One In A Million (OIAM) Season 3 ~ Top 9

Pija was eliminated... and it didn't surprise me at all

The guest judge this week was Fauzi Marzuki, he stutters quite a bit and didn't really contribute much in the way of constructive criticism. Bland, that's what I would call his judging! The theme was Songwriters' Week where the finalists get to sing popular songs written by songwriters like Taja from Meet Uncle Hussein, Aidit Alfian, Audi Mok, Andy Flop Poppy, Pacai and Estranged.

Aweera did a very lacklustre performance. His rendition of Janjiku, made popular by Sofaz was bland. He sang without really knowing the meaning of the song and was nasally. Maybe he was under the weather or something cos he didn't look too well to me.

Amylea looked great, her outfit was definitely a hundred times better than last week but I find that thing they drew on her face pretty distracting, it's kinda unnecessary I think. She sang Yang Pernah by Estranged. I think she did the best she could, with a few changes made to suit her style.

Fify was a total copycat of Elyana's style of singing with Kalis Rindu. I didn't find anything different but it was pointed out that Aidit Alfian didn't allow any changes to the melody. Duh...

Rizu did pretty well with Cinta (Flop Poppy). It was arranged to suit his style of singing, sounded different from the original and I loved it. Rizu is very engaging whenever he sings but he doesn't have enough 'air' to sustain the notes.

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Tomok! What can I say? He delivered again and I'm really liking this boy even more . Singing a totally different genre from what he used to sing, he made the song (La La La Kerjalah by Meet Uncle Hussein) like his very own. He looked good, left his face unshaven to suit the mood of the song. He is brilliant on stage. The immunity award is well deserved... finally! Check out the video here.

Anith picked the most difficult song of all (Mungkin). Anuar Zain is one heck of a singer and I don't think anyone could've pulled off this song better than him. But given that, she did her best with it. I think Anith could possibly be eliminated next week.

I really liked Nine's performance this week, he looked more confident and comfortable and it showed when he sang Aku dan Kamu (Flop Poppy).

I am still not sold with Esther. She tends to over-perform (stage antics) and I prefer if she toned it down a little with her hand gestures and movements. I also didn't find anything special when she sang Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's Dia Lah Di Hati (composed by Aidit Alfian). I hope she proves me wrong next week because I really do want her to go far in the competition.

Simon chose composer Audi Mok's song Generasi Ku, originally sung by OAG. He changed some of the melody and made it to suit his singing style. It was pretty good. The guys are definitely stepping up their game. Perhaps we'll see an all-male finalists this season... who knows

If you missed the concert, you can catch up with the repeat on TV9, every Sunday at 12 noon.

Hafiz AF7

Now, I'd like to touch a bit on Akademi Fantasia 7. I'm curious as to why they didn't end the show with the signature Menuju Puncak theme song dance... hmmm... . The Sarawakians are really good this year especially Hafiz. I loved his voice and his performance, he was such a natural and adorable too. I think only half of them are deserving to be in the Akademi and I was quite disappointed when no one was eliminated tonight

Well, it's only the 1st concert and some of them were overcome with nerves. Maybe they'll eliminate 2 students next week... . And they could do with a brighter and bigger stage!

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