A new article about Australian Idol 2006 finalists Damien Leith & Jessica Mauboy is now available.
Tonight saw the culmination of the third Australian Idol. For the last three months, contestants have been battling and belting out their biggest and brightest notes, in an attempt progress through the aggressive selection progress to make it to the grand final at the Sydney Opera House. What happened tonight, is sure to have gob smacked a vast portion of the Australian public. In some strange twist, Kate DeAraugo managed to out vote Emily Williams to win the grand final.
Kate’s performance throughout Australian Idol has been quite good, however compared to other singers – her overall package and skills were lacking. She has progressed through the weeks, by giving good performances and relying on other singers delivering an ok performance. As the competition crept towards the business end, her weaknesses were starting to show. Week after week, Mark would criticise her for not letting go of her voice, not connecting with the music, not transcending. Yet through all the criticism, the public continued to vote for her.
In stark contrast, Emily Williams has been delivering high grade performances week after week. She has received the ultimate ‘good job’ stamp (read: Touchdown!) from Mark no less than three times in the last few weeks. They suggest that she do something, next week she comes out and delivers it bigger and better than they could have imagined. Kyle went as far to say, that he hasn’t heard someone sing Whitney Huston, that isn’t Whitney Huston and make it worth listening too – yet he gives complements like that to Emily.
I have to believe that Kate DeAraugo has won Australian Idol, not through her ability to sing, nor her ability to perform – but in her Barbie Doll like appearance. No sane person could honestly believe that Kate was a superior singer to Emily, yet Kate stands in utter disbelief that she has won. The organisers of Australian Idol, need to some how factor in who is voting – not just the raw number of votes. Assigning the same importance to a 12 year olds vote as to an adults isn’t fair to the performers, they are just being cheated.
One can only hope that Emily Williams soars to the top, just like her amazing voice.
EMILY IS DA FUKN BEST AIITE>>>>>>>>>
U GONNA GET HEEPS OF RECORD COMPANIES THAT WANT CHU
Diplomat.. i see you haven’t given up arguaing with a 15 year old… hmm what does that say about you.. How dare you make assumptions about me and my ‘scholastic achievements’… im not a half whitted little girl you seem to make me out to be.. you assume that i am lower than you when in fact you know nothing about me. And as your comments for me sitting on the net doing squat… look at yourself, pathetic 40 year old on this chat room everyday! As for kates acheivements… thats really great for her, i just hope emily will be able to be signed aswell.. maybe you could try and think with a positive attitude aswell.
I myself was voting for Kate. Emily’s voice is unbelievely boring, in my opinion almost killed every song she sang!! (Except River Deep, Mountain High and I’m Every Woman) Since You Been Gone was one of the worst performances in the history of Idol.
GO KATE!
DIPLOMAT
BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH!!!!!! What did a 15 year old say about you??? pathetic 40 year old!! Shame!
Keep it real,
how’d you get into my country. sucking up ass? or standing over? Yer, you most probably were at the pub, u lot love your drink too. Got to have a bit of grog to say something to a person’s face!!LOL!
I don’t hate polynesians, just starting to depise a lot! I believe strongly that people who are coming from overseas, especially polynesians should receive cultural awareness. If you lot claim to b cultural, then you should b culturally sensitive to the indigenous people of this country. But then again, we weren’t the ones who gave our land away so willingly like you mob!!
You on the other hand most probably know the smell of everyones ass! You do go sucking up now don’t ya’s?
Why would i or anyone else need the helping hand of a Poly? you lot aren’t as charming, or generous as you think u r. In fact, you lot r a very violent lot, that’s why you go to church in the first place, to ask for forgiveness of your dog behaviour.
PI’S don’t rock, and you just ain’t got rocks!
Totally agree! Cannot fathom how Kate won, but am consoled by the thought that Kate will have to rush out a crap CD before Christmas, while Emily bides her time, just like a certain Anthony Calea did. In a years time it will be Kate Who? Bring on the brilliance Emily! I can’t wait.
To DIPLOMAT: you are soo lost! I mean you are claiming to be a star singer, well then you must be jealous of Emily’s talent and the attention she’s receiving from not being voted number one.. I think Kate has a good voice it sounds good a bit like the American Idol winner, butttt Emily’s voice and song selection was much more appealing to me, and from all the comments about Emily not winning, I heard a lot of people didn’t vote for her thinking it was obvious Emily would have won.. Same.. I wish I had but I’m positive that Emily will sell more cd’s than Kate. It’s obvious that Whitney Huston and Mariah Carey are better singers than the one hit wonders like most of the idol winners, so lets just wait hopefully Emily will produce the popular and best quality music her voice deserves… Also, why do you think Kate was so surprised she had won? When standing next to her was a voice so great??? DIPLOMAT you represent a minority in your opinion as in real terms coz many people didn’t vote thinking she (Emily) was a definite winner… Emily should’ve won, but Kate is also good. Just accept the fact that Emily has a talent which can be improved through a vocal coach, towards the middle and end of Idol she just kept getting better… Within months she was a powerful singer with controlled pitch and great high and low notes.. Just ACCEPT tHIS DIPLOMAT You aRE so AnnoyIng because you just wont face the fact that Emily is naturally talented and sang very well especially towards the end!!!!!!!!! She sang the best songs and Idol was fun because of her in it!!!
Okay DIplomat who thinks s/he knows it alll you may know some details about the news and goss from the idol singers and their albums but as I said before people like you don’t really know what is popular with others … You know why?… It’s because you’re sooo narrow minded and lost in your own world that you stop realising what the people who aren’t in the business actually want! That’s why you’re no Mark Holden producer ok.. I bet you would’ve said Mariah Carey is hopeless about 6months ago or a year ago, but now you see how all her songs are soo popular! So just try and keep an open view because it’s people like you who think they know what people really like and then ruin what can be listened to on the radio and who can get into the music industry.. its these narrow minded like you who miss out on big bucks! ok so just keep talking but its bullshit. o what if she wrote her own songs thats lets just see if Kate’s music is a hitttt with me or not!?!?! Before we comment on how spectacular her song is ok DIPLOMAT ! Anyone in that business of singing CAN write a song ok… I can write a song too ok anyone who can write and has some sense of popular culture, style and know-how with melodies can!
BONDY, hahahahahaha…. you funny girl!!! Man, let me know when you have a standup comedy show so I can throw my glass of lemon juice at you, cos I don’t drink!!!
Made your appointment yet with the PM????
Lot to say, but still hot-air coming out of your ass! I’m not even in your country, technology has a way to get my message across to closed-minded idiots like you! You’re country??? What a shame, you have no power whatsoever to stop any poly’s coming in! What’s that telling you??? Major hang-ups! You’re probably one of those people that stand and protest about nothing of what you deserve, but do nothing in Aussie anyway.
You start off by saying you don’t hate POLY”s? Yeah, funny tho the more you type on, the worse you get about one specific race!!
Admit it, don’t be shy!! You hate THEM!!! Go on, HATE THEM!! HATE THEM!! Make you a sign, I HATE ISLANDERS!! Take it with you when you make your appt with the PM!!
