Why The X Factor is TOTALLY FAKE | Story of Zoe Alexander

The X Factor is well known for producing stars like One Direction and Little Mix (cringe), but what about those 'comedy' acts and 'funny' auditions? Today we discuss the stories of Zoe Alexander, Trevi Moran and Robert Unwin, who were victim of the dark practices of the X Factor.
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[@Ooog__]

not to mention the sob stories where a contestant will tell the people how someone in their family or a friend died and then go on to sing a mediocre song and get the golden buzzer

[@wipi963]

nice pfp

[@-CloClo-]

Because apparently, a sad backstory> talent itself in a show where people are supposed to win with talent.

[@canarycatchup]

That’s BGT

[@Ooog__]

@@canarycatchup thanks, got them mixed up lmao but it still can apply here

[@Jimpkin]

Lmaoo so true

[@urnansroach]

My mom's friend went onto X- factor and he got into the semi-finals. He poured his heart and soul into it and was trying for years but got eliminated before the finals. And when he got home and watched it, they completely cut him out of the show. So at first, I didn't believe him until I did my research and found out that it's happened to a lot of people. I find it kinda messed up that some people get so far in the show, spent weeks going to auditions and stuff just for them to get removed from something they've worked so hard to get. edit: (he also had pics to prove that he got into the semi finals)

[@Weeewooooooooo]

Not to mention they know absolutely nothing about stars these shows in general don't like all of the singing competitions shows pick a winner at the end and they never become successful or get a big name however people who lose usually get a following after a few years people like Melanie Martinez for example really talented people who lost these fake shows end up actually successful

[@Angiepookiebear]

@@apostolosandre4157 bruh be quiet

[@guardianangel9081]

Nice made up story

[@hectzen23]

@@guardianangel9081 shut up

[@guardianangel9081]

@@hectzen23 why should I?

[@sugakookie04]

I’m not seeing anyone talk about Ariel Burdett, her audition was another infamous one, she actually committed suicide back in 2019 because of how they portrayed her and all of the hate she got after her audition as well. The whole thing just makes me feel sick, they use people with real human emotions just to humiliate and embarrass them for ‘entertainment’.

[@jynth4884]

Oh my god:((

[@aaronjames3228]

That's not their fault

[@LumbardiYT]

If I ever make a part 2 of this video I'll be sure to include it. I've read about her death and definitely believe the X Factor's treatment of her contributed to it :(

[@ninirozhy]

She was the girl that said “I’m not a number but a human being” which is very meta given the fact that the show just views these people as tools for entertainment and not human beings

[@ninirozhy]

@Anon E. Mous that’s so disturbing holy shit

[@emmas4336]

I believe more of Zoe's story than I disbelieve it. I couldn't stand the female judge who then gaslights her by saying they didn't ask her to sing a Pink song.

[@L1AML0V3SDRUMS]

Think that was Tulisa, honeslty she was the most unlikable ever.

[@emmas4336]

@@L1AML0V3SDRUMS She has an awful attitude. I'm not from the UK so I had no idea who she was. 😆

[@elhomo6406]

@@emmas4336 I'm from the UK and I don't know who she is.

[@angelod.t4830]

Between Tulisa and Vangie, tge choice is clear.

[@Ese96Agboaye]

"They" as in the producers

[@FinalRevive]

they literally silenced her by turning the mic off after getting her to sign a dodgy contract and messing audition up in the name of mindless entertainment

[@aaronjames3228]

Nah

[@garorade]

@@aaronjames3228 I think I've seen you before saying another trash take, pretty sure you do this on purpose now

[@christieintexas]

Sadly drama sells. So as long as people keep watching, they will continue treating people like crap. I quit watching all music/talent shows. Until they can honestly treat people with respect, I refuse to give them views.

[@Hyperborean_2]

I quit watching TV

[@Alexissantoria]

U heard her say “ALL DAY, IK IT”. That shit so fake and to think I wanted to go on there

[@user-zo2ip5vm3d]

I can distinctly remember seeing her drop the microphone to the floor while watching it live, i am positive they have edited the clip to add more drama.

[@Name-fk8zk]

I watched a video on here where a guy picked apart the frames of that moment and you can clearly see it’s edited.

[@DanDCool]

@@Name-fk8zk san saMeeeee

[@martychisnall]

@@Name-fk8zk Link?

[@sofia-hq7ge]

@@martychisnall kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIqbqaWkZbFqqpY maybe is this video?

[@littlebunnybunny]

She commited suicide

[@Lila_Moon]

The part after her audition when she walks through the curtain and pushes that metal thing, her shirt changes. When she is on stage, her shirt is tied. When she comes through the curtain first, it's untied. Then after she pushes it and walks behind the one guy there, it's tied again.

[@Kingshiloh-fo2qc]

Great Observation

[@MarvinYoani]

An eagle eye

[@zed2653]

its tied the whole time idk what youre talking about

[@kokonbini]

She also doesn't make contact with the support beam until after it falls, which means it was either pushed onto her, or it was rigged to fall.

[@ValeyardStudios]

Body Double? Or that was later in the day? Possible

[@dannylad1600]

I hated that show so much, and I remember once my friends calling me snobby for not watching it. In a strange way I took that as a compliment.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

The show is bottom barrel level of entertainment, I could get more entertainment of watching a turtle fuck.

