You are probably right there.

Simon got his eyes replaced by pound signs around the same time he got his new teeth.

I was underwhelmed by this girl. Admittedly it was difficult to hear her as she was being drowned out by the "accompaniment". Nevertheless she didn't come across as anything particularly special.

I thought the judges comments didn't correspond to the performance.

You do not just wake up one morning and discover that you can sing opera like that! She's been singing since she was 7 and I think having lessons (is she at music school?) for years.

As much as I didn't want a singer to win at first, I also want the best act to win and for that reason I think Faryl should win the show.

There is an element of "being born with it" for dancing as well. Some people have "two left feet" etc. You require a certain level of balance and coordination that some people don't have.

As for what he said about Paul Potts, it was his opinion and he gave it. He is paid tens of millions of pounds every year to give his opinions. He always calls it for someone to win, in American Idol 4 he called it for Carrie before the semi-final stages (about 12 weeks before she won!). Last week he said David Cook would win before the final, then changed his mind during it and said David Archuleta. Do you have any reason to think that when Simon says he thinks Faryl is hugely talented, he is lying?


All the most interesting and popular acts go last, for a variety of reasons. Getting them through to the final isn't the main one (they have already ensured that).

As for the song, Cowell could hardly sit there and say that it was a terrible song because Angelis, his child version of Il Divo, released that as their lead single. It's a fairly well known Sarah McLachlan song.


I think Simon's comments did correspond (I can't remember Piers and Amanda's ). I think there were clearly signs of huge talent, but we didn't see all that she was capable of.

right, here we go with my opinion.
i like faryl, cracking little singer with a huge future ahead of her, but i'm bored seeing singers, i watch the x factor for singers, i want to see something different on BGT, george and signiture are different, hoop la la were great, kate and gin were so entertaining to watch, you get my drift, it's a forgone conclusion that whether faryl wins or not she is going to have a career, probably meet prince charles anyway along the line, so lets see a non singer win this show instead of the predictable. my vote is going to george!

"They all have a vocal coach, that Yvie Burnett woman who works with alot of his acts outside the show as well. I doubt Andrew or the plumber are walking around lost without anyone to help."

In that case, why was poor Charlie left singing a song that the judges hated? Why were they surprised at "his" choice?

BGT needs to realise that the audience isn't stupid. We'll read what Andrew's mother says (that the "bullying" has been "over egged", and that the name-calling was minor and a long time ago). We'll read that Faryl isn't an unknown kid singing in the bathroom, that she won the International Llangollen Eisteddfod when she was 10 and that her mentors have told her family to "steer clear of the pirates, the agents, talent shows and record people" because she needs to nurture her young voice.

Theres no doubt Faryl has a nice voice for her age but watching her I was bored to tears. On the other hand I was on the edge of my seat when George, Strike, Flava and Signature were on as their acts were real entertainment - and something a little different. If another singer wins I won't watch next years, what would be the point?

Even though Faryl was the only one who deserved a standing ovation last night, I'm still not so sure that they is good enough to surpass the others in this contest, especially Kate and Gin. Okay, Kate and Gin don't sing, well obviously the dog can't, but I'm talking about their extraoardinary talent that they are showing. This, compared to the angelic voice of Faryl, they sort of the same really. They both leave you feeling amazed.

I can't believe Faryl is only 12, she looks at least 16 or 17 to me. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Kate and Gin win.

Of course a singer will win. Simon would'nt have it any other way. There's no way in the world he would miss out on millions of pounds by a singer selling millions of records. Realy this show is another x-factor, its just done half way through the year instead, and has some other acts to disguise the fact.

It seems to me its already over if Simon has anything to do with it, the way he was talking about the "one act" to come out of that show with true star potential more or less gave the game away.
No doubt she's extremely talented but from the vulnerability type of angle preferred the Johnston lad of the two acts, neither have particularly falmboyant stage presence though.