That’s why you hate poly’s cos we are just fun loving people that can play guitars, appreciate all other cultures, while you lot sit there, bitch and gossip all day about how hard done by you are.
Careful what you say cos one day it’ll back-fire in your face!! Go on, be nice for once!! Like I said, MAKE THAT CHANGE, MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE!! Walk out your door and show some LOVE!!
Isabel,
Are you a youngen too? This comment “I bet you would’ve said Mariah Carey is hopeless about 6months ago or a year ago, but now you see how all her songs are soo popular! “, makes me believe you probably are, considering Mariah Carey has had a lucrative music career for 15 years now which I have followed from day ONE! lol She was even named the best selling female recording artist of all time in 2000 so it appears that you are well and truly several years out of the loop! Obviously you have jumped on her bandwagon late in her career, so why not check out her earlier albums honey? They blow the stuff she is doing now out of the water! Having said that, it’s more than obvious I appreciate this womans talents and thought she was brilliant from the getgo, but here’s the difference. Mariah Carey HAS talent. Emily Williams DOES NOT.
As for your comment “but as I said before people like you don’t really know what is popular with others … You know why?… It’s because you’re sooo narrow minded and lost in your own world that you stop realising what the people who aren’t in the business actually want!”
RESPONSE:LMAO Damn you are funny! You fail to recognise it is the people I associate who sign the talent you are “conditioned” to like talented or not and Mark Holden is one of them, although his previous claims to fame apart from Joel Turner and Vanessa Amorosi, haven’t done anything outstanding! (He produced David Hasselhoff FFS) Mark Holden obviously doesn’t have an “ear” for R&B either and what people really want considering the dismal failure of his boyband Random, and also his love of Emily. For the record, I actually enjoyed Random’s short lived career. They are very talented boys and I hope something can happen for them so that they can enjoy the success they deserve.
You wrote:So just try and keep an open view because it’s people like you who think they know what people really like and then ruin what can be listened to on the radio and who can get into the music industry.. its these narrow minded like you who miss out on big bucks!”
RESPONSE:
My mind is open to the possibilities of anyone who has REAL TALENT has a right to be heard. The point is, Emily was heard but the MAJORITY of the voting public basically decided they didn’t want to hear any more It is that simple. If her fans didn’t take the time out to vote for their favourite, they only have themselves to blame for her not winning, so they should be shooting their sour grapes back at themselves and not the victors supporters. I can tell you now, if Emily had won, I wouldn’t have been in here bitching and saying she is ugly etc as others have made derogatory comments about Kates looks etc.. I would never have purchased any of her cd’s and if I heard her howling on the radio or TV I would twitch channels, but that’s it. Oh I would have congratulated her fans for their effort in seeing “their” girl through too.
As for narrowmindedness? There are also people will real talent turned away at audition time by the likes of Mark and Marcia who will never get a go too and because their auditions never make it to the air, it is people like YOU who are none the wiser to this fact, so don’t even go there. When will you realise that the talent picked in the audition process is chosen specifically to be shoved in the viewing publics face, not because of any real talent they may have but because a lot of the time they are singing a genre or style not yet truly tapped by the Aust Music Industry, and they are the test cases to test the water so to speak. Lee Harding is a perfect example of just that and look where the testing of the waters has got him, despite the fact he can’t really hold a tune, not even in a bucket! Irrespective of this though, he was signed in a flash because he is GENUINELY liked, and his single wasabi will be out on 12th dec.. because he does have “IT” and I am afraid that Emily DOESN’T even have that going for her. IF she wants to make it in the industry, she will have to learn to engage her brain before blurting out every thought on her mind! Her couple of examples of dotterel comments in front of the media has left a bad taste in the industry’s mouth to say the least! She has done this damage herself.
Now, none of my comments have been to make you change your mind about Emily. As I have stated MANY TIMES I added my input stating why I didn’t like her voice on a tecnhical level, and with freedom of speech and all that, it is my right to do so without you coming back with nonsensical “arguement” not even based on her alleged talents. Perhaps if you want to change my mind as to her dubious talents, then maybe you can point out some technical prowess she has that I have possibly missed? Be my guest, but you yourself, even being a fan of hers, has stated that she needs to be coached and needs other work to make her voice viable. You yourself said Emily “appeals to you”, but just because you like her, doesn’t mean I have to as well, nor do I have to wish her well in any way. If I started now I would be a hypocrite.
As to Kates shock at winning. I assume Kate was so surprised that she won because it is usually the judges favourite who pulls the #one spot.(GUY and CASEY…both judges fav’s) Kate was NEVER given the accolade she deserves by the judges at any point and that is the fact of the matter and pretty much any “praise” they could squeeze out was always backhanded.
Finally, as to you liking Emily’s song choices etc? Well it is probably because she pretty much rehashed Cosima’s song list from series one, bar a couple of songs. AGAIN… “conditioning” the voting public who are easily conditioned, like yourself.
Thank you for your time Isabel.
Jane wrote:
“Diplomat.. i see you haven’t given up arguaing with a 15 year old… hmm what does that say about you.. How dare you make assumptions about me and my ’scholastic achievements’… im not a half whitted little girl you seem to make me out to be.. you assume that i am lower than you when in fact you know nothing about me. And as your comments for me sitting on the net doing squat… look at yourself, pathetic 40 year old on this chat room everyday! As for kates acheivements… thats really great for her, i just hope emily will be able to be signed aswell.. maybe you could try and think with a positive attitude aswell. ”
Response:
Odd how you pull out the age card when you were losing every point in our discussion! Aw poor diddums! Well yes it seems I am “arguing” with someone now claiming to be 15. So? I think the issue here is that a little upstart who knows squat about anything in life except what Dolly preaches to her, has the audactity to question an adult who has been in the music industry for longer than the 15 yr old upstart has been alive, if of course you are 15 as you claim to be! As for you being half-witted? Well they are your words honey not mine, but if you are trying to make a case for yourself to show you aren’t, at least spell it correctly, ok? :-)
Now, as for my being online through the day? I am a singer so therefore the vast majority of my work is done AT NIGHT, hence my days being free to do as I please! Lucky me huh? ;-)
To Keep it real,
Oh I see at least 1/8th of that 1/4 neuron you are working in has kicked in and you are now just past the monosyllabic stage! Well done and keep at it! Remember, baby steps!
PS. Would you like the words of more than one syllable spelt phon-et-ic-a-lly for you? If so just ask! I am happy to oblige a sad case such as yourself.
OMG GUYS!!!! GET OVER IT!!! Idol is over there is nothing we can do about it! We can’t change the past! Unless someone has some magical time machine….(if so tell me about it!) But in the end.. Emily obviously didn’t get enough votes for watever reasons. So this just means when she brings out a cd, you all will have to put your money where your mouths are BUY HER CD! Then we will see who has the last laugh. So if you’re not going to buy her cd when it comes out, then stop whinging and get over it. As for these idiot going about how Mark Holden was bias??? Did you ever think maybe Emily just was the best singer? But no… we are all just jealous that our fave idol didnt get one of the coveted “touchdowns” Kate was boring at the start.. she wasn’t the worst but not the best.. but in her last few performances i have to give it to her. She sung really well and i was really worried for Emily. Obviously my worried came true. But even though she sung her final performaces well i.e: Heaven & Like a Prayer. I still don’t think they matched Emily’s I Will Always Love You or even Hit Me Baby One Time(Which was bad for Emily’s standards.) In conclusion.. Kate won get over it. If Emily brings out a cd and u like her BUY IT. If u like Kates cd BUY IT. Idol is finished so we can get over it all and just start listening to some great musical talents.
