Susan Boyle has been brought into the X Factor auto-tuning debate after claims about her Britain’s Got Talent audition. Boyle, shocked the world with her audition for the British talent show last year but there are now claims that auto-tuning software could have been used to make her sound even better.
Simon Cowell’s ITV show The X Factor recently started a row when it admitted to using auto-tuning technology to cover up faults in auditionees’ voices on its show. A source said to UK newspaper Evening Standard: The exact same techniques are used on Britain’s Got Talent as on The X Factor – it’s the same production team. The sounds are cleaned up – it’s an open secret and an industry standard.
“This goes for everyone – even Susan Boyle’s audition was smoothed out in post-production to give it the best possible sound.”
A spokeswoman for Talkback Thames, which produces both shows, added: “In line with standard television practice, sound filtering technology has been used on Britain’s Got Talent on our pre-recorded shows, but this does not unfairly reflect any singer’s performance. “The performance shown on screen is a fair reflection of performance given in the live theatre. Judges make their decision based on that live performance.”
