The Voice of the Philippines Predictions for the 4th Live Show (Sept. 15) September 14, 2013 Tomorrow's result is very much predictable. Last week, I got 3 out of 4 (I only did not get Morissette, but it was a close match [49.5% vs 51.5% votes]). Hope I get 4 out of 4 this time :)
1. Team Sarah
Klarisse will win!
We don't know who has more supporters. But surely, Sarah will choose Klarisse. She's a better singer. Better voice quality. Technically competent. And Sarah knows it. As for Mommy Eva, ayaw talaga makinig kay Lea (it doesn't mean if you could, you should nga eh! Haven't you heard how beautiful Lea sang with Patti last week?). She was again inserting those super high notes (which is already very tiring and painful to listen to) in her song IKAW LANG ANG MAMALAHIN for tomorrow. I know why, she doesn't seem to stand out without her glass-breaking whistle. She just seems like an ordinary singer without that signature Eva whistle. Good thing, Sarah tried to control her. Good job coach!
Who will win? KLARISSE
2. Team Lea
Lea will choose Radha for sure, knowing that she also considers the artist's winability in her decision (as implied by her tweets). But this is OK. Radha is a good singer: has the belting capability as well as musicality, to sing high and mid-tone songs. This doesn't mean that Kimpoy is not good; it's just that it's difficult to beat the belting power of Radha which is super liked by Pinoys. And Kimpoy doesn't have as many followers as Darryl, Mitoy and Paolo to overturn her coach's decision tomorrow. And also, just in case Kimpoy wins tomorrow, he will suffer the same fate as Darryl; he will never win against Mitoy in the next battle.
Who will win? RADHA
3. Team Apl
Same as above (Team Lea). HAHA!
Janice = Radha, Jessica = Kimpoy. Therefore, Janice will win!
Like Sarah, Apl is also now trying to control the birits of Jessica, as it really gets uncontrollable most of the time, making her rendition off-tune. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't sound good in her falsetto.
Apl will choose Janice. The public will vote Janice as well. Good bye Jessica.
Who will win? JANICE
4. Team Bamboo
Bamboo will choose Myk. Public votes go to Myk as well.
Bamboo prefers originality, uniqueness and musicality. Myk beats Isa in all these aspects, plus the public likes him. Although Myk sounds very much like Bamboo (not very unique, huh?). It's gonna be another landslide victory for a TeamBamboo artist tomorrow.
Who will win? MYK
Notice that all coaches are now trying to control the birits of their artists. Sarah, telling Eva not to do that glass-breaking whistle in every performance; Lea, telling Radha to simplify her ad-libs and not oversing her Time after Time; Apl, telling Jessica to control her birits; Bamboo, not applicable, as he was never a fan of power belting.
Why is this so? Is it because of the tweet overloads they saw with Mitoy, with the public saying they favor Darryl over Mitoy because Mitoy is just too damn MAINGAY? It could be. Or maybe they saw that the non-biriteros (Darryl and Paolo) are unbeatable in the iTunes chart.
Well, all I can say is.... FINALLLY!!!! A welcome break for our eardrums.
The Voice of the Philippines, 3rd Live Show Review,
September 8, 2013
16
artists remained. 8 of them performed on the 3rd Live Show. 4 were
axed. Before I start, let me lift my own chair J. I correctly
predicted 3 out of the 4 results in my last blog. My only wrong prediction was Team
Sarah. But this should be forgivable J. It was a
neck-to-neck competition, with Morisette edging out Maki by merely less than 1%
of public votes. J
Now,
my review…
1.Team Sarah
A Morissette
Great performance. She sounds like a
real pro. I like the soft voice on some lines. But then again, she sounds like
a Sarah clone. And I don’t want a clone in the industry.
B Maki
Great show as well. High range and good
singing tone. But I think he lacked some emotions. He again sounded very much
like Jay Durias. Or maybe he’s the ghost singer of Jay Durias? Hehe.
Sarah gave Morisette a score of 60%,
while Maki a mere 40%. This made it almost impossible for Maki to catch up.
Public votes were divided almost equally, 49.5% - 50.5%. Such a close fight.
