Idols Live Show 7: The Dutch
It is Saturday Evening which means it is time for another Dutch Idols Live Show. This weeks theme is Dutch Songs. Let me tell you this from the start, I am absolutely no fan of Dutch songs, the singers yes, the actual language not so much. The hard part of singing in Dutch is pronunciation of the words.
There is the occasional one off that I actually do like, namely by artists such as Marco Borsato, Do and Trijntje Oosterhuis and Andre Hazes
Charlene (De Bestemming - Marco Borsato)
I am not to sure what I thought, she had an occasional slip-up, but she brings the voice and there is still something with her that she doesn’t let out. Especially because this was one the harder songs by Marco Borsato.
Pauline (Zij Gelooft in Mij - Andre Hazes)
Andre Hazes is a unique artist and I think Pauline did a great version of the song. Surprisingly well.
Neil (Doe Dit, Doe Dat -Jim (Runner Up of the first Idols)
He sounds so damn nasal each and every time and I can’t stand that. At some points I could not even hear what the heck he was singing during the chorus. At least he did not slip up.
Nikki (Afscheid - Volumia!)
For someone who has never sung in Dutch, that was absolutely amazing, it gave me goosebumps. It brought me to tears. And I was not the only one. Once again the audience and the judges gave her a standing ovation and were moved to tears as well.
Nathalie (Vrede - Ruth Jacott)
She brings her voice, but I absolutely did not like the song, and she was too low on some points. Nathalie should not have to worry if she ever decides to sing in Dutch, despite the accent when she talks, it gives her a unique sound when singing.
Nigel (Heerlijk - Alain Clark)
Damn him! Where the hell did he pull that one from?! That, for once, was a fantastic performance.
(for more of tonight performances, either go to Idols.nl or DarkGenic’s YouTube Channel)
The Results
They pulled an incredible switcharoo tonight. They put the three best candidates on the chairs; Nathalie, Nikki and Nigel. They got the most votes of the night.
Charlene, Pauline and Neil got the least votes.
Pauline got voted off this time, which is an absolute shame. Neil should have been voted off out of those three. The only reason he got to go through is because idiotic teen girls voted for him because he looks ‘pretty’. This is not what this damn competition is about!
I am not the only one pissed about this; Gordon, one of the more controversial judges walked out of the studio mere seconds after the results came in.
A perfect protest for an ending like this.
Next week: Love songs
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