Sunday, October 07, 2012

X-Factor Ph: Finale (Week 10)

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Themes: Contestant's choice; Celebrity duets
ActOrderSong (original artist) — Duet withResult
Daddy's Home1"Gaya ng Dati(Gary Valenciano)TBA
Gabriel Maturan2"I Believe(Fantasia)TBA
KZ Tandingan3"Superstar(Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)TBA
Daddy's Home4"Through the Fire(Chaka Khan) — NinaTBA
KZ Tandingan5"The Way We Were(Barbra Streisand) — Rico J. PunoTBA
Gabriel Maturan6"The Man Who Can't Be Moved(The Script) / "Leaving on a Jet Plane(Peter, Paul and Mary) — BambooTBA
Review on tonight's performance:
Daddy's, this time medyo okay ang blending nila today, although in the middle of the song medyo may konting lapse lang pero nakabawi naman sila. They did great. But is this performance a winning song that could give them a home run?? I have doubts. 
Gab, so male version daw ng "I Believe", it was a rough start tapos towards the middle of the song it felt like he's struggling, the song was too big for him, there were A LOT of pitchy moments here and there, ang tanging nagustuhan ko lang ung mga adlibs nya towards the end dahil iniba kasi ang areglo sa dulo compared sa original. I think with this performance he lost that chance of winning IT. 
KZ, di ako familiar sa original song, pero I"ve heard of Usher's version, KZ style ang maririnig mo talaga which is great compared to the last weeks crappy performance of "Forever", she did great this time! I'm glad.
Duets:
Through the fire was amazing, akala ko sasablay na naman ang Daddy's Home, they were spot on, ang galing, and Nina was just superb . . . . I liked her comments kanina . . . . parang tunog judge hehe . . . . mas bongga pa nga ang comment nya kumpara sa mga judges ng show na ito. 
The way we were with Rico J. Puno, medyo chaka lang na andun si Rico J. akala ko KZ at Bamboo dahil tingin ko mas interesting kung si Bamboo ka-duet ni KZ . . . .  I forgot na may jazzy side nga rin pala si KZ, maganda ang duet nila . . . the song showed KZ's vocal abilities at yung adlib nila sa dulo was like a cherry on top of a cake. Swabe lang! Parang ayaw pa nga ni Rico J. i-end ang song. haha. Awkward lang ng mga palitan ng banat na jokes nila Ms. Pilita at Rico J. nakakatawa pero may halong patama. For a moment naging SPG ang eksena, tama bang live na live eh sabihin ang pagsikit ng pants?? kalurkey! 
The man who can't be moved, wala akong masabi, fave song at ang galing lang ni Bamboo. Pambihira sana di na lang kumanta si Gab hindi bagay sa kanya ung kanta . . . nangibabaw si Bamboo. Or they could have chosen a different kind of song na babagay kay Gab . . . .  Bat kasi Alternative Rock ang pinakanta sa bata?! Hellow di naman pang finale ang kantang ito it didn't even showed Gabriel's vocal side here. They could have chosen something na upbeat or mid-tempo yung pwedeng sayawan since Gab knows how to move on stage.
So far, almost a great finale. Pero yun na ba yung winning song nila? Para naman kasing walang ka-highlight highlight? O sige pagbigyan na natin sa duet performance medyo may konting hatak dahil lang sa mga guest (duet portion). Dapat kasi inuna ang duets at hinuli nila ang SOLO songs ng contestants kaya nawala ang impact ng pagiging finale ng show today . . . .  ang dating eh parang ordinary week lang ang peg.

Tonight, this was one of Gab's worst performance. Clearly, this is KZ's time to shine. Goodluck!
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Disclaimer: Sa intro ng announcement ng guest kanina: Vina/Rico J. Puno/Nina & Bamboo, pagkarinig ko pa lang ng names nila, it suddenly occurred to me "Will this four be the mentors for The Voice Philippines?"  tapos ayan na nga pinakita pa si Direk Lauren! Bongga! (baka tama pa hinala ko lol) We shall wait and see . . . . sana lang mas maganda ang the voice kesa sa x-factor na ito.
In the mean time, balik XFAu muna ako haha :D
Well, 'pag galing sa dept. ni direk lauren eh madalas maganda ang kinalalabasan ng show. Sana sa season 2 ng X-factor kay direk lauren na lang ibigay to . . . .