Protege Gala and Result Show - Under Pressure

The Show was Split into two parts: Gala Night and The Result Show

GALA NIGHT:

The Protégé chose their piece from the list of the requested songs on the Facebook poll.

Here’s how I Rank Their Performance:

10. Rosalyn Navarro – Listen

This was very old-fashioned and in some point of her performance I feel like she is copying Charice. C

9. Kenneth Monico – Grenade

It was cheesy. HAHA. It was okay and I think Kenneth is playing safe with his performance. B-

8. Lovely Embuscado – Total Eclipse of the Heart

The performance was okay. I hear some mispronounce lyrics there; she really needs to improve her diction. B-

7. So Wat – My Immortal

The only group in the competition continues their improvement; this is better than last week performance. B

6. Jensen Teñoso – Footprints in the Sand

I really like how she performs this song vocally, but I think she needs to connect more. B+

5. Denise Barbacena – Man Down

Denise show what she got and I’m happy that she chose a Rihanna track that really fit her, a good performance indeed. B+

4. Krizza  Nerri – Superbass

Krizza is a performer. She can dance, sing and connect with the audience. That was really great but I think with this performance she needs back-up dancers. B+

3. Lirah Bermudez – Pricetag

She sings this track effortlessly. The dancing part was a bit awkward but at the end of the day this is a singing competition and Lirah can sing. A-

2. Samantha Felizco – Someone Like You

She really did an amazing job singing this track. Samantha changed a little bit of the arrangement which was good. But I think the arrangement was too slow. A-

1. Nomer Limatog Jr. – You Give Love A Bad Name

He is really a showstopper. I love the song choice (that made me sing) and the energy that he gave to his performance. A-

MY BOTTOM THREE:
* ROSALYN

*KENNETH
* LOVELY

The Gala Night was IMPROVED from Last Week, the Lights, the Audio and the Stage is great. The Performances are mind blowing and you can see that contestant wants to win this. KUDOS to the Protégé Staff!

RESULT:

The Mentors with their Protégé sang Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby.

The Top 10 was divided into two groups.

GROUP 1 – Lirah, Jensen, Nomer, Krizza and Rosalyn

GROUP 2 – Samantha, Kenneth, So Wat, Denise and Lovely

JENSEN is SAFE

LIRAH is SAFE
NOMER is SAFE

KRIZZA and ROSALYN in the Bottom Group

SAMANTHA is SAFE

SO WAT is SAFE

LOVELY is SAFE

KENNETH and DENISE complete the Bottom Group.

BOTTOM GROUP RESULTS:

DENISE is SAFE
KENNETH is SAFE

KRIZZA is SAFE

ROSALYN along with her mentor Imelda Papin is ELIMINATED from the competition.

The result show was not entertaining compare to the GALA NIGHT. They should furnish the opening number, more excitement during the elimination. I was surprised about Lovely leading the votes.

Overall, I was contended with the results, happy with the eliminated contender.

Protégé - Gala Night - Every Time You Lie

Here's how I rank their performances from the first Live Gala :

TEAM REY

10. So Wat - I’m With You

I don’t get why the judges love this performance. Their voices did not blend as a group, and there are so many flaws there. But this is better than the last week performance. C

TEAM JAYA

9. Lovely Embuscado - Out Here Own My Own

The vocals were good, the  problem in this performance is her diction, also the way she sang this particular song, is same as the arrangement of Thia Megia in American Idol which is way better than Lovely showed. C

TEAM CLAIRE

8. Jensen Teñoso - I Believe

I felt that the song is too hard for her because of some high notes that she didn’t hit, but overall that was an okay performance. C+

TEAM JAY-R

7. Kenneth Monico - The Distance

Okay Performance. It was shaky and a lot of hits and misses of notes throughout the performance. B-

TEAM IMELDA

6. Rosalyn Navarro - No Matter What Happens

There are minimal flaws in this performance but this is a little forgivable because she is sick (according to her mentor). B

TEAM GLOC 9

5. Denise Barbacena - Skyscraper

Good Performance but a little forgettable. B 

TEAM JANNO

4. Lirah Bermudez - The Climb

I love the tone of her voice, very unique and the performance was good, but I think the song did not fit her.  B

TEAM RACHELLE

3. Nomer Limatog Jr. - Rolling In The Deep

Nomer did a great job performing this Adele hit. I had fun watching him. B+ 

TEAM JOEY

2. Samantha Felizco - Every Time You Lie

This girl tends to be unique and showed that she is having fun during her performance. The vocals were good but it lacks audience connection. B+

TEAM AIZA

1. Krizza Neri - Get Here

Great performance and I love the soulful arrangement, as of now she is the frontrunner of this competition.  A-

The gala night has a lot of misses. 

NOT GOOD :

I don't like the lightning because it was too colorful and it hurts my eyes when the color tends to blend.

