Charming the Philippine Idol voters
“What an outrage! How frustrating, but totally unsurprisingly Pinoy.”
That’s Ryan Cayabyab’s emotional outburst this week when Reymond Sajor became the 3rd contestant voted out of the Philippine Idol’s finals.
“First of all, I’m shocked. Although right from the start we knew that what we say here has no influence on the voters. I can imagine next week, titira na ako talaga (I would be a hard-hitting judge). If the voters keep on voting out the best ones, ano matitira? Kantahan na lang ng nursery rhymes.”
Cayabyab obviously believed in Reymond’s singing abilities but as we all know, Philippine Idol is entirely NOT about talent.
Here’s Reymond Sajor’s response to Inquirer Entertainment when he was asked if he shares Mr. Cayabyab’s frustration:
“To be perfectly honest, I do. I know that winning this contest isn’t based on how well a singer did during a certain week, but on how effectively he or she has charmed the audience. But it’s not too late. It’s important that the audience become intelligent voters. They should realize that they should vote for someone not because that person is a friend, but because he or she really deserves to win the title.”
Wanna see how well Rey sings? Check out this YouTube!
He’s really good, huh. He’s gonna pursue a singing career and is on the lookout for a manager. Check out the rest of the Inquirer’s interview of Rey Sajor here.
Tags: Philippine Idol, Ryan Cayabyab, Reymond Sajor, Philippine talents
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October 20th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
this kid is a trooper. he continued on even w/technical difficulties. the show must go on. i am not a musical impressario, but i really have seen the talent of this kid. don’t get me wrong… i am just scared with our kababayans when it comes to casting votes. remember the presidential elections?????
October 21st, 2006 at 10:15 pm
yeah well… there’s a new movie out about winning the US presidential elections based on popularity ala-AMerican Idol? i can’t remember who the lead actor was but yeah it’s scary, here or in the PI.
November 17th, 2006 at 5:44 am
grabe, san na ba si reymond? please apdate us
December 27th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
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