Thread: UK Timeline The Voice or BGT
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Old 26-03-2012, 23:02   #20
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Re: The Voice or BGT
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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
This is what irritates me about all these talent contests. The fact that this woman has alopecia has little or no bearing on her ability to sing. Unless we are being manipulated into feeling sorry for her, then the information is irrelevant.
It's more about motivation than bearing. Gives us a little insight and allows us to make a connection with the person.

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If we are being manipulated into feeling sorry for her, the contest itself stops being about the singing.
As far as I know, the judges have not been told anything about the contestants at this stage (something I assumed anyway) so....

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For a talent contest supposedly based on people's ability to sing, that that is not a good thing.
... it's not a problem.
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