Good luck Kate! (You’ll need it)
Good luck Emily! (Just get the clothes right & ull b right!)
See ya all ~Emily Rulz~
DIPLOMAT–
Hahaha…. wow u really so smart… well a bit of a smart ass actually. You know nothing about me at all… dolly, pfft yeah sure. You may have been alive longer but that doesn’t mean your views are of the best standard… I really appreciate you challenging the fact that i am 15… You can’t beleive your being challenged by a 15 year old.. I didn’t bring out my age earlier as i knew it would drive your big sad ego into thinking you were even more superior! Its clear to see it has done exactly that(all your arguments are related to my age now!!). I don’t want to know about your life(working during the night). Still it doesn’t justify why a 40 year old spends his spare time on a chat room, arguing witha 15 year old. Lucky you…ha. yeah right.
1. Kate didn’t win because she’s a Barbie doll. If anything, looking like a Barbie doll would work against a person. Other women, especially teenage girls, wouldn’t be voting for a Barbie. But if you actually look at Kate … she isn’t a Barbie anyway … she’s a real woman with curves.
2. Emily didn’t lose because of racism. It cheeses me off when people trot out this old chestnut. Racism my butt. Guy (part Malaysian) won series one. Casey (part aboriginal) won series two. Anthony (Italian) came second. And there have been plenty of other people who have been either aboriginal, Greek or whatever who have made it to the top 12.
3. It wasn’t only teenagers who voted for Kate. I’m 36 and I voted for her. In fact my daughter (14) and my hubby (44) all preferred her.
4. Idol isn’t just voice … it’s the package. Kate has a beautiful voice, but she also has a nice personality, sense of humour, good looks and intelligence. Remember when poor Casey got hammered because everybody said she was useless in interviews … that she couldn’t speak well. Well Kate has always been able to speak and present herself well in interviews.
5. The fact is ….. SHE WON. You can’t say that the best singer came second, because that is only a matter of personal opinion. Yes, obviously plenty of people thought Emily was the better singer …. but just as many people (or more) are quite happy with how things turned out. Personally, I would hate to ever win Idol … because once you do, people start slagging you off. It’s human nature to tear people down just because you don’t agree with their success.
***** CONGRATULATIONS KATE *****
DIPLOMAT
Once again, BLAHBLAHBLAH!! Pathetic 40 year old!! Shame!! Go Jane – you rock!!!
ISABEL – You rock too!!
Obviously with DIPLOMAT, Miss Know How, Been there, done that has done SHIT really as to why her mouth and long winded paragraphs turns out to be BLAHBLAHBLAH!!
DIPLOMAT Wrote:
Did you write somethere there?? FRESH!!
EMILY RULZ
Don’t you worry love, when Emily’s album does come out, my money will be well spent cos I can’t wait to buy it! Eat my own words? Yep, can’t wait!! I’m definitely in! Even if I’m not in your country!
KEEP IT REAL I wasn’t directing my comment towards you, just neone who like just argues for the sake of it. I just think people should get over it. Oh and I’ll buy it 4 sure ;-) Just wish she would hurry up and confirm she is signed!
EMILY RULZ…
I know what you meant, as its true what you’re saying. People can view their opinions, but when the actual album comes out, they don’t buy! I’m just confirming that I’ll be buying!! Hopefully she’ll do a duet with her sister, cos she’s just as great!! Thanks for your comments…
look kate has won she was obviousli australias favourite she has a good voice and was the stronger emotionally out of the two, emily without a doubt will get a contract aswell so stop being so mean about iit kate is amazing she should’nt have to have people puttin her down!
they are both fantastic and i wish luck to both of them!! :)
thanks and i hope they’re are other people out there who agree with me.
I hated last years Idol just a joke, but this year I spotted Emily in the final 30 and told my wife if she gets in i’ll watch, if not im not interested, it was obvious to anyone with 2 ears that the girl had a gift even back then, to those who said she couldn’t hold the low notes, oh yes she did, and for that matter didnt hit a wrong note for the whole series, no ones ever done that and probably never will again.
John told her to fire the big guns if you want to win, why play with middle and low notes when you can do them easy and get no votes for them, 90 seconds remember.
As for looks anyone know the name Anaya Day, you should shes on your radio 3 times a day, have a good look at her, and ask yourself why does everyone want her!!! TALENT!!
The Australian public is biased, but in a complementing way to all Islander originated performers, its a bit like the white guy in the 100 meter sprint, at the olympics everyone wants the only white guy to win cause he’s way up against it.
By the way has anyone ever heard Whitney sing live, i have, lets just say she wouldnt want to come on after Emily had the stage, might be a bit embarrasing, Dont forget guys these singers are doing it live.
I havent bought and Aussie based album ever, Emily’s will be the first
Kate DeAraugo Vs Emily Williams
please, the one with the personality and stage presence won. Emily has a persona for radio. Kate is easy on the eye and has a connection with her fans that the karoke specialist doesnt. Oh and get a life.
i know which one would be easier to sell…. so does sony i bet !
I think Emily is the most beautiful singer, [shame she didn’t win!] Hope that she goes well in the career
Emily is the best!
Those who did not vote 4 her 2 stay in shall have their bodies covered in grease and then be covered with feathers!
Emily is a beautiful girl and had a voice. Kate was good but she didn’t have as much talent and strongness from her voice,[unlike Emily]! So bet ur lucky stars that there wont be a bit of bad karma from EMILY’S FANS to u!
OMG!! BIG NEWS! There is a rumor ( i hope that is all it is ) that SONY BMG will not be signing Emily, but have signed Dan and Lee. They said she is too much like Paulini who is already signed with them!!! Wat u all think?
~Emily Rulz~
Who cares they both had fantastic voices all you people on here talking about oh Emily looks ugly her family looks like gangstahs get in touch with her family and tell them.!!!! Or what got nothing to say?
talking about Kate oh shes gona loose it and put tones of weight on who cares thats her life you voted cos of her voice nothing out inless you were perving at her.
If you could of done better than the 2 of them why didnt we see you? Just stop being so ignorant & racists.
BUT GO EMILY WILLIAMS YOU ARE THE BOMB & U NO IT U GO T TALENT WOMAN!!!!
Emily does not screech! Whoever said that should try singing, and they would probably blow our eardrums so SHUT UP! Emily was by far the best and strongest performer and no amount of votes will be able to stop that. She’ll have a record with somebody even if it’s not with Sony and she’ll rise 2 No.1 no matter what! I’m with Emily all the way. She has excellent song choice and an even better voice. I’m not putting Kate down in any way because Kate is also a very good singer and performer. I also think that Emily deserved the crown more because she has been rocking hard since the start of the show. Kate only just started to improve towards the end. Good luck to Emily in the future record business
Is it true that he bookies set up a auto-dial texts to vote Kate the winner because the odds were good with her and that they made loads of money?
