Idol Song Choices Revealed:
They’ve been working super hard all week to embrace Abba and make it their own, and guess what? We can reveal ALL of your Idols song choices for our upcoming Abba Appreciation night! Check out which songs you’ll be treated to this coming Sunday!
The shearer with the heart of gold will be giving his trademark country spin to “Knowing Me Knowing You”, while the classic, and topical, “Mamma Mia” will be tackled by the formidable Chrislyn Hamilton.
Mark Spano will be taking you to “Waterloo” while the sing-along fave “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” will be coming from the soulful lips of sweet Sophie Paterson.
After spending two weeks in a row in the Bottom Three, Mr. Teale Jakubenko will be hoping that “Thank You For The Music” will keep him safe, and we hear that Roshani Priddis plans to give “Money Money Money” a slight musical theatre vibe…
“Dancing Queen” had to be one of the songs snapped up first, and Madam Parker is the lucky lady with the song that gets everyone on the d-floor while Thanh Bui is staking his claim in the competition with “The Winner Takes All!” (How true!)
And what about the man in the hat, Wes Carr? “Do you hear the drums Fernando…”? Yup, the one and only “Fernando”!
With the Idols able to arrange their tracks any way they want, be prepared for some innovative interpretations of your fave Abba tracks!
http://www.australianidol.com.au/abba_songs.html
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The theme for top 9 performance on October 12 will be revealed at the end of the verdict show next Monday (October 6).
QUOTE(IluvDelta15 @ Sep 27 2008, 03:22 AM) 
im still angry brooke went. she was my favourite, grrrrrrrrr!
You should join her forum: http://z10.invisionfree.com/Brooke_Addamo/index.php?act=idx
It needs members!QUOTE(HDHD @ Sep 28 2008, 05:32 AM)
favourites for tonight.. Chrislyn,Teale & Luke...
sophie better gooo i want brooke back
You should join Teale's forum
http://www.z10.invisionfree.com/Teale We need members!QUOTE(Andrew_1992 @ Sep 29 2008, 02:55 AM)
^ pssh
he DOESNT deserve it.. HE CANT SING !!
all he is, is "cute" .. idol is about voice!
hmm...just because idol wasn't the right enviroment for him doesn't mean he can't sing. He was nervous on the show and overthought everything. So his idol performances weren't so great, that doesn't mean he can't sing. Give the kid a break.
QUOTE(HDHD @ Sep 29 2008, 04:56 AM)
Those girls GAH so annoying.. poor tom i think he improved so much! sophie and madam to go.
Yeah, it was sad to see him go after his best performance
I sure hope Madam goes! And Thanh, then Sophie. Teale had better not leave this week. He's just about the only good one left.
QUOTE(terry_bogard_007 @ Sep 29 2008, 06:05 PM)
I'm just so glad Tom went instead of Teale.. I swear I would have been so so annoyed if it went the other way
and its about time he went too... but it should have been last week instead of Brooke though..
yeah, I was pretty sad to see Tom go, but I would have been devistated if Teale had left 
Join his forum: http://www.z10.invisionfree.com/TealeQUOTE(acooper @ Sep 29 2008, 09:13 PM)
Does this show have decent talent this year?
It did, but they all left
OK, not quite, there are a coupled talented people left. I personally like Teale Jakubenko, and Chrislyn Hamilton is really good, too! But other talented singers like Brooke Addamo and Kayla Vanzetta are already gone There's no one as talented as Matt and Ben last year, though. They were the best
QUOTE(adro @ Sep 30 2008, 01:25 AM)
Australian Idol's Tom Williams Says Judges Were Biased
Sep 30 01:32pm
The youngest contestant on the 2008 Australian Idol series, Tom Williams, 16, saw his journey on the talent quest end last night after he was voted out of the bottom three. But according to Williams, the judges' bias against him rather than his lack of talent was the reason behind the eviction. He tells WHO why.
Are you disappointed your Idol experience is over?
I am but in another way I am glad: I was sick of being slaughtered by the judges and of the way they were portraying me.
What do you mean by that, did you think they had an agenda to get you off the show? Definitely - they know who they want to win and that's Wes. All the comments they made about me were negative and everything they did was about trying to get me off. I was disgusted by the way they portrayed me on the show last night, making out that I was only after phone numbers from girls. It just wasn't the case, but if they want to do that then that's up to them.
So you think the judging is rigged in some way?
Absolutely, everything is set up for Wes to win. He's a great bloke and he deserves it, but it's obvious they are trying to push him forward over anyone else.
Was the experience a positive one overall?
