Canadian Idol:The Not So Perfect 10
When you’ve been training to lead the race, it can be near impossible to run with the pack.
The top 10 kicked off tonight’s elimination episode with a Bowie medley. The result; a well-organized mess. The idol hopefuls have been working extremely hard at evolving who they are as solo performers, what they haven’t spent as much time on, is learning how to work with their fellow hopefuls.
Were it not for last night’s shining stars (Mitch, Sebastian, Theo, and to some extent Katherine), to carry this medley tonight, it would have turned into a real mess. When you put the Idol’s together, it’s fairly obvious who the odd ones out are and fortunately it seems like the voters are starting to catch on. In the words of Zack Werner, “you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.”
Hamilton, ON won’t be home to another Canadian Idol. Adam Castelli, who says that Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire” is the song that best describes him, was sent home this evening. As much as I feel for Adam, I can’t say that I’m surprised… or disappointed. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Star Quality”. It pertains to the natural appeal that someone (a musician) has and exudes. Adam just doesn’t have it. Sorry bro.
While Adam may have been voted off, joining him in the bottom three were Mookie and Sebastian. As you can probably assume from prior entries, I’m counting the days until Mookie is sent home. You can also probably assume that I was not so thrilled when Ben Mulroney announced that Sebastian was also at risk! Needless to say, I was baffled and disappointed, almost as much as last week! I will state now, that I don’t think Sebastian is the best of the hopefuls. I do however believe and stand by my opinion that he is easily in the Top 3, NOT bottom!
I leave you now with the latest video from Brian Melo, the current Canadian Idol, who hails from Hamilton ON.
I just don't care about this season at all , haven't watched one single episode. I wonder
how the ratings are this season?
He was for sure in my top five with last night's performance , Canada just goofed by letting the eye sore and ear bleed Mark Day stay. I mean can we not honestly say that he butchered that song last night?
Sebastian, Mitch, Amberly, Earl and Adam (no particular order) were my top five... only four remain, and now Theo slips into Adam's spot; thus reinventing my top five...
Sebastian makes my skin crawl whenever I see him sing. Katherine reminds me of a badly perform high school "airband." I change the channel whenever they perform. If these two yahoos remain on the show I'm gonna stop watching it.
Sebastian has to force every note out of his throat. He doesn't sing naturally like Amberly or Mookie. Can't even understand what Kathrine is singing most of the time. I personally think both of them along with Mitch and Mark shouldn't have been in the top 10 to begin with.
Mookie is the one with the most star qualities. He's the main reason I'm watching Canadian Idol. He has the best chance of becoming a star outside of Canada. The rest will just fade into obscurity. Mookie doesn't need to win this to become a success.
One of the best Top 10's on this show, so far. Oh yeah, Earl's a hoot! Drew's also a contender.
Song choice is definitely key for these guys.
Most of the time, a good performance of a familiar song wins out.
Looking forward to the rest of the season.