Wow, what a surprise. Someone good actually won Australian Idol.
Something was different about Idol this year. Maybe its because I missed much of the series due to other commitments, but for what I saw it was much more impressive than previous years. Bobby Flynn was a revelation, his voice fragile yet stunning who performed a ridiculously cool bossa-nova cover of a Rick James classic. The heart-throb Dean Geyer was booted off before much more ugly contestants. Boring artists like that blockhead Ricky were being voted out early. Guitars and pianos were being used by the contestants, and they could actually play them. Things were different.
Then I noticed Damien Leith. A dorky looking 30 year old Irish born tenor who made a Damien Rice track sound less James Blunt and more Jeff Buckley, and who had a knockout range and beautiful tone. I never thought he would win. He was too individual, not attractive enough and too good for the Idol demographic to embrace I thought. I was wrong, and thank goodness I was. Well done Damien, maybe the Australian public isn't so stupid after all.
Watch him sing 'Nessun Dorma' and you will understand. For no formal singing lessons beforehand, its pretty remarkable.
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"ewww blogs posting about australian idol, are you allowed to do that these days" said the up himself indy kid whilst monologue-ing infront of the shattered mirror.
"you can if you're whiteboydancefloor" said William Shatner
they rode off into the sunset on a moped with matching helmets and ipod nanos.
idol was over when they voted out bobby flynn, he was the only creative one
I too didn't expect, but am so glad Damien won. My two favorites for the series would have to be Bobby and Damien, neither of whom I thought would get too far because of the reasons you highlighted (too much of an individual, too left-field, too different to the "usual"). I was a big fan of Lisa at the start too, but found her to be too limited in what she could sing, and I slowly got bored of her... She's got a great voice though, so innocent and pure.
When Bobby left, I was devastated, but I expected it (a bit like when Chanel Cole left a few years ago?). I'm glad Damien stayed to the end :)
get your facts right.
that fag dean was kept in till the final three despite his obvious lack of talent, and though the best man may have won is this not again a sign that perhaps its all rigged? keep the no-talent loser in there so all the pre AND post pubescent girls can go OMFG he's singing to me! and keep the votes (and money) coming in, despite the fact that all three judges knew he was fuckin shithouse and kept saying it. then kick him out just before the final because you know that if it WAS left to the major demographic of stupid people who vote he would have won and someone talented might not have got what they deserved. why even leave it to us sony? you money grabbing fucks. he was kept there because they knew he would keep the major demographic with no musical integrity and parents with money interested until the last moment.
i hardly even watched the damn thing, i just happen to know a few of those OMFG dean fans, and i often went to luke and yazs.. but its good to see that for the first time since the first season the person who deserved to win actually did.
just ignore him, he's cranky coz i was licking the tv screen everytime dean was on :p
dayve i agree with you mate but I mean is this a new revelation to you?
your comments = welcome to australian idol since day one. it wont change and we all buy into these types of shows, and when i say we i mean We... collectively we have to take responsibility for such atrocities.
thank god for dancing with the stars ay... *shoots himself*
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