Has anyone seen this? What do you think? I only heard about it the other day, came across videos of some of the acts on the internet. It seems to be a bit like X- factor or American Idol or something but people can do other stuff besides sing, and its not restricted to people over 16. I dont think I can watch it from where I am, but will be keeping track of whats going on. Did anyone else hear that amazing 11 year old singer that was on it last week or so I think? Video here....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Wq6CPLN9U
more here of other contestants.....
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=amer...e=search_videos

That girl can sing!

yes she can sing but i do think that she would be better off sinigng something nice and simple without the big impersonation of something big like that.......she has a whitney type voice which OK I would agree is an amazing talent to have but I would much rather listen to an eva cassidy style performance simple pure sweet voice than something like that

just my oppinion!!!

OMG!!!! She's only eleven. That's insane.

Yuk. I'm afraid I thought it was horrible.

She was awesome, in a slightly scary way, but I do fear for the long term safety of her voice. Also what will happen to her once the music industry get their hands on her. Call me old-fashioned but I think kids should be able to enjoy their time as kids - I fear she will be forced to grow up all too soon. And it's happening already - look at the choice of song. Personally I would have preferred her to sing Over The Rainbow or something of that ilk.



Amber
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That girl can YELL. There was nothing musical or tuneful in that performance and the choice of song was wrong for an 11 year old. Like Amber, I would be concerned for her voice in the long term - if she keeps going like that, she won't have a voice by the time she's 16.

Eeeeeeeek

It was... scary. Yes, she has a big voice. But I can't say I enjoyed it much. And I agree with the others, one wonders what will happen to her voice if she's encouraged to keep singing that way.

Then hand me an old-fashioned hat and call me Gladys! I agree absolutely, kids spend the first 18 years of teir life trying to look older and the rest of their life trying to look younger. I am a firm believer that the shorter the childhood and growing up period, the less-balanced the individual (a generalisation I know, but it seems to hold true a lot of the time).

Can I jump on the old-fashined bandwagon? I always think it's so refreshing to meet children who have been allowed to be children: I know I have been appalled occasionally to see children wandering around my town who, from their make-up, clothing and attitude have appeared to be in their late teens or even early twenties, only to take a closer look and realise that under all the make-up is a 12 or 13 year old who has grown up too quickly. I remember being horrified when I saw a girl who can only have been about 11 wearing jeans with something highly suggestive (I forget exactly what) embroidered across her backside. A paedolphile's wet dream you'd think, I cannot imagine what her parents were thinking If I should be lucky enough to have a daughter one day, she'll wear clothes like that over my dead body at that age.

Sarah (AKA Doris )

She sings like a full grown woman....!

I agree that there are much better ways to sing though.

She shouts like a full grown undervelopped pop singer - there's no control and no technique (her larynx was practically jumping out of her head when she was screeching her high notes - of course this is how most pop 'divas' insist on trying to sing, so in that respect, she's got it just right.) Her voice won't last without training and at 11 she shouldn't be singing any songs that are outside of her emotional range - how can she sing about break-ups if she's never been in a relationship? Not to mention the overt sexual overtones in a lot of pop-music - it's plain wrong for children to be singing about that kind of thing because it should be (please god) outside of their realm of understanding.

Furthermore, I'm in the old timers camp too - I believe children are encouraged to grow up to quickly (especially by wretched American style reality television nonsense). Even the (rather fabulous) website 'violinmasterclass' has some children that are way too young playing amazing violin works - part of me feels 'well done children' and wants to celebrate their talent, whereas another part of me screams 'put the violin down and go and play outside, rip your new clothes, get dirty knees, steal apples and get told off for it'.

Sarah, Boo - if we're all adopting old-lady names, I think I'll have one too.

Renie.

I SO agree with the old-lady rants about this girl, her voice and the too-quick growing up of today's children...

Gertrude

Super, let's form an old-ladies traditionalist values club - so far we have Doris, Gertrude, Gladys and Renie... any other takers?

I'll be Peggy. I've got a girl in my choir who's a bit like that, but I'm fighting a losing battle with her because she's had 'singing lessons' from a lady at church who used to be an opera singer.

I can sense an addition to my sig coming on...

Peggy: argh

You're in! I hope you know how to knit shapeless things and drink tea loudly, though...



Just changed my sig now - come on Zovut, get Doris in there.

Knitting shapelessly comes naturally to me - it's knitting in a straight line I've had to work on

Done

Ooooooooh! Can I be Georgina?

You're in! Georgina sounds like she bakes, though - can you whip up a victoria sponge with your eyes shut?

*whips up apple tart with eyes shut*

Oh dear...

Will that do?

Just altered my sig too. I'm now expecting a lot of pms addressing me as 'Peggy'! And yes, I'm very good at knitting shapeless garments and moaning about the state of my ankles.

Maud here agrees too. That noise is not a good idea for the young lady's future vocal health.

Oh dear, what have I started?! Well my alter-ego twin old-timer is Mable so expect to see both of us around. Rather strayed from the thread topic but ho-hum, perhaps no-one noticed. Anyone like some nice garibaldi biscuits 'best before' 1991?

not my cup of tea but you have to admit she can sing!

Only if it has pastry made with more lard than you can find in a pig (trex, anyone?...)



