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February 24, 2006

AI 5 - Top 24 - Men 
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I missed the girl's Top 24 performances but saw the recap during the boys' show and well not much to say.

Anyway the guys were mostly awesome. Very memorable ones as well. This year we have some with very unique and good vocals, but I must say all of them ARE diamonds in the rough. With a bit of grooming and style lessons as well as vocal lessons, I have no doubt most of them could be performing at the Grammys awards.

My favourites are ...


Ace Young
He sang Fsther Figure I think by George Michael. Not my favourite singer this George Michael and his choice made me think whether he is ermmm well..never mind.. Ace Young has a name that is memorable. And he has a face I could remember. He wasn't the best singer vocally, in fact one of the weakest BUT the way he sang that song he was like seducing me with his bedroom eyes. What a handsome man and could sing decently. No doubt he will pass through because who can say no to that performance? But he won't be final 2 though. Because sooner or later looks can only do so much, his vocals will have to shine. But man, so handsome. And the song suits him. He sang it well.


David Radford
Another crooner. Even when he was singing a non-crooner song he managed to croon. Not a bad singer, I enjoyed his performance which was decent but man, he is so cute! Will pass through no doubt and I think he can get better but he won't make it to the final 2 because if crooning is his only style, he is rather limited.


Gedeon McKinney
What a happy smiling face! What a smile! Most black dudes remind me of 50 Cents but this guy has such a happy sunshine face. And he can sing too. Love him!


Will Makar
I can't believe I liked his performance. He reminded me of someone from the Brady Bunch Show but man! He can sing very well, in fact unique as well. I hope he gets through.

The rest were very good too, in varying degrees, although the judges seem like love some more and I was neutral towards them. I just don't understand why some of them were so nervous about what Simon has to say. After all it is the American audience who are voting. They should not also try to be someone else at this stage because this is not experimentation stage. They can do that during the themes shows. They should stick to what they know. Which is why my most favourite contestant for the entire show thus far has been this man with the funny ticks...


Taylor Hicks
He has a voice like no other. He has his own style. He has his own unique personality. I was not familiar with his song which I thought wasn't great. But man he can really really sing. What I love about him is that he reminded me of Celine Dion. Celine Dion when she performs sings like no other, has sky high confidence, truly entertain the audiences because she feels like she also entertaining even herself and she sings with such confidence. Taylor Hicks performs that way. Of course his dancing was awful but he did it his own way and he sings like he means it, like he loves it and win or lose, he sings like he is entertaining all and he was enjoying himself. I want him to get through because this is one man with talent. But he desperately needs a good image makeover. What a performance and what a voice! I made a mistake in my previous post where I said he was impersonating Stevie Wonder during the one on one elimination round to 24. He actually was impersonating Ray Charles! I hope he will get to do his idol's song.

Anyway 2 will be leaving soon and the results will be posted when it is announced. Allow me to make a prediction although the choice is tough ...


Bobby Bennett
Probably one of the weakest vocally and with a not so suitable song. He seems obssessed with Barry Manilow. I didn't enjoy his "song and dance on a cruiser ship" performance. Awful. I think he will one of the last 2.

My second choice is very difficult to decide but it is either ...


Kevin Covais
He makes singing like a painful chore. He needs an image makeover, because even John Stevens had to stop looking like a nerd during the show and this boy looks just like one. His voice is nice but not outstanding. The judges overrated him in my opinion but he's cute, mature for his age and very diplomatic so he might get through.

OR


Patrick Hall
He reminds me of a less handsome version of Hugh Jackman. He can sing and I quite like him but amongst the many, he didn't quite make an impact. He could be the 2nd one but he may not be since like I said he was quite alright.

OR


Sway Penala
Even the name Sway in Chinese sounds bad already. I hated his all falsetto performance. I was cringing all the way. If I have a choice he is my 2nd to be booted. Awful performance.

RESULTS
Wow! I was on point! The two guys who got kicked out are ...

Bobby Bennett AND Patrick Hall.

Just a note. I was shocked that Stevie (the girls' group) got kicked out! I thought she has a beautiful singing voice. Anyway as usual Paula Abdul is unable to give any proper advice whilst Simon remains surprisingly benign and bless Randy for giving at least some coherent advice. The losers took it lightly. Why not? This is early stage.