For sure, every thing I did I did it with 110 per cent and I'll remember the experience for the rest of my life.
You were criticized for not singing age appropriate songs - do you regret your song choices?
No, they say to stick to who you are and those songs are what I sing. I wasn't necessarily trying to appeal to the teenage market. Anyway, I liked the idea of entertaining older generations as well.
What's next for you now?
I'm going to take a break for a while but then I would love to start up a Jonas Brothers style of band - they are huge in America and I think a band like that could bring something special to Australian pop.
I'm really disappointed to see this article here. It's very misleading & heavily edited
Here's a much more accurate article, out of another magazine:
How are you feeling?
I'm kind of glad to be gone but sad to be gone if you know what I mean. The pressure was really getting to me.
We hear you were doing five hours of school work a day. How hard was the pressure of doing both school and Idol for you?
It was very hard. I'd get a call halfway through school saying, "It's ABBA week this week, choose your songs." And everyone's already calling up and looking at songs on YouTube, getting their songs ready because it's first in, best dressed song wise. I'd get left with all the leftovers. It was very hard for me.
Are you glad not to have to do ABBA week then?
I reckon it would have been better than '80s week! I had SOS lined up, a big ballady thing. It could have been really cool. But in another sense I was glad because I couldn't have been torn up by the judges again. I would have emotionally broken down.
How hard was it for you to hear "Teale should stay, Tom should go home" from the judges when the two of you were bottom two?
You just have to try to ground yourself. I knew Teale would go through because (his state have) got live television. In my state there's a delayed telecast so nobody knew I was in the bottom three. So he had the home ground advantage. Taking no credit away from him, he's an awesome singer, is improving every week and he'll go pretty far.
So do you think you were disadvantaged by coming from Adelaide?
I think if you're in the bottom three and you're not from a state that has live television you're screwed.
So you think people from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have an advantage?
For sure. I'd say Wes has got this in the bag. For one he's an awesome singer and two he's from Sydney. So he's got this wrapped I reckon.
How did you cope having to sing after watching your goodbye package?
It was the most emotional thing I've ever done in my life. I got really emotional when I saw the first audition I started crying and I couldn't hold it back. But then having to sing you just have to compose yourself and breathe.
Did you talk to the judges once it was all over?
Yeah I did. -o just said, "Stick to your dreams ? in a couple of years you'll have an awesome career". Kyle and I exchanged phone numbers and he said, "If you need anything give me a call. Start up your own band and you'll go pretty far." Marcia was just very supportive and in a bit of shock I think.
Do you feel like it's the judges tearing you down that saw you leaving?
Not really. I think it was more the producers. They portrayed me in a way I didn't want to be portrayed. They made me look like someone I wasn't. They made it look like I was only here for the female attention and that's definitely not true. It just shows that what (the producers) want to happen, they make happen. I like them and I don't want to get on their bad side but they definitely made me go last night. With all of the phone numbers and chicks and all that ? none of that was true to the fact.
So what really happened?
I was standing on the side of the stage and the producers said, "Go over and say hello to the girls". So they made it look like I did that. And then they said, "What do you have in your hand?" And I was like, "Phone numbers. Oh, joke, add them to the collection". People would have thought that I was arrogant. And I just want to say that I'm not arrogant at all. I wasn't happy about it.
Do you have any regrets? Do you wish you'd waited a few years before going on the show now?
I think definitely if I knew it was going to be on next year I would have waited. But I don't know that and I would have kicked myself in the head if it wasn't on and I didn't go for it. I thought ti could have been the end fo the show so I had to do it. But it was a really awesome experience and I'm really grateful.
What was your highlight of the competition for you?
Probably my leaving. Not so much the leaving part of it but the performance I thought was amazing.
Was it nice to go out on a high?
That was the only song honestly that I felt comfortable with the whole series.
Who will you miss the most?
Probably Wes, Madam and Luke. Definitely Luke ? he was like my big brother. He stays on everyone's good side in the house. And I think he's a big underdog who will go pretty far in this competition.
You said you think Wes will win. Who else are you tipping to last the distance?
I reckon the top four could probably be Wes, Madam, Chrislyn and Luke. And I think the top two will be Wes and Chrislyn.
What else will you miss about Idol?
Mainly I will miss the contestants. They're like family now. It's like someone dying in your family. It's like breaking up the family. I'll miss performing every week ? I won't miss being torn apart! ? but I can almost guarantee that if I'd stayed for another few weeks there would have been some amazing performances so that's unlucky on Australia's part.
Who do you think will go home next?
