Idols Top 14 Part II

29th August, 2010

Not a bad second live show. I think this group were marginally stronger than last weeks' group. Lloyd and Elvis stood out, and I like Funeka (but maybe I'm biased). I guess Zinthle and Jamie-Lee will be in the bottom three on Tuesday night.

Apart from Liezel's inability to say here and huge (she still says Yeeere and Yew-j), Randall seemed in good spirits (if not a little obsessed with new music - maybe he's aware of his own advancing age). Mara and Judith got on well - even though both of them agreed that they hate being called "legend" or "diva", off-camera.

Song choice is such a big deal, don't you think? A good choice of song can almost certainly put someone ahead for the week; just as a bad song choice can totally screw a good singer over. Could you think of a song that would work it's charms without fail?

Backstage there's a battle going on between Randall and the producers about food. Randall wants a chicken salad before every show. Last week they brought him a Tikka chicken pasta. He moaned and complained all night. This week they brought him a chicken/butternut/eggplant salad. He whined again. God knows what they'll bring him next week. If he's so fussy maybe he should eat at home?

The Idols team brought me a fantastic cake for my birthday, but I left it in the boot of my car and the only person who'll eat it now is Damon.
Next week it's down to the Top 10 and that's where the real business starts.