having met while singing at a Trevor Nelson event, so they've obviously both tried to some extent.
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Old 12-11-2005, 14:21
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IMO She has an amazing talent, that's all that matters.
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Old 12-11-2005, 15:57
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I think she seems a nice enough person,..as most of them probably are.
I quite like her.

Don't forget that most of them will bullshit a bit to try and survive if they feel they have to.
It doesn't necesarily make them a bad person. They just want to survive.

Every week there are video trailers about just about all the contestants and their own personal "journeys".
This is more of a programme construct that the show itself has decided to present to us.
So I try to just remind myself that if I get sick of these video trailers that play with our emotions, then it's more to do with the design of the show than the actual contestants themselves.

There's no point in wasting energy getting angry with the contestants for this, because if it's not one person then it's somebody else doing a similar thing.
It might be bullshit, but as long as it isn't harming anybody else by putting them down it's not something worth getting angry about, it's just one of those things that we either have to get used to, or switch off.

Often it's down to how the show is structured that annoys us and the contestants either get praised or crucified as a consequence of what the show decides to present and highlight.

So I don't think Maria is any more fake than anybody else on the balance of things. I've seen them all bullshit a bit on one level or another to survive at one time or another.

I thought Chenai was judged quite harshly, and I just didn't see why there was such a problem with her. But I was aware that it's the way that these shows go, and each week another contestant will be judged very harshly as well. (As well as other contestants being judged too favourably and worshipped like a demi-god)

So I find it really hard to dislike Maria or anybody else based on so little of what we know of them. She appears a nice enough person and for all I know she probably is.
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Old 12-11-2005, 17:11
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I don't think she's a fake, just a pretty girl who can sing well but not amazingly. I can see exactly why she hasn't made it before.

What is she supposed to have given up for this?
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Old 12-11-2005, 17:51
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Old 12-11-2005, 17:56
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I think Maria has a great voice, always looks stunning, but for some reason I can't warm to her and I'm not sure why
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Old 12-11-2005, 17:59
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shes boring and shes not all that.
If you compare her to someone like Beyonce or Whitney shes not that great so i dunno why the judges always say shes gonna be as big as them,
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Old 12-11-2005, 18:00
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Originally Posted by beanbean
shes boring and shes not all that.
If you compare her to someone like Beyonce or Whitney shes not that great so i dunno why the judges always say shes gonna be as big as them,

Maybe that's what it is, I want to believe the hype, but she falls short.
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Old 12-11-2005, 18:16
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I don't think Maria is a fake, I just can't warm to her. She has no conviction in her performances and just leaves me cold. She also gives me the impression that she thinks she's too good to sing Soul and RnB standards, which is why she keeps going on about wanting to do rock songs, as sees herself as more of a rock chick. I hope this backfires on her, and that she leaves tonight, as the song she has chosen won't suit her at all.
Yeah she has a good voice, but so what? There are plently of good singers out there, many of whom probably entered the competion, but didn't get vey far because they weren't beautiful enough or didn't have a very interesing life story. I don't dislike Maria as a person, as she didn't chose how the producers of the show would portray her; showing her going on about how much she has given up to be in the competition, ie- not being able to go on her Honeymoon etc. I'm sure she'd rather keep her relationship with her husband private, and knows how lucky she is to be there. All in all, I just don't have an opinion on her, or care about her perfomances enough to vote for her.
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