Maki was out, unfortunately. But what’s with the 60-40 coach’s score? Is
Morissette’s performance that far from Maki’s?
2.Team Lea
D
Darryl
“Ako lang at ang gitara ko” said Darryl
before his big show. True enough, I saw that in his performance. He was
performing as if he was the only one in the room, feeling every single line of
the song with his guitar. The audience felt the genuine feelings of Darryl with
every sound that came out of his mouth. RWM must have felt cold with goosebumps
here and there.
B Mitoy
This time, he sang the sad song, PAANO.
It wasn’t the typical funny happy Mitoy. He was serious and “emoted” sadness as
he sang. But I didn’t feel him. To me, his feelings look too artificial and
rehearsed. Of course, he released his signature high birits at the end of the
song.
I guess the public felt the same way.
The ever popular Mitoy who got 80% votes in his last live show, this time was
beaten by the underdog. What happened? One, it looks like a David and Goliath
showdown. David looked so meek and humble in his cowboy outfit and he didn’t
care whether he wins or loses. All that matters to him is that he sings socially
relevant song from his heart. I supposed he was already conditioned by Lea
(mentioning twice this line: win or lose, your number is memorable). On the
other hand, Goliath the halimaw, who was already showing some arrogance, was
singing with technical excellence, hitting every single note, but not hitting
the note from the heart (borrowing Patti’s line). Obviously, pinoys prefer
underdogs. Much like their favorite teleserye, the meek wins over the proud. Second
reason is the audience felt David’s emotions as sincere and genuine, while
Goliath’s as manufactured. And so the votes came in a surprising twist,
favoring Darryl. Unfortunately, public votes were not enough to reverse the
coach’s score. Lea gave a score of 60%-40% in favor of Mitoy. Wow, is that how
far Mitoy’s performance from Darryl? A 20% lead? Also, what’s the gaya gaya
score among the 3 coaches (Sarah, Lea, Bamboo). Anyway, I respect Lea’s
decision, though I disagree that it was a 20% difference.
What happened next is the more interesting
part. The public wanted to go to EDSA to protest the result. Twitter and Facebook
were exploding!
Lea tweeted: This is what makes
TheVoicePH interesting. Bamboo has a lot of it (hate tweets) during the
battles. It’s my turn now.
She also twitted: Watching tonight's #TheVoicePHLive
at home. No regrets with my selection, but that was tough. Both Mitoy and
Darryl touched me in the heart.
Well, if
it was a tough call, why was it 60-40%?
“Mitoy” and “Darryl Shy” then trended
on twitter, even until Monday. Public was sympathizing with Darryl, and Mitoy
was na-Lee Grane na! “Mitoy” trended, with 60% of the tweets from haters, very
much in contrast with his 98% approval rating during his past performances.
Here are some amusing tweets and FB messages from haters:
Donnie Jinx Delasernasus Pang Perya naman ang boses ng idoL
nyo nkakasawa ang boses... panalo sa public votes napaka bias ni Ms.Lea para
magbigay ng 60-40 singer sya alam nya kung sino tlga ang Lamang Favoritism Lng
tLga.. gusto nyo si mitoy kasi patawa sya pero pakingan nyo ang boses paulit
ulit lng marami namang kayang kumanta ng ganun ... pero ang pagiging malikhain
sa pagkanta tulad ni daryl bihira lng ang nakakagawa nun...
Miriam Mari Moran DiazKaloka eh pang baranggay lang si
Mitoy! Dinadaan lang sa birit at sigaw! Malakas lang siya sa Resort's World,
pero sa labas ng venue iba ang sigaw ng tao!
Chylen Cuteztymaganda lang pakingan ang boses ni
mitoy pagbumirit na peru siDarryl
Shykahit hindi
bumibirit oh bibirit eh sarap sa tenga... watch his video "alone" by
darryl...
Jun Xix I disagree (that Mitoy
can sing any song). Pakantahin nyo kay Mitoy yun kinanta ni Darryl. I'm sure
it's gonna be the worst performance for the night. Birit lang kaya nya gawin.
