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Originally posted by: Dabulls23

I loved little Connie Talbot's singing. She is awesome.

I loved her too . she is very cute and great singer at her age. But at the same time I would like her to enjoy her childhood to its fullest😊

Thanks guys for your comments

parents think thats what the kids want. and then the kids divorce the parents in the future. which star divorced their parents. i cant remember.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I have not seen the videos yet. However, to add to the subject matter of the topic fame is something very difficult. Most parents wish best for their children. When a child has a talent they want their children to succeed. It is very difficult to gauge which teen has the ability to cope with fame and which parents have the ability to guide their children through fame. It is easy to assume, be down to earth, be yourself and stick to your ethics but when your life is pried apart under a microscope things get messy.

Speaking of famous children -

Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood were child artistes at the same time. In fact Elijah Wood has done more movies as a child than Macaulay. Macaulay's parents really wanted to cash in on his 'cute boy' image and the runaway success of home alone. They literally forced him deeper into limelight and tried to rake as many bucks as possible. His parents divorced and embroiled him in a custody battle. Eventually Macaulay broke down sued his father and had a hiatus from cinema and is just rebuilding his career doing indie films. Elijah's parents on the other hand kept him low profile. His private family life was always shielded from the media. He was able to be part of the blockbuster LOTR series as an adult and till today keeps his star status very low profile and keeps his personal life private.

If I were a parent of course I would let my kid's have a shot of fame. However, I would hope that I can be like Elijah's parents and help them to a balanced career and personality.

Then again kids of the same parentage have such different public attitudes and behaviors. Born to an evangelical pastor the Simpson sisters have been so different. While I am not a big fan of Jessica and she has had her fair share or controversy, the stupid newlyweds show and divorce. However, she was a big advocate of celibacy before marriage which I think was a positive role model for teens, she has rarely been embroiled in incidents like drunk driving, flashing, drugs, alcoholism and always tried to maintain a sense of privacy in her life since newlyweds. On the other hand Ashlee right from the start wanted to be an anti Jessica. She has been caught several occasions driving tipsy or making a fool of herself at restaurant and retail establishments.

Sometimes the best parents can do is provide guidance.

Would suggest you to see the video... am 😕 watching the video that kiddo is so adoreable and cutie... tho I wasn't so impressed by singing but potential, was like👏.. hope her parents take good care of her.

She's adorable. But I think she should also get to live life as a 'normal' child. Enjoy life and not get into the world already.

Parents have always sold the kids for food and they will always continue to do so. Is quite sad really, but what can you do?

I dont think there's anything wrong with letting a kid join showbiz if the kid's got talent for it. I think the showbiz experience in itself can be an enormous learning experience for the kid if the parents treat it as such...it encourages the kid to develop competitive spirit, confidence and self-esteem. The trouble really occurs when the parents forget that the kid is a kid and start treating the kid like an adult or like a cash cow. I dont think kids in showbiz are the problem at all, it's the parents who're the real problem.

Originally posted by: Morning_Dew

I think Britney was 15 when she entered in showbiz , her life is already messed up. and most of the child stars one way or other face serious problems during their life. So is it really fair to these children , when parents put them in show bizz and take away their normal life.

I don't think most parents can be trusted these days when they push their kids into showbiz and use them as commodity. I am shocked after watching SRGMP lil champs today. 2 kids (out of 6 or 8 ousted) were supposed to get wild card entry back into the competition. After results were announced, parents of the kids not chosen demanded to know voting scores for all kids and not just 2 winners and a father of one contestant expressed outrage at the number of votes counted for his daughter Loria. His argument was that she should have received a lot more votes then Zee counted as he himself paid few thousand rupees to have x number of people vote on at least 6 computers in few cities.😕 To which host Aditya explained ONLY 1 vote per computer was counted.👏. Mind you this father was unrelenting and pissed off judges as they left the stage before the show completed.

The whole show down was ridiculous and you could see how greedy these parents were for the kids to become famous rather then excell at their art when they are just amatuers. It is unfortunate for these kids in limelight when parents unabashedly become so manipulative and political and clearly have no wellbeing of their own child in mind.

Originally posted by: lighthouse

I don't think most parents can be trusted these days when they push their kids into showbiz and use them as commodity. I am shocked after watching SRGMP lil champs today. 2 kids (out of 6 or 8 ousted) were supposed to get wild card entry back into the competition. After results were announced, parents of the kids not chosen demanded to know voting scores for all kids and not just 2 winners and a father of one contestant expressed outrage at the number of votes counted for his daughter Loria. His argument was that she should have received a lot more votes then Zee counted as he himself paid few thousand rupees to have x number of people vote on at least 6 computers in few cities.😕 To which host Aditya explained ONLY 1 vote per computer was counted.👏. Mind you this father was unrelenting and pissed off judges as they left the stage before the show completed.

The whole show down was ridiculous and you could see how greedy these parents were for the kids to become famous rather then excell at their art when they are just amatuers. It is unfortunate for these kids in limelight when parents unabashedly become so manipulative and political and clearly have no wellbeing of their own child in mind.

on bold balck - Agreed in all this I must say Sonu rocks... BTW I wasn't expecting him to return back...these reality shows for judges Vs public voting = making mockery of oneself...anyways... atleast that parent confessed I feel sad and disgusted on others parents / friends / family who in similar boat as Loria's dad and never get noticed...or questioned about... Whole voting system in reality TV is blah... someone should revisit this voting patterns in shows and make it a fair reflection of what Janta actually likes or dislikes... sorry to go off topic 😳..couldn't help!

Originally posted by: Morning_Dew

Once a cute kid
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I was a huge fan of M.J....don't know y he put himself under so much torture. He had everything, I really wish he could be the same M.J who gave numerous hits 😕

Thanks for the lovely video 😛

I watched the show... Connie was brilliant!!!