The bottom three next week, not based on performance because I don't know what their performances will be like, but I think it will be Thanh, Sophie and Teale again and I think Sophie will go.
What's next for you?
I'll probably take a month off just to relax. I'll go back to school if it's possible, get back into reality. But hopefully start up a boy band type thing. Jonas Brothers style. They're really cool and I think it would be really huge in Australia if I could pull of something like that.
Do you have anyone in mind for the band?
No, I don't. So if anyone interested, buzz me! Chuck that in because I really need some help with that. Message me on MySpace if you're interested ? if you're a good looking guy who plays guitar!
But you have to be the pretty one right?
Oh for sure! Kyle said, "They can't be prettier than you!"
woah im sorry
there all the same dear
there all the same dear
Those song choices are very interesting and nearly all I wouldn't have guessed. I was hoping Chryslyn would do Dancing Queen. Sophie doing Gimme Gimme Gimme really doesn't seem like it'll work but who knows. Thanh doing The Winner Takes It All is all wrong.
QUOTE(adro @ Oct 4 2008, 07:07 PM)
woah im sorry
there all the same dear
They're not because Tom was misrepresented in the WHO one. And now people are calling his a sore loser, and he's not. He's taking it quite well and is being very mature about it. Give the kid a break. The media's full of crap.
New article from today's Sunday Telegraph:
AUSTRALIAN Idol heart-throb Mark Spano, 26, has already had an up-close-and-personal encounter with local showbiz royalty.
Until earlier this year, the Italian stallion was dating Matilda Brown, the 21-year-old actress daughter of Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown.
Ward directed her daughter in Martha's New Coat, a short film for SBS a few years ago.
Spano has made his mark on Idol by being this year's rock guru, looking like Diesel and sounding like Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas. Some of Spano's relatives in Melbourne wish the couple were still an item, since they found her absolutely lovely.
Spano, who is well-heeled despite working as a labourer, has started dating Lynne O'Brien, a Sydney make-up artist. That relationship, however, is only a few weeks old.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5012327,00.html
AUSTRALIAN Idol heart-throb Mark Spano, 26, has already had an up-close-and-personal encounter with local showbiz royalty.
Until earlier this year, the Italian stallion was dating Matilda Brown, the 21-year-old actress daughter of Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown.
Ward directed her daughter in Martha's New Coat, a short film for SBS a few years ago.
Spano has made his mark on Idol by being this year's rock guru, looking like Diesel and sounding like Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas. Some of Spano's relatives in Melbourne wish the couple were still an item, since they found her absolutely lovely.
Spano, who is well-heeled despite working as a labourer, has started dating Lynne O'Brien, a Sydney make-up artist. That relationship, however, is only a few weeks old.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5012327,00.html
i just wanna say to u people out there u obviously have no heart or brain coz u dont no anything bout the media they miss interperite every thing people say just to make people read it so to the people that say tom is a saw looser take stick out of ur ass and give him a break i mean has any1 here ever done any thing ike he has here.... i didnt think so, so give him a break i mean u guys are the loosers havin nothin betta to do so u waste ur time writin crap about an amazin person tat has been treated like crap from he media!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
Tonight gonna be good and we dunno how well they're gonna sing.
QUOTE(~sarah~ @ Oct 5 2008, 03:30 PM)
i just wanna say to u people out there u obviously have no heart or brain coz u dont no anything bout the media they miss interperite every thing people say just to make people read it so to the people that say tom is a saw looser take stick out of ur ass and give him a break i mean has any1 here ever done any thing ike he has here.... i didnt think so, so give him a break i mean u guys are the loosers havin nothin betta to do so u waste ur time writin crap about an amazin person tat has been treated like crap from he media!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
you joined this forum to say that
and you call us losers.. wat are you .. like 12
i know i said i wouldnt bag Tom anymore.. but seriously, he was shit , his spot in the finals could have been given to someone good!
i liked Brooke, and shes gone, and now i'm over it.. of course i was annoyed.. but i didnt join a forum to argue with people that didnt like her, i understand that in this business, not everyone will like one person.. not everyone likes Tom.. not everyone likes Delta.. it's a fact of the music business..
i know the media fabricates everything that is said.. but what you've said makes you look like an im-mature little brat
jeez.. we're allowed to not like someone
QUOTE(Delta*Nina*fan @ Oct 5 2008, 06:07 PM)
Tonight gonna be good and we dunno how well they're gonna sing.
i'm excited!!!
i hope Chrislyn does well
QUOTE(~sarah~ @ Oct 5 2008, 02:30 PM)
i just wanna say to u people out there u obviously have no heart or brain coz u dont no anything bout the media they miss interperite every thing people say just to make people read it so to the people that say tom is a saw looser take stick out of ur ass and give him a break i mean has any1 here ever done any thing ike he has here.... i didnt think so, so give him a break i mean u guys are the loosers havin nothin betta to do so u waste ur time writin crap about an amazin person tat has been treated like crap from he media!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
I could get a monkey to do a better job then Tom, thank you very much.
