Ep 16 is up! Spec #10 - Song For A Cause

Hey peeps, for those of you who missed out on Ep 16, Spectacular 10 : Song For A Cause, this is the closest you'll get to a full episode online. Our usual source of Idol episode uploads (nazamania where r u dude?) hasn't yet uploaded a full episode for the last 2 weeks, so just make do with this one first k?

Enjoy...

Airi opens the show with 'Where Is The Love' by The Black Eyed Peas.

Next up, its Tabby with her original song 'No Matter'.


Charles goes 3rd with U2's 'One'.


Next up, Sylvia singing her original song 'I'll Be Here'.

This next one Sezairi's original song entitled 'You'.

Followed by Tabby's rendition of Carrie Underwood's version of 'Praying For Time' (original singer is George Michael).

Next up is Charles' original song 'Before You Hit The Ground'.

And last but not least, closing the show is Sylvia singing Adele's 'Make You Feel My Love'.

Now that the performance show is done, moving on to the Results Show....

Most of the performances that happened are here except for the two Idol performances - Top 4 performing their group song, and the Idol Alums (Farhan, Duane, Malaque and Nurul) performing theirs.

Will post up Ep 17 next, from the same source, so the style will be the same - just the individual performances of the idols + results. Sorry guys, if you do hear of full episodes up online somewhere do let me know so I can update this post !

xoxo, s.

Idol out : NO ONE! Woot!

Surprised? Expected?

I was vascillating between both actually.

I kinda 'expected' it to happen based on American Idol's track record. When they did Idol Gives Back, which is a similar themed show, charity, uplifting, positive stuff, they too sprang the whole 'no one's going home' deal at the end of the show.

But somehow, watching Gurms go through the motions and put Charlie in the bottom half, then send Airi to safety, then Sylvia to safety.... I thought OMG, maybe I 'predicted' wrong, maybe there IS gonna be someone going home tonight...heart started to do a thumpa-thump-thump there.

Anyway, its all goode. I'm happy that its non-elim. I saw some facebook posts and not everyone was happy bunny bout it. Many were also confused by what this whole non-elim thing means.

Let me try and clarify it to the best of my knowledge (@siproducer, feel free to jump in via comment box if I trip on anything)...

1. Tonight is a non-elimination round, which means no one gets sent home. (y'know, like in Amazing Race! Duh, stating the obvious there...)

2. All the votes received tonight will be snowballed to next week. Which means you add this week's votes to next week's and the person going home will be based on the TOTAL lowest votes received over tonight's and next week's shows.

3. Judges Save - ok, this one a bit iffy - as far as I know, Judges Save is no longer in play cos it only goes up to Top 5. I've not heard anymore buzz about it being extended for use. So lets just fuggedaboutit - old news.

4. Whose votes were lower, Tabby or Charlie? NO IDEA LA. Gurms din say waaat. But suffice it to say, both of them are your Bottom 2. So if you don't want them to remain there, next week, between 8pm and 10pm, better sms faster and more frequently to keep them in the game. Saying that, Sylvia and Sezairi fans, don't be jumpin' for joy so soon - complacency has killed many an Idol dream. Jeassea Thyidor - classic case imo.

5. So is it confirmed that Sezairi and Sylvia are in the Top 3? Please refer to the above points. They are no way guaranteed a spot in the Top 3 as of now, cos there is still more voting to come. You need to add next week's votes to this week's votes. The Idols will then be ranked accordingly once all votes are in at the end of next week's show - and then you'll know who your Top 3 are.

OMG. Top 3. Next week. Mind boggling. Seems like just yesterday it was 24 of them! And then 13! We're seriously just a month away from sitting in Indoor Stadium. Geez...

*snapping out of the daydream* <-technically still night dream since its 2am!

Ok, back to the post - hope those points above clarify where we are right now. Next post, more deets on Step Up & Dance! :)

In the meantime, I managed to catch Airi and Sylvia for a quick interview about how the felt regarding the whole non-elimination stunt...watch...

Sorry I didn't manage to catch Tabby and Charlie. The former was yakking thru the toilet door, thought I had it down, but the sound quality is so blur, won't bother uploading it to YouTube. The latter went missing super fast after the show - didn't see him again until I got out to recep where he was bein' mobbed by fans.

xoxo, s.

ps. For a look at some amazing pics taken by the in-house team of paparazzos, go to the Official Singapore Idol Facebook Group.

pps. To the fan who requested to hear Faizal's original song, sorry but I have not seen him at all since last week, will endeavour to catch him for it whenever I can ok? Sorry!

9pm : Show's Over - Keep Voting!

Its 9pm.

The show's over, but you still have time to vote so keep those fingers busy.

Just an hour away, so much to look forward to....

Jack & Rai performing

Idol alums performing (Nurul, Malaque, Amira, Farhan, Duane, Faizal woot!) <--one won't be coming tho' :(

Nathan Hartono is performing with the Top 4

Top 4 will be performing with the Idol alums

(for full details, check out my previous post!)

So many performances, and all for a good cause! Oh, and PLUS that 'naked idol' music video to look forward to too!

Just.Cannot.Wait. :)

Seriously. Less than an hour to go - Keep voting and make sure you come back at 10pm. Voting deets on the left sidebar of this blog ;)

xoxo, s.

ps. Or you could stay glued to the comp and follow my twitpics/tweets ;)

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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!

xoxo, s.

