what an excellent show tonight!

my favs are still madam and brooke!

everyone sang really well! but that poor thaan dude got a ear full ay? i seriously didnt mind the song... i think he needs to deepen his voice a bit..
other than that.. it was cool!

cant wait to see who will leave.. noooooooo! haha

xx

It's hard to have a favourite because they're all so talented!

imo this is the best group on idol ever!
Thanh made that song way to boyband!

It'd be hard for Thanh after where he's been from though. I thought he did an ok job though.

Tom wasn't so good for me, but he'll stay in!

I wouldn't mind it if Luke or Jonny go.

Only bad thing i have to say is... If youre going to promote it as a 2 hour special, then make sure its jam packed. I was so over the add breaks by the end of it... cut it to 90 min and put two performers in each segment!!!!!!!!!!!!



Dont like
Johnny - I've get to "get him" not intrigued by his voice, not my style etc
Sophie - I just cannot understand a word she says, kinda ruins the whole thing
Tom - I'm thinking there are alot of the top 24 who are thinking he has taken their spot undeservedly
Teale - Nothing special

Okay
Luke - 1st off he has the BEST personality out of the top 12. His voice will grate on me very soon though
Brooke very very nice voice but I bet she will be so one dimentional and predictable as the weeks go on.

Love
Chrislyn - only from what I've seen though. might have to hear her sing some more different songs. if that element of 'scream' come into it. she won't be a "love" anymore
Wes Class act. Love him
Thanh Gee, hope tonight doesn't cost him. I was PUMPED for tonight - very disappointed in song choice. Cannot wait to see this guy excel!!!
Mark Never loved this guy. but always did like. after tonight he is now loved!
Madam Love this chick!!! Wish she had a personality to go with her voice. Great to have a awesome rnb voice on the show.
Roshani Another fantastic voice. Unlike Madam, fun and enthused personality to match her voice.


Bye

I was out for dinner so I missed most of tonight's performance. I only saw Chrislyn and Mark singing and both did pretty well, although I doubt whether Chrislyn deserves the standing ovation and the touchdown (I hope it's a one-off because it's a Mark Holden trademark). From I saw at the remainder clips at the end of the show, I think Tom, Thanh and Jonny had average performances while my other favourites Sophie and Brooke did slightly better.

More details on the second chance voting: voting lines close at 7pm AEST. At 7.30pm AEST the bottom three will be announced at the start of the verdict show AND the Australian Idol website, and voting lines will reopen, so people in SA, NT and WA can join in and cast last minute votes. In the first 30 minutes of the verdict show, the bottom three singers will perform for one last time. Voting lines will close at around 8pm AEST and results revealed afterwards.

I really enjoyed Mark, Chrislyn, Wes, Madam and Roshani's performances!

Jonny and Sophie where alright. Not 100% good, but still not the worst!

I didn't like Thanh, Luke, Teale or Tom's performances and i really thought Brooke was crap, she ruined 'These Words'. I like Brooke's voice, i just don't think These Words was a good song choice for her.

I still don't think Luke should have made it into the top 12, but he has got such a personality!


Me too!

i love Wes Carr he is sooooo Amazing!
i also really like chrislyn & mark

i cant stand sophie.. she ruins songs...

the rest of them were just good.

Wes and Mark were awesome tonight. Jonny was good too, love his voice, I really hope he doesn't go tomorrow, I would love to see more of him.

Yeah I really like these three guys and that's about it haha, the rest are good I suppose but don't really interest me.

great opening night! i love christyn's performance - probably my fave for the night.

did anyone else's channel ten cut out during roshani's performance?

loveeee sophie and because matt corby was my favourite idol every, i think i'll start liking tom just because everything's the same.. but i know i shouldn't.

jonny to go?

^^ nope i got to watch the full performance of roshani... and my goodness.. shes got a great voice..

im adding her to my favourites hahaha

xx

Roshani, Madam & Chryslyn were easily the best of the night, and I think Jonny will go.

In the bottom 3 tonight: Johny Taylor, Sophie Paterson and Teale Jakubenko. Each of them will perform again and viewers can only vote for these three. The other 9 are safe.

kinda happy he's gone

yaaaaaaaaaay so happy hes gone

no offence to him

Latest Betting Odds:
2008 Winner:

Madam Parker

4.50

Wesley Carr

4.50

Mark Spano

5.50

Roshani Priddis

7.00

Chrislyn Hamilton

9.00

Tom Williams

11.00

Brooke Addamo

13.00

Thanh Bui

13.00

Sophie Paterson

21.00

Teale Jakubenko

21.00

Luke -ens

41.00

Yay Jonny out, Luke next!