[@michelehastings3870]

The show is just a bunch of half baked losers trying to quilt trip judges with their "tragic" origins

[@omoriref]

Sounds like your friend was projecting onto you

[@eduardochavacano]

these shows made every gullible and moronic. Yes everyone called me a bitch or a snob.

[@eloy89]

@@thehorrorcounselors4747 I’ve seen a turtle fuck, much more entertaining 😂

[@ferryn6877]

“Lazy, diluted, very little talent” Simon you’re supposed to describe the contestant not yourself

[@xar5059]

Lmao

[@boryontotheleader2328]

What did Simon even do before being a judge? I never heard of him till American idol

[@joeinigo2072]

Hahaha *deluded tho

[@Ssar1803]

@@boryontotheleader2328 HE BOUGHT HIS WAY IN HE IS VERY RICH

[@mabuhayimplottingyourdemis423]

You just fucking destroyed him, dude

[@fury-ninja2539]

My cousin went to the Birmingham auditions several years ago, they singled her out and made her discuss her battle with MS as a condition to get the audition. Most people don't get to the main audition they have to have several with the producers and sit for hours in the waiting room without food and water. They followed my cousin around for hours with a camera and in the final show, she was featured for 30 seconds if that, they only showed her discussing her illness (hey framed her talking about her MS like a sob story Something that she was pressured to do while separated from her parents and something she didn't want to discuss in the first place) and didn't show her singing the song, just being stopped by Simon. The song that she was asked to sing was not the tone of her choice like Lucy they picked it for her and didn't let her reherse It's taken years for her to get over it because she was so humiliated by it all and caused her to fall into depression. all of this happened when she was separated from her parents, she was 15 at the time.

[@g00psc00ps]

Jesus Christ I'm really sorry for what happened that's so fucking shitty and she didn't deserve to be treated like that. I hope she's doing fine now

[@thechubchubsarchives9355]

That’s awful. Hope they’re doing better.

[@privatedomicile]

I'm very sorry for her, I really hope she's getting better. This should really be banned, it's extremely harmful for others, it's also influencing children to think it's supposed to be cool and an amazing opportunity to get famous

[@fury-ninja2539]

It shows you how much ITV care about the emotional health of those they exploit just look at the legacy of love island.

[@AsclepiusHoe]

Really hope they're doing better. They don't deserve being in that large fuckpile of a hellish, biased place.

[@raeman_ray382]

cant believe i actually enjoyed this show im embarrassed

[@cherrymoore5166]

Like the way they go on! I'm glad zoe got to tell her side. Sorry I judged her. Tbf the show should be cancelled,! Reality TV really sucks you in!!

[@cherrymoore5166]

Cringe because I used to watch this and laugh. Now I realise that this is so true. I dont watch it anymore as I dont

[@cherrymoore5166]

When you see it like this it actually makes me

[@starzz1508]

The thing is, you can enjoy it, it is entertaining honestly, it's just 50% fake lol

[@eduardochavacano]

At least, you have come to accept that you were stupid.these shows ruined the world.

[@The482075]

Producer: You are a fantastic singer. The best I've ever heard. Random Person: Really? Everyone tells me I am awful. Producer: How about we prove those haters wrong. Come an audition on my show. (One week later) Contestant believes that they are an amazing singer after a whole week of it being reinforced. They then proceed to deliver a terrible performance only to be laughed at by the judges and the audience. Contestant angered by this experience throws a temper tantrum.

[@omoriref]

I've literally always hated these type of shows. They're fake in such a creepy way. People tell people their sad experiences, it's romanticized, they get on stage and usually sing, then the audience has the same reaction; automatically getting up and cheering a bunch. If it's not what they like, the contestants are treated awfully. It doesn't seem real and I find it really disturbing.

[@brandonlinnane9830]

Lucy top Waifu

[@markdioneeb8997]

Black Mirror's 10 million merits

[@Loudshark_]

Haha there’s a reason why I love watching KZbin series than tv shows

[@kenz2756]

I don't like the show too due to that reason but meh, if it's on the tv in my background I'll occasionally look anyway. Come to think of it, that's how I watch any show in TV.

[@xiaoramyun]

ikr and its a rlly delusional show that manipulate u non stop and then humiliate you juz to glorify the celebs like they are the wisest good shit that ever existed

[@JustJohn43]

So after she said they somehow edited the footage to show her throwing the mic differently to how she remembers I had to watch the clip at 0.25 over and over. Using my own video editing knowledge, it looks like her hand was completely straight in that edit, and the mic is just a blur flying off to the right in an odd arc. Looks edited indeed

[@phloppywhoppy7476]

TBH You don't even had to slow it down. The mic flies with uniform motion (incompatible with a throw) and her hand was clearly not in the position to hold said object (her thumb was basically against the palm).

[@Dogslife_]

I watched it about five times before I read your comment. And I imagine yeh, a clever video editor could easily delete the dropping mic and add a flash of something flying.

[@ThePumpingiron27]

I also felt bad for the contestants when the judges just broke out laughing during the auditions. They are professionals...or claim to be...so they should behave like professionals.

[@kkasssiii]

Exactly

[@iceman4020]

@Aiyana Little Fox Bazinet So are the contestants, and they should be more professional as they are the ones trying to impress the judges.. not the other way round. Btw, you're commenting this under a video in which the contestant throw the mic aggressively after being rejected and calls the judge a fucking bitch. :)

[@trafficjon400]

Famous people are your entertainment and only you will decide if they are your God or entertainer. Fan idles is selfish and becomes a illness in its own.