Technically speaking it would be very simple to do and anything that can be betted on can be manipulated.
I don’t suppose Kate would care as long as she won.
U absolutely suck! Have u ever lived or walked around Inala? they dont HAvE enough money to outvote Kates Bendigo fans let alone her father.
and I reckon voting should b free like for American Idol
Bondy Girl,
Response to Black Cat, or was the cat fulla?
Let’s not forget to mention that you Polys, mooksi’s whatever you call yourselves, are the mob behind a lot of havoc in Inala and the wider Brisbane community. What, you fullas call yourselves cultural people by going to church, then acting like total fucking hyprocrites and driving around gang-bashing people. I spit on ya’s!! You mob need to be pulled up in your place and told that you don’t go big-noting in another person’s country! This is not a personal attack cos’ I don’t know you, but this is real shit that’s going down and is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Or is it because you Islanders walk around our streets playing your guitars and making out like you are all magnificent singers, (can’t dance for shit) that you think that Emily (claiming junt) should have got Australian Idol? For one bitch can’t sing, two she claiming Inala, when she should claim NZ, and three she will bever be compared to likes of Whitney Houston, Chaka Chan, Dion Warwick!! Even using that things name in the same sentence as theres would be blasphemy!! –
Then how come she made it to the finals? Duh!
That was so uncalled for !!! How Sad are you?!! Really!! I for one did not attack the Aboriginal Community nor did I ever hear Emily put Inala down. I have the upmost respect for the Aboriginal Community in Sydney, particularly one proud Aboriginal woman whom I kick out with. We understand, we RELATE and most of all WE RESPECT on another. I for one don’t WALK around streets singing with my guitar nor do I harass Aboriginal people! Neither do any other Samoans that I know of here in Sydney. Who said All Samoans think they were great singers? If anything it’s your people that have been spit on for centuries and guess what nothing much has changed. You know I always hear so much negativity about Aboriginal people at work, on the streets, pubs and yet I STICK UP for them momentarily- REALITY CHECK BONDY
You say we drive around in cars and gang bashing people? Do you mean every single Polynesian man, woman ,child? I go to Church every Sunday but drive around after thugging people is certainly not my style. You have alot to learn about who we are as a culture. Don’t make out you know us just by hanging out in cars causing havoc! Where do you get off calling us hypocrites? Oh and by the way is Australia really your country? Think about it! Sure there a gangs around but don’t go there suggesting that we are all like that because its UTTER CRAP.
I do not condone any violence against anybody or any race, but I will do so only when I am provoked or when my people are being unfairly judged. And by the way were not a ‘mob’. Were’ a community of proud people who know their language, who know their culture. It’s a culture that I’ll take to the grave, Can you same the same for you? Are you respected for who you are? You history proves otherwise, and you bitch about other P.I’s coming into YOUR country? Can you honestly say is It still is your country?
LIKE I SAID, Emily is a great singer, she stood out from the rest of the crowd for me. She put our people right up there. Can you honestly say there are a Polynesians, Aboriginals on Australian Television? You say its a multi cultural country and yet your culture isn’t respected nationally, why are there any other brown faces on Australian Television ie Neighbours, Home & Away, Blue Heelers? Is Multicultralsm really practiced? Don’t think so, Is the Aboriginal Language preserved and implemented in public schools for Indiginous understanding- hell no!
Random from X Factor, The Rock, Tana Umaga, Sonny Bill Williams, – All Samoan, just a few to let you know that our people WORK and understand each other CULTRALLY uniting TOGETHER. Hello!
I’m not going to make any excuses for Samoan lot in Brisbane because were’ NOT ALL like that! But to say SHIT about our lot and dog our people overall is a no go zone! Were’ not the only trouble makers in Australia. Really Bondy, turn around & ask yourself!
Kate won because her dad spent tens and thousands of dollars on voting for her own daughter (it’s all over the papers) anyone who gets satisfaction in rigging a competition like that is totally pitiful.
Kate should have been out of the competition a loooong time ago, even Kate herself couldn’t believe why she was in the top 10, she admited that she never sees people cheering for her or any signs supporting her… the whole voting system is totally rigged.
Anyone who likes Kate has a problem, she is a boring singer and has the most disgusting facial expressions when she sings, I can’t even watch her performance most of the time…
It’s not even that I have problem against fat people, I think Casy at least has a unique voice. Kate’s just irritating… I don’t need to say much more… the CD sales for Kate will prove everything
Do you polynesians have a vocabulary that stretches more then swearing and defaming people? Typical polynesian or whatever you are, AIN’T YOU! You ain’t funny, and I’m not frightened nor threatened of you big bastards, the bigger you lot r the harder you lot fall. Besides you got to be quick and catch me, and you fullas can’t move (or run) for shit! Polynesians have to go around in packs in my country to bash someone, cos’ u lot know, that we’ll rumbles anytime if we catch by yourselves! Have you ever confronted the Polynesians? And why not? Don’t have the balls do you. Instead you stab us on a website.
Emily was yesterday’s news. It was just her lies and statements that she had made about our community. It’s not her place to be talking badly about something she don’t even know, or lives!
Bondi, your a true idiot!! Your a coward hiding behind this website. You haven’t the gut’s to approach any Pacific Islander with your shitty baseless comments above. We don’t need a pack to bitch slap you. We do that individually if you had the guts to put us down. We can do that IN YOUR FACE.
Your comments are immature and racist. Your just a statistic in Australia, wise up and shut up! Polynesians have attrtibuted more to this country than you’ll ever know. Unlike YOU who winge, complain its no wonder nothing has changed you, your just another POTATO. You think your fellas shit don’t stink. Aboriginals and Polynesians do get on, its just you having a winge about Emily ! Your a wannabe when you know that your people are treated like crap. Its you trying to create hatred and sellfishness of your own accord.
You say Polynesians have flat noses, hello! so do Aborigines? Don’t create tension, there’s too much racism as it is. We all come from different back grounds and cultures doesn’t mean you can put others down. You say there a plenty of sista’s that can sing better than Emily. who? Are they are carbon copy of Casey Donovan? You definately do not know the meaning of Sista that’s for sure.
There are other Aboriginals who have made Australia acknowledge there background. Anthony Mundine, Cathy Freeman, Mark Ella, Mal Maninga to say a few. Our people have respect for these famous indiginous people, they know how it is, in the REAL WORLD. None of these guys have ever dogged other cultures like you! Get off your high MASH – POTATO – HORSE and get yourself into therapy.
No Bloody Idea Bondy, No Idea!!
PROUD POLYNESIAN KIWI
You go gal!!! Hit it on the nail!!!
I’d like to know what the word INDIGENOUS means in aborigine. Probably don’t have one!! Yep, just another POTATO…
Talofa Lava Proud Polynesian Kiwi,
I was inspired to read your feedback as to why I wrote my comments regarding it. I don’t live in Australia, but in NZ. I like you happened to come across this site and read the comments only to be appalled by Bondy’s comments as well. However, you hit it right on the nail!