Jordin sparks was amazing
And yay, so happy jonnys gone, he sucked!
I reckon it will be chrislyn, madam and tom at the opera house
Such an awersome season this year

Jordin Sparks was certainly amazing, she managed to sing No Air (a duet) mostly on her own with some backing vocals from band members.
Not surprised Jonny was gone, but I got a scare when Sophie was in the bottom 3. I had to send in 30 text votes to save her.

wow you must be a big fan of her
That's like $16

And yes, jordin was amazing, mind blowing
She sounds even better live....... WOW

im glad he left tonight... i wasnt a huge fan!

i think luke will be next!

xx

Yep I agree Jahan
I do feel alittle sorry for him tho!
But I don't like his voice or his chin/beard thingo

Not least because she's from Victoria Actually I have to pay more for text votes because I use Optus pre-paid SIM card.

Yea kinda expected Jonny to go, plus i'm glad a guy got voted off too. I agree, Jordin Sparks was amazing and she's such a lovely person!! She definitely pulled it off, singing No Air by herself.

Looks like I'm the only Jonny fan here, I'm pretty disappointed he's gone. I really like him, I'll definitely be following his career, he's still got my support all the way.

he was horrible^
an awful voice, and a HORRIBLE look!

cross between emo and hobo!


GO MA'DAM!! and Sophie

Jonny didn't stand a chance! Australia had no choice to put in the the Top 12, so it was only a matter of time! I'm sure if the judges didn't choose him as a wildcard he'd never have gotten in!

Well that's just rude and I disagree. But whatever that's your opinion.


Yeah I know, I knew that was going to happen anyway. I'm glad the judges gave him a chance. I just would have liked to have seen him there longer, another week atleast.

I dont think ANYONE voted as much as I did for ANYONE or Brooke haha
I've prob spent over $100 over sunday and yesterday voting for her THATS how much I want her to stay

Got to go to idol sunday and last night was absolutly amazing. Met Brooke,Tom,Chrislyn (got photos with the 3 of them) and got to say Hi to wes,johnny,mandam,roshani (omgosh shes so tiny haha) and a few others which was pretty cool

Yes I know im pshyco for voting so much but what can I say! i love brooke to death and over the weekend getting to speak to her and meet her she's absolutly more beautiful!! shes my insperation <3

p.s forgot to say - everyone in here that's been votign for brooke let me tell u she REALLY REALLY REALLY APPRECIATES it!!!!

Glad you had a great time
I spent $200 yesterday voting for Brooke, Sophie and Mark

OUSTED Australian Idol contestant Jonny Taylor says he would have been questioning his musical integrity if he had lasted any longer in the competition.
The singer-songwriter from Perth, who was the first of the top 12 to be booted last night, said while not wanting to seem ungrateful, he was glad he got kicked off the television show because he was a fish out of water singing cover songs.
"I started losing faith in myself not as artist but as a performer," Taylor said today.
"I would have been questioning my musical integrity if I had of gone any further."
Taylor beat 38,000 hopefuls to make the top 12 but was last night in the bottom three alongside Sophie Paterson and Teale Jakubenko.
The 22-year-old said he believed the others in the competition were more comfortable with the Network Ten TV show.
"All those guys and girls sing covers, they do that. I never have, never will and it was an extreme challenge for me," Taylor said.
"It's just very, very difficult, borderline impossible for me to emotionally connect with somebody else's song because I know how personal and how precious my songs are to me. It's almost like I feel a little bit bad doing it to other people's songs."
Taylor insisted he did not want to sound disrespectful or come across as having "sour grapes" and said he did have fun on the show.
"I knew that it was just a televised karaoke competition. I knew exactly what I was getting in for," he said.
"It was just the reality of it - I was a fish out of water in the competition.
"It was a lot more challenging than I realised."
Taylor will head back to Perth today and wants to get back into writing original songs and performing in a band.
He believes Sydney's Wes Carr or 16-year-old Tom Williams will win.
"Wes is a bit of golden boy," Taylor said.
"Tom is a bit of a golden boy but for the wrong reasons because he's a cutesy-wutesy kid with dimples.
"But I think they're all stars and I couldn't pick and it's especially hard for me to pick because I'm a music snob."
He added that he hoped NSW shearer Luke D!ckens would go far.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...5005961,00.html

thats heaps funny

why did he try out for idol then if he "knew that it was just a televised karaoke competition" ????

he shouldnt have auditioned.. he knew wat he was in for!

i agree andrew!
he was wasting everyines time!

nicole should have got in insted of him!
he sucked

Hey guys does anyone know what's the deal with Teale?!

Last night they mentioned something in the paper. What was that all about?