So firstly, get your head out of your ass, because you obviously can't see what your typing by the looks of it.
Secondly, stop being so whiny because no one likes your sucky little toy boy.
Thirdly, he just plain sucks so get over it!
QUOTE(Andrew_1992 @ Oct 5 2008, 05:28 PM)
you joined this forum to say that
and you call us losers.. wat are you .. like 12
i know i said i wouldnt bag Tom anymore.. but seriously, he was shit , his spot in the finals could have been given to someone good!
i liked Brooke, and shes gone, and now i'm over it.. of course i was annoyed.. but i didnt join a forum to argue with people that didnt like her, i understand that in this business, not everyone will like one person.. not everyone likes Tom.. not everyone likes Delta.. it's a fact of the music business..
i know the media fabricates everything that is said.. but what you've said makes you look like an im-mature little brat
jeez.. we're allowed to not like someone
i'm excited!!!
i hope Chrislyn does well
I hope so too....
QUOTE(Martin @ Oct 5 2008, 05:28 PM)
I could get a monkey to do a better job then Tom, thank you very much.
So firstly, get your head out of your ass, because you obviously can't see what your typing by the looks of it.
Secondly, stop being so whiny because no one likes your sucky little toy boy.
Thirdly, he just plain sucks so get over it!
toy boy....that's a good one Martin...QUOTE(Andrew_1992 @ Oct 5 2008, 05:28 PM)
you joined this forum to say that
and you call us losers.. wat are you .. like 12
i know i said i wouldnt bag Tom anymore.. but seriously, he was shit , his spot in the finals could have been given to someone good!
i liked Brooke, and shes gone, and now i'm over it.. of course i was annoyed.. but i didnt join a forum to argue with people that didnt like her, i understand that in this business, not everyone will like one person.. not everyone likes Tom.. not everyone likes Delta.. it's a fact of the music business..
i know the media fabricates everything that is said.. but what you've said makes you look like an im-mature little brat
jeez.. we're allowed to not like someone
Yeh that is right there is no rule saying that we have to like them...sooooooo ~Sarah~ pull your head out of the mud and get a life ok
ROFL! i love how you say we have nothing do and losers when you join the delta forum with the sole intention of abusing other members about some loser who cant sing. Talk about pitch problems - maybe if he stopped blaming other people for his depature and realised he cant sing..
QUOTE(Luke @ Oct 5 2008, 05:57 PM)
ROFL! i love how you say we have nothing do and losers when you join the delta forum with the sole intention of abusing other members about some loser who cant sing. Talk about pitch problems - maybe if he stopped blaming other people for his depature and realised he cant sing..
Spot on and it's up to AUSTRALIA!!!!! and if Australia didn't like him well Tommy toy boy 2 bad....toooo Sadddddddd!
^ agreed Martin and Luke
I agree too!!!!
^ good *shifty eyes*.. 5 mins!!
QUOTE(~sarah~ @ Oct 5 2008, 02:30 PM)
i just wanna say to u people out there u obviously have no heart or brain coz u dont no anything bout the media they miss interperite every thing people say just to make people read it so to the people that say tom is a saw looser take stick out of ur ass and give him a break i mean has any1 here ever done any thing ike he has here.... i didnt think so, so give him a break i mean u guys are the loosers havin nothin betta to do so u waste ur time writin crap about an amazin person tat has been treated like crap from he media!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
o and heyy heather lol!!!!!!!!!!
you remind me of him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXVs5zjZPFw
stop whinging.
LEEEEAAAVEEEEE TOOOMMMMM ALOOOONEEE!!!
rofl..
^Yes boss I will do so
bahahahahaha byna thats soo funnyyy
GO CHRISLYN <3
- YES ABBA
I LOVE ABBA
THIS
WILL
BE
AWESOME
I LOVE ABBA
THIS
WILL
BE
AWESOME
Chrislyn <3
Sophie after the break
Sophie after the break
Chrislyn did pretty good...NEXT Up is SOPHIE!!!!
Sophie is gona ruin gimme gimme gimme
YEAH, BECAUSE AMANDA SEYFRIED TOTALLY ~OWNED~ IT.
