Phew! Finally managed to high-tail it back home before going out to the studio....below (and on the left sidebar) are the voting deets for tonight! Remember, each Idol will be singing two songs - a cover and an original composition they wrote especially for tonight's theme - Song For A Cause. And of course, the cause in question tonight is World AIDS Day (comin' up this December 1st).
Sezairi Sezali will be opening the show with the Black Eyed Peas hit 'Where Is the Love?' and performing his own song 'You' later on in the show. 'You' is a beautiful ballad (listen out for the beautiful lyrics) about how the imperfections of a person is what makes them perfect.
Tabitha Nauser will be performing second with her original song 'No Matter', a jazzy-gospelly song about how she will be there for someone who's going thru struggles 'no matter what'. She says the lyrics are simple but heartfelt and hopes the audience will sing along with her tonight. Her second song for the evening will be Carrie Underwood's version the George Michael classic 'Praying For Time'.
Charles will be going 3rd and singing U2's 'One'. His 2nd outing tonight will be his original song 'Before You Hit The Ground' about a girl with AIDS. The song states that he will be there to support her, to 'catch her before she hits the ground'. Awww....
Going 4th and last tonight will be Sylvia Ratonel. Her first song will be her original song 'I'll Be Here' which she describes as a melody made up of mish-mashed melodies she's been storing on her ipod. The song is what she hopes/envisions people will say to her should she be the one in a struggle or dealing with tough times. Her 2nd song for the night will be a cover of Adele's 'Make You Feel My Love'.
check out my previous posts to find out more about their songs.
I think tonight's show is gonna be awesome. The theme itself already warms my heart, because HIV & AIDS awareness is already a cause I support. Education is so important, because it not only saves lives, it helps those living with the virus cope with it in their society.
On a lighter note, I'm also looking forward to seeing tonight's result because, this morning, on 987FM, Dan the Man has boldly declared that neither Tabby nor Sylvia will be going home tonight....shockers! Is he predicting either Charlie or Airi going home tonight? Daniel Ong has laid $100 on the line to either one of the girls if they end up at the 987FM studio tomorrow morning as the eliminated Idol!
I say, getting eliminated so not worth the $100 lor! hahahah.
Let's see if Dan gets this one right - his last prediction came true. So maybe Dan the Man is clairvoyant!
Oh, and just to clear the air about the Twitterpanic that happened this afternoon....keep your panties on people....no one has pulled out of Idol.
@siproducer tweeted that they needed to re-do the choreography for the night because someone wasn't able to attend.
@siproducer later clarified that it was one of the ex-Idol contestants who was not able to attend due to an urgent personal matter that cropped up. So instead of 6 Idol alums returning for the Results Show, you'll have to do with just 5 instead.
So don't worry, NONE of your Top 4 have dropped out of the competition! Phew. Press that UNpanic button now.
Whee...just 2 hours plus to showtime, and half an hour til I leave home for the show yippee! Look for my tweets/twitpics!
Wow, we're just down to 4 now, makes me wonder whether performance order is still worth announcing. LOL. Nvm, since I have the info, might as well just share right?!
Oh wth am I talking about? Of course its important - voting deets are determined by perf order mah! AIYO - apologies for my blonde moment...here are your voting details and performance order...remember, each Idol is singing twice, so I've listed them in order of the songs they will be singing...
If you still aren't sure what tomorrow's show is all about, check out the trailer below.
xoxo, s.
ps. WHAT? You didn't know your Top 4 are on Twitter? Sure you an idol fan not?
How true dat. How very true. Well said Airi, and Tabby and Charles and Sylvia. :) Watching these trailers I just want so much to give them all a big hug and tell them what a great job their doing and what a wonderful gesture it is to be writing a song from the heart to help spread the message about love and reduce the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS.
Watch...
The second trailer gives me goosebumps - the good kind - again, kudos to Valren, Chris and the OAP team at 5 for another wonderful set of trailers for Idol :) Even in plain white tees and no colour, they look awesome!
My one hope for this week, since we are commemorating a good cause (World AIDS Day, in case you've been in Timbuktu or just blur), is that everyone set aside their warring and show everyone some love. Lets fill that whole damn theatre and everyone's homes with Love.
Let's not be hatin' on one another. Doesn't matter whose fans you are, which Idol you support, whether you want a girl or a boy Idol or hate the judges ....whatever! Zip, Nada, Zero, Kosong hatred this week. Lets be supportive, positive, and listen to the messages the Idols are putting across this week.
The Cause is bigger than us. In most cases, ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to disease, ignorance breeds fear and contempt. Lets get educated - the Idol way - via music and the heartfelt songs these four talented individuals have written and will perform for us :)
Go Tabby, Sezairi, Sylvia and Charles! Much love, miss u guys, see you soon...
