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I think Lily Allen is wrong about Susan Boyle, she is not over-rated in my opinion she is very good, I wonder if Lily could sing some of those songs as well as Susan, I heard Susan on youtube singing Cry me a river and she sang it with great pathos. People who keep knocking Susan should get a life maybe the green eyed monster is at work there somewhere.

- Carole Heath, Wallington Surrey, 04/06/2009 22:50
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You're all idiots! At no point did lily Allen say that Susan Boyle doesn't have talent, & she did not compare herself to Susan Boyle. Susan Boyle was hit by fame very quickly! This has made her appear overrated. Grow a brain!

- Anonymous, ocala, 02/06/2009 02:17
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Ah Lily ... such nice hair you have. Pity about your own lack of any talent at all. No good songs and no singing talent. As for Susan Boyle, she does have talent. That's the difference.

- Polly, East Sussex, 31/05/2009 22:00
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We have given Lily a chance to sing and she failed now give susan a chance

- Chris Northwich, NORTHWICH., 29/05/2009 21:22
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I'm loving the 'irony goldmine' here.
"Overrated" and quote "I thought her timing was off, no control, and I don't think she has an amazing voice, yes, she can sing, but it's not about talent with her is it? " ...Yes Lily, but what about Susan Boyle?

- Soap, UK, 27/05/2009 15:11
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"in my opinion Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote MEMORY with Susan Boyle voice in mind."
You can't be serious. The one memory I will have of this renditiun was Susan going out of tune and completely losing tempo. Rugging her tummy just confirmed that she was way out of her depth. Shaheen by contradt was sensational

- Keith Price, Luton, England, 27/05/2009 11:35
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That's nice Natalie, you can read a blog and try to bluff industry knowledge.

now, I suppose you're going to try and tell us that myspace etc has not been commandeered as guerilla marketing by the record companies. gone against their advice???? puhlease. the other one plays jingle bells.

- Scotty, london, 27/05/2009 11:06
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POT, KETTLE, BLACK If Ms Allen went on the X Factor she would not get past the first round.

- Kenny Logins, hampshire UK, 27/05/2009 10:16
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Lily Allen so far so good, can you stand the test of time?.
The general public like Susan, just like some who buy your C.Ds., or D.V.Ds and always remember this young Lady, NEVER BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU, because it will bite you back?.
By the way .... Lily who ?.

- John L., Scarborough North Yorkshire, U.K., 27/05/2009 10:08
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Finally we have someone who is prepared to say that Susan Boyle is at best an above average singer. It appears that the Boyle phenomenan has more to do with the way she looks and her personality than her talent. Shaheen Jarfagholi is a great singer period. Even more remarkable is the fact that he has that voice at just 12 years old. I'm sure people have voted for Shaheen because of his age but he has the talent to back it up. Well done Lily!

- Bruce Edwards, London, 27/05/2009 09:40
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this little girl has done very little except trade off her father's fame - she needs to grow up and realise what real talent is

- David, SOUTHAMPTON, 27/05/2009 09:36
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I am sorry for Lili Allen, but in my opinion Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote MEMORY with Susan Boyle voice in mind.
I compared Susan version of Memory with Elaine Page version and I preferred Susan's.
Try to listen at both performances without looking at the singers themselves. Susan is a winner.
All my support to Susan Boyle.
Giorgetta Flagello

- Giorgetta Flagello, London, 27/05/2009 09:22
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When Lily Allen grows up and proves she can sing then is the time for her to making harsh criticism of someone she is obviously jealous of. The only way she can get noticed is by appearing worse for wear coming out of nightclubs.

- Anon, uk, 27/05/2009 07:44
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tell me who in the hell is lily allen

- Col Wardley, umawera new zealand, 27/05/2009 07:00
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I can't believe Lily Allen has the gall to call someone "so over rated". This is a girl who's more famous for her bitchings about others than her so called talent.

- Naima C, London, 27/05/2009 00:01
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I was as suprised as everyone else when I heard Ms Boyle sing. She has a wonderfull voice. She has been given a chance and I hope that it works out for her. Would Miss Allen be where she is today without her father's connections and money? Who knows? She was given a chance as well. However, I would much prefer to hear songs that my children can listen to, without containing explicit lyrics.

