Berakhirnya penantian 5 tahun

Maka berakhirlah AF Musim Ke 6 semalam dengan penuh gaya, mutu dan keunggulan!..:). Inilah kali pertama sejak saya mengikuti program AF pelajar pilihan yang ditujukan Afundi berjaya menjadi juara. Puasnya hati...hanya Tuhan saja yang tahu!..:) Five-year mission (minus AF1) finally accomplished. Probably there will be no more Afundi from me next year...we'll see!

On to the show. A group of dancers did the opening act. I noticed a guy from E-Voke then I saw Stacy's brother...sah penari-penari dari Sabah...then Adam keluar...confirmed!. Ada pula sesi demonstrasi menyanyi dari pengritik...hehe (hah tengok akak nyanyi..this is the right way to sing ok! adik-adik!). By the way the arrival in limousine baik ditiadakan langsung.

Sebelum mencarut performance finalists, disiarkan dulu iklan tak berbayar yang diperhebatkan oleh Guitar Hero (jual gelang tak main ok!)

Versi bawah 18 tahunWakaka..kiut!

Round 1 - Ting! Ting! (bunyi loceng boxing)

TOI - CINTA ZULAIKHA (MAWI)
Hmm...seperti biasa vocal tone tak menyerlah, sekadar mengangkat tune. Lemah semacam persembahan Toi (I think next time they shouldn't take a married man - 3 bulan beb!) Hanya juri yang memilih dia ni semasa ujibakat saja yang puji bagai nak rak!. Kehadiran Marsha (eh Marsha kah tu?) dan Noni pun tidak dapat membantu. Motif tiba-tiba isteri dia muncul secara mengejut di akhir lagu (kalau awal lagu kan best!). C+

RIZ - HANYA SANDIWARA (LAGU BARU)
I like this song especially bila masuk the jazzy part in the chorus. Riz handled it with ease. Memang sesuai dengan suara beliau. Cuma perlu diperkemaskan sedikit-sedikit saja but he will do it during studio recording. Excellent. A

NADIA - KALUT LAGI MENGARUT LAGU BARU)
Lagu ni pun best juga walaupun tajuk lagu memang pelik. Vokal nadia fit like a glove with this song. Olahan bagus, persembahan juga bagus. A

NUBHAN - BUKAN DI SINI (SOFAZ)
Maintain ada masalah pernafasan...forever and ever lah nampak gayanya. Masih kedengaran 'bum note'. Not quite a good vocal performance. B

STACY - ATAS NAMA CINTA (ROSSA)

Except for the lower-than-the-original key, I’ve no problem with her version. It’s a smart vocal delivery from her. Still need some improvement on her gesture though, But listening to the audio alone enough to send a chill on my spine. Good job. Very nice dress too. A

Err...I don't like the idea they reveal the results to the finalists.

Round 2 - Ting! Ting!

TOI – TERPALING INDAH (LAGU BARU)
Again not a good performance but again terus dipuji bagai nak rak oleh juri yang memilih beliau masa ujibakat. Suara lemah. Sedikit kedengaran gegaran menggigil. I'm with Ning when she threw out the idea to sing the repeated lines in high note. The song is not as good as other new songs given to the his fellow finalists but then this is a second song choice. Poor Toi sudah jatuh (vocal tone tak menyerlah) ditimpa tangga pula (lagu tak best). D+

NUBHAN - AKU ADA UNTUKMU (LAGU BARU)
Wow..this is the best new song in that final. Love it. The melody progresses from low to high and the lyrics is so romantically poetic "cinta Shahjan dan Mumtaz". Nubhan delivered it superbly. Suara dikontrol habis untuk mengelak angsa-angsa terbebas dari kandang..hehe. Cuma cara dia mengatur langkah tu nampak macam katun sikit. Walaupun nyanyian live dia bagus tapi not enjoyable enough to my ear sebab masih kedengaran aspek-aspek seorang penyanyi yang dalam keadaan tertekan. I can't wait for the studio version of this single. Well done. A

(having seen the crowds went wild after his performance I thought he'll be climbing the chart)

NADIA - AKU LEBIH TAHU (MILA)
Not as good as her first performance. Her energy went low (was she upset after finding out her position?). I was hoping she would do better than Mila but that's not the case. B

RIZ – 11 JANUARI (GIGI)
Another excellent vocal performance from Riz. Jarang betul pelajar diberikan tugasan dengan lagu-lagu yang ada big note at the ending macam lagu ni. A+

AKU STACY – STACY (LAGU BARU)

Lagu ini boleh mencabar populariti lagu Ular - Anita Sarawak di radio, kalau diberikan susunan muzik yang lebih power. Anyway Stacy did another good job in this song walaupun ramai yang cakap tidak dapat tangkap lirik yang dituturkan (but then I have similar problem with lagu Ular. Baca lirik barulah faham apa yang si penyanyi cakap). Fuiyoo macam seksi pula pakaian dia. A

Persembahan selingan

Zahid did a good job. Mila 95% good (perlukah nama Mila dicanang-canangkan bila yang menang di Bulgaria ialah lagu dan bukannya kategori penyanyi terbaik?...whatever!). Persembahan Heal The World? Mmm...bolehlah...walaupun tiada harmoni, jiwa dan penghayatan. Glad they didn't do the harmony sebab gerenti akan sumbang.

Another iklan....adult version...:)

...I like an old time rock n roll! (great song)

Keputusan

Thank you very, very much for the suspense. Kesian tu pemain drum balik-balik dia roll drum. It's worth the thrill when your favourite wins. Terubat juga kekecewaan keputusan American Idol dan paling penting kekecewaan musim-musim lepas...:). Penantian 5 musim (tolak AF1) akhirnya berakhir...:D .

Stacy 43%

Riz 18%

Nubhan 14%

Toi 13%

Nadia 13%

Errgh..kecewa sikit bila Toi potong Nadia.

Maka dengan itu berakhirlah carutan saya musim ini...thank you for reading...jumpa lagi di carutan musim depan.