Comments on: Austin Drage Leaves X Factor 2008

By: Mica

Mica — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:04:01 +0000

Austin should never have been in the bottom two never mind voted off!
people like daniel and owen and rachel have robbed him of his place in the shower
People should stop voting because of sympathy!
Singers become role models for children and would you really want your child to look ut to Rachel?
I dont know how they could say she had more potential she was only good on her first audition and she had more than enough chances to prove us wrong but she didnt!
hope austin does well for himself as i wouldnt def buy anything he bought out!

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:57 +0000

Im soo shocked are they actually mad? why is daniel still in? Its a fix i voted for you Austin 45 times i dont u
Understand why your out i cant belive it.
Your going to get soo far.
I L O V E YOU.

Good luck for the future.

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By: Lascari

Lascari — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:40:44 +0000

HI there, if you all go to the Austin petition, there on number 7012 – there is a journalist who wants to make a case if there are enough people to state that they had problems getting through to Austins number to Vote – or if they did it redirected them to Dianas vote… He wants you to contact him….

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:38:40 +0000

It’s terrible that Austin’s been sent home! I mean, come on, Rachel can sing but fails every week (except for big band) and can only sing a certain type of song. Austin’s never disappointed and to know that people like Daniel are still in the competition and Austin’s gone is disgraceful! I hope to he makes an album sometime cos I would definitely buy it! GO AUSTIN! x

By: Andrea, 21

Andrea, 21 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:05:02 +0000

Austin is an undeniable rare talent and I think if Simon gives him a contract and allows him to do his own thing he will go far. He is the one X factor contestant that I looked forward to seeing week after week, and not only was I never diappointed but I was blown away every time by his passion and raw talent. He was born to do this. I dont know what Louis and Cheryl were talking about when they said 1.He didnt connect with the public and, 2. He didnt sing with emotion. I think he sings every word ike he means it and coped brilliantly with whatever song was thrown at him week after week, unlike others like Rachel, etc. As for him not comnnecting with the public, well the well publicised public uproar and outrage at Austin being voted out speaks for itself!

Austin should at the very least have made it to the top 3. So many people, on this and other sites have said that when they tried to vote in for Austin they couldnt get through and when they finally did then it registered as a vote for someone else! There is definitely something suspicious going on there, Im not saying it is some sort of ITV conspiracy, but perhaps just a computer fault? It has happened before on other voting shows! His performances have been consistently original and phenomenal, proving his talent and his versatility. His performance of Billie-Jean was OUTSTANDING. Better than Chris Cornell and David Cooke from American Idol (I have done my research, lol). Everyone I know thought so, and yet Louis ripped him to shreds talking about the arrangement! Clearly Louis doesnt know what he is talking about and it was just a chance for him to have a dig at Simons contestant. Austin also comes across as such a down-to-earth and sweet gentleman. Without a doubt, the most talented male ever to enter any of these competitions. He is also a musician and a songwriter, unlike many other stars who have made it big simply by standing in front of a mic and singing other peoples songs. Check out clips from some of his band’s live gigs on youtube – very soulful. If Simon has any sense he should give Austin a contract. Im sure he will come up with some brilliant songs if given the chance and not cheesy pop songs, but something with more of an edge. Failing that he should be brought back to the programme, and not be forced out because of faulty phone lines, sympathy votes for other contestants by the public, and tactical voting by the judges who see him as a threat! They should seriously get over themselves and their rivalry and realise they are crushing a genuinely gifted young man’s dreams!
Diana is over-rated and annoying, and I cannot understand the words of the songs when Laura sings. Alexandra is our only hope now! Good luck Alex! Much love to Austin, best of luck in the future, you deserve only good things to come to you and plenty of success. P.S. Saw you in Snatch, loved your Irish accent, was so cute! Sorry we cant vote from the Republic of Ireland but just want you to know IRELAND LOVES YOU BABE!

By: katy walker 12 yrs old

katy walker 12 yrs old — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:56:22 +0000

austin rocked and is defenitly gonna get a record deal he trained at mi nans dance skool ridgeway studios and is brilliant, he has been scince he started at ridgeway when he was 8yrs old, if you saw the vidios you would agree with me. theres one vid of him when he was 11 and was doing a dance he was a great free styler. y diddnt he get to do a dance aswell as sing? he should of done his break dancing. rigeway say haii and are all sad that you diddnt get threw and DANIAL should of gone ages ago he sucks and jls and eogan quigg. rachal just sounds exactly the same in every1 of her songs and should be out i think that austin should of been saved and last week he done an exalent performance and mi nan always said he worked well with the audiance and he proved that last week. this week when he rang mi nan he told her he diddnt like the song he was performing and simon diddnt let him change it i dont think that was fair as he had the slowest song but if he did more of a discoish song he would of stayed in and that danial would of gone as he should of a long time ago. the x-factor came down to film rigeway to be put on the x-tra factor but we diddnt get shown as he was voted off i think every1 should ring up and complain to ITV1 and if u think they miss counted the votes complain and they mite get him back in the show (i hope) see u soon austin hope u will come down to ridgeway again luv ya luv katy walker age 12
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By: hannah

hannah — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:35:08 +0000

I totally agree with Emma, Austin shouldn’t have gone, he was the best.

They should so replace Louis Walsh next year, he’s an idiot and Westlife are rubbish anyway. If Austin was in someone else group or if he was irish Louis would have saved him. He’s completely biased. Rachel isn’t consistent at all, she’s performed on song well in five and she should have gone ages ago.

Q12, Austin wouldn’t disappear, Rachel would never do well she’d be the one to do the ‘Shayne Ward’disappearance. So would Daniel. Alexandras got a good voice but it’s like a not as good Leona Lewis voice.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:47:56 +0000

Completely agree with Emma, Micheala and Paul! Austin is so much better off out of X Factor he’s the most amazing singer he will do so much better than any of the other contestants especially Rachel with her bad attitude and arrogance! Everyone Loves you Austin!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:06:22 +0000

It’s a joke that Austin left over Daniel, and then over Rachel- she’s just arrogant and disgusting. Her voice just grates over me, she’s not even remotely nice to listen too. Austin was clearly the best in the competition, thought he was going to win the whole thing. I would like to see Ruth win now- “VIVA RUTH!”

By: Q12

Q12 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:58:37 +0000

Austin blended into the crowd – that’s why he was in the bottom two. Sure, he had a pretty good voice but it’s by no means a unique voice and he’s the kind of person who would disappear in an instant – Shayne Ward style.