Nothing more! His vocal tone doesn't stand any chance.
I’m happy with the result, even if my least
like artist Mitoy won. His victory made people aware of what I have been talking
about in my review last week. Singing excellence is not always about birits;
vocal tone plays an even more important part. Netizens, why were you so quiet
before? Why weren’t you speaking up during Mitoy’s reign? I’m saying this
again, Mitoy may have the range of James Ingram, but his vocal tone is far from
Ingram’s (maybe he’s right, it’s Allan K). I even suggested that Mitoy sing a
song that Darryl sang. If he did, I’m sure he would turn out to be the worst
performer. Well guess what, he actually performed that One Republic song the
night before, and as I had expected, he didn’t stand out at all. He was the
weakest among the boy performers. Now, pinoys somehow kinda appreaciate quality
tone over birits. It’s just too bad that it takes a Darryl to make pinoys
realize this.
So, Mitoy had 80% votes last week, and
Darryl > Mitoy. Mitoy’s magical myth has been busted. This should make this
halimaw well grounded again. I respect Lea’s decision though. Her background is
theater. And theater needs Mitoy. He has a place there. As for pop and radio, I
don’t know?
3.Team Bamboo
A Lee Grane
I predicted Lee will be out this time. Why?
I heard all her SoundCloud.com music (to know her music). And, I only like her Arms of Angel and
Make You Love Me. The others are boring honestly. I even played them one time to combat insomnia.
Anyway, she already sang her two signature songs in her past numbers. She’s got
no more aces in her cards. As for Paolo, he still has a number of interesting
covers in his amateur Youtube videos.
This time, Lee sang a more upbeat song,
Losing My Religion. Well, it was boring. I hate her version. Worse, it’s got a
strong LSS effect. The next time I hear it, I’ll mute the volume right away.
Again, I’m no Lee hater. I like her 2 ace songs very much, but that’s just it. She should
stay within that genre. But it could just be me; her song is still on iTunes
top 20. Nice production though, with those backup dancers.
B Paolo
I have been a fan of
Paolo’s voice since he performed Panalangin. His performance last week was a
revelation, earning him hundreds or perhaps thousands of additional fans. Everyone was surprised
that he has a unique tone that is so pleasant to the ears. This boy just keeps on improving each week. I remember during the blinds, this boy is a only one of those forgettable singers. Only Bamboo turned his chair, in a record 6 seconds. Nobody else did. I thought, oops bamboo, wrong decision, he is not hitting those high notes toward the end of the song. Lesson learned for ya, never turn your chair too early. But Bamboo indeed has an ear. Last Sunday, Paolo went
further out of his comfort zone and performed Skyfall, which he humbly admitted
as outside his range. I feared for this guy - I though he could not hit the notes of Adelle, and give Lee a charity win. But he made it through. There was one note after that falsetto that seemed flat, but upon replay, it was OK. The rendition was beautiful. His Skyfall exceeded his solid performance last week. And his Studio version on iTunes, WOW, just amazing. You won't believe it's from a 19-yr boy. Lea even tweeted "@OnesaPaolo You sound AMAZING on Skyfall! Just downloaded it from iTunes. Grabe, ang ganda!!!" Bamboo likes this guy so much, more than his allegedly favorite Lee. And
I can see why. His voice is so special and he remains humble. With the recent twitter
brouhaha on Mitoy, Paolo could slightly gain new followers this week because Pinoys
are slowly learning to appreciate good tones over birits a bit more (just a bit,
they still like the black belters).
Result: Bamboo voted
for Paolo, giving him 60% (again, why 60?). Public gave Paolo a whopping 81%
votes, matching Mitoys percentage last week, and leaving Lee a mere 19% public
votes. It was a landslide victory. Why is this so?
First, Paolo has
gained more followers since his surprising performance last week. Second,
Lee has an enormous number of haters. They hate her so much that even if they
are non-Paolo fans, they voted for Paolo to ensure they kick Lee out (they
already expected Bamboo to vote Lee). Poor poor Lee. When Toni announced the
winner, netizens celebrated like it’s the end of the world. Twitter and FB
exploded! Lee Grane even trended WORLDWIDE, too bad it’s mostly with hate
tweets. Here are some funny harsh hate tweets and FB messages for Lee.