Maud! Inspired, however, Katyjay, you've shot yourself in the foot here. If you're going to be an old lady AND a singer (especially in church) you're going to have to develop a vibrato of about a tone and a half and learn to sing just enough out of time to upset the inner ear of any musicians nearby. You've been warned!



Pass ''em round, I'll have em with tea you can stand the spoon up in (full of sugar and, naturally, drunk out of the saucer). I'm confused - are you Mable or are you Gladys...? Maybe one twin is evil?

Can I be Ethel?

(Is someone keeping a list?)

My favourite party trick! Guaranteed to crash any choir within twenty bars

There'll be tears before bedtime, you mark my words, if that young lady keeps on like that.

Winifred

I agree...now where's my reading glasses??

Edna

*screeching*

WHAT'S THAT ME LOVE?

Just sounded very wrong somehow. I agree, children should be allowed to be children...

Alfred

Well, at least the guy commented on her hair, shoes and dress. What style he has.

Agatha

Well, although CE is the King of Lists, I'll start this one off...so far, the lady members of OLTVA (Old-Ladies' Traditional Values Association) are as follows:

rosfrog ~ Renie (Founder)

Boo Radley ~ Gladys/Mabel

sarah-flute ~ Doris

Cyrilla ~ Gertrude

andante in c ~ Peggy

bobifier ~ Georgina (hmm, not sure this one is 'old-lady' enough, bobifier!)

katyjay ~ Maud

sbhoa ~ Ethel

Amber ~ Winifred

janexxx ~ Edna

Choddy ~ Agatha

Oddball ~ Alfred (ALFRED??? What's he doing in an Old Ladies' association??? Turf him out immediately, Oddball, and ask him to send his wife along instead )

What about me, Gertrude??

Oops! Missed this thread - must be getting old!

Judith

Not quite sure what that is all about, but seeing as you've named most of my elderly/ancient/late Aunts and cousins, you may as well have the rest as extra names to "christen" new members of (what is it?) OLTVA?????

Lil, Flo, Nell, Daisy, Vi, Una, Cissie, Madge, Elsie, Freda, Olive and Lavinia

ROFL

*scratches head* running out of old ladies' names now...hmm...

Gotta be Deadrie...

OLTVA - Old Ladies Traditional Values Association
Thanks for the suggestions diapason!

noodle - who were you? You've only done one other post (about the video) in this thread?

The Lady Members of OLTVA (Old-Ladies' Traditional Values Association)

1. rosfrog ~ Renie (Founder)
2. Boo Radley ~ Gladys/Mabel
3. sarah-flute ~ Doris
4. Cyrilla ~ Gertrude
5. andante in c ~ Peggy
6. bobifier ~ Georgina (hmm, not sure this one is 'old-lady' enough, bobifier!)
7. katyjay ~ Maud
8. sbhoa ~ Ethel
9. Amber ~ Winifred
10. janexxx ~ Edna
11. Choddy ~ Agatha
12. Oddball ~ Deardrie
13. Car Expert ~ Judith
14. diapason ~ Great Aunt Dilys
15. noodle ~ Agnes

Judith

I would pick one of diapason's wonderful list, Oddball!

You and CE are showing your age by thinking that Deirdre and Judith are 'old ladies'' names...they belong to MY contemporaries

Diapason, you just have to read the whole thread to know why rosfrog decided to set up OLTVA!

Noodle, I haven't seen which name you've chosen...

And Mum says, you can use her name as well

Molly

Edit.......Just read the thread and I, too am an old fashioned geezer. Today, for example, my first piano pupil is all of 12 years old (girl) and arrives wearing jeans which look as though someone forgot to sew on the top bit.
I spent the next hour DESPERATELY trying to avoid a vision of what I will now call Pianists ######......or the Great Divide......sorry to be crude, but you get the picture.

For heavens sake..........she's twelve, looking like she's on her way to a pin-up calender modelling session.

I will add as far as I'M concerned.........She's QUITE safe !!!!!!!

Great Aunt Dilys

Are you joining, diapason? Hmmm - again, I'm not sure about Molly - I know quite a few of those who are under 16...

Don't think it's quite 'you', somehow!

Talking of older names my daughter is planning on naming my grandchild to be Agnes Alice (they said it was a girl as far as they could tell from the scan).

Eeeeeep!!!!

Just edited my last post, if you care to look back. I was offering Molly as another name - not for me

Great Aunt Dilys

What about Agnes? Is that old enough?

Sppoky story about "Agnes" (yes, it's very old!!)

Way back in 1970, some BBC friends were involved in Am. Dram. I used to go along to rehearsals and make tea etc. One day, the actress playing "Agnes" failed to turn up, so they askd if I would read through the part. After that the name stuck, and amongst certain friends (ex Beeb) still does.

One of these dear friends who always called me Agnes (with great mirth) died in 2005. It was two weeks after his funeral in Croydon that we held a dinner party here in Poulton. Over coffee, I mentioned I had been to the funeral of a friend who I knew from the BBC back in the '70's.......nothing more said. None of our dinner guests were remotely connected with the aforementioned crowd from the BBC. One of them is a Spiritualist, and after a few minutes, he lent across to me and gently asked "Why did he call you ANGUS?"

Agnes - Angus ----spookily close, eh?

Just a little ghost story to close the evening

'byeeee