We all know how frustrated we are with the Singapore Idols judges (at least I am). Their comments are like: you are holding back, this is not you, you look great tonight … etc. I personally find that the radio DJs at 98.7FM have a better sensing on the contestants’ performance.
After seeing Cynthia cringing and crumpled her face with such an unspoken pain, I offered her an therapetic advice: write down how you feel about each contestant and be the judge yourself! And she did.
On Gayle:
C: Star quality, but not hitting certain keys.
W: Fallen in love with her at first sight … erm … I mean show. Made my heart skips. Who care how she sings?!
On Rahimah:
C: The key is too low for her, but on the same time, she doesn’t hit high keys.
W: Never liked her look, never liked her voice. Sure, the vibrato was pretty good. Just not my cup of tea.
On Mathilda:
C: Powerful voice, but seems out of breath at times.
W: She is frightening. The song itself is aweful with no melody really. Please don’t kill me.
On Hady:
C: Confident singer, need to take songs out of his comfort zone, and improvise!
W: He is the dude. Love the lively performance. Made me wanna dance!
On Jay:
C: He gives contours to his songs, giving different depths to different parts. However, the music does not do him justice. I say, so far he is the best singer of the lot.
W: Dude, how did you to that?! That was fantastic! Show me the riff again please?!
On Emilee:
C: Need to learn a lot about techniques, seems to sing in a totally different key from the music.
W: I could easy cast a vote based on those boobs. Man … but I really don’t quite like her singing. Sigh.
On Joakim:
C: Weak singing, limited vocal range. If I were a judge, he won’t make it to even the top dunno what (unless other candidates are much worse?).
W: Who? Again? (Momentarily put down my magazine) He’s done?
On Nurul:
C: What an awful song to sing!
W: Oh God, my ears …
On Norman:
C: Not enough practice, problem with high keys.
W: (Put down my magazine) … Who’s next?
On Jonathan:
C: Good vocal material, commanding presence on stage, but weak in techniques.
W: I felt bad after his performance. Jon was supposed to be the “hope” of Singapore Idol. And he just not as God-like as I thought.
On Jasmine:
C: Good karaoke singer, but no star quality. Really forgettable performance.
W: Loved her since day one. A lively performance as always.
On Paul:
C: Hitting keys, but need to work on falsetto.
W: The first sentence came out perfect and wowed me. But it all went wrong from there.
VERDICT:
C: Candidates for elimination = Emilee, Joakim, Nurul or Jasmine.
W: Don’t care who get eliminated. Just don’t let it be Gayle, Jay, or Jasmine.