Calvin Yusopbye
lee grane busog kana kakaain ng lyrics sorrry teh slang ang boses mo
Eliza Contrerasnakakatuwa
lang na ang dami comments dito 99-1% .. 1%
lang ang Good comment. 99% ang bad ..wooooo tignan kolang kung sya pa manalo
susme .. PAOLO na yan!
Uychua RichAng
daming nasayang na talent dahil kay lee hahahaha
Canfel G. OdascoNaiirita
ako sa knya.... ew.. sana si junjie nalang ang anjan pa kaysa kanya...
More.... (click on the image to enlarge)
4.Team Apl
A Penelope
As expected, she
nailed her song. It was perfect and beautiful. It’s just amazing how different
her not-so-pleasant speaking voice with her classy singing voice.
B Thor
Faced with tough
competition, he prepared hard. It was also technically perfect. He sang LATELY.
I like almost all LATELY performances of contestants from American Idol. It’s a
beautiful song and you can hardly mess up with it. But for some reason, I don’t
like Thor’s version. Perhaps it’s because of his unnecessary kulot and ad-libs,
making it again sound like Eric Santos’ telenovela songs. Please Thor, you have
all the right elements of a good singer, high range (to compete with Mitoy),
and nice tone (to compete with Paolo). You got the best of both worlds. Use it
to your advantage. No need to overstyle and oversing a song. We just want to
hear your plain voice. Learn from Paolo, and you might snatch some of his paolo-wers.
Result: Apl and the
public voted for Thor. At least Apl gave Penelope 45 and Thor 55, instead of
the usual 60-40 of the other 3 coaches.
ITUNES DOWNLOAD
Toni announced that viewers can now download the
full studio versions of the songs of TheVoicePH artists. This is quite interesting.
It could be another barometer on the popularity and public’s acceptance on an artist.
An hour after the show, look who were topping the iTunes downloads.
Why is this interesting to me? In my blog last week, I have been basing my vote on an artist’s voice quality rather than
belting ability. And one of my measure for this is my interest to buy and
listen to an artist’s song. With the incorporation of iTunes download on TheVoicePH, we don’t
need to wait long before we can see how much the public wants a certain artist.
Interestingly, the top 2 artists on iTunes right after the show were
Darryl Shy and Paolo, beating the “popular” heavy belters Mitoy, Morissette, and
Thor. Wow, it seems like pinoys are really appreciating tone than birit now.
But this may not necessarily reflect in the votes.
Now (Tuesday), Paolo is No. 1 in iTunes PH, and No. 5 in iTunes SG daw. Darryl is No. 2. Still these 2 great tones have edged out the belters.
Based on the performance tonight, Paolo and Lee Grane are
the weakest. . . Sila nalang tanggalin please. #TheVoicePHLive
Ako Si JayYang
team ni bamboo walang walang panama sa team ng tatlo pang judge....
I disagree. KampKawayan's Paolo in No. 1, and even the most hated Lee remain in Top 10. There’s must be something wrong, huh? Let me
repeat what I mentioned in my blog last week. Other teams are full of heavy
belters that easily please pinoys. But KampKawayan is different. Bamboo chose
his team for its originality, voice quality, musicality
and soulfulness. These may not be winnable traits for a singing contest, but are
certainly what we look for in an artist to listen to. I also said I hope Team Bamboo
artists collaborate and release an album. It’s gonna be a sure hit. Can we
expect a hit album from a compilation of high pitch songs from Mitoy, Junji, Janice and
Radha? Maybe... Well, iTunes top 20 is again an early sign that I might be right on
this. Why are there more downloads for singers with good vocal quality over those that do good birits? Could it be that their fans are just impressed with their high notes, but would also rather
listen to the chillax music of the likes of Darryl, Paolo and Lee in their ipods?
FEARLESS FORECAST NEXT WEEK:
I think the result will be predictable on Sunday. These will remain:
Team Apl: Janice
Team Sarah: Klarisse
Team Lea: Radha
Team Bamboo: Myk
This is all for now… playing Skyfall
and Balita on my iPod.
