Australian Idol Semi-Finals
I am happy with tonight’s two finalists Chrislyn Hamilton and Wes Carr for the Idol 2008 Top 12. I’ve liked these two even before the semi-final last night, so I’m glad they’ve both got in. Chrislyn has balls and Wes rocks out (please stop shaking your leg when you sing though).
On tonight’s semi-final show, I liked Amanda Grafanakis the best - she looks cool and sang a song by Pink. She reminds me of the girl who sang Standing in the Way of Control by The Gossip last year.
Natalie Colavito is going to give the big girls a run for their money, she sang Listen quite well but I think she could have been a bit more melodic. Is there enough room for two big girls in the Top 12? Quirky Brooke Wilkie lost her voice due to illness and unfortunately, shit happens - you don’t get another go next week. It’s a shame because her Top 100 performances were pretty cool and unlike last year’s quirky girl, she can sing. I was also going for Thanh Bui, but I think it was a sympathy vote because he’s Asian. His performance of One (U2) was, as the judges said, a bit boy band. Luke Dickens, the rock dude sang well, but he’s not my Idol material - a bit too rough. I have a bad feeling this year’s Matt Corby, Tom Williams will get through on his young, dreamboat looks - and he sang such a daggy song!
I missed quite a lot of Idol last year when I went overseas. No plans or $ to go anywhere this year - so it’s going to be Idol Central at the House of Wongillies!!!
beccy joe said,
September 7, 2008 @ 7:49 am
reading your account is so much more interesting than watching the show. keep us posted australian rozie.
kimberley said,
September 10, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
Yeah, agreed BJ. Would actually not watch the show myself (prefer the dancing one), but then today I had my haircut and the guy after me was talking about how he had to get a song cleared for copyright before singing it. I had a look on the Idol website and it’s Mr “dreamboat looks” Tom Williams. Funny, because my hairdresser also did the hair of one of the “So You Think You Can Dance” finalist guys, the one that had long hair and then cut it quite short, can’t remember his name and can’t be bothered googling.