The Mentor Opening Performance was meh because of the Poor Audio Quality, the stage look so small on the Television ( the staff should work on that), and the Judges should give their opinion in all the contenders after each performance.

OK! :

The Hosting was okay but it needs a more diverse script.

GOOD :

The OBB is promsing it looks great on HD. The Live Band was also good.

I think mentors should handle everything about their Protege, the performance (the lightning that will used, the background, if they hire dancers, etc.), the wardrobe (they should hire a stylist for their Protege), etc.

Overall the show is BETTER than Pinoy Idol (franchise of American Idol), but the audience or the viewers deserves MORE. 

Looking Forward for the next gala night hoping that this show will improve, I love this show that's why I'm concern. I love the THEME next week.

Lauren Alaina's Wildflower

American Idol Season Ten Runner-Up Lauren Alaina releases her debut album "Wildflower".

WILDFLOWER Cover Art

The album is composed of 12 tracks and I can say that all of these songs have lot of potential to be a single. Lauren define herself as a country artist at 16 years old she is really good vocally. The songs in the album give me chills like what I felt when listening to Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts". Almost all the songs were very catchy (this is coming from a non-county fan), my favorites are Georgia Peaches, Growing Her Wings, Tupelo, The Locket and Dirt Road Prayer.

TRACKLIST :

01. Georgia Peaches (Blair Daly/Mallary Hope/Rachel Proctor)

02. Growing Her Wings (Nicolle Galyon/Nicole Witt)

03. Tupelo (Hillary Lindsey/Steve McEwan/Gordie Sampson)

04. The Middle (Zac Maloy/Rachel Proctor/David Hodges)

05. Like My Mother Does (Nathan Chapman/Liz Rose/Nikki Williams)

06. She’s A Wildflower (Hillary Lindsey/Steve McEwan/Gordie Sampson)

07. I’m Not One Of Them (Tony Martin/Tom Shapiro/Sarah Johns)

08. The Locket (Mallary Hope)

09. Eighteen Inches (Ashley Gorley/Kelley Lovelace/Carrie Underwood)

10. One Of Those Boys (Marla Cannon/Benjamin Caver/Anthony Smith)

11. Funny Thing About Love (Lauren Alaina/Brett James/Luke Laird)

12. Dirt Road Prayer (April Cushman/Nicolle Galyon)

Overall, this is a great debut album for an American Idol Alumni. I hope Lauren will hit the country chart soon and please release Dirt Road Prayer as a single.

Here's the video of Lauren performing Georgia Peaches at Good Morning America.

Rating : 4/5

Protégé - Final Face Off

Seven Finalist have been chosen and only three spots remain to complete the Final 10 Contenders who will perform at the LIVE GALA NIGHT.

This week the final set of Proteges for Mentor Rey, Joey and Gloc 9 battle it out to make sure they will earn a spot to be the first ever Protégé.

Performance Ranking :

TEAM REY - C-Pilyo

9. C-Pilyo - I'll Be There
 I don’t like the arrangement and how they performed the song. In short it was forgettable.

TEAM REY - I.S.A.W

8. I.S.A.W - Hey Jude

The first half of the song was cool. The blending of the group sucks, the girl obviously ruined the performance. The whole rap part was a mess. Sorry.

TEAM REY - So Wat?

7. So Wat - Ain't No Mountain Enough

The performance was good compare to the other groups of Mr. Rey Valera.

TEAM JOEY - Wilson

6. Wilson Peñaflor - Original Song?

I applaud him for singing an original composition. His performance was pretty good.

TEAM GLOC9 - Derf

5. Derf Cabral - All in Love is Fair

The whole performance bore me. The song doesn’t fit him and I'm expecting lot from Derf. Well, I’m glad Derf found his father.

TEAM GLOC9 - Denise

4. Denise Barbacena - Ang Pag-Ibig Ko'y Mapansin

The performance was good, generic and old fashioned. But her voice was so cool to my ears and she is cute too.

TEAM JOEY - Aubrey

3. Aubrey -

The performance was flawless and you can tell that she is very careful with the notes. Good Job!

TEAM GLOC9 - Kristina

2. Kristina Laguitan - Dangerously In Love

She might not be appealing (for some) but she can really sing. The vocals are insane. I just loved the whole performance.

TEAM JOEY - Samantha

      1. Samantha Felizco - Rolling In The Deep

Singing an Adele Track was a very risky move and obviously it was paid off for her. She maybe forgot the lyrics but Samantha stand still like nothing happen and sing her heart out. Very Good Rendition.

The Three Contenders that will complete to the Live Gala Night are :

Team Rey - So What

Team Gloc 9- Denise Barbacena

Team Joey - Samantha Felizco

I'm sad for Aubrey and Kristina not making it. 

I'm excited for the Live Gala Night this Sunday (October 16, 2011) at SM Mall Of Asia Centerstage. I'm hoping for a one of a kind show later.