Excited for tomorrow’s Live Show. Here are my bets and forecast for tomorrow.
1. Team Sarah: Morrisette Vs Maki
I like them both. But since we have no
choice, I’ll go for Maki. Morrisette’s Dadalhin Kita Sa Aking Palasyo again
showed she sounds very much a Sarah G clone.
2. Team Bamboo: Paolo Vs Lee Grane
Both original and have unique
voices. But Paolo’s voice is so distinctly sexier and deeper. Something we don’t
have in the local music scene. Lee Grane is so soulful, but she’s not the only
one who's got that kind of voice. I choose Paolo, hope he makes it.
Both are taking risks tomorrow, Paolo
singing Sky fall which could be beyond his range, and Lee singing a song that’s
out of her genre. As early as now, netizens are already mad at Lee and they’re
saying the favorite will win. Well guys, you have the power. Vote who you think
is deserving.
3. Team Lea: Darryl Shy Vs Mitoy
I don’t like
Mitoy’s voice. I really don't like his tone. So I’d go for Darryl. Unfortunately, Mitoy will win for sure.
4. Team Apl: Penelope Vs Thor
Oh No! My top 2 from Team Apl will be
battling each other tomorrow! Thor will be singing Lately, and Penelope will be
singing another classy jazzy song. This is wrong. I don’t want any of them to leave.
I predict Thor will
win.
Their NO AIR started really beautiful. But it
became uncontrollable toward the end. They sound nice individually though.
PATTY AUSTIN to Sing in TheVoicePH Live!
Wow, no less than Patti Austin will perform with Lea
tomorrow during the intermission. Good thing she's performing on a more elegant LIVE SHOWS stage, not on the tiny stage during the Battles! And would you believe Patti is an avid TheVoicePH follower? Wow, #VoicePH is truly world-class.
Good
performance. But as Sarah verbalized it, the song was not challenging enough for
the public to vote her. See, even Sarah knows how important biritan is in a
competition like this. I think she’s a bit over confident, hence she didn’t
rearrange the piece to insert high notes. You can see it in her comment in
TheVoiceLife, where she implied she’s got better and sexier voice than Paolo.
Well Angelique, you have quite underestimated your coach’s horse.
2.Paolo
I’m
a Paolo fan starting from the Battle.
Like
Lee, Paolo has suffered (in a lesser scale than Lee) criticisms from netizens because
they feel the Cordovales was better during the Battle, and Bamboo was again
playing favorites. Let’s go into that
first. For me, Paolo deserves that Battle. His voice is so unique, cool and
smooth. So pleasant to the ear. As for the Cordovales, their voices are pretty
much… well ordinary, though they blend well. Two ordinary voices, blending well
would sound great. My point is, the Cordovales is just as good as any two
ordinary pinoy singers doing some right blending, whereas Paolo’s unique voice is
so pleasant and well suited for this serenade piece. To others, it’s not the
uniqueness that should be the basis for judging, but rather the artist who did
better on the battle alone. Well this I say to Cordovales supporters... close
your eyes. If you do, you’d hear which voice is more pleasant to listen to
during this epic battle. The Cordovales just seemed to have stood out because
their voices were louder (what do you expect? 2 voices against 1) and they were
more animated. But it’s not about the loudness; it’s about the style and voice
quality and suitability to the song piece.
Now,
going back to the Live. Paolo proved it! He can sing, and he can sing
exceptionally well! He’s got a voice that can capture a Gretchen Barreto’s
heart and a face that even a straight guy Robbie could not deny. The votes
proved Bamboo right. Paolo and Bamboo were vindicated. And Lea agrees (again, I
value Lea’s and Bamboo’s comments, as they normally don’t step back in giving honest
and frank criticisms if they find any fault). Their WOWs and CONGRATS to me has
more value than Sarah’s and Apl’s (as they keep giving praises sparingly). And
the netizens also agree. If there were 40% Paolo dislikers during the Battle,
they are now a negligible 5% on the Live performance on Youtube. Congrats
Paolo, you are indeed Bamboo’s gem. I’m guessing Paolo and Myk will be Bamboo’s
final 2. But in the end, Myk will be in the final 4 (I’m not complaining
though). Even if Paolo makes it in the final 4, he will not win against the power
belters for reasons I have mentioned several times. But Paolo fans need not be
sad. Paolo is now a star. Give it a month or two after The Voice ends, and
you’ll see him on ASAP. By the way
Paolo, I know you play the guitar well. Why don’t you pull that card out and be
a WGWG (or AGWG), and compete head-on with Myk.
