Mau Marcelo to Compete in Asian Idol
September 6, 2007 by cd
Our very first Philippine Idol Mau Marcelo is set to compete in Asian Idol to be held in Indonesia this coming November.
The regional competition was conceived after the success of Latin American Idol where idol winners from 10 South American countries competed for the much bigger title. The winner of the said regional competition was Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez.
Seven Asian countries have “Idol” franchises–India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Kazakhstan and Vietnam. RTTI (our local cable operators have this channel by the way) in Indonesia is hosting the regional competition where the seven idol winners from the said countries will go to Indonesia vying to become the first Asian Idol.
ABC 5 is gearing up to televise the event locally earmarking the show as their “big launch” for Philippine Idol season 2.
The mechanics of Asian Idol will be similar to the first World Idol held in 2003 where each participating countries can vote for their favorite contestant EXCEPT for their very own. The point system will not be based on the number of votes but by a ranking procedure with the contestant who ranks best on most of the participating countries wins.
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September 6th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Good Luck and God Bless… sana manalo na naman ang Pinoy like Vina….
Gooooo Noypi!!!
September 7th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
hey… lets vote mau!
September 7th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
hindi pala pwede
hihihihi!!!
September 18th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
hindi ganun kagaling si mau… walang wow factor…
nanalo lang siya sa phil idol kasi sa kanya ang sympathy votes, kasi mayaman si jan nieto at dating singer na si gian magdangal mas magaling pa ang naunang eliminate na si reymond sajor, kaya when he competed sa world championships, he won.
October 14th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Kung walang WOW factor si mau, eh BAKIT nag standing ovation sa kanya ang buong araneta coliseum pati na ang mga hindi naman nandun para sa kanya? bakit pati mga artista na nanood lang nag roo-root para sa kanya? first time lang yata na nangyari yan sa hiostory ng philippine singing competitions nisa singing contest ng dos at syete di nagyayari yan. ang sabihin, very immature pa ang entertainment industry dito sa pinas na nag didiscriminate ng true artist based on looks alone! at baka insecure ang mga singer ng dos at syete dahil mas magaling si mau!
November 11th, 2007 at 8:44 am
i hear her once lang… magaling nga siya… sana manalo… malaki laban eh…
December 8th, 2007 at 11:53 am
i’m sure mananalo c mau,,,napakaversatile nang voice nya saka pang world class talaga!!! go mau!!!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I think I agree with the first one..she has the voice, but there\’s no magic and the emotion behind the song. it\’s just like she\’s shouting to her highest vocals but something is completely missing to admire her as a singer.So as the other asian idol contenders, they don\’t have the attracting factor to keep you tuning to that channel and stick to your sit with enthusiasm.If Simon Cowell was the judge there, I doubt if they\’ll make it to the finals. I\’m not stepping on the physical looks because the reality is there\’s no such thing as a beautiful singer.On the operas maybe.