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Who will be out of the Idol tonight? Last night's performances of the top 8 were OK. Two of them I consider exceptional. Indeed, the remaining Idol hopefuls have improved a lot. Penelope and Daryl Celis did their job well. Ram Chaves had a bad beginning but nailed it on the second part of his song. Penelope has learned the dynamics of singing. That's good. Daryl started singing from his heart. That's also good. But next time, he should open his mouth well so that he could pronounce the words well and modulate his voice. Noticeably, when he's singing with the group, he barely opens his mouth. So who will be eliminated tonight? But before that, let's see how the cast-outs were doing. JJ Jr. performed in SOP (GMA7). He looked promising. He can be a popular young celebrity. Jeni Rawolle on the other hand, was singing ahead of the time signature. When singing with a group, she should learn how to sing in unison. I thought Kid Camaya or Jayann would be out of the Idol, bu...

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 ...

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...