^ i wondered that too

glad johney left i hated him!

he isnt aus idol 'material' anyway....

quite like mark, brooke and wes
although i thought sunday was quite a shocking show... chryslen was great though! glad she got a touchdown!

why dont they make the show 30 min... annouce the bottom 3. let them perform and have the lines open for 20 min... it drags on too much.

nobody cares bout the bottom 3 and how they got there clearly, thats why they are the bottom 3.

anounce it. let them sing. and say who's leaving. ahggggggg

it dragged on soooo much last night!!

yer i dunno
something about an affair i think i heard??


no i didnt, last night was brilliant!

speshly jordin sparks!!

beyonce is tipped to make an apperance on this years season, singing and dancing that would be frikin awersome!

Well her new album is coming out in November, so her new single will be out in October, so she will probably make an appearance.

LMAO johnson ur like me haha



They said something about his girlfriend or something like that im not too sure

Delta should go on idol again !

Jordin sounded terrible. She should just never sing that song live, everytime ive seen her sing that sounds bad.

I'm so glad Thanh wasn't in the bottom 3.

^^^ i dont think she will this year

jordin was AMAZING!! ^^

U shoulda seen how hyper the crowd were when she wasnt performing (jordin that is)
and this little 7yr old sung one step at a time and ogm it was so cute haha

add breaks are fun in the audience ...cept for the warm up guy ..he seems to tell the same jokes every single LOL

^ did u go on monday as well?

EMBATTLED Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has taken another hit after allegedly being punched in the face by a man at a bar in the Sydney suburb of Coogee.
The 20-year-old singer sustained lacerations to her face and a broken finger in the random clash with two men at the Beach Palace Hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Her stepfather Norm Axford told Sydney Confidential yesterday Donovan had been punched in the face twice by a Maroubra man, 24, who was arrested, questioned and later released by police.
"She was out with friends having a good time and on the dance floor when she was approached and hassled by these guys," Mr Axford said.
"They were making comments about Idol and she told them not to bother her.
"The next thing one of them punched her twice in the face."
Donovan had been "on a normal night out" with a group of four girlfriends when the clash happened, Mr Axford said.
Police and an ambulance were called to the scene about 2.15am, with Donovan taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.
Beach Palace group general manager Chris Warhurst confirmed the altercation, but said the venue's CCTV footage "did not sustain the assault allegation".
"She was only on the premises for 10 minutes. There was a bit of an altercation between her friends and other people. We removed all of them and police were called," Mr Warhurst said.
It is understood glasses of beer were thrown in the fracas, with Donovan's finger broken as she allegedly tried to defend herself.
Mr Axford said family members returned to the bar later on Sunday looking for some of Donovan's personal property thought to have been lost during the fight.
"We went back looking for a fob watch Casey lost, which belonged to her grandfather who died recently. They (bar management) said they'd look for it, but we don't hold out much hope of getting it back," he said.
A police spokeswoman said Maroubra police were continuing their investigations into the incident, and were seeking all witness statements.
Donovan was back at the Prince of Wales yesterday for further treatment for her fractured hand and was unavailable for comment, but her stepfather said she had been badly shaken by the "horrifying" ordeal.
"It was just an unprovoked situation, she wasn't doing anything," Mr Axford claimed.
"It's just horrifying to think this can happen.
"She doesn't need this, she behaved herself.
"I'm just worried about the emotional scars this will leave, she's been through so much already."
While Donovan has publicly struggled since claiming the Idol crown in 2004, her music career had recently started to get back on track under her stepfather's management.
Her last release, an EP Eye 2 Eye, is expected to be followed up by an album later this year.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5006002,00.html

HE MAY have been eliminated from the Australian Idol judging panel, but Mark Holden has ensured his showbiz legacy will live on after "selling" his signature touchdown move to former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.
In a unique conception straight from the Mark Holden files of all things bizarre, the showbiz veteran has priced his renowned Idol catchphrase at the domestic and international rate of $10,000 after it was replicated on the Channel 10 talent quest on Sunday night.
Hasselhoff will in turn be able to perform the energetic move in his role as a judge on hit series America's Got Talent, while Holden's former Australian Idol colleagues have also been granted permission to bring the touchdown back into high rotation post-sale. There's only one catch in the contract - the entire value of the sale must be donated to a worthy charity.
Holden, holidaying with his family at Hasselhoff's Bel Air mansion in LA, revealed news of the signature trade to Sydney Confidential yesterday.

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but a cheque would be better," Holden quipped.
"David can't wait to use it - and he's planning to donate the money to a charity associated with the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department)."
Aside from selling off the last relics of his Idol career, Holden revealed he was also looking to his TV future while in Hollywood. "I've got a few meetings set up . . . who knows," he said.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5006002,00.html