rosiet2008:Hard to believe there was a time when people won talent shows for reasons other than that they appealed to the young and/or were considered ''cool''. In today's youth obsessed, ''cool'' obsessed climate people like Pam Ayres, Max Boyce, Michael Barrymore, Dave Allen, Frank Carson, Mary Hopkin, Su Pollard, Les Dennis and Victoria Wood ...

I dont understand all this talk of a backlash against Susan Boyle, SHE CAME SECOND !!!!!! not much of a backlash that. I just read that over 18 million people watched the show, Diversity got 24 ,9 % Susan Boyle got 20.2% and the sax player got 16.4% That leaves 38.5% between all the rest. How many thousands of votes does that translate ...

''Ghetto kids''  oh my goodness do you know how horrible that sounds, how snobbish and prejuduced? If thats what americans call a very very talented bunch of young people, then I am glad I live in Britain. Susan Boyle came second and has a good career in front of her, whats wrong with that, we dont know how close the result was either, she ...

Well I was very pleased with the result and my top three were the top three chosen . I had difficilty deciding which of those three to vote for, but I did choose Diversity in the end as they gave us three superb routines, and I thought they would make a really exciting act on the Royal variety show. Susan Boyle has a career in front of her now ...

I couldn't agree more, I always feel uncomfortable with such young children going on these shows. I think it is time that there was an age limit . That such young children should be brain washed into thinking that the best and most important thing in their life is to win a talent contest is very worrying to me. Phrases such as ''its the best thing ...