Final
note… I like Richard Poon, but I think I’m liking Paolo even more. His tone is
just amazingly unique, cool and smooth, way better than Mr. Poon. Can’t wait to
buy his album.
3. Isabella
Another
Bamboo talent. Isa is very much like Paolo. The Lives proved Isa can sing. But
since she’s from Camp Kawayan, there are a few haters, saying Angelique is more
deserving. Well, based on the Lives, Isa indeed made a stunning performance. This
pretty girl dressed elegantly in angelic white, revealed her unique tone, with
her soulful rendition of You’ve Got a Friend. Some even compared her soulful
voice to Alicia Keys. I was impressed. Like many others, I initially thought
she was an Agot Isidro – decent pretty lady who can sing, but not as well. I
was proven wrong. Some haters say she’s so OA. I disagree. Remember Isa is a
worship leader. When workship leaders sing, they sing their hearts and even
intestines out, baring their souls to worship God. That’s just how she sings…
and not doing it primarily just to win your votes… I think!
Result:
In the end, Isa remained and Angelique was axed. Happy? We got no choice. One
has to leave.
Obviously,
as you might have guessed, I’m a fan of Team Bamboo. I admire their
originality, voice quality, musicality and soulfulness. These might not be
winnable traits, but are certainly what I want to see in the local music scene.
We already have a lot of good power
belters like Angeline Quinto, Jonalyn, Sheryn Regis, Mau, Frenchie Dy, Regine
V., PGT 3 winner, Jovit (some already laos)… nakakaumay na. We need a new breed
of talents with unique tones and styles (like Yeng, Bamboo, Zia Quizon, Sitti,
Aiza, Richard Poon, Rachael Ann Go, KZ, and Ann Curtis (kidding). Even Sarah
has been reinventing herself, doing tasteful versions songs like Just Give Me a
Reason & Englishman in New York with Bamboo without unnecessarily making
birits.
Team
Sarah
I
don’t like the way Team Sarah was divided into 2 batches. I like all three of
Team Sarah’ batch 2, and I dislike all three of Team Sarah’s batch 1. Now, one
of batch 2 will leave.
1.Yuki
Nice
performance. But pretty much obvious that he’s got sore throat. Still a great
show.
2.Maki
Great
performance. High range with nice tone. Very soulful. But I feel his song is a bit
overstyled. I prefer his much simpler song during the battle. His range is
insane.
But
he seems to be a Jay Durias clone. Will this fly? Could be. His difference with
Morissette is Jay Durias is not active in the industry anymore. Fans miss his
voice, whereas for Morisette, the original Sarah is very much active, popular and
slowly becoming an institution.
3.Klarisse
My
bet from Team Sarah. She can birit, kulot, and do all the technicalities of
singing. Much like Rachael Ann Go. She’s fresh, yet she’s so pro. I hope she
wins over Morissette. Why?
Let
me say this… this season’s winner will be from Team Sarah, for sure. Why? Sarah
has got tons of loyal followers. They will vote whoever is left with Team Sarah
(even if they don’t like that artist). I hate this, but this is what will
happen. I’m already seeing comments from popsters in social networks
encouraging fellow popsters to get ready to vote, as they want the first
TheVoicePH winner to come from Team Sarah. It totally defeats the purpose. The
Voice of the Philippines will not be the best vocal talent, but will be the
artist from the most popular coach. If your bet if not from Team Sarah, accept
this now and you won’t be disappointed. With this, I just hope it’s Klarisse
from Team Sarah. Klarisse has the qualities of a Bamboo talent. Unique quality
tone and original. Remember, Bamboo and Sarah were fighting for Klarisse during
the blinds. By the way, I’m not a Sarah
hater. I actually like her so much. Pretty, simple, great singing style, can
dance and act, humble and kind. I just don’t like the concept of The Voice of
Sarah G.
