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Even if you live in a cave you’ve heard of
Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol.
In these arguably horrific reality TV
programs, people creep out of the
woodwork because they think they have
talent and need to be discovered.
by Denae D’Arcy
But who really decides if another person and tell everyone to sing aloud: most
has talent? Is Simon Cowell the end-all listening would say, yes, Boyle is a good
in this department? He seems to have singer. Trouble is, she isn’t easy on the
a terrible fashion sense so maybe he’s eyes, and some critics suggested she
not the best one to judge others after needed a make-over to compete on
all. Are the most talented people simply the world stage. Would she be deemed
those who work the hardest and believe more talented if her look was more main
in themselves? Perhaps it is the tiny stream? And by the same token, would
babies who are shoved into beauty her talent be judged more critically if
pageants and have parents to force the she was physically beautiful?
life of show business on them early. Or Is talent something we discover,
is talent something more? something cultivated or something
I found it strange that tabloids went someone else recognizes in us? There’s
crazy over Susan Boyle, the singer who been a boom in reality, televised talent
walked out of her modest, Scotland shows lately. To name a few: Dancing
village and onto the stage to show off a with the Stars, So you Think you
powerful voice. Although perhaps not Can Dance?, Britain’s Got Talent and
politically correct, Boyle is not the type American Idol. In watching these shows,
of entertainer you would talk about or we all have our favourites. We listen to
even notice. She has no history as an the judges give feedback after every
entertainer or a singer and no one even performance and weigh it against the
knew her name before she sang in front impression we have in our minds of
of Cowell. the voice, look, costume and chemistry
However, there is no denying her among the performers. Most of the
talent. Say you put 10 Brits in a cue shows ask for feedback and a “vote”
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