Raquel Meller, the most successful Spanish artist of the 20th century, struggling with pitch and pace in 1914:
Sara Montiel, who made her name in the 50s singing old Raquel Meller songs, only much better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwvaa-qZVy4
Rudolph Valentino, who would have struggled to compete with barnyard animals had films not been silent:
Maybe the X Factor isn’t so bad after all.
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