Jonny Taylor became the first Australian Idol casualty tonight, getting the chop after week one. Jonny found himself in the bottom three with Sophie Paterson and Teale Jakubenko, but after the “sing for your life” round but didn’t earn enough votes to continue in the comp.
Before I go on I’d like to say how disappointed I was with the way the “sing for your life” concept was executed. How can one truly sing for their life when they’re restricted to the very same song that flopped the night before? I’d have much rather heard the Idols sing something they thought would compel the public to see they deserved to stay. Something new, an original perhaps, would have been much more appropriate.
I’m sorry to see Jonny go. I haven’t been very impressed with his performances to this point, but I feel he had a real depth and I was looking forward to seeing him grow in the comp. But someone’s got to go I suppose.
The most exciting part of the night for me was the news that next week our Idols will be mentored by none other than Cyndi Lauper. They’ll sing 80s hits, and I couldn’t be happier. One of my idols helping our contestants sing music from my favourite decade? Bring it on!