- Paul Bradford, Monflanquin, France, 26/05/2009 20:50
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What is Lily Allen's problem???
get a life darling and stop slagging of other people

- Michael, Cheshunt UK, 26/05/2009 19:13
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Lily Allen should keep her opinions to herself, Susan Boyle is a totally different singer to her thousands of people have enjoyed her singing so far and Lily Allen is the only person I have heard criticise her. Personally Lily Allen's singing doesn't appeal to me but I really enjoy Susan Boyle's.

- Stephanie English, Ealing W5 London, 26/05/2009 19:07
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The music business isn't necessarily about talent either.

Ms Allen's success has been founded on her parents' showbiz backgrounds and contacts. Good luck to Susan Boyle, who has not had the benefit of either...

- Bluey, London, 26/05/2009 18:30
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I completely agree with lily allen, susan boyles performance was not great in the semi final. It was better in the auditions, and we all got a shock because we all judge her by her appearance. But in reality now, there are much much better performances in BGT, hence flawess, diversity, shaheen...and many more. I will be upset if she won, seeing she already is living the dream and two people would vote for her due to sympathy and popularity rather than talent. DIVERSITY/ FLAWLESS to win!

- Nai, London, 26/05/2009 18:14
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Lilly Allen has a limited shelf life and if she;'s still making records and actually selling any in 5 years time I'll be amazed.

She'll be yet another washed up has been presenting day time TV.

- Duncan, Kent, 26/05/2009 17:56
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I don't really have an opinion on Lily Allen and normally wouldn't comment on her rantings. BUT, I have to agree on this one. Susan Boyle can sing sure and very well but she's not brilliant and certainly not the most talented on the show. I think if she wasn't so frumpy and fairly ok looking there wouldn't be such hype about her. This is the ultimate sob story. Frumpy lady sings. If she wins then the show isn't truly about talent.

- Dee, London, 26/05/2009 17:52
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Lily Allen is acting above herself. She hasn't got much of a voice herself. Susan Boyle is a real person, not a product of the totally false pop scene as Ms Allen is.

- Fido7585, Shifnal, Shropshire, 26/05/2009 17:05
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Scotty, I won't go into how NOT naive I am about the music industry and its inner workings, but I do tend to only comment when I some have facts to back them up. Lily was working on her music career from her early teens, so what, 6/7 years before she burst onto the scene in 2006 (a result of her going against her label and uploading demos to her myspace instead of waiting for the fully produced tracks). She had a deal fall through before that and labels turning her down for years, Keith didn't/couldn't fix that. She had to persevere the same way any non-manufactured artist does, and its very hard work, until you've tried and succeeded I don't think you can comment?
(And again, she hasn't said anything particularly bad here anyway so all the nasty comments about her on here just another outlet for very unhappy people I guess.)

- Natalie, Bristol, England, 26/05/2009 17:00
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I am sure Susan Boyle would not end up getting a pint of Guinness thrown over her at the Notting Hill festivel, for thinking she is so famous, she can just jump on stage and start jamming when ever she likes. That was my favorite Lilly (over rated) Allen moment.

- John, London, 26/05/2009 16:54
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Who is Lily Allen to call someone else "over rated". Does that girl ever say anything nice about anyone. She'd be nowhere if it wasn't for her Dad.

- Kate, London, UK, 26/05/2009 16:16
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I was going to say 'Pot & Kettle', but then I see I've already been beaten to it...

- John, London, 26/05/2009 15:50
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Keith Price,

why did you post that nonsense twice?
as has been pointed out, you didn't seem to notice he hasn't had his semi-final yet. which doesn't say much for your powers of observation, though I might change my mind if you post the same thing again.

after all, say it 3 times and I am sure it becomes true. that's the game isn't it?

- Scotty, london, 26/05/2009 15:44
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lily oh lily
dont be silly
you cannot sing
you silly old thing
The public like boyle
for all their sins
and who the public vote for
generally wins

p.s when did you last have a number 1 album ????