[@PurpleLightningYT]

I cant blame them for laughing at the barbie girl one,it was just really bizzare and it seemed like the man was winding them up,And what did he expect anyways?

[@adrianavega9754]

Exactly! But no because...entertainment :)

[@Yesmypfpismeirl]

I’m actually embarrassed I used to think Simon was iconic and that Zoe was just a spoiled brat. Thank you for this video.

[@maayanshiff3967]

Wasn’t it the producers that did it

[@davidkasquare]

@@maayanshiff3967 the whole team is part of it.

[@miabahons1953]

Respect to her for holding back and not spilling all to the audience

[@sharmgidly3497]

Why respect for that? I'd respect her more if she spilled everything on stage to everyone watching

[@sharmgidly3497]

@1993DJC ah makes sense 😅surprised Simon wasn't cancelled long before cancelling even became a thing tbh, he got the majority of the UK and the US to laugh at people with special needs for years

[@ssnaut1871]

@@sharmgidly3497 they cut Mike sound

[@Nidya1210]

God I adore her so much

[@codyrogers9582]

@1993DJC she tried to tell them before she walked off stage, they turned off her mic

[@xqsister6112]

Simon Cowell’s face is more embarrassing than any of the singing

[@crazyscottishboi3822]

Contestant - sings a good song Judges - no talent Other contestant - so 2 years ago my goldfish died Judges - golden buzzer

[@aylawhitley5687]

Pure gold🤣

[@calvinmcneil9824]

There was a contestent that made up a story about being an ex criminal they ended up getting his mom to come in a end his whole career do to the fact that they only care about the backstory and not really the talent as he was a good singer

[@PunCakezz]

Talent:👁️;👄👁️

[@polarpuff6810]

Basically: Sob (maybe made-up story) backstory > actual talented people that spend days practicing.

[@kyle4214]

Banger vid, always a bad sign that a show values entertainment more than morals. Luckily X-factor gets like 5 viewers nowadays and the show is dying

[@LumbardiYT]

Exactlyyy

[@brendanm6921]

@@dimitrinicomanis Nice display of victim blaming there. The people who create the show apparently have no obligation to actually treat them like genuine people because all the people who go on the show can see into the future and know before hand how they're going to be treated. Great logic!

[@dimkins0876]

@@dimitrinicomanis So laughing at mentally challenged people?

[@MonarchLMC]

@@dimitrinicomanis and you know this how?

[@Flaruwu]

@@MonarchLMC he said he works on shows like this, most of them use the same processes for selection and stuff so that's how he knows.

[@tylersaurus4702]

If you look at the metal thing she “pushes” it’s randomly placed and moves before she touches it

[@alexb151]

Also If it's meant to be part of the rigging it's not actually connected to anything or holding anything up. Defo feels planted.

[@mackenzie77777]

@@alexb151 It`s just a decoration here, to look like a box truss used in big rock band productions. Whether it was cgi`d in some scenes, I couldn`t say.

[@johndoseph2496]

My mum's friend (and his partner) got to the live shows the same year One Direction were on it. Basically Simon ignored them completely in favour of 1D. To add, the producers made them "sing" a dance song with barely any vocals, and wear ridiculously tight clothes.

[@johnobrien6484]

Not true, your mum aint got no friends

[@itsmichaelnelson]

Diva Fever?

[@shirase8244]

Smh the comments here are rude af

[@therealdababycovertible9503]

@@shirase8244 yeah people who think like they are do cool if they say such things

[@meridaskywalker7816]

@@johnobrien6484 That's called hate.

[@Meg_intheclouds]

“Or as I like to call them bullying people with special needs”- fr it always felt so wrong to me, Like they put so many vulnerable people in front of a camera and make fun of them for the sake of entertainment honestly disgusting. And when they don’t do that they just infantilise them.

[@christcarsandcountry6812]

They didn't really put them there - bad singers go onto tv willingly and get a reality check. Sometimes the judges go too far but for the most part they see way too many schmucks embarrass themselves on the show to let each and every one of them down all easy and coddling-like.

[@Meg_intheclouds]

@@christcarsandcountry6812 yes but the producers filter the people and choose who makes it to tv. And it doesn’t change the fact a lot of these people are vulnerable. Regardless of how bad someone is the producers could show it better or tell them they aren’t good for the show before they actually stand in front of the judges. They do put the people there, while people choose to apply they have full control over what the audience and judges see.

[@nuancedproductions3548]

@@Meg_intheclouds unfortunately the people who produce shows like this aren't monetarily incentivized to do this as it wouldn't lead to as much on show drama, which translates into ratings which translates into profits.

[@deborahminter6231]

Agreed! I always figured they targtargeted special needs people to mock on the show. It was easier to give them a melt down.

[@alexbrown1955]

I wish people understood the power of editing. You can falsify, mislead and completely change the tone of something in an edit: A man looks to the camera and smiles. The preceding shot could be a mother holding a child, or someone hitting a dog. Your opinion of the man smiling is completely different based on which shot is shown to you first. Its painfully obvious on shows like these the random edits they cut in to create their desired narrative. Everything is so false.

