We are back to Top 9 - Tiara's gracious exit in Episode 8.
Tiara - as the "buah mulut" of the show, left the show with her rendition of Andaikan Kau Datang by Ruth. Some might be cheering out loud when announced that she is leaving the show but i see lots of them doesnt seem happy enough with her exit. Perhaps it was her ever-fun-never-sad-character that finally ppl realised she wasnt that bad afterall. We, rentak-ers wishes her all the best in the future on whatever she is taking up. Work harder to achieve your dream, Tiara. Good luck.
As for Shone, the first performer of the night. Not much i could say. To me, Shone your performance wasnt that good considering that u prefer rock than other genre. And another thing i realise was Shone isnt that comfortable with the stage. Not a natural performance i would say. Vocal wise without any doubt, memang there is some rockish style but it didnt work out with that song. Perhaps it was a wrong song choice. All in all. it wasnt a bad performance nor a good one. Safe enough for next week. Crossing my finger.
The next Sabahan girl. Ayu to me is a very cheery and fun singer. I hope she would keep all that in all her performance. As for her performance that night. Partly the sound system fault i would say. I can hardly hear what was she singing in SP2. But when i can hear what she was singing, i realise she was shouting again. no wonder i can hear her clearly. Whatever is it. her shouting doesnt ran out of pitch yet and it doesnt affect her energetic performance. Another thing to compliment her was her song choice. Aku, Dia & Kamu this week. Ayu can be nominated as one of the best song-picker. She knows her stuff and she knows how to entertain the crowd. Kudos on that.
Sarah. The biggest shocker of the night. First it was the bottom 2. Then it was her performance. I was amazed with her vocal range right from the start of the performance. But what got me disappointed was her 2nd half of the song - Fantasia Bulan Madu. The top note that she cant reach gave me a hell of shock. Her notes wasnt that accurate 2nd half of the song. But somehow she managed to make the song hers and it wasnt that bad afterall. Just that it wasnt her best performance and it didnt reach her class as a GOOD singer. Maybe, maybe it was the week's genre - ROCKTOPIA that is not her strong point. So will we STILL see her in the bottom next week? What say u, Malaysians. Hopefully not.
Guitarist, Joni. Great attempt in Umbrella. More comfortable with the guitar this week compared to the last. Can see improvement but i still dont get the OMPH. There is nothing much left for me to look forward to her performance next week. In other words, I am not convinced yet that she is a good singer. Next week, we shall see.
The messed up performer last week certainly did MUCH MUCH MUCH better this week. Iz with his rendition of Suci Dalam Debu obviously was much suci than last week's debu. ;D ;D ;D. He sounds much better in Malay song and i managed to catch the melodious side of his. Which is a good thing but that is just a week. Hopefully the standard can be maintained throughout the season. Dressing wise. I found it weird for him. I dont know but it doesnt suits the song. Is the fashion i think. Yeah i am not in the fashion field. Ooopss.
Safe enough for Top 8.
Habib Jewel doesnt seems glittering and is not selling good. Poh Kong having promotion / sales is it? LOL. It was practically a bad performance. Ironically, she ended up killing herself choosing a song that EVERYONE knows. Yeah definitely Rocktopia isn't her week but the monotonous performance with those bad voice projection shouldnt be there. Boring, indeed. Hope that she could catch up and show us some EXTRAORDINARY performance next week - R&B.
WAKE UP INTAN, show us. IF ONLY Malaysians still believe in her. Looking at this, her condition clearly shows that she might be the next victim. But who knows. Is all about the votes.
Besides his nice look, he finally showed up his nice voice this week. I love the way Mark started off the song. But same situation as singer, Sarah. His 2nd half of the song went a bit off. And that is when the pitching problem came in. With the face and now with the voice, I am quite sure Mark will be sailing through for Top 8. Looking into his situation, he is heading the right way.
Now this Ballads singer has proven to us that his vocal range is not good only for Ballads. Rocktopia week is definitely one of his best week. Ab gave us such a wonderful performance and i would say it was a shocking performance knowing that he sings better in ballads. Somehow his version of Time is Running Out got everyone hyped up towards the end of the show. At least to me. And the way he blend into the crowd and the comfort he had shown on stage convinced me his place in the competition. Great Job, Ab.
Last but not least. The not so innocent Shila. Another surprise performance in Top 9. From her low notes to her high notes. I cant deny that it was her best performance or perhaps the best in Rocktopia week. Thumbs up for the music arrangement and her stage performance. She got class too!!! Definitely another one to be looked out for in the competition.
8tv should do some serious changes in the sound system. And the show on tv is bored. Not even some background music playing when the hosts are talking or after the judges speak out their "thing". Just plain boredom. I hope 8tv does take note on this. Make the show more fun...!!!! LOL..
Safe enough for Top 8.