I haven’t been to church for years and decided to go one day and that’s where I first heard Emily sing together with her older sister and received goose bumps. You don’t get that often, but the only singers that has ever done that to me would be Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. Emily was only 15 years old!! A very shy, beautiful young girl with a harmonious voice. I was touched by the song they sang and have remembered her name ever since.
Australian Idol was not televised this time in NZ, as NZ Idol was coming to a close which a beautiful samoan gal won by the name of Rosita. She is not a slim-line type of character, but it was her beautiful voice and personality why she won. We even met her at the local supermarket sitting in her car in the carpark and what you saw on TV was exactly the same beauty in real life. Rosita was up against a Maori guy, Nik but none of this back-biting crap. Maori’s don’t rub it in about Rosita being fat etc., but have embraced her as being Aotearoa’s own!!!
By the time NZ Idol finished here, 4 series had already passed for Australian Idol, but heard that Emily was one of the Top 13 and been following it on-line ever since. Emily had a tough life in NZ as to why I believe she moved over there with her old sister to start a new beginning with her daughter Asia and partner.
To hear Emily got into the finals was such a great feeling, not only representing being samoan, but also sharing her great talent. It was also lovely to hear Anne Robertson was in as well. What talent!! There were comments saying Emily also tried to get on NZ Idol back here is utter crap. Like you said, people just find things to rubbish such a talented young gal who finally gets the opportunity to let her natural talent shine.
Australian Idol has opened a new door for her, but also congratulate Kate for being the overall winner. It’s negative comments which breaks people rather than build them.
I am 100% with how you have given Bondy the 3 “correct channels” of placing any complaints of how “samoans” are acting in Inala. Its so SIMPLE, but its people like that has nothing better to do than voice “negative” comments to create nothing but HATE.
We can go on about how each race has their successful celebrities out there, but we can also do the same within our own communities to let our light shine as well.
Hi Keeping It Real, Talofe & Thanks for the cheers. I stumbled accross this website yesterday and was totally apalled by this moronic , sellfish idiot bondy girl. All she’s created is pure baseless HATRED FOR SAMOANS.
She not criticizes Emily as a person,a singer, she then attacks her background, culture, family and then SLAMS more hatred against Samoan Congregation, and community overall? I started reading from the top and it horrified me that this individual not only needs a psychiatrist but DOESN’T speak from ALL ABORIGINE’s point of view.
If she was MATURE and SENSIBLE enough she could’ve taken steps to ensure her community was safe,
1. Write a letter to her council addressing her safety concerns.
2. Perform a neighbourhood support watch group.
3. At least have the decency to approach the Reverand of the Samoan Congregation Church to discuss her so called Issues so that our Samoan Community will address and carry out safer sanctions not just for her TYPE but for all other people’s of race in Inala.
She makes out that she’s the mayor of Inala, yet she as an individual has accuses our people of ‘TAKING OVER’ and has done nothing to improve her living environment.
Don’t get me wrong , I too grew up in the ghetto from Home but I knew I had to change my life completely. To help out with my family , pay bills, to improve myself and most importantly never forget where I came from & where its at. It pissed me off completely when I read her comments , its started off intelligently then oh my lord she went absolutely Psychotic!!! I don’t know whether other people who grew up in the ghetto, bronx that slam others down. Its up to that individual to improve themselves before they start SLAMMING other peoples race down because of their own insecurity. Furthermore she doesn’t speak for all ABORIGINAL communties. Guarantee Aboriginal people who I come accross always smile or nod to say hi they’re are more friendlier than the like minded individuals like Bondy at my work place.
I think Aussie is a great place to live, plenty of opportunities. Sure , there’s racism today in the workforce. That to me makes it all the more challenging to prove to them that I am not as naive or as stupid as they think. Its people like Bondy and others that I argue, challenge at work who create more hate and ignorance. Things like ALL KIWIS SHOULD GO BACK HOME or if you don’t like it here go back to your own country?? Whose country is it anyway?
The big question is what the heck has she done to contribute to this country?? Never mind what the Samoans have contributed apart from contributing to the Economy like all other cultures. Her opinions are very childesh and bigoted to the max. There’s no such thing as a perfect race Bondy , we suffer the same stereotype’s as much as your people and its 2005, same type of racism but done in a nice way if you know what I mean.
There are always going to be individuals who give our people a bad name but surely , surely Bondy get real NOT ALL SAMOANS, MAORI’s,TONGANS,COOK ISLANDERS,HAWAIIANS,TAHITIANS have flat noses or drive around in cars looking for trouble. You’ve been watching to many GANGSTA movies. Your portrayal of our young is riducously ludicrous.
I agree with BLACK CAT , there are hardly any brown faces on Australian TV. Why not? To me when I saw Emily ,baby,family,culture, baggage and all it reminds us of our own upbringing. She had a great opportunity and took it. If I don’t like anything on Television. Theres a remote, switch it off or change the channel. Emily has a great voice maybe not up to Bondy’s ridiculous standards, it really made me 7 thousands of other Samoans people proud of her achievement. She didn’t win, big deal but she gave it a go, she came 2nd but in my mind she’ll definately sell loads of CD’s. It’s disappointing but still inspires many of our young people whether they are Samoan or not. I though Kate did exactly the same thing inspired her own community as well as many young people who want to ‘give it a go’. I say go for it. They both have been criticised right throughout the show and have tried to improve every week.
There is nothing wrong with coming from a poor community it tells us no matter where you are from whether its the ghetto or raised in any other way ‘YOU CAN DO ANYTHING’. Bondy your hatred for other cultures will only EAT YOU UP in the end. I meet so many lovely Aboriginal people that relate to me and I relate to them well. I don’t know what’s happening in Inala but if you did something positive about it I’m definately sure you’ll see things in a different way. Samoan hating is NOT the way to voice your opinion it tells everyone on this site how shallow, disrespectful and bigoted you are. If you spent your energy on trying to WORK TOGETHER maybe there will be a little more peace in your community.
PROUD POLYNESIAN KIWI
You go gal!!! Hit it on the nail!!!
I’d like to know what the word INDIGENOUS means in aborigine. Probably don’t have one!! Yep, just another POTATO
Oops!! Sorry Keeping It real I was so busy typing away the word Talofa wasn’t spelt correctly!!
Malo
Black Cat….
Aboriginal people are a community too. We are a extremely proud people, we know our languages, our dances, we have the strongest culture in the world. This is why other indigenous peoples world wide look up to us, and call themselves Aboriginal. (The Canadian Indian, American Indian, Filipinos.) I am a proud Aboriginal woman, who has a strong identity! Good on you for having a black sister, but that don’t mean to say you know us all either. I have connections down in Redfern and Sydney too, but I’m an Inala girl.
Yes sweetheart, it is still our country. Always was, always will be. Try asking your Aboriginal sister that question. White man can build their buildings to their hearts content, but it’s still our land. Just remember, Australia is the only country in the world that hasn’t signed a treaty with my people, ABORIGINAL PEOPLE, but New Zealand has, a lot of the tiny little Polynesian islands have.