[@crandy753]

If they were able to edit her throwing that mic so well, governments caught in controversies over way more important matters would be able to edit their footage even better, yet this doesnt happen. Wake up

[@meridaskywalker7816]

@@crandy753 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIqbqaWkZbFqqpY

[@IQD1million]

But how did they have the mic being thrown to the back of her when she says she dropped it. I believe her story, but question whether even she got all of the details right? Hm

[@moonshroomrain]

When I saw her audition when it first came out, I knew right away there was so shadiness going on especially when she said "you told me to sing a pink song!" I knew she meant the producers. They set it all up from the start

[@kuldeepprabhu]

"Why the X Factor is TOTALLY FAKE" ah yes, "Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes"

[@quinn77]

💀

[@lalroa5]

Idont think its afake becaus in every show like this in every country every state every village. There are some one who thinks they can do this . Why would the judge rune them self. I think they were not dumb enough to do that.

[@sal_diaz5964]

@@lalroa5 fake in terms means the show favors the ones which they like to have or whats makes more publicity in the market,its about the money. read some comments and u will know more. I seen/heard from ppl that all these talents shows are scripted(not saying who wins/lose) but they have agreements with the show before even performin. some stories are made up for sympathy, i cant explain all the stuff but u wanna know more search,scroll here in comment section

[@lalroa5]

@@sal_diaz5964 so do u mean thia x factor winners are plannded beroferhand?

[@sal_diaz5964]

@@lalroa5 i have never said that, i said that ppl who will bring more views are favored most. There are ppl who never got a chance coz they were not the favorites. the judges literally decide on what they like. its all depended with the relationships with the show not if u have an actual talent

[@leonie8525]

A girl from my church went to the auditions. She's an amazing singer, but her style wasn't what they wanted. Producers wanted her to change her whole style. She refused and now works using singing as therapy for children.

[@zombiehunter1152]

When Zoe said you asked me to sing a pink song it didn’t make sense but now you know the backstory it totally does and honestly with these reality tv shows it doesn’t surprise me at all.

[@IQD1million]

She should have said the producers asked me to sing a Pink song because the judges themselves didn't, at least in the edited part, and that's what made her look crazy. It's certainly possible they did, but she did say the directors did. Maybe they did as well?

[@zombiehunter1152]

@@IQD1million with those shows who knows , unless we’re there. We all know they do things for drama and entertainment only.

[@melissaburris7606]

@@IQD1million according to her video, she did say that but it was edited out.

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

That's why when tons of people say I should go on there,I NEVER will,it's really not worth it.

[@aylawhitley5687]

My teacher asked kids who their idols where back then I said Simon Cowell she got mad at me and I didn’t know why but now I do.

[@daftpetal]

im genuinely so upset that simon called Robert useless like why?? what was the reason for that, it was totally unnecessary 😐 you could literally see the poor mans face drop like that literally broke my heart

[@babymelon4]

Literally! I get hes a brutally honest person but ‘useless’?? That was so unnecessary so not true at all.

[@daftpetal]

@@babymelon4 Exactly!! wouldn’t even call him brutally honest imo i think he’s a massive prick, he famous yet the only reason people know him is for being on a shitty tv show with “judges” nobody knows 😭 don’t know how any of the judges can talk about these people when they’re washed up nobodys with 0 personalities

[@CSSP_1188]

I always knew there was something weird about Xfactor

[@MegaBadgeman]

I bet a whole lot of people did but were too afraid to say so in fear of being labeled party poopers.

[@CSSP_1188]

@@MegaBadgeman yeah ur probably right, people can get very touchy about x factor and other "classic English TV shows"

[@aylawhitley5687]

I hate X factor now

[@christinawilkephillips7684]

My friend went on the Australian version, and everyone has a pre audition (not with the celebrity judges) he didn't get past this round, because he was an ok singer, but not great or bad enough to see the celebrity judges. The bad singers that get thru have been built up to think that they're good enough to go the the next round, but it purely to humiliate them.

[@peepeetrain8755]

my mate got through to the live auditions on the voice and he did not get through because he was told to sing a song that was a different genre than what he sings (he has a very good deep country voice, was told to sing a pop song that required a different voice) basically to set him up. They told him to 'come back when you are older and more mature' so it was probably a set up for those returning auditions storylines who wins the show kinda like the xfactor guy

[@Zahn-rad]

The fact that the microphone throw looks CGI completely sells me on Zoe's side. Christ, I don't know if its just management and not the judges but it certainly makes them look bad

[@EnchantedTooWell]

also she never went on stage with her dad she left the stage and then her dad walked on the stage by himself

[@Zahn-rad]

Huh, I completely forgot about all of this, but it feels weird looking back on it again after Oshi No Ko in which this exact scenario played out (which was also based on other real scenarios)

[@mr.shardz7936]

@@EnchantedTooWell yes u can even see in footage its edited if u look closely enough.

[@adamf1980]

Spoke to an old friend from school. She was invited to audition for the Australian X Factor. The judges said she had talent but she wouldn't get on air unless she could give them a sad story as a narrative they could use for the show.

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

What?

[@johanaklaudyova8764]

That's disgusting

[@iceman4020]

@Adam F Or she got rejected and made it all up. Ez!

[@IQD1million]

@@iceman4020 Well, it's not like the story is far fetched. It fits what you always see anyhow, so....seems probable.

