A failed 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant reportedly wants more than £2.5m from the TV show because she felt humiliated by the judges.
Emma Amelia Pearl Czikai, 54, lasted only three seconds before Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan buzzed her off in the opening bars of power ballad 'You Raise Me Up'.
The third BGT judge, Amanda Holden, then rejected her at the point she reached the chorus, halting her dream of singing glory.
According to Sky News, millions watched the studio audience cry "off, off, off" before Cowell labelled her singing voice "horrible" after she had taken three attempts at the song.
Ms Czikai, from Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, attacked the show during a London hearing.
She said the talent contest was tantamount to "backdoor modern slavery", guilty of "modern-day barbarism" and acts of "atrocity" against wannabe stars.
The wannabe singer, who claims illness affects her hearing, wants to bring an employment tribunal against BGT and Cowell for disability discrimination.
Ms Czikai's claim includes £300,000 for injuries to her feelings, £1m in general compensation and £1.25m for lost earnings.
The pre-trial review at Central London Tribunal Court will determine whether an employment tribunal can hear her case.
Thomas Linden QC, representing Cowell's Simco Ltd, said Ms Czikai's claim was without foundation.
He said the contestant was not employed by either the show or Cowell's company and the judges were unaware of her disability.
