Shaheen or Susan?

AUDITION

He started off a young 12 year old singer auditioning hot on the heels of Britain's sensational find Susan Boyle. Belting out an Amy Winhouse classic, Shaheen Jafargholi was halted midway (and the crowds gasped as did the comperes) by Simon Cowell who said he'd gotten it all wrong. Cowell asked him to sing another song.

The soundtrack of Michael Jackson's "Who's Loving You" began to play conveniently (which confirmed my belief that a lot of these talent shows are staged) and Shaheen started crooning, immediately winning the hearts of the judges who were stunned by his cover (which sounded as good as any little boy's rendition of that song)

SEMIFINAL

Sailing through to the semifinals, Shaheen has made headlines again. Singing the Jennifer Hudson track "I'm Telling You" has made him an overnight sensation all over again and people think he is tipped to beat Susan Boyle at the Finale.

But have you given a listen to Shaheen's performance? It's been nothing short of a ear-sore in my humble opinion. His vocals are forced and adopted. His singing is not his own. He seems to be imitating a forced impression of something far bigger than he is. It's an expressionless farce of an imitation that requires no inborn talent.

Susan Bolye in contrast is streets ahead. A genuine good find, an actually talented singer. But guess what! Britain thinks otherwise and are now of the opinion that Shaheen is a frontrunner who could go on to win this competition.

Britain's got talent. Or have they? They definitely don't have the best of jurisdiction. It would be tragically sad if this competition didn't belong to Susan Boyle.

Anyone agrees with me?