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Good for Hady.
Bitched on: Monday, October 02, 2006
Time: 10/02/2006 10:25:00 PM
Been a while since I have last updated the blog.Time: 10/02/2006 10:25:00 PM
So this entry might sound stale but I just have to say it.
I am so surprised that Hady won Singapore Idol by such a huge landslide (70-30 split).
No doubt Hady outshined Jonathan Leong during the finals (at least I thought so). And personally, I feel that he is the more versatile singer of the two (both are fantastic singers by the way, and I thought Jonathan was a tad 'fake' during the finals, like he was overly 'chirpy')
But, another Malay Singapore Idol?
Clearly I underestimated Singaporeans' 'colourblindness'.
But also add to that the judges' inclination towards Jonathan being the next Singapore Idol.
Admit it, they were already swaying towards him since Day 1.
And Ken was clearly displeased when Hady was eventually announced as the winner. Come on lah, his initial reaction of disdain was undeniable (on 'live' TV 'some more').
And he showered praises not to the winner but to the runner-up before bringing the newly-crowned idol back down to Earth with his 'stern warning'.
But what's the big deal right?
Wrong.
It didn't stop there.
He even said he wasn't confident of investing something he didn't believe 100% in a newspaper interview.
Ouch.
Poor Hady.
So why, Ken?
Is it because Jonathan would be more successful in the regional entertainment industry (read: Chinese entertainment scene; ie. sing Chinese songs which Jon, being the 'atas' uni student that he is, can't sing for nuts)
And also the last time I checked the atlas, Singapore's regional neighbours are not Hong Kong or Taiwan...
Hmm... I should really buy the edition that Dick and Ken have.
I did a bit of snooping in Singapore Idol forum (yes, I was 'inspired' to do so after reading a friend's blog).
And there were forums dedicated to anything Singapore-Idol-related (how 'no-life' is that?), from Gurmit's complexion to Ja-scratch-head-comments.
And the inevitable race factor HAS to be brought in; its disheartening to know, people still put importance of the colour of skin above talent.
"...another malay can't win, so Jon will most probably win.Well, it's like a pattern, one race will never win twice in a row!"
"well well well. another MALAY has won dis. well it *****s. no doubt i HATE malays. but i have to say taufik is way better. JONAHAN shld have won! y let the malay commmunities dominate the markets?! @ this rate...... 2 time a malay is winning. honestly i cant believe it. i hate hardy"
But that's just the few 'rotten apples' (no doubt i HATE racists).
Here are more comments I find rather interesting.
"I think you tok nonsense.if hady don't win mean singaporean racist?
so if chinese like jon win means racist? so every year must not be chinese
win right or else racist??I think like that not fair.if how come all the chinese go out first this year?you know how many chinese last year vote for taufik? how many malay last year vote for sly? so don't anyhow say we racist.i don't want to fight or anything but just cos a malay/indian/whatever don't win SI... everytime people say singaporean racist make me angry. also just
blame chinese only."
"...the Chinese DJs are really damn biased abt the Malays 'being united in voting for Hady'... the way they said it is as if 'only Malays
vote for Hady'. WRONG... some of my Malay friends actually vote for Jonathan, while some of those who vote for Hady are Chinese.""Mathilda d'Silva was definitely the best vocalist. Why did she get voted off so early? ... WHY did she get voted off? Could it be that she was Indian? That the people, being mostly Chinese, overlooked the fact she was in fact better than everyone else vocally and gave their vote to unworthier Chinese?"
"Why do so many people like Paul Twohill? He's NOT the best looking guy around, definitely not the greatest vocalist in the competition. People allegedly like him for his personality, but face it: outgoing and spontaneous as he is, he airs on the wild side-- especially by the standards of conservatively-inclined Singaporeans. Singaporeans have been accused of giving "special treatment" to "angmoh" (Caucasian). Is Paul cruising on that tendency?In other words, if he were as ...flamboyant as he is but full Chinese, or Malay, or Indian, would he still be as well received, despite his limited vocal abilities? Are singaporeans cutting him some slack cuz it's fun to have a crazy pseudo-angmoh around?"
See more comments at the Singapore Idol forum.
For those really-have-nothing-better-to-do (like me...).
PS: all the comment bad engrish not I write one hor.
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