Am I the only one who thought she was out of time at the start of the song last night, and the sound was terrible, I could barely hear her at the start.

Well they are just hurting themselves if they are rigging this show, or, making sure a singing act wins every single time this contest appears on television. People will start clicking onto this fact, and then they'll get sick of it. If however, ITV makes this show truly fair, then people might stay tuned into it. I think it might be a very close call between Kate and Gin, and Faryl Smith. They are both incredible in what they do.

I've been totally unmoved by Faryl's performances so far. She's a competent singer on the surface but it doesn't really feel like she is quite connecting with the music on an emotional level. Her facial expression just seems a bit blank when she sings. Watch any youtube video of Katherine Jenkins and you can see how much more emotion and energy she puts into her performances compared to Faryl. That's what really matters at the end of the day and it's not nothing to do with technical singing ability. I find myself slightly baffled by Simon Cowell's enthusiasm for Faryl as to me her performances just seem a bit...lifeless.

Because a vocal coach doesn't choose songs? Charlie's dad picked his song and from that point it is the job of the vocal coach (working for the producers) to help him sing it as best as it possible. The judges thought it was a crap song but they probably only heard it a few hours before in rehearsals.


He had it that way on America's Got Talent. Ventriloquists don't really have a reputation for selling millions of albums do they?

I thought that for them to push a singer this year, they would need to have found someone who does have the potential to sell loads of records (not a Steve, Michelle or Shayne). I thought the chances of that were slim but they found Faryl who has huge potential and it's quite clear that Simon thinks he has found an incredible talent in her.

Although Faryl isn't an X Factor act. She is both too young and not a pop singer so she wouldn't be eligible at all (whereas Andrew Muir would be).

we don't need any more singers winning competitions, come on give it a break and lets have some other talented bod win this one for a change.

Rhydian wasn't a pop singer but he got chosen as one of the finalists in X Factor.

Personally, I'd like a non-singer to win BGT.

She stands out on Britain's got Talent but send her to a classical singing school and she would be less than average.

True, but Rhydian was as much a showman as anything and he could go for the gimmicks that allowed him to be a pop singer. Faryl (or most likely Paul Potts) wouldn't have been at all suited to the show.

I did want a non-singer to win, but I feel like if I were to start supporting some other act, that's the only reason I would be doing it instead of which one is best.

I agree

I really want a non-singer to win, its their only chance, you just know the other singers will get record deals etc. I said the same thing to my mom this morning - a singer will end up winning so that they can get the most money out of them.

I'm voting for Kate and Gin, it would be great to see a dog beat people.

I would imagine that there is actually a huge amount of money that can be made from the tours of these shows, X Factor, BGT. The tours in themselves could probably make a huge amount of money.
How much do the tickets cost and how many people attend them?

Faryl can she sing but im afraid she does nothing for me, Angels is a beautiful song she made it sound boring. The best version ive ever heard is from a male here is the link take a listen it will make you Cry. Noone is going to tell me that Faryl has never sung anywhere before an audience before, cos she has, this programme is nothing other than a launchpad for her carrer Simon, has prob already signed her for all we know.

Sorry cant do links Its on utube under alistair griffin

Tickets are about £25 last I saw and they must do about a dozen dates so it could be as many as 80,000-100,000 people? (that's just a rough guesstimate) I've definitely seen it mentioned as one of the more profitable activities partly because they are really cheap shows to put on (the acts hardly get anything and the sets etc aren't particularly spectacular). Still not as valuable as the sponsorship. But it's another of those added extras that are what make these shows so profitable. The tour, the games, the phone-ins, the winners single (and anything after) and all the other various merchandise might not be indivdually as much as the ITV deal, but it all adds up to a very healthy amount.

I'm glad someone else feels this way. Nothing about her seems 12 to me... how she talks, the way she dresses and obviously her voice is very mature for a 12yr old. Hmmm.

Wow, looks like it's easy millions doesn't it?
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