- John Edwards, london, 26/05/2009 15:32
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Lily is right. Shaheen was clearly the the best on this show but we all know the real reason he won't get the votes to go through, and it's got nothing to do with his talent. CORRECTION

- Keith Price, Luton, England, 26/05/2009 14:15
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If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all!

- Jude, London, 26/05/2009 14:11
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A silly little girl with an unpleasant opinion of everyone. As for Natalie being voted out, I am sorry but you cant give her the prize just because she is only 10 and would get upset otherwise. This is precisely why parents should think twice before putting their children into these things. I dont like Diversity much but they were better than Natalie. Susan Boyle may not be the best singer in the world but she can give the other contestants a run for their money.

- Fq, London, UK, 26/05/2009 13:17
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lily allen

You play a wonderful game,

Or should l say your publicity machine does....

Are you really so sad that you have to just be so unpleasant about every- one who in fact has more talent in their little finger than you ever will.

- J Durnford, plymouth, 26/05/2009 12:58
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I think Miss Lilly is J-E-A-L-O-U-S!!!!!!!!!

- Bunnie, USA, 26/05/2009 12:38
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Lily Allen is just a spoilt, talentless little nobody, with a face like a melted lightswitch. She's right about Susan Boyle though

- Ed, Whitechapel, 26/05/2009 12:21
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Most overnight sensations are usually 70% hype and 30% true talent. If Susan Boyle had performed 2 years ago and Paul Potts this year, we'd have seen exactly the same media reaction to Paul Potts this year as we have done with Susan and virtually the same with Susan then as we did with Paul Potts at the time; the main difference being how the media is now more closely attuned to any new talent developments, ready to over-react to anyone who looks worthy of getting noticed. The unreal media coverage of Susan Boyle, and I do like her voice, has spoilt the natural progress of the show and would have better waited until the final, before making her a star. Who else in their right mind would wish to endure the trauma of becoming an overnight star? Now, instead of becoming famous gradually, Susan has to try to live up to unrealistic expectation and may well find it hard not to disappoint any newly discovered fans. Even the Beatles didn't make it this easily! Does anyone remember how Mary Hopkin just faded away?

- John Davies, Hythe, UK, 26/05/2009 12:15
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Talent, and over-rated? What would that low-life Lily allen know about talent! shes the most over-rated of all. Can,t stand her! Susan Boyle even has personality, which stands out a mile! What have you got allen?

- Leigh-Anne Noble, Belfast/ Northern Ireland, 26/05/2009 11:59
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I think Lily is overrated and her outspokeness nearly always verges on criticism and rudeness about other artists. I think Lily's songs are boring and her singing pronounciation is just awful, it's very East End/Essexy lingo, her pronounciation is just awful to listen to. There are much better singers around than Lily.

- Lin, LONDON ENGLAND, 26/05/2009 11:33
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Er...pot calling kettle...is Lily there? What a flaming nerve and cheek Ms Allen has in trying read down Susan Boyle??!! Don't get me wrong - I agree that SB's just hype and has no longevity...but Lil needs to look at and check herself first before criticising the singing abilities of others! You aint no great shakes in the vocal department hun!...And FYI Lil...at least SB's trying to get somewhere in showbiz land on her own meriit...unlike someone else and her equally mediocre brother...

- Ali Sichilongo, London, 26/05/2009 11:29
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Is it just me or is everyone sick of Lilly Allen slating off every other artist/person that dares to make something of themselves? Does she realise that what she says has no bearing on anyones lives whatsoever? She should just get on with making her music and get over her delusions of grandeur!!

- Sarah, london, 26/05/2009 11:26
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I don't know who Lily Allen is: can't say I've ever heard of her. But I do know who Susan Boyle is and even if she had a cold on Sunday night she is still a massive inspiration to so many people across the world. She's more than just a singer: she's a character with whom many people can identify - ordinary, been put down because of her looks. Yet, behind that facade lay an unfulfilled dream as with many people and we want to see her have a dream. I believe that the boy Shaheen has been singing on the stage and has already been given an opportunity in the industry so he is on his way anyway. Susan hadn't until now and it needed this show and the world wide interest to give her a lift when others wouldn't. And she's given us a lift by taking our mind off these horrendous economic and political times for a moment. Good on you Susan: you came onto the scene at just the right moment.