A big shout out too to Nurul, Amira, Farhan, Faizal, Duane and Malaque who will be coming back tomorrow night to help support the cause too with a few group performances - can't wait to see them all back together again yippeee!
xoxo, s.
ps. I will definitely be joining the Final 4 as they sing their 'Song(s) For A Cause'... will you?
pps. Finally found some time to blog - been super busy the last coupla days - and was gonna update on the roadshow, then I watched these and just HAD to get it out there!
Firstly, aren't you just lovin' this poster? I am. The Top 4 are dressed so simple, I love it. (click to enlarge)
Next order of business...
Tabby's cover song is no longer Adam Lambert's version of 'No Boundaries'. Tabby will be singing Carrie Underwood's version of the George Michael classic 'Praying For Time' instead. (Aw shucks, I'm a Glambert fan and was looking forward to hearing Tabby's version of that song.)
Anyway, this is still a great song choice though - very very appropriate for the theme, and if Tabby emotes the way Carrie does (see vid) on Idol Gives Back, its in the bag y'all!
While I was searching for the Carrie Underwood vid, I chanced upon Idol Alum (Season1) Daphne Khoo's own accoustic version of the song :). Its a nice, refreshing, quiet take on the same song, yet raw and still full of emotion. I like it - Daphney miss ya!
Last piece of order...
I've just found out that your Top 4 will be singing like SO MANY songs for next week's Results Show! (click on the links for vids of the songs and info on the guest artistes)
That's it for Idol updates! Your Top 4 will be at Caldecott Hill all day tomorrow (call time 7am!) filming a music video for the Health Promotion Board, for next week's show.
Don't forget to catch them at their two roadshows this Saturday, deets on the Idol Stalker banner on the left sidebar.
Each of them will be singing an original composition (specially written for this World AIDS Day tribute) and a cover (something inspirational). So that means, we get 8 songs altogether! Double the fun! Woot!
PLUS, next week's Results Show is gonna be a full hour(instead of the usual half hour) cos we've got group performances a-plenty. There's a 'Idol Alum' number (Nurul, Malaque, Farhan, Duane, Amira and Faizal), a Top 4 group number and an everybody (Top4+Idol Alum) group number :)
Plus special guest performances by Jack & Rai and Nathan Hartono. Sounds like a rawkin' show already!
Ok, without further ado....here's the song list in no particular order....
(I won't be commenting on their original compositions cos I haven't really heard them yet, except for Airi's cos Iz just told me that he recorded it before)
Sylvia Ratonel
Original song :"I'll Be Here"(the song is about what Sylvia hopes people will say to her when she faces struggles and tough times)
Cover :Adele's "Make You Feel My Love"
I think this Adele song is right up Sylvia's alley. Her voice is similar to Adele's and its the kind of offbeat, retro-ish, laidback tune that Sylvia seems to excel in.
Tabitha Nauser
Original song :"No Matter"(the song's about Tabby bein' there for someone who's having a tough time, 'no matter what'.)
Cover :Adam Lambert's version of "No Boundaries"
I've also attached the studio recording of the song because the sound quality in the above vid isn't too good.
Definitely a better version than Kris Allen's. Adam Lambert's rendition has a lot more emotion and its a great 'let-it-all-out' type song. I hope Tabby lets go next week, cos when she does she really really shines. Can't wait!
Charles "Stitch" Wong
Original song :"Before You Hit The Ground" (the song is about a girl who has AIDS who feels depressed but there will be people who will catch her before she 'hits the ground')
Cover :U2's "One"
Sorry, couldn't find any of music video of this song that wasn't 'Embed disabled', so opted to post this 'Live' version instead. But you all should know this song right? Its pretty famous.
Anyway, its a big song, am wondering if Charles will sing it 'intimately' or go all out with it like he did with The Calling's 'Wherever You Will Go'. Good song choice though, very inspirational!
Sezairi Sezali
Original song : "You" (the song is about the imperfections that make people perfect)
(Iz actually recorded Airi singing this a while back...see vid below)
Cover :Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is The Love" (he's apparently gonna sing the 'rap' part - can ah?)
I like this song. Almost everyone I know likes this song. But at one time, it just got overplayed and people got tired of it. Hope everyone's had enough of a rest from the song so that it doesn't become a blindspot when Airi performs it next week. Another feelgood song for the night!
World AIDS Day is on 1st December. To find out more about how it affects us here in Singapore, click here to get to the Health Promotion Board's site.
Was supposed to turn in almost 2 hours ago, but HAD to get this post out to you :) 4.45am now, definitely time for bed!
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