If you thought that Eurovision voting was bad...........

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A bit off topic, but.......

If you thought that the voting in Eurovision was bad, tonight it has been surpassed by probably one of the most idiotic voting in the history of televoting!!!!

Tonight saw the final of the British X-Factor. Going into the final were three acts......
Act 1 - Leon. A very nervous singer who always sang as if he couldn't wait to get off the stage.
Act 2 - Same Difference. A brother-sister duo who just had loads of fun on stage and this fun just filled the screen and was infectious.
Act 3 - Rhydian. A classically trained singer who has probably one of the best voices I've ever heard and talent just overflowing at the seems.

After stage one, Same Difference were eliminated, leaving Leon and Rhydian to battle it out. Now considering the song that was to be sung by the winner, which would have totally been wrong for Same Difference I can't help but think that this result was staged.

However, no one was expecting what happened next! Leon sang the song first and he even put his microphone back on the stand before the backing singers finished the song!!!! HE WAS THAT BAD!

Rhydian then sings the same song and is clearly streets ahead of Leon.

SO WHO DOES THE BRITISH PUBLIC VOTE FOR?! The man with the talent? Oh come on, this is the British public we're talking about here! You know, the one's that picked Scooch last year!

YES THEY PICKED LEON!!!! Even Leon was totally shocked that Rhydian hadn't won.

So let me just give you something to think about.......

Michelle McManus, Steve Brookstein........ Leon?


THE TRUE WINNER.......... RHYDIAN

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