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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 8:26 am
I tell you, Simon's a sweetie. He doesn't let it show much on AI but he is. Did you all see the "male soprano" on this week's BGT? That was quite a shock! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK7KddvdY6Y
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 9:06 am
OK, the punk male soprano is a freak of nature (and I mean that in the nicest possible way). He might be something of a sideshow curiosity, but his pitch is almost dead-on perfect and his highest notes aren't shrill at all. Simon is right, that shouldn't have happened LOL. They seem to be having a lot of fun on BGT this year. I wish they showed it here, I would definitely prefer it to Idol.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 11:03 am
Susan Boyle is singing in the second round right about now. (It's 8 PM over there right now)
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 11:19 am
I think she could sing like... well, like me, and get put into the next round. Britain loves her and I think Simon would be killed if she doesn't make it.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 1:05 pm
Here it is! Susan Boyle singing "Memory" just minutes ago. http://mashable.com/2009/05/24/susan-boyle-memory/
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 1:35 pm
Thanks for the link, Naja. She started out a little shaky, but by the song's end I had goose-bumps. She has a beautiful voice.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 3:00 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZstgqOzUQ this clip is a bit longer, shows prelude and the judges' comments.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 3:03 pm
Thanks Erniesgirl! I posted the very first one that showed up.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 4:54 pm
Naja, when I saw that first clip posed with no comments, I plugged my request in the search slot and chose one that had more time on it. Even on the site for Britain's Got Talent they sometimes don't have the judges' comments. http://www.youtube.com/BritainsGotTalent09 One I just loved this weekend was Julia Naidenko, the Belly Dancer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iFhZ17ipA
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 4:57 pm
Erniesgirl, I know how to find videos. WHen I mean I posted the first one, I mean I posted the first one. Even before the website or official youtube had a single thing...LOL I'm not kidding. I posted it minutes after the show.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 7:44 pm
Thanks for the links. This was a bad song choice. The first part of the song was set too low for her. When it was raised, she soared again. She has a beautiful, beautiful tone, and I hope her next choice suits her voice better. Considering the pressure she was under, she's amazing.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 10:14 pm
The male soprano was great.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 11:03 pm
Thanks too for the links! The one I found previously wasn't nearly so great as these provided. Given the pressure, I think Susan Boyle did tremendously. I don't expect anybody could hear about 60-80 million hits on the Youtubes without worrying about falling flat on her face. But she still kept her composure. Even if Susan doesn't win, I think the Queen will be demanding to see her anyway. While the bellydancing was nice, the 2nd part with the guy in camouflage was a roar. To pph: "Simon, I'm going to do your favorite song"...and I'm going to ruin it like you will never forget! The audience, silent in shocked horror! 
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 6:45 am
I have never seen Simon's eyes dance like when he was watching that bellydancer. She really didn't seem to be that great a dancer (they kept cutting to Simon and Piers ogling, so it was hard to tell), but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Simon goes out with her sometime after the finals LOL. Susan picked a craptastic song to sing and she didn't really sing it well (IMO). Here's hoping she nails it for the final, after getting the second round jitters out of the way. What a load of pressure. She actually did do well under the circumstances, and I think that's a part of the reason why she advanced from this round. I didn't think the little girl singer who advanced to the finals was that great in the semi's. Her audition was very good, but her semi performance was barely adequate vocally. Did Hollie the "I Could Have Danced All Night" girl frap in on the semi's or something? And what happened to the boy who shot through on his Michael Jackson song?
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 9:37 am
Bellydancer got gonged by Amanda - not surprisingly, she wasn't really bellydancing in the second round. The guys were STILL slobbering over her, though LOL. Bellydancer
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 11:37 am
http://talent.itv.com/videos/video/item_200216.htm this was the deliberation results to go to Semi Finals.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 11:56 am
I don't understand this process, they are wearing their audition costumes and Susan Boyle clearly hasn't been through a makeover yet. I thought each of the contestants were told on stage whether they got through to the next round, and then the next round knocked off many more? I saw a video where the little girl who sang Alicia Keys got dinged before the finals, but from what I read she made it all the way through. I'm confused about the process on this show.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:06 pm
GAL, in the audition round the judges voted at the end of each performance, and even if they dinged them they could still change their mind and vote them through to the next round. They had to get two out of three or three out of four (depending on the venue) judges to say yes to go through. In yesterday's semis, if they get a ding from each of the three judges they have to stop singing, but the viewers still get to vote, they just vote on less of the performance and know that the judges didn't like it. Out of the 10 who perform in each semi, two go through to Saturday's final: the highest viewer vote (last night Susan Boyle) and the one the judges vote as best out of the second and third place viewers' votes (Diversity beat out the little girl, and she cried ). Semis are each night this week except Wednesday, I think. The final is Saturday.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:20 pm
Jeeminitly. Thanks, Kitt. No wonder I was confused, I'll bet the contestants are more confused than me.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 2:54 pm
Thanks Kitt. I found it confusing too.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 5:18 pm
I love "Memory", the song Susan Boyle sang. But then I love everything Andrew Lloyd Webber has written. Susan's rendition of "Memory" brought me to tears, and I am a tough old bird who doesn't cry easily. I can imagine seeing her in flowing, goddess-type clothes, perhaps in homespun looking fabrics. Or deep, rich brown velvet. Does anyone know if/when she will have an album coming out?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 8:54 pm
Will everyone keep an eye out for "Stavros Flatley" Greek Dancers Father & Son, if you spot any Youtube or see their standing? I can't watch on cable, but can see via Youtube and I'm not seeing any there yet. I'm rooting for them as well as Susan. How does it work in the end? The big goal is to perform for the Queen (plus get seen in a public forum) and make money for the Queen's Charities. But couldn't the Queen sit through a few of the best performances?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 9:18 pm
I think they'll be in Tuesday's show. I loved them last time! The final winner is decided solely by viewer votes, if I remember it correctly. The winner gets a bunch of cash and a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show. There are so many acts already in the show I don't think the established ones would be willing to give it up for a new act.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 10:08 pm
Ahhhh, thanks Kitt! Now I can understand.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, May 25, 2009 - 10:21 pm
BTW, there was a fascinating article in today's paper. The producers lost a bundle of potential advertisement income from the Youtubes on all those Susan Boyle hits. By not having agreements in place, they were gobsmacked. I've always wondered how those advertisers worked with Youtubes. Well worth the read. Online sensation failing to net revenue for show http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009259148_boyle25.html <snipped> The Times of London published what it called a "crude estimate" suggesting the parties involved had left $1.87 million on the table. That is based on 75 million streams of various Boyle clips, which the newspaper estimated could get $20 to $35 for every 1,000 views in the U.S., and even more in Britain. While other TV networks act quickly to remove videos when users upload them without copyright permissions, ITV has "nonexistent piracy enforcement on YouTube," said David Burch, a marketing manager at TubeMogul, an online measurement firm. The broadcaster and producers allowed the copies to stay online because they created buzz for the program. The clips have received more than a half million user comments. <snipped>
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