Talent vs Poluparity

Like hundreds of thousands of other Malaysian, from grandfathers to teens, I've taken a recent interest in the Maaysian Idol contest. Along with that are shows like Akademi Fantasia and Mentor for it will have its own following... I am not hooked tot he show unlike some who must stay glues with chips and cock by their sides....

For me Malaysian Idol , and like many citizens, I would like to see a winner who has the talent that makes Malaysia proud. Last night 2 contestants made it ot the finals....It may be hard to swallow, but either of the two contestants will probably to known to more for their popularity we have to ask our selves when it comes to Talent versus Popularity, which quality did each one of us prefer.


I have said much about the manner of voting all thoguhtout the Malaysian Idol. If you understand the concept of idol then u you must understand how good these people have to be in reaching the final..Erratic performance, pitching issue...The question is would you buy a record from them.....

Don't get me wrong, the talented performers that were on Malaysian idol Idol were losing out on a popularity contest. Well this problem is not confined to just Malaysian idol even in American Idol there were bad singers scraping thru.If anything, whoever does win the 2nd installment of Malaysian Idol will probably looked upon as if they have a huge asterisk stamped on their foreheads.
Or will they? Don't be so sure.

Like American Idol this local franchise is part talent show, part popularity contest and even part reality programming. In some ways it's more 'real' than many of its other brethren of the genre. If anything, in my opinion the Malaysian Idol is an honest look at ourselves and how unfair life is. That's real.

If you really believe that the finalist are there on talent then your sadly mistake, they are there on popularity. That's a fact!!! I'm not actually miffed at why so many people are bent out of shape at the Malaysian Idol voting results coz its people who have zero idea what talent is or what it takes to sing well and well its not one vote but you can vote a eternity... I know frens who are voting 20-30 times who sit on the edge of their seats when results are announced.

In reality to vote, You don't have to have a music education, you don't need to know how to read or write in any language. You don't even need to have the ability to hear technically; could be absolutely deaf. All you need is a phone or text messaging capability. Its A train wreck waiting to happen. that's an inevitable miscarriage of justice.

Imagine the winner going on to sing in a life concert with pitching problems or with a bad vocabulary of English or even an inconsistent performance.... In reality , I feel that the Malaysian Idol is a popularity contest more than it is a talent competition. Malaysian Idol is also much more a variety show than it is a legitimate talent competition. Malaysian Idol is a popularity contest, masquerading as a talent competition.
It is what it is, and when we make it out to be something it's not, that's when we get upset and get our feelings hurt. It walks like a duck, quacks and smells good when cooked and served with mashed potatoes.

Let's remember what the show is called. It's called 'Malaysian Idol.' Let's remember that the voting majority and their respective ideas of what is and should be 'idolized' is probably different other look at.

I still watch it, learn form it and lets see who wins next week. It is indeed intruguing to be a human