carolinawolf
May 2005
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BRITAIN'S Got Talent phenomenon Susan Boyle was sensationally pipped to the post last night by dance act Diversity.
The group beat the 48-year-old worldwide phenomenon who came in second place despite getting over 285million views on YouTube.
Giving the crowd a last wiggle of her hips, gracious Susan told Ant and Dec: "The best people won.
"They were very entertaining, I wish them all the best."
The dance group were so stunned by their victory they were lost for words.
Eventually they pulled it together enough to thank everyone who voted, but repeated: "We're lost for words."
Saxophone player Julian Smith came third position.
He told show hosts Ant and Dec: "It's been an honour."
Ant and Dec later told Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern they were stunned by the shock result.
Ant said: "It was a shock result for everyone."
While Dec added: "I really thought Susan would win through."
Should Susan have won BGT?
But Team SuBo aren't relishing tonight's final result and believe she is the true Talent.
subsailor said: "A dance troupe beat Susan? That is like comparing apples to oranges. seriously! Diversity has great talent, yes. But completely on a whole different level!"
I was in tears when they said Diversity won. I was so sure Boyle was gonna win.
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The Essex dancers didn't impress Jake_NJ much."Diversity: silly word, silly group, silly dancing.
The choreographer's surname is Banjo, and when you add that to the group's routine, which appears to be modelled on St Vitus Dance, a long run at the Comedy Store is in the bag. "
Bulldog1 added: "A bunch of kids throwing themselves on the floor beat so many real talented performers? Give me a break (and I don't mean dancing)."
The thing is, a dance group's act is done in no more than 15 minutes. They cannot put on a show for 1 and1/2 hours and even remain remotely interesting. These blokes will dive off into obscurity in a couple of weeks. Diversity - Talent? Yes. Boring? Definitely.
By HarveyF. Posted May 31 2009 at 2:48 AM.
STILL MORE FROM AMERICA
But in recent days there were worries that Ms. Boyle — who is said to have suffered slight brain damage when she was deprived of oxygen at birth, and is so unworldly that she has no computer — was cracking under all the pressure. Various tabloid reports had her paralyzed with nerves, lashing out at reporters and swearing uncharitably about her competitors. She was said to be a packed suitcase away from quitting the competition and going back home, to the town of Blackburn in Scotland.
Piers Morgan, one of the judges, described her in his blog as “a frightened rabbit caught in the headlights.”
But in the end Ms. Boyle proved stoic in defeat, graciously congratulating her opponents.
As popular as it is, the show has also come been criticized for the way it so cruelly raises contestants’ hopes and then smashes them. Several performers who made the semifinals, and were then rudely dismissed by Simon Cowell, one of the judges, and voted unceremoniously off, began weeping with disappointment.
“This show is all about manipulating the eagerness for celebrity among vulnerable, often desperate people,” David Wilson, a professor at Birmingham City University who briefly worked as a psychologist on “Big Brother” several years ago, wrote in The Daily Mail. “The more tears, humiliation, conflict and embarrassment, the more the public loves it.”
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The Brits can dish it out but they sure as hell can't take it.
something they just can't do, sort of like brushing their teeth.
The few crooked ones they have that is.
good by you pricks.
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