Singapore Idol
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| Singapore Idol | |
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| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by |  Simon Fuller |
| Starring | Hosts Gurmit Singh Daniel Ong (2006) |
| Judges | Dick Lee Douglas Oliverio (2004) Jacintha Abisheganaden (2006) Florence Lian Ken Lim |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | MediaCorp TV Theatre Singapore Indoor Stadium (finale) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 5 |
| Original run | 2004 – 2006 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Singapore Idol (Chinese: 新加坡偶像) is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The judges are Dick Lee, Florence Lian, Douglas Oliverio (replaced by Jacintha Abisheganaden in season 2) and Ken Lim. The show is hosted by Gurmit Singh and Daniel Ong. The show is produced by MediaCorp Studios and FremantleMedia Operations BV. The show is now defunct from the second season and will be replaced by another reality contest, Live The Dream, premiering on Singapore's National Day, exactly a year after the beginning of season 2.
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[edit] Season 1 (2004)
Season 1 of Singapore Idol premiered on the National Day of Singapore (9 August) in 2004. This season produced a few memorable, albeit notorious, performers during the audition round. They included Skyy Sia aka Bananaman, who wore a mask of watermelon and bananas; Kelvin Sim, who accompanied his very bad rendition of Fool's Garden's "Lemon Tree" with a dance that rivalled that of William Hung; Patrick Khoo, who literally whispered George Michael's "Careless Whisper".
As with other shows in the Idol series, the viewers' votes decide who goes on to the next round. This has sometimes produced controversial results. In the third preliminary round, Jerry Ong, whose singing was described by judge Florence Lian as being "constipated", was voted through to the finals, beating favourites Beverly Lim Morata and Nur Hasanah (Nana).
In a bigger upset, Jeassea K. Thyidor, considered by many to be a frontrunner in the competition, was eliminated in the very first round of the finals by a margin of a mere 200 votes. Her premature exit was variously attributed to her guarded persona, complacency of her supporters and her nationality (she was originally from Canada).
In the final showdown held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 1 December 2004, Taufik Batisah beat Sylvester Sim with 62% of the votes to become the first Singapore Idol. Both received recording deals from Sony BMG. Taufik's album, Blessings, was released on 17 January 2005. Sylvester's album, Take Flight, was released in 8 April 2005. Another one of the finalists, Maia Lee, also released an album titled Emotionally Advised on 20 August 2005.
- Top 11 theme: Parents' Choice
- Top 9 theme: Rock 'n' Roll
- Top 8 theme: Live Disco
- Top 7 theme: Song by Favorite Singer
- Top 6 theme: Big Band
- Top 5 theme: R&B/Soul
- Top 4 theme: Asian Pop
- Top 3 theme: Movies and Musicals
- Top 2 theme: Judges' Choice, Own Choice and Winner's Single
[edit] Season 2 (2006)
Auditions for season 2 were held on 11 February 2006 at *Scape in Orchard Road and was extended twice due to overwhelming response - 12 February at the same location and 19 February in Toa Payoh. The season premiered on 21 May with clips of the auditions. Dick Lee, Florence Lian and Ken Lim return as judges while Douglas Oliverio was replaced by Jacintha Abisheganaden. After widespread criticism of his hosting abilities in season 1, Gurmit Singh was paired with Daniel Ong as co-hosts for season 2. Ex-contestant from Singapore Idol season 1 Daphne Khoo hosted Singapore Idol On Demand, an online subscription service that provided media downloads and exclusive footages of the show.
A day after the results for Piano Show #4 were announced, MediaCorp revealed that a computer glitch in the voting process had mistakenly sent Mathilda D'Silva into the top 12, instead of Nurul Maideen. Mathilda was placed in the wildcard show and was subsequently voted into the finals. Shortly after the technical glitch fiasco, wildcard contestant Meryl Joan Lee announced her withdrawal from the contest.
The final 12 contestants were housed in Hangout @ Mt Emily, a budget hotel, for as long as they remained in the competition.
The Final Showdown for the title featured Jonathan Leong and Hady Mirza singing three songs each at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. One of the songs which both contestants sang was "You Give Me Wings", which became the winner's first single. On September 25, 2006, 26-year-old Hady Mirza was declared the winner of Singapore Idol 2006 with about 70% of the votes cast.
