Victoria’s Holly Weinert was the first Idol hopeful to get the chop last night, after her new punk image failed to impress.
Holly took a big risk singing The Gossip’s “Standing in the Way of Control,” a dramatic departure from her regular alt-country fare.
“I had a feeling,” she told the crowd last night. “I knew sort of all the way along that the song choice was not one that everyone would know, but I think I have to be true to myself and that’s who I am.”
Honestly, I think it was statements like this that saw Holly ousted from the comp. I’m all for versatility, but throughout the competition she presented herself as a mellow indie folkster. Such a major shift, coupled with the insistence that this is who she is, undoubtedly alienated the fans who’d voted her into the competition, myself included. Perhaps Holly would have been better off saving this aspect of her personality for next week’s rock-themed show.
Don’t worry about Holly though. In an interview with Central Coast radio station Star FM this morning, she said she was “relieved” to be free of the competition’s pressure. She was also quick to laugh off rumours of a budding romance between Brianna Carpenter and Matt Corby, insisting the two are just good friends.