Australian Idol 6, Final 9: Voulez-Vouz, ABBA!
October 5th 2008 09:19
Chrislyn Hamilton is up first and will be singing Mamma Mia. She thought it was a joke when she learned it would be an ABBA night. Definitely a lot of personality on stage but the vocal is too theatrical. Not the most exciting Chrislyn could do.
Dicko: You always gave us moments when you hit the stage, but not so much tonight. I think your horrible outfit distracts audience from your actual performance.
Marcia: Well done.
Kyle: Some contestants will have fun like what you did tonight, some will be serious. So it's all good but you dress up too timid for a fun song like that, and I agree with DIcko that your top shows your belly there.
Vocal: 7 --- Performance: 10 --- Song Choice: 7
Sophie Patterson is singing Gimme Gimme Gimme. She decided to get rid of the keyboard intro to suit her style. She’s doing the acoustic version.
Marcia: You look a bit like Agnetha (The blonde singer of ABBA), you really did a good job, I really like the fact that you tend to change things around.
Kyle: Now you are showing what sorta artist you’re gonna be. Those who love that will love that.
Dicko: You’re the first interpreter of the night, I thought that was smart. It’s a song about desperate for a man. So, on that song you should be more intense, but well done.
Vocal: 7 --- Performance: 8 --- Song Choice: 9
Thanh Bui is next, singing The Winner Takes It All. He says it is his chance to show his ballad strength. He’s performing with the piano. Finally what I’ve been waiting for from him, the soft range of his voice. Also, there was no over the top choreograph like he always did. Standing ovation from the audience
Kyle: That is perfect, no cheese. It was sincere, not acted like in the past. Stunningly wonderful.
Dicko: For you, ABBA night is a jackpot. Perfect song choice, you got it wrong in the past, but not tonight.
Marcia: TOUCHDOWN!! Come on everybody get up!
Vocal: 9 --- Performance: 8 --- Song Choice: 10
Roshani Priddis sings Money Money Money. She hopes the judges won’t feel indifferent. She wants them to totally love her performance or totally loathe it. Wow, she dresses up like Betty Boob, literally sexy. She’s more playful this time around like grabbing a dollar note from the conductor’s backpocket and the cameraman. Glad she steps out of her ballad mode.
Dicko: I saw your rehearsal and knew it was going to be like cabaret. I was nervous that you might fail to pull it off but you didn’t.
Marcia: Fantastic Roshani, well done!
Kyle: I agree with everything being said.
Vocal: 9 --- Performance: 10 --- Song Choice: 8
Wes Carr is singing Fernando. As a kid, he used to be in musical drama and singing some Abba songs as well. He is performing with his guitar, and it sounds generic. Once again, too ‘aussie rock’. Not my thing.
Marcia: That sounded like it was written for you. Courageous, well done!
Kyle: That was great, I love to hear that on the radio tomorrow. I was nervous initially because it’s a love song to a Spanish man.
Dicko: You look like a tennis player in the 70s. You turned it into modern rock. Very clever, mate!
Vocal: 7 --- Performance: 6 --- Song Choice: 8
Mark Spano is singing Waterloo. He likes the song but he won’t be that cheerful and jumpy. He definitely makes the song sounds more serious. I personally like his version but I can kinda understand if many disagree. Marcia and Dicko were particularly not impressed with his attitude, how he kept sulking throughout the week about having to sing ABBA. But I hate that they judged him based on that, rather than the actual performance. I thought it was still decent.
Kyle: You did a reasonable job, I know you forgot you words a bit there, but you kept going. I think you could have slammed that a little bit more. I know u were not happy with the Abba theme
Dicko: You’ve been sulking all week. Even ABBA outrocked you, that wasn’t good. You’re digging your own grave. I don’t like your attitude at all. You ruined it.
Audience: BOO!
Marcia: I think you’re the bomb but don’t you ever let a song on top of you. Don’t ever apologise.
Vocal: 8 --- Performance: 7 --- Song Choice: 8
Madam Parker will be singing Dancing Queen. She wants to put her own spin into it. Her vocal is a bit weak at some spots. It’s really weird with the music suddenly pauses and then goes again, and then pauses again and goes again.
Dicko: I don’t know why you guys are so scared about tonight’s theme. I think you would have done better just with the original arrangement. You don’t look like 100% comfortable. It wasn’t that bad but try to toughen it up.
Marcia: I can see you trying to bring the clubby feeling into the song. But you don’t really need to do that, you can just sing it. But you had fun, well done.
Kyle: I actually enjoy it, but kinda agree with Marcia and Dicko. But I wish you should just take control. If you disagree with some of the decisions made by the musicians or stylists, take control!
Vocal: 6 --- Performance: 6 --- Song Choice: 8
Teale Jakubenko will sing Thank You For The Music. Well, I thought it was going to be excellent since he is practically the only person who’s very vocal about his excitement doing an ABBA song. But that was mediocre.
Marcia: That’s the happiest and most comfortable I’ve seen from you. You sang it beautifully and so were the ladies (background singers).
Kyle: I think you’re a supreme vocalist, you’re a contender popped out of nowhere.
Dicko: I love the fact you’re looking forward to this night, but why did you choose that song because that’s one of their weakest song? ABBA even said they didn’t like it. On the plus side, your voice is getting better and better.
Vocal: 8 --- Performance: 6 --- Song Choice: 4
Luke Dickens has the pimp spot and will be singing Knowing Me Knowing You. As usual, he’s growling again. Finally the judges have the audacity to criticise the boredom that is his vocal.
Kyle: I hated the first 20 seconds, and then it turned good but you eliminated that “A ha” part, so I was disappointed again. But it was a nice version.
Dicko: You took that song into a dark place, ABBA meets Wolf Creek. But you have to discover your sweet voice, it will enable you to lift on the chorus.
Marcia: You sing well, but give light and shade, more versatility in vocal.
Vocal: 7 --- Performance: 7 --- Song Choice: 9
My ranking:
1. Roshani
2. Thanh
3. Mark
4. Chrislyn
5. Sophie
6. Wes
7. Teale
8. Luke
9. Madam
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