Singapore Idol Top 24 : Samantha Lee

In The Shower with :

Samantha Lee

(nickname : Badgirl)

When I asked Sam to describe herself in 3 words, she replied 'I Don't Know'...hrm, I wasn't sure if that was a joke or not!

Anyway, 3 words that I would use to describe her would be Sexy. Rocker. Chick. She just has that rocker chick vibe, what with the leather jacket, black heels and guitar!

Here's something else you probably didn't know about Sam, she is pretty musical. The girl plays drums, guitar and the piano. To chill, she actually indulges in classical music like Chopin (her favourite)! Hope her musicality shines through, because the Judges LURVE musicality (and usually, so does the audience)!

Quick facts about Samantha :

Lives in : Central

Occupation : Musician

Favourite MJ song : Billie Jean

Favourite Judge : Ken

Single/Attached? : Attached

Who does she think will win Idol 3? Syltra.

If music is your first love, what is your second?

Second greatest love will be cooking and baking. I can cook chinese, italian and japanese ^_^ and I can bake some really good cheesecake too.

(so totally unexpected - the Rocker is domesticated - cheesecake to boot! yum!)

Secret Single Behaviour : What do you do on your own that no one knows about?

I talk to my puppy, literally.

(woman of few words :) but she talks to her puppy, how sweet!)

summerr's take :

Producers nicknamed her 'diarrhoea girl' after her infamous latecoming episode. Thank goodness the judges decided to let her stay the day (unlike Ruben Raj's brutal dismissal).

Samantha doesn't seem the chatty type (as seen in her short and succinct answers too - while others have had verbal diarrhoea, no pun intended).

But the girl can sing.

note : Don't you think she looks like Stefanie Sun?

Check out this vid of her solo from Theatre Auditions. She's singing "Heaven". There's also a very cool cover of Immortal at her fanpage - do check it out, link is at the bottom of this post!

Make a date with Samantha!

Saturday, 5 Sept Aug : Lot One, 3pm -4pm

Catch Samantha in person at the second Idol roadshow where you get to meet the 2nd group of 12 that will be performing at Piano Show #2.

Wednesday, 9 Sept : Caldecott Hill, 9am - 930am, 987FM

Tune in to 987FM at 9am to catch Samantha's first radio interview, with Mae, Justin and Faizal.

Wednesday, 9 Sept : Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Studio 1

Singapore Idol Piano Show #2, 8pm and The Results Show later at 10pm, on Channel 5.

Samantha will be performing the No Doubt classic "Don't Speak".

To vote for Samantha :

Call 1900 112 1210 or text 10 to IDOLS (43657)

Each call/sms costs 60cents.

Lines only open from 8pm on 9th Sept 2009.

Find Samantha online :

Samantha's facebook fanpage

xoxo, s.

The Ruben Raj Debate

I should be sleeping...but I just read this post on the Official Blog.

Remember the guy the judges totally dismissed on Ep 3 because he was super late and to top that off he did not turn up for the workshop the day before?

Well the Official Idol Blogger has managed to find a vid of him singing. So you can see for yourself if the judges made a huge mistake and kicked out what could have been Singapore's next Idol.

Imho. Er, no la not really. Go watch and decide for yourself.

The Debate. Clearly there are SOME double standards being employed here as Izk pointed out, because Samantha Lee was also late and ALSO missed the workshop the day before. But where I think the judges drew the line was that Ruben apparently did not check in and give a reason for not attending the workshop (based on what you see on tv). Also, I'm guessing they based their decision whether to keep or cut on Samantha's and Ruben's first auditions too. I'm guessing they thought Sam could sing and has potential, whereas Ruben was probably an 'on-the-fence' case.

What did you think? Were the judges mean for not giving him a chance? Or do you think they did the right thing - tardiness should not be acceptable at this stage of the competition! Do you think Ruben could have been more 'committed' to Idol - at least call if you aren't coming? Should Samantha have been dismissed as well?

Kudos to Izk for picking up the story. Nice one dude, and thanks for the shoutout! Right back 'atcha!

You can catch Eps 1 - 3 right here (left side bar of this blog) or you can catch the on-air repeat on Channel 5 today (Saturday) at 6pm.

xoxo, s.