Proud Polynesian Kiwi….
I agree with what you say, however, you are Polynesian, I am Aboriginal. You will never know of the extreme racism that exists in this country. Of course Bondy does not speak for all Aboriginal people, but if you are a strong Polynesian, then maybe you should pull your young people up (who you know are out of line) and teach them the rights and wrongs of how to behave in another person’s country. We do with our lot, so don’t be worrying about that! I am Bondy’s older cousin, and I have witnessed first hand of how the young Polynesian people behave in our community….it’s a fucked up way of behaving, but this is not to say that all Polynesian people are like this.
But for the record…if your a proud polynesian kiwi maybe you could let us Aboriginal people know what INDIGENOUS means, we’ve only just walked this land for over 40,000 yrs, and you better believe it! What do you think….EGG!? :>)
Let’s all not get our knickers in a knot, stop all the bullshit. If you call yourselves proud people, then act like it! All this typing our opinions don’t mean shit. You say something, you say it to a persons face. What’ s the point in typing, when you know that people are only going to be ignorant and carry on anyhow?! Think about, you don’t argue the point. Cause there isn’t no point to it anyway.
Good on you for being proud of being Polynesian, all to you. But please, respect the Aboriginal people who walked this land before you, because all brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles fought the struggle.
Peace out and no more bullshit!
Talofa Keeping It Real (God Bless You) thank you for the updates on the NZ Idol, thats soo cool. I read above that Emily had supposedly entered NZ Idol which has now been confirmed as utter nonsense. She couldn’t be in 2 places at one time.
Thats so cool that Rosita had won, I don’t know of her of course but in saying that good on her. Its fantastic that the Maori have claimed her as one of her own, which is more than I can say for some. It just goes to show multicultralsm DOES work back at home. ‘Image’ seems to be more appealing than talent from some of the comments above. If all the contestants looked like Elle Macpherson then there would be no point of the actual singing talent.
Bondy just has alot to get over and alot to learn about other people. I’ve said my bit but haven’t read any comments from her lately. Maybe she’s driving around in the gangstas car or perhaps she may be down Inala shopping centre with her guitar !!
Tofa Soifua and ‘Keep It Real”
Bondy , where are u ? I’m waiting , name the time , and place. BRING IT!! I’ll be own my own. You can bring as many people as you want. I can stand as a Polynesian Woman ON MY OWN. I’ don’t need to be in a pack as you stated because I AM THE WHOLE GUITAR, SINGING DANCING PACK! Bye the way we can dance , I’ll demonstrate that ON YOUR FACE.
Maybe you and I can enter the next Auss Idol together. Me as the singer and dancer, and you as my dance mat. (GIRL, YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SERVED!) Your ignorance in saying that we gave our country away is BULLSHIT. 3 Islands are of Samoa, SAVAII, WESTERN SAMOA and AMERICAN SAMOA. American Samoa is part of the US. The other 2 Islands are still occupied and governed by Samoans. You saying that we lost our land is BULL SHIT. Rob Louis Stevenson tried, The ENglish tried ,White Missionaries tried, The Germans Tried, all struck out coz we still have our land you fool. NZ Maoris were tricked into giving up their land which is why there claims are successful today. And Still going strong because they like the Polynesian STAND TOGETHER as UNIFIED people.
If you had done your homework you would have known this. Or are you still in Inala watching SAMOANS drive by in cars or coming out of Church??? What a STALKER??? I’ve read the comments from Proud Polynesian Kiwi, Keep It Real, Black Cat who I back up 100%.
Who has supported you in your sad comments ?No one, b coz they all know your a ‘HEAD CASE’ and should be studied for RACIAL RESEARCH purposes. You’ve bought this on your self, No Polynesian or Aborigine will tolerate your hatred for other people. What solutions do you offer to address your issues? NONE, all you know is to promote is hate, racism and unnecessary backchat.
I’ll pray for you b 4 you go to HELL, you are and always will be a pototo (brown outside wannabe white on the inside). Urgently awaiting a comeback from a looser, or r you still making that appointment with the Prime Minister ? Got to go, gotta go and bash innocent people on the street whist singing while violently playing my guitar!
Its On, I’m waiting!
I think Emily should have definatley won hands down. Her voice and talent could unfortunatly not even have been compared to the other idols, she was in a league of her own. I am so sorry for Emily but I feel confident that she will go a lot further than Kate will in the long run.
Take care Emily and good luck. God is on your side, he will make big things happen for you girlfriend ?
You go girl.
TO KT (Bondy’s Older Cousin)
Obviously you didn’t read Proud Polynesian Kiwi’s or Black Cat’s comments properly. With the samoans that stir trouble in Inala, she already stated the “3 correct channels” of how to deal with this same old boring issue you keep raising!! If it means the “samoan” community have to do the same within the Aborigine circle, then the same applies to them.
You state “stop all this typing” – and what the hell are you doing? You say that you are “EXTREMELY PROUD PEOPLE”, that’s your problem – TOO proud as to why there’s no reasoning with you HARD HEADS. So stubborn and tight skinned that yes the white man can build their skyscrapers etc., cos they know you have no power to stop nothing!! Yeah, yeah, yeah, your country but you have no control who comes in it, let alone out!!
Answer the question, what is the word in “Abbo” for INDIGENOUS??? Still can’t find one??? 40,000 years??? Yep, only abbos. Like they created the rest of the world!! Look at the full sceptre of life rather than being broad-minded.
No one’s getting their knickers in a twist, makes you wonder if you even have any on (if you wanna go full abbo)… Bottom line??? Selfish, self-centred and totally hard-headed to you and Bondy!!
You’re right in saying “all this typing of our opinions don’t mean shit”, yep ONLY You!! Stop typing so everyone can read positive comments then the same old boring shit you and Bondy keep laying out! Did you create this website to begin with? Create your own abbo site so you can bitch and moan about your typical hangups!!
Stop being so JEALOUS and INCONSIDERATE cos it only makes you No. 2 Potato!! What the heck, stay with your stupid mentality!! Waste the time trying to reason with AIR-HEADS!!
Thank you for your wisdom KT. It still does not account to Bondy’s blatant racism. Let me enlighten you with the comments below:
: Let’s not forget to mention that you Polys, mooksi’s
: You on the other hand most probably know the smell of everyones ass! You do go sucking up now
don’t ya’s?
:Why would i or anyone else need the helping hand of a Poly? you lot aren’t as charming, or generous as you think u r. In fact, you lot r a very violent lot, that’s why you go to church in the first place, to ask for forgiveness of your dog behaviour.
but Emily the poor thing is just plain ugly….no pun intended to anyone who thinks that she is pretty. . I don’t like her eyes, and you can always tell alot by a persons eyes, she looks nasty. Besides she got the big rubber nose, and huge bulging-eyes….not a good look.
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And besides she ain’t a single mother, bug-eyes is with the father of her 2-year-old daughter.