[@peepeetrain8755]

i got a mate who went on the voice. He is a very good country singer who sings classic country songs to the core, that is his niche. He was told to sing Shotgun which is not country is not his forté. Basically making him not go through because he couldnt sing his genre he actually sings He defo milked his farming life, i get it, you gotta milk it for these shows

[@octabodemes]

I honestly only liked this show because I was awfully obsessed with One Direction and I thought the judges were nice people because they were nice to those boys but watching it now as an adult it's actually horrible what these people make contestants go through holy shit

[@lunadead]

worse of all , majority of the winners from xfactor now has just faded into obscurity once they finish the first album and disband real quick. Then again, why would anyone think it's a good idea to go audition with a company name "Sycho"

[@mistid1485]

Yeah but didn't one direction break up too because they wanted to make their own music? I don't even think they wanted to be a group but because Simon put them together and they wanted to win, they went with it.

[@octabodemes]

@@mistid1485 Oh for sure I actually agree and think it wasn't their dream to be a group, more so because they didnt know each other at all. I believe they were indeed friends when they were together and they also weren't stupid to let their fame pass so maybe they waited until their fame died down a bit to finally go solo. But what i meant is that i was a guilable child who thought Simon was some kind of angel sent from heaven because he gave them such a big opportunity but at the end of the day he was probably only thinking about himself and how much money a boyband could make.

[@christy2679]

The judges the One Direction year (2010) were much nicer than the 2012 judges

[@tetana6266]

they did something similar in my sister's one in NZ and made her sign a contract where she couldn't speak about her audition. they did original off-screen to sing much louder and not hold back next time for the live screen auditions then criticised her for doing so on the live screen and I think it was all due to her not agreeing to the fake sob story they wanted to write about our dad being overly sick.

[@iceman4020]

@Te Tana "You think", that sums up your comment. Thankyou.:)

[@nivaneh1010]

I remember watching this and thinking she was crazy. Now I just feel bad for ever thinking that.

[@beepbeepgamer1305]

ngl auditions are just like gamble. And everyone knows if you lost in the gamble or not. To my pov, if you ever want to go into a audition or create a fame for yourself, atleast make yourself famous is any sort of way. For example you want to go for an acting audition, make sure you are famous in any other way like social character, or a singer, or an athlete etc. Because in the end, people are going to choose who is more famous than what talent they have achieved. Maybe the judges choose you if you actually impress the crowd and the judges decision is a must to give 4 yes.

[@freshmilk7122]

Hated this type of show before. Now hated it more. Like really just hate it. Sad backstory=free win, shitty judges, I mean if you're gonna judge "talent" you gotta be qualified yourself. It's just shitty to me.

[@sirithinkimdrunk9584]

You got a point champ

[@cagxplays9602]

I always thought it was weird they didn't have vocal coaches for judges and instead had people who couldn't actually sing themselves

[@iceman4020]

@@cagxplays9602 Dimwit and deluded contestants will find out a way to blame it on the vocal coaches as well. Blame everyone but themselves. :)

[@Isaac1995]

Signing a SICO (Psycho) contract is essentially agreeing to be a slave until you're no longer generating money.

[@oleander3489]

That's exactly right .. they are not even allowed to show those contracts to anyone

[@_nismoboi_]

You genuinely deserve more subs man 🤣🙌

[@LumbardiYT]

I appreciate it dude!

[@itsjustforfun626]

The algorithm will fix that

[@teekay9000]

Small story from my brothers audition back in 2014. While nothing eventful happened on his end, I noted some interesting things said by staff backstage. About how if contestants were "greenlit" or not... Seems pretty average, but after seeing this (and realising how many contestants don't make it on TV) I figure they assess how entertaining mocking or praising someone would be long before they're even on TV. On top of that, despite my brother not starting a fight with the judges for them saying no. He was followed out of the audition hall by a crew who seemed to ask "Why he said that to simon" despite me and our mum watching every second of his act. He didn't say a word to simon, he just took the criticism and left. Curious.

[@IQD1million]

Well, Zoe said they actually edited words INTO her situation! That's freaking crazy. Who knows, maybe they were going to do that?

[@alexpritchard8117]

I'm a musician and when I was 18 would get the production company asking for me to audition for x factor and bgt. They would say that I would get through to live shows no matter what and have a set out plan of who is making it and who isn't from the start. They offered pay for time too. They select bad acts on purpose. Some themselves are actors. They even said that if I had a sob story that would be beneficial for the show and to think of a compelling reason for being there as "wanting to make it" isn't a good reason.

[@Barrett1079]

Props to you for turning this down. If you’re still doing music and there’s a platform I can listen to you on, I’d love to know

[@alexpritchard8117]

@@Barrett1079 thank you - you can check out music on Spotify and KZbin under my bands name I, The Dreamer

[@beanrat8631]

Another show is AGT where they manipulated Marcelino Pomoy into choosing a song that he didn't think was good enough, but they told him that Simon would like it if he sang the song they gave him. When he performed singing the song that was given to him, Simon didn't liked it after all.

[@jackgloyn4693]

My friend was on Britain’s got talent and she said there’s like four other auditions you do in front of producers before you get on the main stage, so all those shit people you see have gone through the same and have most likely been told by those people that they’re good enough to go on

[@DessieTots]

Zoe looks a lot nicer with her long red hair.

[@woodytats]

A perfect video whilst on the toilet😂 , I bet you could pick apart most talent/reality shows like this , Easy watch mate 👍🏻

[@LumbardiYT]

Cheers man!

