Zoe Alexander audition - X Factor UK 2012 MY REACTION (the set up)

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The X Factor is cast as a TV show not a talent show so that is why so many strange people get on and are heart broken when they are mauled on telly. In most cases you are told what to sing. Sob stories for sympathy are a huge pull. Hours of queuing to go through several pre-rounds. ALL songs have to be cleared for copyright and a lot of the time your first choice isn't a song you wanted to sing.

THE PEOPLE TO WATCH
The Mam who is puzzled not disagreeing
The Dad who has cottoned on almost instantly
Louis Who winds her up and talks the obvious
(what I mean is Zoe knew she didn't want to sing Pink put had been told to so she did it to get it out of the way. Nervous and tired she was defensive wanted to get herself across and louie just talked over her very fast)
Tulisa is the best clue she says "did you see that come out of our mouths?" Zoe HAD to sing the Pink song or there would have been no music, she would have also broke the contract you have to sign to take pare which also has gag clauses in it (eg you are not allowed to talk to the media unless you have clearance who in this case would never be given)
Gary also has a look of rabbit caught in the headlights rather than "what is she talking about" he had to defend the show (producers would be telling them in the ear pieces what to say)

With editing it makes it look snappy and fast, the studio audience see less than you think. However Zoe blows it by going with the rage defence. The song will have been more expensive to clear so they still show it but heavily edited. (I hope you are following all this)

Just to side step from the main subject for a moment. When Louie Walsh said the reason he was talking to the producer during a song to discuss camera angles... this is the poorest excuse ever! Anyone who knows a studio and how its run at all knows this is not a job for the producer or Louie and to imply that the tech heavy production don't set all this up before hand is a pathetic attempt of covering up it was clearly a fix. There are at least eight cameras that I can think of! (one for each "judge" two crane cameras and two camera men for reaction shots in the audience) lighting affects cameras ans sound ALL this has to be taken into consideration and will be rehearsed and tweaked all day yet most people still believe X Factor is a talent show. You can have a manager and an agent and the whole thing except a contract so I don't think that the best actually queue up like all the rest of the contestants at all.

Back to Zoe, she reacted out of order too soon, she should have whinged and whined WITHOUT getting her family involved and gone mad on the proper live episodes.

Jade Ellis has blasted the judges for voting her off to keep Union J she is ofcourse telling some truth. Three of the judges are singers that need to protect their image or risk their careers. The Fix Factor S Factor X Factor or what ever you like to call it is more unbalenced than ever. Tactical voting is more obvious in this current set up.