If you can’t acknowledge the fact the Bondy was soo way out of line to begin with , then I am wasting my time typing this to you. Believe me I do respect your people, Its sad that Bondy has deliberately maimed our lot because of the hang ups in Inala. I do completely agree with you with regard to saying your race has been here for more than 40,000 years. No arguement there, But can you honestly say that Bondy’s comments above were fair? No, definately not. It still represent s HATRED for Samoans overall , if you have witnessed our people first hand causing trouble in INALA why weren’t the Police called in? Any one couldve told you that, I’ve also given 3 other suggestions above that you still ignore claiming our people overall do not respect you. Bondy stated that she was the only person who knew what true racism was. The comments above only prove her wrong. As I said before there is no such thing a perfect race.
My attack was to Bondy NOT THE ABORIGINAL community. Unlike her comments, if you can’t understand this then I am wasting my time again. I am not from Inala or Australia, never claimed that from the beginning. When you say that NZ is made up of tiny polynesian little islands it doesn’t make sense to me either, what are you saying? There are Polynesians here in Auss as well as New Zealand and surrounding Pacific Islands. The problem is In Inala as I suggested before to Bondy if you want your issues resolved slamming our people to begin with is NOT the way to do it.
You have this all wrong my dear, We do know what racism is, why do you think I and other Samoans are writing in about the unfair comments above from Bondy? So your basically saying that its all right that Bondy can put our race down to the max on the net and not say anything? You haven’t offered any real solutions to your problem in Inala and yet its clear that you agree with Bondy’s Samoan hatred. Your right I am not the voice person for Aboriginal I can only comment of my experiences with Aboriginals and they’ve all been so welcoming.
The only reason why you’ve added in the comment about the American Indians was because there was a news coverage on Channel 10 last week outlining the racsim in Australia and Canada. I agree with you when you say its not the way our young Samoan lot are behaiving in Inala. I never denied this. It is not the way to behaive but in saying that you’ve obviously approve of Bondy’s VERBALLY ABUSING of the Samoan Community. That is RACISM enough. Just to let you know I definately do pull our young Samoan people in line when they are disrespectful and causing trouble rest assured I can tell you that.
I have to disagree with you when you say that I did not have a point. Because I do, and funnily enough so do other Samoans who have replied to Bondy’s ignorance. I don’t think its bullshit at all. Its real and its got to stop, think about it , if Bondy didn’t add in her comments saying Emily was ugly, her people are violent, and has a rubber nose etc etc then you’ve lost me there completely.
No one on this site has ever come straight out and belittled Aborigine’s appearance but Bondy was too fourth right with her comments about Emily and the appearance of our Samoan people? That is my point altogether. That is the point that I am trying to make TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. You make Bondy out to be a vicitm of Racism and yet clearly she started this hatred from the very beginning of this site. It doesn’t make it right either does it? Why would we claim Australia ours? I am privildged enough to be raised in a MULTICULTURAL country as NZ. Secondly I have my ethnic country of Samoa. Why on earth would I claim to be Australian?
You say that you don’t have a treaty, because there was none to begin with and even if there was the Government in your country will keep denying your people of this right. Your people were never given the option. You mentioned you have affiliations in Redfern, good for you. I have taken up the challenge that you refer to with the sister in Redfern. I’m not going to repeat what she said either! Because the sister in Redfern knows too well it takes both sides of the coin to resolve the problem. The Aboriginal Community in Redfern have always been respectful to me but I can assure you that some of the Aboriginal community in Redfern will think Bondy’s comments are rude and unjust. And I do not speak overall either for the Redfern Aboriginal Community either.
So what is the message that Bondy’s sending to your young people? That its okay to call Poly’s , mooksi’s? Dogs? And suck asses? Do you approve of Bondy calling any other race what ever she feels like calling them? Can you honestly say she was fair in making these unnecessary comments? Why would anyone respect Bondy’s comments? The add to racism, they add to hate, they add to more problems that can be resolved maturely. That is my point. You would say exactly the same thing if someone had blatantly made a racist unfair remark towards the Aboriginal Community.
Remeber there is GOOD & BAD in every race.
Peace To You all in Inala.
Talofa ‘Keep It Real’, yet another shocking revelation from KT. Ese le lemafaufau le mea valea!!
Malo Lava
Proud Polynesian Kiwi
Omg…… What is it with you people!
I can’t believe some of the comments that have been empthasised e.g(racism being a huge one)….. Like many have said this is a multicultural country, with many of fantastic talented people in this great country of ours. I cant get over the jargon and you call yourselves Australian!!!! Think about it.
I to was a fanatical supporter of Emily, watched the show week in and week out just to listen to her sing constantly voting for her and watching her reach those powerful notes putting tingles down my spin everytime. I also liked listening to some of the other contestants and watched them have there good days and bad where all human after all. I believed that Emily should of been crowned the Australian Idol, however it didn’t happen and perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, we will never know? For those who say she was a screacher! my gawd you should listen to the rubbish that comes out of your mouthes, what do you really know about singing? screacher Emily was not! I congratulate Kate for winning and do hope all the best for her in the near future, nevertheless I know Emily will get a recording contract whether it be with Sony BMG or another recording studio. Mark my word Emily will make a name for herself, just watch this space. “Not all great singers are contracted to Sony BMG” we all know that’s a fact. Anyway, enough of this hype about who was/is better lets start to show the Australian spirit and wish them all the best, none of this negativity rubbish. So on that note I wish you all a Merry Xmas and a fabulous/fantastic New Year.
Dear Proud Polynesian Kiwi,
Sa’o lelei ia. Leai se faaaloalo!! Fia mamafa ia!! You see, I don’t know you from a bar of soap, but when it comes to issues like this, its amazing how cultural we really are e.g. P I Sista No. 1, yourself and many more. Why? Cos we care about who we are and how far we’ve all come!
God Bless you too and all the other concerned samoan sista’s / uso’s out there who have placed awesome feedback!! We all stand strong in what is right and appreciate all cultures!!
Hi there keep it real,
Where you talking to me!!!…… Cause if you where can I state that I am born and breed from Australia,I’m not Polynesian or a Kiwi though I must say have alot of friends who are Kiwis and love them to death. I even actually went on a working holiday to N.Z (Auckland), when I was 18yrs old and stayed for a couple of years, meeting some fantastic friends along the way friends that still today keep in touch with even though its now been 16yrs since I was there. I plan on one day soon to get myself over there again. Polynesian/Samoan/Kiwi’s are so friendly and yes they have come along way. You see I’m not prestigious or racism far from it nor was I brought up with a silver spoon in my mouth, I just cant stand people who comment about others who they know nothing about or as you put it from a bar of soap. Who cares if your Polynesian,Samoan, Kiwi, chinese, Australian, Italian so on bottom line where all human. My parents brought me up to R.E.S.P.E.C.T. all thats around me and to understand that where not all alike e.g. whether they be rich or poor! and no I’m not a christian either. Just can’t stand the negativity of some peoples. Those who show all this negativity it kinda makes me wonder!!!! if your a young adult is this what your parents have instructed and if you are a grown adult is this what you are going to direct to your child……..Hmmmm.
