Once again a male singer dominated the Singapore Idol. Almost everyone was pinning and hoping that a woman takes the title for this year’s Idol, but once again the women, were defeated by the men.

For the first time, I didn’t watch and followed up with all of the episodes of the Idols. I had thought that it would be a waste of my time and instead planned to only catch the final so I can finally catch the cream of the corn. Thank god I had done what I had planned.
I was really surprised to find a guy such as Sezairi could actually bring out the life in almost all the songs he presented. Apart from the previous Idols, I had not expected someone so cheeky looking would be able to bring the crowd screaming the roof down. Perhaps his ability to bring his baby (guitar) into the scene also adds to his bonus point.
In my own opinions, to be an Idol, you have to be able to sell yourself. Not prostitution but to sell your voice, your face, your smile, your abilities to the world. It’s a large world out there and you need to compete with millions of singers, both veterans and newbies. So if you can’t make a song into your own masterpiece, then you’d surely go down the drain.
No point if you have the face, but you can’t sing well. You also need the ability to bring the crowd and make them crazy. That’s what had happened to Sezairi. I was just flicking through the channels, totally forgotten about the finals when I saw him singing. Even my mom who was in the kitchen came out to see who was singing.
I’m not saying Sylvia is not good. She’s good but after watching all the missing episodes of the Idols, I realise she couldn’t pitch a higher note to bring the climax of the song. Take a look at the ‘Touched By An Angel”. She was suppose to bring the song into something that can mesmerize others. It initally did for me, but after a few moments when I was expecting at least a high C for the climax, she flat it out.. Haiz.. And the song continued on and on, being quite monotonous and boring.
I also realised that she may have stretched the vocals too much during the finals because by the end of the show, when Flo asked her to tell the country why she should be voted, her voice turned hoarse. Bad.. Now that is BAD.
I am a choir member, well retired one but I sure am a very able listener to tunes. In this case, her voice almost crack.
Anyway, enough of my musing. Congrats to Sezairi and best of luck to Sylvia. You both rock!