- Point 1, I agree with you but is 95% truly, an accurate figure? I could understand 80% but I don't think that most of the people that come on are desperate fame seekers- Point 2. What I meant by that, a lot of it is based on image. And none of the 30+ have ever been successful apart from Susan Boyle, which is a very rare case. The music that are most successful are modern, contemporary music. There are some genres of music like classical music from Il Divo and music from Ellen Page, Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion, that are very successful, but mostly, it's the mainstream music.- Point 3. All of the male winners apart from Shayne Ward have been unsuccessful. All have been dropped from the SYCO label. Steve Brookstein had disagreements with his label and was dropped. Leon Jackson released one good single and was dropped. Shayne Ward was dropped, which created a huge uproar and Joe McElderry is not making music at the moment.Steve Brookstein has his own independent label and is still making musicShayne Ward is performing in AmericaLeon Jackson is working on new musicJoe McElderry is taking part in the ITV show "Popstar to Operastar"Matt Cardel is working on his debut album and is taking a more active role in his career- Point 4. Granted but if you had your way, I'm sure you'd scrap talent shows like the X Factor. It is very hard to get into the music industry and to get signed to a good label that will promote you and support you financially. Many labels aren't taking the risks that they used to take because of the economy and the state of the music industry. But I agree, that not everyone has a dream in the Entertainment and Showbiz industryAs for Mer's point, there are some people who are very talented and don't have the confidence to go on a talent show. Take Susan Boyle for example, who knew she was very talented but didn't have the confidence to go onto the show and now... she has had a successful 2nd album and is famous in America, which is known as the hardest market to break. She has done it and I'm proud of her.And if no-one rep's my post, I will known that certain people are bias and are against me