Leon on GMTV. Still not happy!

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annie, I know, so annoying!

Leon does mumble, I think he's just as surprised as the rest of us that he won!

I don't think it was fixed, why would it be. i voted for Rhydian twice and got through straight away both times - some were saying that the lines for leon were busy too.

Tbh I think Katherine jenkins lost it for Rhyd - heavy opera such as hers is def not to the taste of most of the record buying public. IMO he would have done better if he'd sang a theatrical number - something from phantom perhaps "all I ask of you"?

It's all a bit farcacle though, apparently Rhydian auditioned for Joseph but was turned away by the producers so never actually auditioned in fron of sir Andrew. so it just goes to show not everyone that is good gets a chance to audition for the judges - all good doesn't make good entertainment after all - there have to be some awful ones to keep the public watching .

I would be made up Fio as he might give me some of his Money lol

rgpargy your post 09:20:30 is disgusting.

he is a normal lad who can sing. the public vot e for more than the singing - of course they do. rhydian is dull and wooden. he has also had training.

i think leon won because of his duet with Kylie. i loved it! AND because he is easy to relate to. oh yeah, and he can sing

was a bit of a dodgey post wasnt it!

It was a fix wasn't it? (admit to wanting Rhyd- or anyone bar Leon to be honest!)

leon's voting could take votes for final song first (shoud have closed and repopened together); they changed the billing order so leon got top priority with Kylie; Danny was very biased with her comments about how wonderful leon was when urging to vote but didn't actually rpaise Rhyd...... all ery dubious IMO.

TRhyd will still be OK, he'll be around when leon is long gone.

Oh th Wales V etc thing didn't work here (Wales)- they haven't taken down the vote Andy posters yet!!!!

BTW missed any posts that migt bea rgumentative... sorry, just got back from weekend away, just posted how I saw it- no intention to offend.

just watch his audition for gods sake!

SOB

i feel all motherly towards him

tbh I'm actually starting to feel a bit sorry for Leon. I was gutted when Rhydian didn't win, but I can see no reason why it would be fixed - none what so ever. Simon cowell would stand to make much more money out of Rhydian, record deals/concerts/selling him to the likes of Lloyd webber, whereas Leon is an average singer who will be thrust into the charts with the rest of the average singers out there. And now Rhydian is free to go to Lloyd webber if he chooses and simon cowell will make nothing out of him, so if it was going to be fixed it would have been fixed for Rhyd to win tbh.

But the fact is that Leon won. People say he didn't deserve to win but obviously more of the public felt he did because more of them voted for him. And rhydian will still go on to achieve success and Leon will go on to make a better life for his mum, however nausiating that came across on television. I think he should be allowed his moment of glory tbh.

It may well not have been intentionally fixed but I do feel things were run in a way that amde it easier for leon to win, iyswin? Even if they had closed the voting after SD went out and reopened at the same time so each competitor ahd the same length of time... wouldn't that have been fairer?

All done now anyway, would have purchased Rhyd's song not interested in buying leon's but tehre you go, othe people will feel the opposite. Will look out forRhyd's album which no doubt will appear post show tour.

Does anyone really care? These X-factor clones are all interchangeable anyway and will be forgotten in 2 years.
Why can't we have a proper "race for Xmas number 1" like we used to have?

and with kylie!

at least his kind of music is entertaining. rhydian bored me to tears.

but surely people would vote based on who they preferred not based on one performance? otherwise people are incredibly fickle. when the phonelines reopened I rang in and voted for Rhydian, despite the fact I hadn't heard his version of the single. I like him anyway, all singers sing some songs we don't like but I wouldn't stop buying the songs I did like because of the ones I didn't, iyswim?

there's talk of Rhydian going to do a phantom sequel with Lloyd webber, although there's also talk of simon having offered him/sd record deals.

UnquietDad

I care, I cried when he won!

I was also disappointed with the x factor- I thought that although a bit creepy at first I really started to like Rhydian and cant believe he didnt win. He was unlike anything that we have around at the moment and is an amazing performer!

SD although a bit... well... you know... they were excellent and would be a good substitute for the cheesy pop such as s club 7 or steps so they should have a good career.

But Leon is so like everyone else, Robbie Williams, Micheal Buble, Jamie Cullum they all have something special about them but he is a bland mix of them all. He is a nice kid with a nice voice and a fantastic sob story!

So how long is he going to last??? 5 minutes???

I didn't really get into the X-Factor this time but thought Leon was a sweetie. Rhydian on the other hand came across as weird and freaky.

Leon is still very young and will get berret as he matures i am sure. My friends dd went to see him sing in our local shopping centre and was swooning when she came home lol.

Also dont think he has a "sob story" Just a nice lad who respects and appreiates his mum imo.

i KNEW youd like him, agalch!

if i ever had a son id want him to be like leon

I said those exact words to DS2 nursery teacher this morning when she accidentally called my DS Leon!

She was also very emotional about him.

Quite often the better person comes second (Steve Brookstein/G4) as people vote for them knowing the better one will get a deal anyway.

Lol NP. My son is very like him so thats probably why i like him. Do you know my DH was waiting up for me and DS1 had stayed awake till i got home on Saturday. To make sure i was ok lol

Apparently they have launched an enquiry into the Leon / Rhydian thing. I found it on the bbc

Leon should've gone when dannii made him sing chasing cars, he was soooooooooo out of tune.

Really sad that the welsh plonker didn;t win! Mind you I voted for Same Difference until they went and then logged a few votes for said welsh plonker - anyone but that yucky scottich bloke! He has less personailty than a tea bag FFS!

Can't believe how crap Kylie was either - she is of an age now when even DH agrees she should start wearing more clothes - his quote of the night was 'Well she's no Madonna!'

totally agree, Tiny, he ruined the song. Like Ray, last year , he seems hell bent on turning everything into a Brat pack pastiche- i think it is a great opportunity for someone so young, but he wasn't the most talented, and certainly not the most entertaining. But he is very young, I hope he gets what he wants out of this, and doesn't get bitter when his record company drop him like a stone, and he is left just another reality tv winner trying to forge a career ...