[@pollypurree1834]

Robert Unwin looks like a fun guy. He wasn't too bad when he came back several years later and sang Tragedy with a musical background. He sounded like the Bee Gees

[@Greentim67]

Zoe ,sue the bastards do not let them get away with this and what they did to you and other contestants .

[@nootnoot8886]

She has no evidence unfortunately

[@Kille483]

I don't think she can. If you sign the 'Britain's Got Talent' contract you basically agree to the program using your performance however they see fit. Meaning they can make you look like a fool if they choose. Yes, I know this is X Factor, and not BTG, but I don't think the contracts are that different from each other

[@ford6000]

Whats she gonna sue them for? Editing a mic throw she has no proof they did anything unfortunately

[@lucifernazaedi]

Their contract prevents anyone from doing that

[@meridaskywalker7816]

@@ford6000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIqbqaWkZbFqqpY

[@vekkimheng8766]

When Simon bullies someone, it's called the harsh truth. But when I bully someone, I get sent to the principal's office. It's outrageous. It's unfair.

[@joselumbrerasactor]

the nastiest thing for me, as an artist myself, is the fact they changed the track to make her sound out of tune. That is just so disgusting.

[@fuwu9904]

This show is in the same tier as Toddlers and Tiaras

[@HedeccaTamer]

One of my friends used to get emailed by a scout every year inviting him on saying he'll go through to live finals. He turned it down every year. Also, every time someone auditioning would get a massive focus in an episode he'd look them up on Facebook and every single time that scout was a mutual friend. Insane.

[@NastiaKossiak]

I went to my country's talent show like this one and I had no idea how actually these shows are in reality. Even though nothing very serious happenned and I was not too affected by it, it still bugged me a lot how they want to manipulate everyone and how is everything already planned for solely entertainment and zero interest on actual talent and person's dedication. It just got me really mad and I understood it all after being there, never ever trust this shows again and spread awarness for potential "victims" ha.

[@ryanelgieextrastuff]

in Sharon Osbourne's defense in that clip, I don't think she was laughing at him and was pretty pissed by the whole thing

[@LiamBedford]

really well put together - I'm glad I stayed away from watching this car crash of a show when younger

[@LumbardiYT]

Cheers fella x

[@sentientweetabix2228]

Contestant: I was born at a young age. Golden buzzer go BRRRRRR

[@zombsterr]

I have almost never seen how laughing at someone who is genuinely trying is entertainment

[@BrownGamer69]

Robert completely trolled the X Factor, if you watch his audition you can see the guy laughing when asked if he’s “taking the piss.” The guy wasn’t disabled, he was an ultimate piss taker

[@IQD1million]

Robert...? Unwin?

[@robertjebediahfreeman4177]

That last guy was treated so cruelly its amazing these people had jobs after.

[@ultimatetrickzter505]

I’ll never forget Xfactor, I never auditioned but one of my family members did. I’ve knew it was fake but I didn’t realise how bad. Jake Quickenden had already got through to the next round but while we were waiting they were filming him looking concerned (even tho he was already through) They make it seem like a lot of people are auditioning but 3/4 of the people there are family members supporting the people who’s are and make people stand in places to look like there is a lot of people. There is so much more but this comment would go on for ages.

[@machoochoo]

then people finna read it for ages spill all the drama

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

Say your truth.

[@markcrorigan554]

i just don’t see how her throwing the microphone can be edited perhaps it could be but i don’t understand that argument. same with the metal thing. perhaps that’s just her memory failing her in the heat of the moment.

[@ferretfanrealnamelogan4404]

There is a video dedicated to it called ZOE ALEXANDER’S LYING (SHE ISN’T) where it goes in depth in how fishy it looks.

[@jellyfishtrifle7883]

We have A.I technology that can create faces for people that don't even exist. We have A.I that can make a sun filled day in California look like it's covered in snow. Editing a microphone into a scene, or mixing scenes around to paint a different picture, wouldn't be that hard.

[@FlameFlickers]

@Mark Crorigan Just finished reading 'Business Secrets of the Pharaohs'. I found it almost impossible to put down and I'd highly recommend it. You and the guys over at British London really did a top job..

[@evanfahy4827]

@@FlameFlickers 😂

[@aaa-jb6en]

@@FlameFlickers forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't that the book written by peep show guy (can't remember his name) where he gets ripped of with cheap printing

[@adumesnil1552]

Thank you for speaking about it! I knew this for a long time now because I heard a contestant talking about his experience and also it’s sooo obvious that they choose who’s gonna ‘fail’ and make the audition funny and who’s gonna succeed

[@themoonscomeforme6944]

Stuff like this made realise how easily people can be lead by mainstream media, stopped watching TV years ago because of it

[@Kat.Evangeline14]

Actually when Zoe said - You told me to sing a Pink song - I believed her! 100% The producers are in control & they obviously told her just to drag her down afterward.

[@thomasdunleavy2378]

Deji caught me off guard at the end 😂

[@GamesCooky]

The most thing i noticed with Zoe's performance is that if she had thrown the microphone the way she did, then the microphone wouldn't be laying on-stage. It would be laying somewhere off-stage, because she supposedly sends the microphone flying through the air. They show her throwing the microphone, and then cuts to a footage of the microphone laying still on-stage. It makes no sense. I'm sure there's more, but that's the most obvious thing that i noticed.

