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What I noticed about today's performances was that they all started with a bad note. Either the note was flat or soft. Maybe it had something to do with the microphone, technically. Here's my personal ranking based on their performances today. 1. Robby Navarro. He's really good. 2. Kid Camaya 3. Jayann 4. Ram 5. Gretchen 6. Mae 7. Warren Antig 8. Penelope 9. Daryl Celis 10. Toffer Rei 11. Sue Ellen The idol hopefuls and the artists I associate them with. Ram performs like Bamboo. Gretchen reminds me of Leah Navarro. Warren reminds me of one of the Streetboys dancer. Mae looks like Joanna Quintas. Toffer reminds me of Rey Valera. Tonight, Philippines said goodbye to Mae Flores.

Meryl David & Walton Zerrudo were out of Pinoy Idol. A week after, JJ Jr. and Carol Leus got eliminated. Meryl and Walton could really sing well if they learned their song well. At the end of the show, they were asked to sing "Climb Every Mountain". It was a total disaster. So, practice is really important. On the other hand, JJ and Carol did well with their final song. The Top 12

Jayann is a fan Leona Lewis. She has to improve her diction. Parang iniipit niya yung boses niya. I think the song was too difficult for her. On the first try, a contestant should try a ballad that will showcase his/her vocal range. On the second try, he/she should do the same thing to prove his/her consistency. Ramielle Malubay of American Idol impressed the judges the first time but failed the second time. That means the first was just luck? Meryl is a fan of Laurin Hill. Her performance of Killing Me Softly was dry at the start pero bumawi sa latter part. Jeni is a fan of Ella Fitzgerald. I enjoyed her performance of Too Darn Hot. But she has to improve more her diction. Contestants should be able to sing and perform like a pro. Compare themselves to David Cook and David Archuleta. The Pinoy Idol hopefuls should be able to match the Davids' performance. Gretchen, a fan of Jaya, performed "Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig". She was able to show her vocal range but her performance

I visited YouTube and listened to the performances of the finalists of the Philippine Idol so I could compare how the Pinoy Idol finalists par with them. This video is Pow Chavez's performance (67,650 views to date at YouTube). At this point, I find her performance a lot better than any Pinoy Idol contestants.

Julie Anne is the voice behind the theme song of Dyesebel "Aking Mundo". Julie Anne was one of the finalists of Pinoy Pop Star Kids. Danny Tan formed the finalists into a group and named it Sugarpop. Sugarpop performs regularly at the Sunday noontime musical show SOP.

This is the Original Soundtrack of the TV series Dyesebel. The video highlights the natural marine beauty of the Philippines. The shoot was taken in Coron, Palawan. The video also witnesses to the creativity and technical capability of Filipino artists -- from production design, editing, visual effects, costuming, and directing, not to mention, the beauty of the Filipino faces.

JJ Jr. Good performance. Confident. If American Idol had David Archuleta, Pinoy Idol has JJ Jr if we're talking about charm. The judges' comments are a bit confusing - "take a risk", "be consistent", "focus on your specialty", "get out of your comfort zone". Toffer. Good choice of song. A difficult one, I guess. Daryl. Bad first note. His performance of "Because of You" sounded amateurish. But he's got the looks. Robby. A fan of Color Me Badd, his performance of "Wildflower" was good. Warren. A fan of Michael Jackson, he sang Billy Jean. He has to improve his diction. Ram is a fan of Rivermaya. Ram definitely can sing as a rocker. I wish to hear him sing a different genre. Walton is a fan of Lionel Richie. Bad first note. He's one of those who could really sing but he sings like JayR. Kid is a fan of Stevie Wonder and Peobo Bryson. He can sing but there's nothing special about his performance. Walton has i

The boys' performances were a lot better than the performances of the girls. Walton sang "Every Breath You Take". He's vocally good but he should be careful with his first note always. A technique is before hitting the first note, he should already sing it in his head. It's called preparation. Kid sang "Always Something There to Remind Me." His performance last week was better. Rye sang "Babe". He's vocally good but I think he's pang-vocalist ng banda. Sherwin sang "The Old Song". Tipong pang-idol. He has to improve his performance. Warren sang "Open Arms". He was out of tune this time. Robby. Puede na. Toffer sang "I Want to Break Free." Like Rye, mas bagay pang-banda. JJ sang "Wishful Thinking." JJ has charm. Puedeng pang-artista. All he needs is to perform impressively. Ram sang "Boys Don't Cry." The only guy who stands out. He reminds me of Bamboo. Daryl sang "True Colors&qu

Gretchen sang "The Way You Make Me Feel". She's good on stage. Vocally, just the average. Vren sang "Wind Beneath My Wings". She was better last week. Mae sang "Listen To Your Heart". She has to improve her diction. She has a good personality, though, and vocally, above average. Penelope sang "Everything I Do, I Do It For You". Good performance. Jayann sang "Kiss". Good performance, good on stage, good personality. Meryl sang "I Feel for You." Good performance. Vocally, also good. Carol sang "It Must Have Been Love". Her first note was sablay. She should improve her performance next time. Regene sang "With or Without You". She has to put life in her performance. Sue Ellen sang "More Than Words". Another bad first note. Jeni sang "Lean On Me". Very good performance, vocally good except for a few flat notes. My prediction. Sue Ellen and Regene will be eliminated.

Last week, the elimination was emotional. I didn't like Drizzle to go. She was better than Sue Ellen. I watched the performance of the top 20. Most of them rendered average performances. Yes, they can sing, but not really outstanding. Last year, Gian Magdangal was already noticeable. I am looking for that kind of performance. Pinoy Idol is not that exciting yet compared to American Idol. It's a little bit boring. Compared to Pinoy Pop Superstar, I prefer the PPS's format where contestants can sing their pieces in full. In Pinoy Idol, one could not enjoy the performances of the contestants because each piece lasts only for seconds. The first time I heard Maricris Garcia sang in Pinoy Pop Superstar, one could easily tell that she's good. The first time I heard the Pinoy Idol contestants, not one of them captured me like Maricris did. For the first 4 who were eliminated, I think it was unfair to them that they were not featured individually in Pinoy Idol Extra (because the