Unfortunately,
Klarisse was not voted by the public. Thank God she was saved by Sarah. I hope the
reason she was not voted is just because she sang an unfamiliar song, or it’s
just difficult to spell her name.
Team
Apl
4.Penelope
I
didn’t like Penelope before the Lives due to her doll-like voice (much like
Tuesday Vargas). But when she sang Ordinary People, I became a fan. This for me
is one of the top 3 Live performances. It was very sexy and classy, and it was
perfection as Lea said it. Some pronunciation problems, but she gave justice to my favorite John Legend song.
5.Tristan
Tristan
indeed sounds like Bruno Mars. His problem is, sometimes he hits the high
notes, sometimes he doesn’t. During the Battle, he was like mommy Eva, forcing
that super high note in his song. In the end, it seemed off-tune. But for the
Live, I think he hits the notes. Unfortunately for him, he’s up against
Penelope and Janice, who are far better singers with zero faults. Knock-out!
6.Janice
Well,
she truly flew high. She’s the Airbus of the show. J She’s a pro, so to me, Radha and Janice are
quite the same. She belts like a jumbo jet A320, thus has a chance of winning
the votes of birit-loving pinoys.
Team
Lea
7.Diday
She
can sing. But she lacks the volume, emotions and sexiness needed by her big
Adelle song.
8.Kimpoy
Unique
voice, like no other. We don’t have a Kimpoy in the music scene. Her Hallelujah was far from Bamboo’s, but
certainly heavenly. Unfortunately, he’s not popular, maybe because he looks
like a guy, at the same time, a girl, at the same a lesbian, and at the same
time, a gay? But it shouldn’t matter. What matters is his voice.
I
don’t know if he hits the last few notes in his song, but Lea said he did. So I’ll
take it. Well done. I miss his performance with Taw. It was truly magical.
9.Mitoy
Halimaw
indeed. Big production number. Big voice. Big range. But for some reason, I
don’t like him. Though he’s got a very high range, I don’t like his tone.
Forget
about the range for the meantime. Compare his singing tone with Paolo Onesa,
Bugoy or Martin Nievera, singing a song which only requires low notes. Does
Mitoy compare in terms of vocal quality? This is what I’m saying. If a singer
shows high range, we pinoys instantly get impressed. We equate it as a measure
of singing excellence, easily overshadowing the singer with the better tone. Will
he deliver a good performance if he sang what Darryl Shy, Paolo or Lee Gane had
sung in the Lives? I think not. I don’t know how to describe it, but his
singing voice sounds like a speaking voice, lacking depth and quality. Yes,
he’s got the range of James Ingram, but his tone is far from Ingram’s, thus I’m
not impressed.
But
it’s just me, against 10M pinoys. Clearly, the crowd likes him, and he proves it
by getting the groove of Resorts World and 80% of the votes. He makes birit
like no other. If there’s a non-Team Sarah that has a high chance of winning
The Voice, it’s this monster. I’m not happy L. If he wins, will he
have a staying power in the industry? Hmmm… well, he’ll be up competing with
the market of Jovit Baldevino, Jed Madela, Ralph Salazar, and that PGT 3 winner.
Will I keep his Bakit Ako Mahihiya and Don’t Stop Me Now in my ipod? No! I’d
much rather listen to the quiet but soulful jamming of Team Bamboo (please
adopt Klarisse and Penelope) during my chill time. How about you? Will you?
Fearless
Forecast:
Next
to be eliminated:
Team Bamboo: 1. Lee Grane 2. Isa
Team
Sarah: 1. Eva
Team
Apl: 1. Jessica
Team
Lea: 1. Darryl 2. Kimpoy
About
my review. This is just my opinion. I’m in no way a vocal expert. I can’t even
sing. :) I’m just an ordinary viewer who appreciates good music and good talents.
