Actually, John is a Scot......

All this talk about Daniel's previous performing experience has made me look at the BBC site - has anyone else noticed that Rob talks about when he played Joseph before and how one of his hobbies is local operatics? (The link is http://www.bbc.co.uk/joseph/josephs/rob.shtml) I'm not disputing the builder story, but he obviously has way more singing experience than they're letting on.

I thought the point about Rob was he had no training or professional experience? Not that he never sang before.

This is from Dress Circle, one of the members posted it.

Antony Hansen, 17
Currently studying Performing Arts Theatre Studies and Music Technology at college.

Ben Ellis, 18
Currently studying Musical Theatre at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Chris Barton, 19
Currently studying for a National Diploma in Musical Theatre at Liverpool Theatre College.

Chris Crosby, 18
Attended Sylvia Young Theatre School from the age of 13.

Daniel Boys, 27 - Describes as a data inputer for a cement firm.
A graduate of the Guildford School of Acting. Daniel understudied Adam Rickett in Rent, has also appeared in Grease.

Johndeep More, 23
Studied for a year at the Royal Academy of Music.

Keith Jack, 19 - Described as a shelf-staker
Currently studying for an HNC in Musical Theatre at a college in Edinburgh.

Lee Mead, 25
A professional singer and actor for five years, with professional performances in The Phantom of the Opera, Tommy and Miss Saigon

Lewis Bradley, 17
Studied at the Italia Conti Theatre Arts School from the age of 13.

Robert McVeigh, 23
BTEC in drama.

Seamus Cullen, 35
Currently training to become a vocal coach.

Craig Chalmers, 25
A former contestant on the second series of Pop Idol, Craig has sung in a boyband supporting groups including Blue, the Sugababes and Girls Aloud. Currently sings with a male strip troupe.

Why was Chris in the bottom two? You don't get comments like his and then end up in the bottom two! Its just wrong....
and John said he was the best! Johndeep had no chance

Well it depends whether the voting public agree with the panel! He did nothing for me, so I can see why he ended up in the bottom 2 (though Ben was far worse).

I agree with you, though I'm not sure why. Just a spark that wasn't there somehow.

Was surprised by the bottom 2, but knew Johndeep would go once the result was announced.

Thought it should have been Craig and Ben again in the bottom two.

I've only just seen this and I think it's really interesting. It just shows that the BBC likes to put its own slant on things, giving the impression that some people are complete amateurs straight off the streets (Rob), and therefore somehow more worthy than others (Lee, Daniel).