Shaun Smith of Britain’s Got Talent ‘not good enough’ for X Factor
Shaun Smith is second favourite to win Britain's Got Talent
The 17-year-old is second favourite to win the reality TV show after impressing the judges with his version of Bill Withers’ hit Ain’t No Sunshine.
But he said he considered entering the X Factor, but decided against it as he felt he would not have had no chance against singers like Leona Lewis.
“I’d end up being one of the average ones. There’s no way I would have beaten people like Leona Lewis or Alexandra Burke.”
Instead Mr Smith, from Lichfield, Staffs, said he chose Britain’s Got Talent as “a pop star has never won it”.
He told The Sun newspaper: “As a pop singer on Got Talent you sort of stand out a bit more than if you went on the X Factor.
“You might come on when the judges have just had to sit through a load of dancers or a magic act.
He continued: “People have always told me that I’m good but I wasn’t 100 per cent sure. To have Simon Cowell say I was great is a massive achievement.”
He also said he felt rival Susan Boyle might go on to win the contest, adding: “Susan is amazing. I met her a couple of times and she’s really sweet, and really funny.”
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Piers Morgan – Shaun Smith could win this year’s show
Shaun Smith
Piers Morgan has predicted that new Britain’s Got Talent singer Shaun Smith could win this year’s show.
The 17-year-old from Lichfield, Staffordshire, sang a version of the Bill Withers soul classic ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, which won a standing ovation from the audience.
Judge Simon Cowell said: “You reminded me of Mick Hucknall – but good looking. And with a personality.”
Morgan wrote on his blog: “At at the end of the show came another young singer who I think has a genuinely good chance of winning this year.
“He’s got the looks, youth, and ‘cool’ factor that will get the ladies hitting their phones to vote. And as we saw with George Sampson last year, that can be a very powerful weapon.”
He added that despite Smith’s chances, ” Susan Boyle is still the one to beat, no question of that”.
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