Why Singapore Idol will NEVER make it? Unless you equate Hady Mirza to say, David Archuleta, Singapore IDOL has never and will never make it big. And thinking about it, David Archuleta’s only runner-up to the all-time global affair, American Idol. And the worth of being Singapore idol – an endorsement with 7-11. Says a lot, right?
And why in my humble opinion, Singapore will never make it? Its because of its ineffectiveness to attract talented individuals to step out, strum the guitars and open their voices to sing.Contestants constantly compete upon popularity and talent seems to be but a secondary criteria for their race in the Idol journey. True enough , an idol has to not only be recognised as a talent but also a pop icon. But with the new move in placed for Singapore Idol 2009, are we totally shifting away from being a talent cum idol show to “Mr or Mrs Pretty Face pageant”. Are we denying talent from even surfacing in such talent shows?
In a new twist this season, “Idol” fans can start voting for their favourites from the start of the show, so expect to see who’s in and who’s out ’Live’ on the same night. (Channel NewsAsia – Saturday, June 6)
With the new implementation(as mentioned above), Singaporeans will start voting right from the start of the show for their favourite idol hopefuls, WITHOUT EVEN HEARING THEM SING yet. In the last two seasons of Singapore Idol, much has been mentioned about talents not being recognised due to their slow accumulating popularity levels.(which in turn is relative to the amount of votes they get from the mass) But the least that we could accept is the opportunity for them to present their talents to attempt to gather this popularity which they may have been lacking. In this season, it seems that Singaporeans don’t even want to hear them sing.
Comparing Singapore Idol with American Idol, one can just stare in shock at the disparities in quality of contestants. Granted a larger talent pool over at the other end of the world, our idol shows cannot exist in the same manner in which their Idol shows are conducted. With the limited talent pool we possess in the music industry, my personal opinion is that public participation in the competition should be left to the last quarters of the idol mania journey. This would allow serious, talented individuals time to showcase their talents , stabilize and gain popularity. This is in contrast to the current platform whereby we see talented guys and girls being voted out right from the start of the show, due to lack of popularity, not talent. Why i compare it with American Idol? This is totally based on the fact that at top 20 in their version of the idol contest, almost each and every contestant is already with the calibre for cutting a studio album. This would mean that votings can take place “prematurely” since all of them somewhat stand in the same league. In Singapore, i guess we all need to take a breather and think through things.
The above discussed is TOTALLY based on the writer’s personal thoughts and in no way should cause any implications thereafter.
















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