[@annach7914]

Zoe said that she never threw it like that but just really down to the floor. but the video makes it look like she sent it flying. Hence it being on stage.

[@dergremlin8183]

We in germany have also such a show called DSDS(Deutschland sucht den Superstar, means: Germany is searching for the super talent) they are using the same methods and having also a charackter like simon

[@mara1349]

Dieter Bohlen really thinks he is the superstar but in reality everybody is just laughing at him.

[@ameliekouma]

@@mara1349 echt so😭

[@dirkandi]

@@mara1349 He's a horrible, disgusting human being who made bullying socially acceptable on national TV!

[@nuancedproductions3548]

Wie schade

[@algirachabbi8177]

the people who disliked this are the people who set her up

[@briarelyse5136]

My friend is a musician, she was on one of these shows and decided to leave cause of the way they treated the contestants. I didn't understand it at the time, but I definitely do now.

[@thegamingkirby8696]

That line of "You told me to sing a Pink song" was the key point of telling people to dig deeper, get the gears in our brains working. Had she not said that, no one would've likely looked into it more at all.

[@eloy89]

And people still think what’s on this show is real, not staged. I don’t even believe the sob stories anymore, and yes, some of the stories have been fabricated for views.

[@darshnamishra4314]

Now I'm also questioning the video of a contestant who committed suicide in 2019. I really feel ashamed to be a viewer of that video. I feel ashamed because I too laughed looking at that video and thought maybe she's really delusional. I ever read so many hateful comments which did make me feel bad but I didn't do anything about it like leaving a positive comment about her. This is really disgusting. Never ever gonna watch the show again !! God bless all those people whose lives got affected due to this stupid TRP game.

[@Gyrbae]

My ex gf went to an audition of Idols in my country. Turns out, before the filmed and produced audition there's a thing called "producers audition" first. So they go there, and the producers will try to see how much entertainment value you would have, and depending on that they pass you on or off. Which means, all those terrible singers who went in front of the judges filled with confidence seriously thought they were good because the producers passed them on to the show under the pretense that they were going to be famous. Basically there were 3 categories: Great talent/potential, entertaining nutjobs and time killers. Great talents/potentials were there to tuck the heartstrings of the viewers and get them rooting for them, and would usually have the most amount of time dedicated to them. Entertaining nutjobs had the job of bringing in the funny or the bizarre to draw laughter and pointing fingers from the viewers. Time killers were there just to fill in time, the type of folk who were not bad but not great either. They had the least amount of broadcast time and were there to show how popular such a contest is and how big of a deal the whole production is. In conclusion, talent show's are less about talent and more about exploiting anyone who signed their names on the airtight documents.

[@marilynfranklin8924]

Actually I agree with her, I’m a singer also and I went on a similar show. I went on wanting to sing by myself, but the producers found out my daughter who was with me also sang, so we were told to sing together, obviously we didn’t sing together normally, we did it, the judges said they didn’t believe my daughter was serious about singing… well she probably wasn’t, she was 15. Needless to say, we were ok ‘search Lush Australia’s got Talent’. We failed for the judges benefit of a laugh. I’ve spoken to Zoe in years past, she might not remember, but I admired her spunk.

[@Anna_Crossing]

As someone who loves to sing and feel like I have a decent voice, I’ve always wanted to be on American idol/x factor since I was 6 years old. My anxiety, mental health, and the fact that my fam can’t just up and go LA whenever has sadly gotten in the of actually doing that, though. Watching these videos come out about all the bullshit they pull make me realize that maybe KZbin would be my best option lmao

[@yod4166]

you should. you’ll have more control over what you create and produce. plus i feel like it’s more personal to discover someone’s youtube channel than to see them on national tv

[@iceman4020]

@twentyoneshowmen Go for it, dude!

[@Ari-xz9en]

I sing and rap too

[@sophie_drachen]

Post your clips of your singing on KZbin, I think you have a better chance of singing on here than going on these fixed talent contests.

[@Sirena_belle]

This is why I love the voice as they don't insult people rather the judges try use constructive criticism but also instills optimistism. Plus it doesn't humilate people

[@ta_ry_ry4387]

I auditioned and you have to sing to Sony before you get to even see any judges. I’ve been singing since I was 4 and honestly I can say with confidence that I can hold a tune but the guy was yawning and slumping in his chair basically not listening, then had the audacity to ask for another song. On top of that you can hear all of the other peoples auditions whilst waiting to go on yourself and there was people who were miles better than me (one man sung Adele better than she could sing it) and they didn’t even get through. I knew then at 16-17 that it was a massive joke, and I was glad I didn’t get through once I went to college and learned about the terrible contracts they give you. If you want to know more about them look up 360 contracts it’s the same thing that burned Prince and many others years ago. Simon is a monster

[@lefishe3721]

People always draw conclusions after seeing one side of the situation, we never bother to give importance to the contestant's side

[@ghostparty2062]

It genuinely irritates me that this show still exists and people still watch it 😒

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Mary Byrne, the Irish singer who was on the 2010 series of X Factor (same year 1D were on it), made it as far as the semi-final stage of the show but there was a sing-off/bottom two that night. She was in the bottom two with Cher Lloyd. But normally in an X Factor semi-final there isn’t a bottom two: the judges power to save a contestant is taken away from them. The public officially decides who goes home. It was said on the radio (in Ireland) the next day that nobody told Mary that there was gonna be a bottom two that night. The end result was the judges (except Louis who was her mentor) ended up putting Cher (aged 17) through to the final instead of Mary (aged 51). Basically, they changed the rules of the semi finals and didn’t bother to tell a contestant about it. They took the power away from the people and gave it back to the judges. It’s just cheeky, unfair, disgraceful and appalling. And the fact the judges chose youth (Cher) over talent (Mary) that night just simply proves X Factor is a popularity contest not a singing competition.

