Asian Idol is coming soon and we get no news from Mediacorp?
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actually i think people who watch soccer for life have no life wan.....i'd rather play than watchOriginally posted by Nadare:omg... cant believe ppl actually care about this idol stuff.. esp. in sg. totally waste of time
watching EPL beats everything -
I happen to watch a bit. I think either the indonesian idol or the vietnam beauty will win.
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malaysian idol look like kena force to sing on the second songOriginally posted by Gasfene:I happen to watch a bit. I think either the indonesian idol or the vietnam beauty will win. -
wtf
guess who won -
who?
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I feel happy for hady cos he represents singapore. I think his performance last night was much better than sat, he was enjoying the performance.
Even though his voice may not be the best among the contestants, he has shown that he is a versatile singer, singing different types of song. He also knows how to use his smile to interact with the audience, maybe that's why they vote for him. -
LOL at those who said Hady can't
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No offence to anyone but Hady's voice is BORING AND MONOTONOUS!
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he won
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malaysia fan. oh,or myb indonesia or viet or india or filipino.Originally posted by jondizzle foshizzle:No offence to anyone but Hady's voice is BORING AND MONOTONOUS!
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I have come up with a theory on how they go about deciding the Asian Idol based on the voting system. If anyone agrees please give a heads up!
By now you should know that each voter would have to vote for 2 contestants for the sake of fairness. What the organizers would do is:
- For e.g, If the voter comes from Indonesia, and this particular person votes for Indonesia + Singapore, the organizers would only count Singapore as the 'true' vote.
- This actually means that one of the 2 votes is a dummy vote. (The vote for the voter's own country would automatically not be qualified)
- The organizers would then gather and sum up all the 'true' votes from the participating countries and decide the winner based on who gets the highest number of true votes.
In other words, voting for your own country was just a decoy. -
yeshOriginally posted by polarsnake:I have come up with a theory on how they go about deciding the Asian Idol based on the voting system. If anyone agrees please give a heads up!
By now you should know that each voter would have to vote for 2 contestants for the sake of fairness. What the organizers would do is:
- For e.g, If the voter comes from Indonesia, and this particular person votes for Indonesia + Singapore, the organizers would only count Singapore as the 'true' vote.
- This actually means that one of the 2 votes is a dummy vote. (The vote for the voter's own country would automatically not be qualified)
- The organizers would then gather and sum up all the 'true' votes from the participating countries and decide the winner based on who gets the highest number of true votes.
In other words, voting for your own country was just a decoy. 
Hady himself couldnt believe it. The judges didnt even mentioned him.
hahaha. -
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, December 17
SingaporeÂ’s Hady Mirza wins first Asian Idol contest
JAKARTA, Indonesia : SingaporeÂ’s Hady Mirza has been crowned the regionÂ’s first singing champion at the inaugural Asian Idol competition in Jakarta on Sunday.
Hady defeated five other Idol winners from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The show was hosted by RCTI — Indonesia’s largest TV network.
Voting via text messaging began when it was televised simultaneously to all six participating countries, with an unprecedented millions of viewers.
Hady Mirza, Singapore Idol Season 2 winner, earlier said: "The pressure I think is that itÂ’s going to be shown across six countries. I started off being quite nervous. But then, as we went along, it was fine and I did pretty well. I think I did pretty well and IÂ’m happy with my performance."
To ensure fairness, judges from all the six countries also took part.
Even a voting system to neutralise the numerical supremacy of big countries such as Indonesia and India was instituted.
Votes were not considered valid unless the sender picks two singers.
But above all, organisers said Asian Idol was more than just a competition.
Indriena Basarah, General Manager of Fremantle Asia, said: "What we would like to do is actually to showcase that Asia has incredible talent."
For the contestants, the Asian Idol competition gave them the exposure beyond their own national boundaries.
This may lead to better prospects to develop and promote their musical talents across the region. — CNA/de -
I voted for vietnam and indonesiaOriginally posted by polarsnake:I have come up with a theory on how they go about deciding the Asian Idol based on the voting system. If anyone agrees please give a heads up!
By now you should know that each voter would have to vote for 2 contestants for the sake of fairness. What the organizers would do is:
- For e.g, If the voter comes from Indonesia, and this particular person votes for Indonesia + Singapore, the organizers would only count Singapore as the 'true' vote.
- This actually means that one of the 2 votes is a dummy vote. (The vote for the voter's own country would automatically not be qualified)
- The organizers would then gather and sum up all the 'true' votes from the participating countries and decide the winner based on who gets the highest number of true votes.
In other words, voting for your own country was just a decoy. 
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wonder if there any very on people go batam or jb then buy their prepaid card then start voting..
should be much much cheaper and can vote more -
ya....over there sms only like around 20cents...over here 60 cents...Originally posted by ifish:wonder if there any very on people go batam or jb then buy their prepaid card then start voting..
should be much much cheaper and can vote more -
so hady is the winner!
HIP HIP HORRAY!!! WE R SO DAMN PROUD OF HIM BEING ASIAN IDOL!
ok... NEXT! -
lol wonder hw he win.,. hear that Malaysia and philip is quite fierce.. their IDOL was favourite.. i tink all the indonesia girls see Hardy vote for him ba.. lol as u know girls will go mad over Idol and vote like mad whereelse guys if like these girl singer will just said " she nice" and do nth.. lol
nevertheless that great for singapore too lol...
but to be fair.. hardy.. reali dun hv the X factor le.... he stand beside the rest is like a Normal malay dude walking around at shopping center.... -
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Of cuz im happy he won la
but i think if Taufik won uproar wont be so big, cause he's a more polished singer -
Asian Idol Hady Mirza receives heroÂ’s welcome home
SINGAPORE: Hady—mania swept through Changi Airport on Monday evening when the Asian Idol returned home.
Hundreds waited more than an hour to congratulate Hady Mirza and to see their idol in person.
It was the generous voting of many of the fans that had helped the Singapore Idol win the Asian crown.
One of his fans, Zahratul Asyeeqah Mohamed, said: "For my family, the combined cost (of sending text messages to vote for Hady) would definitely be more than S$700."
Basking in the attention of hundreds of supporters, Hady did not forget to attribute his success to his fans.
He said: "This is not my own... this is our win together. I’m so happy, look at them! This is all too overwhelming." — CNA/so -
i think the audience's ear r jammed with stamps..
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Hady won!!!
ha,ha, ha...
sorry...it is just so hilarious...