GIVE HER A CHANCE
FINE I AGREE
GIVE HER A CHANCE
FINE I AGREE
QUOTE(acenyuipoXD @ Oct 5 2008, 06:44 PM)
YEAH, BECAUSE AMANDA SEYFRIED TOTALLY ~OWNED~ IT.
GIVE HER A CHANCE
FINE I AGREE
Can't say That was the best Sophie could do...Yeh Amanda Seyfried rocked it
Fine fine I'll agree then
i'm shocked.. i enjoyed it 
lol
if Thanh wasn't married i'd swear he's g@y...
wow.. settle down Marcia.. rofl
they break copyright laws by using Touchdown.. Mark Holden sold it to David Hasslehoff..
lol
if Thanh wasn't married i'd swear he's g@y...
wow.. settle down Marcia.. rofl
they break copyright laws by using Touchdown.. Mark Holden sold it to David Hasslehoff..
and guess who gave Thanh a Touchdown....
MARCIA!!!!!!!
MARCIA!!!!!!!
They all sucked so far.
i reckon they've all been good.. Thanh bugs me tho!!
he's so up himself!!
he's so up himself!!
MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!!
must be funny i wish i was there....
Me too.....
i'm going tomorrow!!
Roshani = <3
lol
shes so cute!!
Roshani = <3
lol
shes so cute!!
LUCKY You!!!! Have great time
Mark was crap...
the guy singing waterloo sucked so bad
Good to see I am not the only one that thought Mark was crap!
QUOTE(~sarah~ @ Oct 5 2008, 03:30 PM)
i just wanna say to u people out there u obviously have no heart or brain coz u dont no anything bout the media they miss interperite every thing people say just to make people read it so to the people that say tom is a saw looser take stick out of ur ass and give him a break i mean has any1 here ever done any thing ike he has here.... i didnt think so, so give him a break i mean u guys are the loosers havin nothin betta to do so u waste ur time writin crap about an amazin person tat has been treated like crap from he media!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER PULL THE FRIKIN STICKS OUT OF UR ASSES!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA poooooooooooooooooor tom. its a hard life isnt
just seen a thread on the behind idol forum saying someone saw a news bulliten saying Levi from Season 1 is dead.... how sad!
Kereama was not successful in advancing to the finals of the competition, until invited to return to participate in a "Wildcard" show, in which four contestants would be given a second chance to proceed to the final 12. As part of the final 12, Kereama was a popular performer, but was eliminated on October 13, leaving him in 6th place in the competition. A record contract followed, and he released the singles "In My Room" and "Handcuffs Off" from the album "Destiny".
Levi Kereama was part of the band Lethbridge.
He committed suicide on the 4th of October 2008, jumping from a hotel balcony.
Kereama was not successful in advancing to the finals of the competition, until invited to return to participate in a "Wildcard" show, in which four contestants would be given a second chance to proceed to the final 12. As part of the final 12, Kereama was a popular performer, but was eliminated on October 13, leaving him in 6th place in the competition. A record contract followed, and he released the singles "In My Room" and "Handcuffs Off" from the album "Destiny".
Levi Kereama was part of the band Lethbridge.
He committed suicide on the 4th of October 2008, jumping from a hotel balcony.
dude, from watching that last performance, i now remember why i stopped watching idol ... lol oh wellz.
QUOTE(Andrew_1992 @ Oct 5 2008, 07:32 PM)
just seen a thread on the behind idol forum saying someone saw a news bulliten saying Levi from Season 1 is dead.... how sad!
Kereama was not successful in advancing to the finals of the competition, until invited to return to participate in a "Wildcard" show, in which four contestants would be given a second chance to proceed to the final 12. As part of the final 12, Kereama was a popular performer, but was eliminated on October 13, leaving him in 6th place in the competition. A record contract followed, and he released the singles "In My Room" and "Handcuffs Off" from the album "Destiny".
Levi Kereama was part of the band Lethbridge.
He committed suicide on the 4th of October 2008, jumping from a hotel balcony.
Are you for real? Poor Levi....
wonder if they mention anything on the show tonight ...
QUOTE(Andrew_1992 @ Oct 5 2008, 07:36 PM)
wonder if they mention anything on the show tonight ...
its not on ninemsn or yahoo and they have not mentioned it on idol....
QUOTE(bootsthecat @ Oct 5 2008, 07:38 PM)
its not on ninemsn or yahoo and they have not mentioned it on idol....
Twin I was just doing the same thing looking around for any news and appeard to be nothing......we'll wait til they menton it on Idol....
^ they might at the end.. they should
or maybe even on tomorrow's show..
or maybe even on tomorrow's show..
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