DS Forums

 
 

The filipino lady with the sob story


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 21-04-2008, 20:29
Claret Zip
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 403

Is it just me or was she really not that good a singer after all? The audience seemed to go nuts for her but I thought her singing very poor.

She would have been slaughtered at an X Factor audition. I thought the nearest to an honest comment was when Simon said she had picked up some bad habits from singing in the clubs. Presumably he held back from his usual caustic remarks because she was obviously getting such sympathy from the crowd.
Claret Zip is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 21-04-2008, 20:35
petertard
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 11,780
Holden was in tears - says it all really.
petertard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2008, 20:38
senior-agogo
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 165
i thought she had quite a good voice, but the sob story got her through. the show should be called "britain's got sob stories" because it seems to matter more than the talent.
senior-agogo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2008, 21:14
Simon Jackson
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 8,573
My Mum couldn't stand her either.
Simon Jackson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2008, 21:29
lizzydripping25
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Home of the concrete cows!
Posts: 1,656
Is it just me or was she really not that good a singer after all? The audience seemed to go nuts for her but I thought her singing very poor.

She would have been slaughtered at an X Factor audition. I thought the nearest to an honest comment was when Simon said she had picked up some bad habits from singing in the clubs. Presumably he held back from his usual caustic remarks because she was obviously getting such sympathy from the crowd.
No it wasn't just you as I didn't think she was that good either. My theory is that the audience see some absolute rubbish (that we don't get to see) and so when anyone halfway decent comes on they go mad with relief and possibly over re-act. As you say she would have been crucified on the x-factor.
lizzydripping25 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2008, 02:54
talksport
Banned User
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 104
I thought she was a poor singer, she won't win the show.
talksport is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2008, 13:03
Eternal Life
 
Posts: n/a
I thought she was good but I fell for her sob story...
  Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2008, 16:13
lizjane
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 678
My Mum couldn't stand her either.
Always listen to your mother!
lizjane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-04-2008, 12:55
grimtales1
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: St. Albans, UK, Team Wagner
Posts: 42,866
I thought she was good but she won't win the show, there are more talented people than her IMO (Scala, Andrew Jonston, the dog, Bendy Girl etc).
grimtales1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-04-2008, 11:53
Loubee
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 990
I thought she was good but I fell for her sob story...
I don't see the problem with the sob stories, after all, amidst all the general hilarity of BGT, there are some people who come on under make-or-break situations. Besides, I appreciate knowing a little bit about each act so I can tell them apart, that's what's wrong for me with X Factor, far too many individuals with not enough information about them - so I find it difficult to care. Ok, so Madonna (Filipino lady) didn't wow me either, but I could tell that she had a good voice, as Simon pointed out she's picked up bad habits and needs to cultivate her style more. I reckon she could be really good though (oh, and I didn't like Scala. Talented - yes, but boring!). Variety is the spice of life!
Loubee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 16:21
Harry-Haddock
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,043
i thought she was absolute cods wallop, my mate was going on like she was the second christ, i thought she was crap!!!!
Harry-Haddock is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 16:25
matt6667
Banned User
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 559
Wonder if she had permission from the visa people to sing and work in the UK.
matt6667 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 16:27
trec123
Guest
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,343
I don't think she'll win, in any case.
They seemed to steer clear of overdoing the sob stories this week, didn't they?
trec123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 16:42
interband7996
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Far Far Away
Posts: 1,815
I think that she was largely helped by her story, because when you watch it again, she's not brilliant. Her "voice explosion" or whatever they call it is very bad. But that could be down to her crying. I don't know.
interband7996 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 17:00
Harry-Haddock
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,043
sob story or not, i've sang better after a night on the lash..
Harry-Haddock is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 20:46
AlfieandCharlie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 899
sob story or not, i've sang better after a night on the lash..
Brilliant!
AlfieandCharlie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 21:58
Claret Zip
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 403
I don't see the problem with the sob stories, after all, amidst all the general hilarity of BGT, there are some people who come on under make-or-break situations. Besides, I appreciate knowing a little bit about each act so I can tell them apart, that's what's wrong for me with X Factor, far too many individuals with not enough information about them - so I find it difficult to care.
Wow! Seriously, have we been watching the same programmes?

I love the X factor but even I was getting totally exasperated with the last series as the necessity of the sob story seemed to take over the show. It seemed like every act had to have something to make you feel sorry for them.

Daughter and I watch BGT avidly but at the slightest hint of serious music we are both going "Oh no, oh no sob story alert!"

IMO they are in danger of ruining the whole format of these shows by this obsession with a sob story.
Claret Zip is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 22:17
trec123
Guest
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,343
Totally agree with you Claret, last series of X Factor became ridiculous - especially when they even made the smiley smiley girl from Same Difference dredge up a sob story.
By comparison, BGT is quite tame - as I said earlier, they barely had a sob story last night.
trec123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-04-2008, 23:14
Bonny1
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 8,143
All Phillipinos can sing, it's a truly incredible ability this race of people have, like the welsh. In the Phillipines, the Robertson Malls, have Kari-o-kee competitions every week, and the talent is mind blowing.

If Simon Cowell went over there, he'd have no reason to look for talent in any other country every again.
Bonny1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28-04-2008, 15:36
justsend
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 542
Wonder if she had permission from the visa people to sing and work in the UK.
LMAO.

Now if she can get some publicity stills of her sat looking forlorn in her detention centre ... now that really would be her trump card!
justsend is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2008, 15:59
Sib69
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,030
I thought she was good but I fell for her sob story...
me too
Sib69 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:04.