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Idol Recap
Ok, by now you know I am obsessed with Australian Idol.
Tonight was full of surprises and has me stumped as to who will go tomorrow.
Shannon: Pretty good. Remarkably rock sounding soul, but he did an above average job. I personally don't find it appealing, but I guess I can see why people would vote for him. I just don't think he would garner fanaticised voting.

Paulini: She rocked, and yes, I voted for her (5 times). Great passion in Toni Braxton's "Unbreak my heart" and "Survivor" was cool. I could see straight through what the male judges were doing - getting people angry about their comments on her dress and weight to make us vote more for her. I'm sure it worked for some who wouldn't ordinarily vote for her, but I'm such a fan anyway, so she had my vote even without their comments.

Guy: He is getting better and better in my opinion though he was a little boring tonight. I'd be pretty happy if he or Paulini got Australian Idol. The judges made an interesting point though, about voting for who WE wanted to be Idol, not who we thought should be Idol. Hence I voted for Paulini this week, as Guy was great, but didn't blow me away.

Cosima: Sigh. Poor girl. Her voice sounds so tired and strained and it must have been hard for her to drop several keys in Respect. Alas with Kelly Clarkson's recent version ringing in my ears, it was not a good comparison for Cosima, though I could tell she was trying. Her interpretation didn't really appeal (the whole hands on hips attitude) but granted, if she was 100% well, she can sing. Alas, still doesn't do it for me at the moment.

Rob (Millsy): I was all set to dislike him tonight, but he was actually pretty good. Sang both songs well, and actually took some trouble to interpret them instead of just mugging for the camera.

This was tough, but my order for tonight was...
1. Paulini
then pretty evenly...
2. Guy
3. Rob
4. Cosima
5. Shannon