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He also made an appearance in Eurovision I recall. One has to admire the passion with which his tips are made.

Anyone would think he was Scottish

A gay Glaswegian no less.

Not Scottish (half Scottish though).  Not gay (married a year ago).  Very very open this year.  Will give my views once we know the runners and riders.  Oly Murs last year? ho ho ho.  Laid at about 9/4 from memory.  Absolute average at best.

From leak and coverage very likely to be (if not exactly - almost exactly):

Belle Amie
FYD
1 Direction

Matt Cardle
Nicolo Festa
Aiden Grimshaw

Rebecca Ferguson
Cher Lloyd
Katie Waissel

Mary Byrne
Storm Lee
John Adeleye

only issue is gamu, re that 12

only issue is gamu, re that 12

Personally she didn't move me at all, unlike Rebecca F, and people, especially Americans, like their popstars better looking.

However Cowell has a much bigger problem with Gamu. All auto-tune articles focussed on her, I don't know anybody else who was mentioned. And the scandal also got coverage in the US, where Cowell is focussing. So although it's not her fault, and although others may have been auto-tuned, it is her who is associated with it.

Cowell wants the auto-tune business dead and buried. That means he must want Gamu forgotten about (she was too good not to make JH). I think it would be a foolish decision to allow her to continue and possibly win - "The New Auto-Tuned AT Factor". Max Clifford is his publicist, he's no fool.

Hi Lou hoping to bury hatchet, just to put this out there straight off
we on the forum know that the best voice/singer who reaches the final 3 will win
no matter how bland a personality that person may have

u obviously are a good judge of voice based on your previous record of picking most winners
but some on here are good judges at trading i.e backing high odds selling low odds cos they
reckon an act's popularity could be underestimated
some finalists with a good voice might not be a good trading opportunity and vice-versa
and that is where the debates lie,
the secret is trying to find an act who is under the radar at the moment who might have a good voice
and who may end up with a good following,

so please dont get mad when people dont agree with ur choice its not disrespectful
its just that some have different objectives some want to pick best voice some want to trade
and there will be tongue in cheek banter between all
all about helping each other innit

jamie archer has a fantastic chance in this year's singing contest imo.

aj

Fair enough.  I just can't understand when someone says 'jedward. Eggnog. Diana Vickers, Olly Murs etc etc are any good.  There's better than that in any average Saturday night pub.  From what I've seen this year it's the best by far.  How do you pick only three girls from that lot for a start.

We'll see.  I can see myself laying a few this year rather than back one as it looks very very open with a good dozen I like the sound of.

Lou

C'mon Lou. This is all far too amicable

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