It's a crying shame

Ok...here we go, Star Academy post #3.
For those who don't know, Star Academy is this really shitty fame-like reality tv series where they pick 16 people, get them to sing dance act and fight each other, show it all on tv, and then, week after week, vote them off. It's french, so if you're from anywhere else, you probably don't have a clue what I'm talking about. But if you need something to prolong your insomnia, here's the link to star academy.

I soldier on.
There's only about 10 of them left now. And this week, they managed to nominate two dingbats and the only girl with any talent. The nominations mean that the public is allowed to save one of the three candidates, and the other students pick who they want out of the two left.

Gosh, John, and I already blogged about this talentless tasteless loser with pyramid hair, was saved again by the public. I can only assume this means that 11 year olds have the worst taste in music and that their parents should probably take away their cellphones so they can stop burning money on all those SMSs.

So choice then fell between Sofiane, this ape of a boy who can't sing in key, and Radia, the only girl worth looking at, who not only knows how to dance, but can actually sing...and sing fantastically well! We're talking almost opera standards. She's never off key, she does amazing interpretations. Two established artists have already invited her to guest star on their tours. I mean, she has serious talent! And...she's probably the only one left on that show, besides Matthieu, that I could tolerate.

I mean, Radia could actually have a life outside of this star vehicle show. She's a law student, and seems quite balanced and normal, though a bit on the perfectionist side. And, her singing is incredible. Just last week she put on a performance that had one of France's leading singers, Danny Brillant, in awe. He flat out said she was already a pro and offered to record with her!

But this kind of talent makes people jealous. Between a goofball dingbat who can't sing in key and her? Only a sour talentless soulless bunch could make such a mistake. The other students, as became clearly obvious, were not keen to have her in the competition because she was TOO GOOD. So they voted strategically and knocked her out of the show.

And maybe they had a point. If I was in the show, gunning to be the next pop sensation, and I saw a chance to knock out one of the clear favourites, would I do it?

No. I'm not an asshole and I believe that talent and hard work deserve merit, rather than this butchery by mediocre conspirators.

On an afternote, though, true talent cannot be hidden for a long time. And when one sees it, one knows it. I'm sure Radia will get many more opportunities to sing and perform, and maybe it's for the best. She won't be a tweenie star. She will be an artist.