Six Asian Idol Contestants Performed Marvelously

December 13, 2007 Six contestants compete for the title of Asian Idol yesterday. Each had shown their abilities in singing two songs. That night, the show was opened with traditional dances with six different cloths flashed to represent six different countries. Then came the dancers of each to describe that Asia is rich with cultural background, but united in diversity beautifully without subtracting the traditional values in it. The six judges sit in front of the stage ready to evaluate each contestant’s performance. It’s Anu Malik (Indian Idol’s judge), Siu Black (Vietnam Idol’s judge), Indra Lesmana (Indonesian Idol’s judge), Paul Moss (Malaysian Idol’s judge), Ken Lim (Singapore Idol’s judge), and Pilita Corrales (Philippine Idol’s judge). Few of them are well known as harsh when criticizing the Idols on their home countries, but these don’t take away the six Idols’ spirit and enthusiasm to perform. The first is Jaclyn Victor with the song ‘For Once in My Life’. She said, "I am looking forward for tonight and of course I’m nervous, and my flu is getting worse. What I know is I will perform best in front of the judges and viewers." Jaclyn sang beautifully that night with purple slacks and white blouse. Paul Moss, her home country’s judge, commented that "Your performance captured people’s attention." While on the second song he said, "Very good! You’ve made me and Malaysia proud." The second performer was Hady Mirza with the song ‘Berserah’, the winning song of Taufik Batisah that he chose to make a difference from his previous performance. "On rehearsal, I was so nervous. But eventually I adjust and start to enjoy," he said moments before taking the stage. Even if not all the judges gave good comments, Ken Lim said, "You are a true Singapore Idol." For his second song, ‘Beautiful Day’, Ken Lim said, "You sound like a singer, you look like a winner." Phuong Vy was next with the up beat song called ‘River Deep Mountain High’. "I’m not too nervous and I tried to keep calm so I can sing best", she explained before went on stage. And she did perform so well to make Siu Black said, "You always sing with all your heart." The second song was Luc Moi You that was light and easy listening and got a short comment from Siu Black, "Very romantic." Mau Marcelo was the fourth and she sang in Tagalog as her first song, ‘Ako Ang Nagwagi’. At backstage she said, "I was so nervous. Every competition made me nervous, and this is international. I don’t want to be over confident. What I know is I’ll try to be myself." The song she chose made Pilita Corrales said, "That was the perfect song for you. You could be the next Asian Idol." Mau chose ‘Reach’ from Gloria Estefan as her second song, and once again Pilita said, "That was the performance I’ve been waiting for." Abhijeet Sawant was to sing next with the song ‘Everything I Do, I Do It for You’ from Bryan Adams. Abhijeet admitted that he was nervous and really hoped it wouldn’t affect his performance. Anu Malik was really impressed with his voice and said, "It’s really surprising that you can learn English in that short a time. And all the notes were hit perfectly by you." His second song, ‘Junoon’ from his second album, made all viewers there dance and move around. "Very energetic. You have improved fast. Whether you win or lose, you are still a winner to me," said Anu Malik wisely. The sixth in order to perform was Mike Mohede with the song ‘Mengejar Matahari’. He claimed to be real nervous but praying had made him calmer. He made Indra Lesmana said, "I have watched you perform a million time, but this is your best one."Around 5000 people were amazed by the performance of the six Asian Idol contestants. Every performance was given maximum and spontaneous applause. Asian Idol Performance Show must be watched on RCTI, this Saturday, December 15 2007, 9 PM – 10.30 PM. Watch Asian Idol Performance Result Show too at Hall D, Jakarta International Expo, and will be broadcasted live on RCTI. Keep watching and support your Idol to be the first Asian Idol.