MELISSA GEORGE - GEORGE TURNED DOWN POP CAREER

Australian actress MELISSA GEORGE turned down SIMON COWELL's offer to turn her into a pop star, because she can't sing.

George was approached by the British music mogul while starring in Aussie soap HOME AND AWAY - even though he knew she had no vocal talent.

A string of Australian soap stars, including KYLIE MINOGUE, JASON DONOVAN, STEFAN DENNIS, CRAIG McLACHLAN, NATALIE IMBRUGLIA, HOLLY VALANCE, DANNII MINOGUE and BEC CARTWRIGHT have launched music careers to varying degrees of success.

But George refused to succumb to the lure of chart fame.

The AMITYVILLE HORROR beauty says, "I had my share of offers when (my character) ANGEL was at the peak of her popularity. I got an offer from RCA - it's so funny - because the guy who offered me the deal was Simon Cowell. He was begging me to be a pop star.

"He really didn't care what I sounded like, which is funny looking back, seeing as AMERICAN IDOL's supposed to be about finding this great singer.

"I've loved Kylie ever since I can remember and it was good her, but for me, the passion was when they called 'action' and 'cut'. I can't sing."