Spectacular 10 : Performance Order

Who's opening/closing the show?

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?

here are the links..click and FOLLOW!

sezairi

tabitha

charles

sylvia

Idols Write Songs

Original Songs For A Cause

Our Top 4 have been hard at work writing original songs for next week's show. In fact, since last week they've been hard at work (including Faizal, because they work two weeks in advance regardless of who's in/out).

I know you guys are definitely curious to hear what those original songs sound like - so was I. I had planned to record it, but Iz already did, so here are the vids he recorded yesterday of each of your Top 4's original songs.

In no particular order....

Sezairi Sezali with 'You'.

Sylvia Ratonel with 'I'll Be Here'.

Charles 'Stitch' Wong with 'Before You Hit The Ground'

Tabitha Nauser with 'No Matter'.

Sorry this post took forever...the vids were rather large in size, and YouTube kept dying mid-upload. As I'm typing this (10.48pm), I've still got 20mins left to go on Charlie's song upload and Tabby's is queued behind it! (12.14am - finally done!)

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the vids - which song did you like best?

I'm looking forward to next week's show so much, and the Results Show sounds like its gonna be da bomb with guest artistes etc for a FULL HOUR! It will be heartbreaking when one of the 4 go home :(... but at least it'll be with a bang right?

xoxo, s.

ps. In my previous post I mentioned sleeq would be performing, my mistake, need to clarify that, sleeq will be performing during the 1-hour break in between Performance and Results shows, so only the attending studio audience will get to watch it - don't worry....my trusty phone will be there too! Shall upload the minute I get back k!

pps. A big thank you to Izked for filming and editing these vids! Do check out the Official Blog for more Idol stuff!

ppps. Just had to add these two lil tribute vids in...done by sabrinaathestrange, they are tributes to Charlie and Sylvia. I lurve Sylvia's - the song choice is awesome...LOL But truth be told, Sylvia is more blonde than bitch - SylSyl u noe i luv u rite? :)

Sabrina, howsabout something for Tabs and Airi now - can?

The One Behind-The-Scenes

Naked Idol? NOT.

Before you jump to conclusions.... keep your crooked mind on the straight aiite! These are some behind-the-scenes pics from today's music video shoot courtesy of @siproducer and @izked. :)

Thanks you guys! I like totally missed the whole thing cos when I got there at 4 (thought the shoot was til 7pm), they were done - so efficient! Guess as the numbers dwindle, shoots move faster....*bittersweet*

Doesn't Tabby look awesome here? I seriously love her bangs!

I love how the Idols are bare shouldered, giving the illusion of 'naked-ness' but not in a bad way. I'm thinking since this Spectacular is about World AIDS Day, and the song they are singing is called 'As I Am' by Jack & Rai, its probably about 'accepting' people as they are, without the masks or makeup, or the stylish clothes .... the facades we so rely on on a daily basis to 'protect' ourselves. 'Stripped of facades' so to speak....love it.

Be 'blind' to colour? race? religion? Maybe thats what the blindfold is for. I have no idea , am just guessing. They look really good though. I was telling Iz, every Idol season should have a 'naked idol' shoot just cos there's something so simple and natural and beautiful about just focusing on their faces (shoulders up) and nothing else.

Check out this oldie but goodie trailer from Season 1. I was there at the shoot (sorry that I don't have pics, I'll have to go dig my archives for pics from that shoot), but it was just amazing and everyone looked so good. The trailer producer invested in a 'ring' light so that the Idols would be lit beautifully on cam. The inspiration for this trailer was of course MJ's Black Or White music video. We named the trailer 'Morph' back then because it was at the stage where the Idols were 'morphing' from Piano shows to the next big stage which was The Spectaculars.

Anyway, on to more BTS stuff, I mentioned by the time I got there, they had wrapped, but I did managed to get a clip of Charlie and Airi jamming impromptu on the piano, they're singing the song for the music video - 'As I Am' by Jack & Rai :)

Finally, I just got some pics from James (Channel 5 promo team) from the shoot they did earlier in the month for this week's trailer and print ad, here are the pics in a collage. Sorry, he didn't send any of Sylvia, but at least you can see what Faizal and Duane looked like for the shoot if they woulda made it thru :) Thanks JameseyJames for the pics!

thats it for now... am off to the White Rabbit for dinner - heard its awesome, my first time out with the girlfriends in ages!

Shall blog more tonight after Survivor (looks very exciting!)

xoxo, s.

ps. Oh the reason I dropped by today was to get snippets of the Idols' original songs - thank gawd Iz was super quick :) he's got them recorded, and promises to upload them to Youtube tonight - eeee...so exciting! So keep a watch-out on his Youtube Channel tonight :)

pps. Just saw Izked's tweet - sleeq will be perfoming on next week's show AWESOME!!!!!!!! :)

Updates on Song For A Cause

Updates on Spectacular 10....

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)

Here's the Idol song list for the Results Show.

1. Green Day's 'Good Riddance' - Top 4 only

2. The Temptations' 'My Girl' - Top 4 with Idol Alum

3. Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' - Top 4 with Nathan Hartono (or maybe its the other way around?)

4. 'How To Save A Life' - Idol Alum

Plus a performance from Jack & Rai too.

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.

xoxo, s.