Cowell Should Know Better ; Letter of the Week [Eire Region]

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MARY CARR hit the nail on the head about Jedward (MoS, November 29). People who should know better, from Simon Cowell to Louis Walsh to the head of their school, have promoted the mania, suggesting the boys are an unstoppable success. That they have quit school is particularly disturbing.

Mary Carr reminds us that acts like the Carter Twins and Brian McFadden sank without trace. I have also been reminded of articles on Stephen Gately after his death, which described him battling depression following the unreal adulation he enjoyed with Boyzone.

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Cowell Should Know Better ; Letter of the Week [Eire Region]

The whole Jedward story has been treated l...

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