The question on many X-Factor viewers' minds today is not why Lillie McCloud wasn't discovered sooner, but how as Nicole McCloud -- an internationally acclaimed recording artist from days long past -- she squandered so many brushes with fame.
The 54-year-old stunner proved to the wowed X-Factor judges this week that she's definitely still got talent, even decades after her top-charting music and dance hits are no longer remembered or played.
But the only problem is, McCloud was erroneously portrayed to an equally knocked out audience as a mere "mother" and "grandmother" who, after a humble lifetime of intentional obscurity, was "finally" pursuing her dreams of a music career.
It didn't take skeptical bloggers long to research the integrity of those claims, their intrigue prompted by a stellar performance that could hardly be deemed amateur in any way, and by the image of what's got to be the sexiest 50-something woman ever to prance across our screens.
And that's when it was discovered that the unknown wannabe Lillie Mcloud is actually the formerly well known has-been of the 80s, Nicole McCloud. A recording artist who's performed with some of the top pop-stars of all time, ranging from Michael Jackson to Mick Jagger.
In light of that revelation, many X-Factor fans have begun crying foul about the deliberate misrepresentation, saying, regardless of her amazing abilities, Nicole has had her chance at stardom, and that the popular talent show is supposed to be about finding true unknowns struggling against all odds for a big break.
What do you think, is the X-Factor's stretch of the truth about this once-renowned singer okay? Or is it a serious question of false advertising and a hoax?