[@morganwoodmusic]

I’m so glad I’ve come across this channel, you deserve so much more recognition and subs! 😂😁🔥

[@Zelphyn]

Marcelito Pomoy experienced the same manipulation but in America's Got Talent. he said they did not let him performed the songs that he liked to sing, instead they chose the song for him.

[@aleksalex1590]

4:56 Judge reading a script When he was talking about her Indentity and him beeing confused You can see him looking down to a script couple times his every word was pre-writen by producers

[@christcarsandcountry6812]

I mean, judges for events will write notes on a contestant's performance all the time. He could have been glancing at a notes page. Coulda been a script too, but we can't really assume it was a script.

[@everythinggamingnow]

i was mate with someone who was in a band, they went to apply for britains got talent and got told "we really like you, but we've picked a winner already, can you come back next year?" Ended up only getting to the semi finals i think?

[@TakashiDemonServant]

There’s a few people I saw that they rejected and stuff but turned out outside the audition they’re actually pretty good

[@clementborisov7050]

When you sign to participate on these shows, in your contract it says that they have the right to make up everything about you and you can't even file a lawsuit against the show. Basically they have every right to make fun of you and expose you in public.

[@TillyWasher]

I’m so glad I’ve come across your channel, this is quality content 😂

[@LumbardiYT]

Thank you! :D

[@WildWinterberry]

Why did we even find it acceptable to watch such things? This, jeremy Kyle, fat families, 10 years younger, it was all just bullying and abuse dressed up as entertainment. The whole country was united over gossip, everyone had something to talk about and we forgot they were real people.

[@dankcube]

Also happy new years mate

[@sunnytata1401]

as a child i lost a believe that this is all real when i learned from acquaintance that they are holding pre-auditions to choose whom to present to 'judges' and film. the fact that on camera we see not only truly talanted people, but also people whos talent sadly not in this particular field. the only reason to allow them to be filmed is only entertainment and views. its pretty awfull

[@mnky75]

ITV will keep on pumping out shows like this because they are cheap to make, they make a ton of money off of the back of it, and the conveyor belt of stars make a ton of money too.

[@aroseydragon2873]

It’s not just X factor. It’s all of them. I had singer friends on America’s Got Talent (Diverse Pop Duo) and they fucked with their sound quality all because they refused to lie and say they were gay. Both men were straight and childhood friends and they forced them to either lie about their sexuality or face the consequences. Mental health, personal identity, all of it is a game to these shows.

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

The only talent show I like is penn and teller fool us. Even when I am watching at home and think a trick is bad they still treat them with respect.

[@iceman4020]

@JacksonBrickMedia If we started respecting self-entitled and deluded people the world would be full of them! Oh wait, it already is.

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

@@iceman4020 I don’t necessarily think the people who did bad tricks were self entitled, they just were not as good as others, which is why they didn’t win.

[@MrLucidjake]

Great vid. These shows need to be exposed and people need to realise that music couldn’t be further from the minds of the producers. Awful people, awful shows.

[@brendanm6921]

Now I want to see you doing a collaboration with TwoSetViolin on one of their videos where they take the piss out of talent shows. Great video mate, this stuff needs to be spoken about more often.

[@Barni2212]

Yeh, I hate these "talent" shows. These types of shows are really popular in my country they always air something like this. Singing contest, cooking contest, baking contest ect. A lot of things are common in them: - you don't need to be good in the skill that the show looking for you only need a sad backstory and you need to able to cry every time you are on the screen. And of cores you need to say every time how importan is to you and how lucky you are and how hard you will work. - If you are a returner from a previous season, you are almost guaranteed to walk into the semi finale/finale. -timeline is broken in these shows, especially in the cooking shows. The magical last 5 minute always fixes everything.

[@williamthekiller7219]

So I guess all judges are idiots They really have no idea what they're talking about when everything is set up Doesn't matter if you're a singer before becoming the judge, it doesn't necessarily means that you can spot a talent

[@iceman4020]

@William the Killer Yep, they should have Navy Seals, Donald Trump and Putin judging the show together. You deluded fuck! xD

[@ashleymone69]

I had a few friend who auditioned for this show and the voice ( I think it was the voice) and its crazy because I don't think people know that you actually have to audition before your even allowed on the show and in front of the judges. My friend said that she did two rounds of auditions and she didn't make it to the show despite her actually being able to sing. One of my other friends made it on the show but they cut his part because he wouldn't corporate with the producers. It's insane that they try to make it seem like these people are auditioning for the first time when in reality they have audition at least once before. This is why I feel especially sad for the people who actually can't sing and get to go on because they are then under the impression that they actually can sing and that they have a chance when in reality the whole purpose for them being there is just entertainment. this is why I completely understand the meltdown regardless of how insane they seem. imajcen auditioning twice and being told your an amazing singer and even beating out some talented people only to get on stage and Simon says your voice is garbage. Id be pissed.