- Janet, London, UK, 26/05/2009 11:25
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Lily Allen commenting on somebody else not being able to sing? Oh the irony. Who cares what this ridiculous deluded chavvy brat thinks anyway? Silly little girl.

- Alice, London, 26/05/2009 11:17
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The words "pot", "kettle" and "black" immediately come to mind.

- Gavin, London, England, 26/05/2009 11:16
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Delighted to hear Lilly Allen that your considering giving up music, you had no talent in the first place and can't recognise talent when you see it.
A few good family connections doesn't hurt aye Lilly, but even that can only take you so far.
If Lilly Allen even had half of Susan Boyles talent she wouldn't have to consider giving up music.
Green Eyed Monsters aren't Pretty Lilly.

- Mary, London, 26/05/2009 11:15
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Natalie,

it's so sweet when naivety is expressed with such certainty.

it may be true that Lily Allen's audience doesn't know Keith very well, but I am sure that plenty of industry, A&R people etc do.

Lily Allen can't sing a note, fine, lots of people don't care. However surely you can see the irony in her critiquing the singing technique of someone, anyone, else?

- Scotty, london, 26/05/2009 11:10
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Lilly Allen definitely knows what being over-rated means. She is decidedly average herself.

- Lod, London, 26/05/2009 11:05
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"Lily Allen, only famous because of her daddy" - erm, how many people in Lily's target audience actually knew who Keith Allen was? I genuinely had no idea who he was and I'm 25, I'd actually say her fame actually boosted his as he's now on Robin Hood. You contradict yourself but saying her 'daddy' spouted his mouth too often, but then claim he's a 'media darling', make your mind up! She's not even saying anything controversial, she's pointing out the facts, Susan Boyle has a great underdog story to tell, but she is not the world's best singer as proven by her wobbly rendition of Memory, and the moment Natalie Okri didn't get through I was screaming at the tv for someone to give the poor little thing a hug.
Plus, J.M, if Lily Allen takes a good long look in the mirror I'm sure she'll be pretty happy with the reflection she sees and go about her day.

- Natalie, Bristol, England, 26/05/2009 10:56
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Can I just point out to Mr Keith Price that although Shaheen is brilliant, he hasnt had his semi-final yet so how on earth can you comment about him not getting votes. Please do not comment if you havent actually researched what you are talking about!

- Aj, Leeds, 26/05/2009 10:50
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I thought Susan Boyle's performance (both the actual song and her behaviour after she got through) was truly dreadful and cringeworthy but nobody else seemed to mind or notice that the song was too big for her voice. I really felt for her during her rendition and figured she must have been very nervous but she certainly didn't seem it afterwards and I thought she wasn't very modest at all. In fact, I think all the attention has gone to her head. Still, I wish her all the best and I definitely thinks she deserves another go to showcase her voice without the restrictions of a cold or nerves.

- Isabel, Woking, 26/05/2009 10:45
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Lily Allen? Isn't that the spoilt rich kid who talks to music and appeared at Glastonbury last year with the words on a piece of paper 'cause she couldn't be bothered to learn them? I seem to remember that even with this visual aid in hand she still got lost and ended up open mouthed and vacant for most of one verse. A talent-free zone if ever I saw one! Of course, we value her opinion .... but I value my tabby cat's opinion slightly more ..... she's a better singer! Ha!

- Derek Rocket, Warwickshire, 26/05/2009 10:41
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Lily is right. Shaheen was clearly the the best on this show but we all know the real reason he didn't get the votes, and it's got nothing to do with his talent.

- Keith Price, Luton, England, 26/05/2009 10:15
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That's rich. Lily Allen, only famous because of her daddy, who also has a tendancy to open his mouth too often. I think Allen should take a good long look in the mirror and remember how she became famous. Susan Boyle appears to have far more talent but unfortunately her daddy is not a media darling. Allen is also advised by her PR agency that spouting-off nonsense like this in the press gets you noticed. Sad.

- J.M, Chiba, Japan, 26/05/2009 09:35
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