Originally Posted by susie-4964:
“We had:
1. An original and entertaining Michael Jackson tribute act.
2. A boy soprano who would rival Aled Jones in his day.
3. A 12-year-old girl with a totally unique voice - world quality, they said.
4. Not my cup of tea, but a fantastic animal act.
5. An exciting young dance group.
And what does the GBP choose? A wee boy who dances a bit and has a good back story.
I give up.
<edit>And I completely forgot Escala!”
Absolutely spot on. If you hadn't forgotten Escala

I would have agreed with you 100%.
I dread to think how future shows are going to be edited, bearing in mind the clear effect a semi-convincing sob-story can be.
Leon managed it in X Factor last year, as did a number of other acts. I dread to think what this year's X Factor is going to be like.
Can the GBP not see past stupid sob stories? The fact is that the young chap's 'dancing' made him look like he was having a fit on stage.
We actually had 3 acts tonight (Faryl, Escala and Andrew) who could have represented Great Britain on a world-wide stage as the winner of BGT and done us massively proud. We got the half-decent breakdancer. I despair.