- Top 12 theme: Parents' Choice
- Top 11 theme: #1 Hits from 1996-2006
- Top 10 theme: Classic Jazz
- Top 9 theme: Songs by British Singers/Bands
- Top 8 theme: Home, Family and Friends
- Top 7 theme: Rock n Roll
- Top 6 theme: Asian Pop
- Top 5 theme: R&B and Soul
- Top 4 theme: Judges' Choice
- Top 3 theme: Contestant's Favourites
- Top 2 theme: Contestant's Choice from Judges' List, Spectaculars Encore & Winner's Single
[edit] Bottom Group Breakdown
| Singapore Idol | |
| Singapore Idol Finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Season 1 (2004) | |
| Taufik Batisah | Winner |
| Sylvester Sim | 1 December |
| Olinda Cho | 19 November |
| Daphne Khoo | 12 November |
| Leandra Veronica Rasiah | 5 November |
| Christopher Michael Lee | 29 October |
| Maia Lee | 22 October |
| Jerry Ong | 15 October |
| David Yeo | 8 October |
| Beverly Lim Morata | 1 October |
| Jeassea K. Thyidor | 1 October |
| Candice Foo | withdrawn |
| Season 2 (2006) | |
| Hady Mirza | Winner |
| Jonathan Leong | 25 September |
| Jasmine Tye | 14 September |
| Paul Twohill | 7 September |
| Joakim Gomez | 31 August |
| Nurul Maideen | 24 August |
| Mathilda D'Silva | 17 August |
| Rahimah Rahim | 10 August |
| Jay Lim | 3 August |
| Emilee Kang | 27 July |
| Gayle Nerva | 20 July |
| Norman Then | 13 July |
[edit] Season 1
- Piano Show 1 Qualifiers: David Yeo, Olinda Cho and Jeassea Thyidor
- Piano Show 2 Qualifiers: Christopher Michael Lee, Daphne Khoo and Candice Foo
- Piano Show 3 Qualifiers: Taufik Batisah, Leandra Rasiah and Jerry Ong
- Judges' Choice Wildcards: Maia Lee and Beverly Lim Morata
- People's Choice Wildcards: Sylvester Sim
| Date | Bottom Four | |||
| October 1 | Beverly Lim Morata | Jeassea K Thyidor | Jerry Ong | Daphne Khoo |
| October 8 | David Yeo | Christopher Michael Lee | Taufik Batisah | Olinda Cho |
| October 15 | Jerry Ong (2) | Leandra Veronica Rasiah | Sylvester Sim | |
| October 22 | Maia Lee | Sylvester Sim (2) | Christopher Michael Lee (2) | |
| October 29 | Christopher Michael Lee (3) | Leandra Veronica Rasiah (2) | Olinda Cho (2) | |
| November 5 | Leandra Veronica Rasiah (3) | Olinda Cho (3) | Sylvester Sim (3) | |
| November 12 | Daphne Khoo (2) | Sylvester Sim (4) | ||
| November 19 | Olinda Cho (4) | |||
| December 1 | Sylvester Sim (5) | Taufik Batisah (2) | ||
[edit] Season 2
- Piano Show 1 Qualifiers: Paul Twohill and Jonathan Leong
- Piano Show 2 Qualifiers: Rahimah Rahim and Jasmine Tye
- Piano Show 3 Qualifiers: Hady Mirza and Joakim Gomez
- Piano Show 4 Qualifiers: Nurul Maideen and Emily Kang
- Judges' Choice Wildcards: Norman Then and Gayle Nerva
- People's Choice Wildcards: Mathilda D'Silva and Jay Lim
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| July 13 | Parent's Choice | Norman Then | Nurul Maideen | Jonathan Leong |
| July 20 | No. 1 Hits | Gayle Nerva | Jay Lim | Paul Twohill |
| July 27 | The Classics | Emilee Kang | Rahimah Rahim | Jasmine Tye |
| August 3 | British Invasion | Jay Lim (2) | Hady Mirza | Jonathan Leong (2) |
| August 10 | Home | Rahimah Rahim (2) | Paul Twohill (2) | |
| August 17 | Rock | Mathilda D'Silva | Hady Mirza (2) | Jonathan Leong (3) |
| August 24 | Asian Pop | Nurul Maideen (2) | Joakim Gomez | Paul Twohill (3) |
| Date | Theme | Bottom Two | ||
| August 31 | R&B | Joakim Gomez (2) | Paul Twohill (4) | |
| September 7 | Judges' Choice | Paul Twohill (5) | Jonathan Leong (4) | |
| September 14 | Favourite Songs | Jasmine Tye (2) | ||
| September 25 | Finale | Jonathan Leong (5) | Hady Mirza (3) | |
- Not all episodes were the contestants who were "in danger of elimination" necessarily in the bottom 3, merely the contestant to be eliminated together with whoever the producers wanted to choose. This applies to the first three episodes.
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