Anyway, keep it real can you tell me what Sa’o lelei ia. Leai se faaaloalo!! Fia mamafa ia!! means would love to know !
All you people need to relax and remember, it is Australia, you have a right to express opinions and thoughts.
I’d like to state that I am a proud born and bred Australian with Samoan descent.
Firstly, I think Kate deserved to win. She worked hard, has an easy going personality, has a great sense of humour, and was consistent. I believe this girl hasn’t reached her full potential yet. She clearly needs to work on her stage performances, her high registar aren’t as polished and sharp as they could be, but this girl has potential. And IMO will outlast Emily in the music business based on the fact that she appeals to more Australians than Emily.
I really am tired of the statements made about Kate and how her family bought her votes, oh Australia is racist because ‘white’ Australians voted and they don’t want to see a ‘Kiwi’ win blahblahblah……ALL a load of absolute bollocks.
There were quite A LOT of us ‘Samoans’ who loved Kate and voted for her and it saddens me that some of you will justify Emily losing the title with comments like how Kate’s family is rich, they bought a lot of her votes, or it was rigged, or Australia is racist etc…
When the truth is right in front of you. More people voted and prefer Kate more than Emily. So please take all the lame excuses and be glad that Emily made it to the final. Stop blaming everyone else but yourselves for not voting for her enough. Because that is the ONLY reason why Kate won.
Emily tried out LAST year and didn’t make it past auditions in Australian Idol, so I admire her for coming back ( like Kate) after rejections. But there was something about Emily that a lot of us didn’t like. I believe Emily was shown favoritism from Mark and Marcia, I think Kyle most of the time, said what was on a lot of people’s mind right there and then. Which I thought was great. And I know Mark and Marcia are professionals, but to show blatant biased in a competition where a young persons life dream, was all in the hands of the public’s vote, was very unfair to the other contestants. Marcia reminding us about her supposedly rag’s to riches story, And Mark not even commenting on a few songs that I think were shaky and oversung. But I do believe Emily has a great voice. One of the best voices on the show thus far, but the package with her is just not there. And I apologize if it offends anyone, but she does look like a man on tv, and she made me cringe everytime I knew she was being interviewed on tv as I really didn’t want her to put her foot in her mouth like she always did when she was interviewed. I too believe that the judges and her interviews were her downfall. ( oh and the look too)
Maybe her ego got the better of her, which made her say things without thinking…..who knows.
But I’ve bought Kate’s cd and I’m glad to see her go to number 1 this week with her debut single. She sounds better than I anticipated her to sound, and she also looks great on the video clip.
I voted for Kate and I’m NOT WHITE. I’m SAMOAN. So enough of the racist slurr.
Talofa Keep It Real / Proud Polynesian Kiwi/ P I Sista No 1
I agree and thank you for the wonderful feed back you and all the sista’s have tried to reason and be balanced right throughout the start but your so right in saying that Bondy and KT have nothing better to do than slam our sista’s down and offer nothing but sellfish remarks. You know we’ve all tried to balance the arguement for Emily’s Heritage & People and yet it appears that were’ still in the wrong, like we have to be the one to bow down and take what ever KT or Bondy dishes out unfairly. Its gone to the point where she has it in for Emily, then her appearance, her voice, the church, then the Samoan community , NZ, Polynesian People ?!?!?!? Where does it end?
I really don’t understand. If anything all they’re saying is that we do not count for anything?!?! E Leai se fai’ai. Bless you all my sista’s and any other like minded sista’s who want nothing more than to promote balance.
Malo E Lelei
Hi to all Polynesian sisters, WOWW!! I was wondering what the comotion was all about. I read from the top right down the bottom. Gotta say, I am with you gals, Bondy is soo vindictive it makes me sad but also feel sorry for her. Her cousin TK comments didn’t help either. Bondy’s remarks, gammon? johnny come home lately? samoan trouble makers? how’d you get into my country. sucking up ass? or standing over?!? eeeekkkk!!! Not a good vibe is it? Out of all the Aboriginal’s that I’ve come accross these 2 idiots have nothing but contempt for our Pacific Island cultures.
Shame on you Bondy, and shame on you KT for not educating Bondy that we cop all types of racism in ‘today’s world’. Yes it all over the world and Australia. There are people out there that see us not because of our culture or where were’ from, but see the COLOUR of our skin as a base for ignorance. The girls above have a right to fight for your idiotic remarks, Your basis of arguement has no point at all. What is your point? That we should all ignore our cultural belief because you are the indigenous people of Australia?Grow up.
I love my heritage ( Samoan), but some of you sistahs have used the word ‘abbo’. Now I don’t know about the Aborigines that have commented thus far, but all the indigenous people I know find that very offensive and racist. Its like a white person saying ‘nigger’ to an African-American person. So anyone who decides to use this word please consider this.
As for Bondy and her cousin, I understand where the frustration stems from, but to outright attack and label a whole culture of people for the stupid behaviour of others is going too far. Why so much hatred towards islanders? I agree that your people have had more racism directed your way then ours but that does NOT give you a right to put my heritage down. So are you saying when we come across the majority of Aborigines down Kings Cross, who are wasted and stoned and making trouble around the railways, who sleep outside the shops and wait for handouts from the shopkeepers who constantly try to remove them due to the image they bring towards their businesses, the hassling of commuters coming in and out of the train station ( I’ve been a target many times), that we should also assume ALL Aborigines humiliate themselves that way?
What about the statistics that out of all ethnic backgrounds, Aborigines outnumber everyone else in Australias prisons. Should we also assume that most of you like that?
I’m proud to be Australian/Samoan but its people like yourself who brings the fob out of me….lol
Sheesh….I definitely have Samoan blood in me.
Bondy, take a look around you, we live in one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, and we are known for our laidback attitude and our love of all sports, we don’t need people like yourself polluting our ears with absolute trash ( IMO anyway). We don’t need that kind of racist attitude living amongst us…But hey, like I said in my previous post, we have the right to exercise our freedom of speech.
Anyway I love Kate and voted for her, so please don’t say she can’t sing, because I’ve heard the girl live, and she has a powerful voice. She needs polishing but when she reaches her peak, I can almost guarantee you’d think she is great.
I like Emily, but she came across as fake with a fake and pretentious personality with it. It was like she turned it on for the cameras, then she completely changed off camera. Her image wasn’t exactly appealing to the eye, and she kept changing her stories and comments that I wasn’t quite sure what the hell she was on about sometimes…She has a great voice though.
But I guess it should worry Emily fans that record companies aren’t exactly lining up to sign her. I think that’s why Mark and Marcia were gunning for her. They probably knew that it was Emily’s best shot to get signed by a record company. Rumour has it in the idol world even Anne has been offered a contract ( not quite sure who with though) most probably with an independent label, which I think would suit her better anyway. Now there’s a natural mover.
Anyway, all you hamos keep it real and don’t take too much attention to Bondy and her ‘mob’. We don’t need to talk down other cultures just to make ours look better. Which NEVER works btw and will backfire triplefold.
God save the Queen
God Bless Australia
and in God we trust Samoa
Peace