Australian Idol: Celebrating Mediocrity Since 2003

This week’s Fog Blog Australian idol update is very excited to announce that Kate Cook was voted off this week. Hoo-bloody-ray. I must admit she handled the news really well, until she said the words “Look out Australian country music, here comes Kate Cook”.

Thanks for the warning Kate.

Toby Moulton

A colleague of mine mentioned that “Toby the Singing Tree” seems to have a built-in self destruct mechanism. Choosing to sing dreary Radiohead and Coldplay songs does not an entertaining TV show make. He even managed to take all the anger out of the Oasis track “Don’t Look Back In Anger”. The sooner this guy goes back to school, the better.

James Johnston

I don’t know if James noticed this, but the song he opened the show with this week was “Mercy” by Duffy. James, mate, that’s a girls song. He tried to make up for it by singing “Use Somebody” by the Kings of Leon and playing some acoustic guitar but we’re not convinced. No doubt the kid has some talent, but I just get the feeling there is an eisteddfod somewhere without a singing gnome.

Nathan Brake

I had to look up “Makes Me Wonder”, the first song that Nathan sang tonight. I shouldn’t have bothered, as it was completely forgettable. Fortunately he redeemed himself with a great version of the Tears for Fears track “Mad World” (as performed by Gary Jules on the Donnie Darko soundtrack). Nathan will go a long way in this competition, but at some point soon, he and Stan will start competing for the same votes. When the judges keep banging on about song choice, this is why… it’s make or “Brake” time.

Stan Walker

If only Stan could dance…

Hayley Warner

Interesting song choices by the only girl left on the show. A Killers track that nearly everyone in the audience would know and a Paloma Faith track that only one person outside of her record company would know. Gutsy, Hayley, very gutsy… but it should be enough to keep her in the show for another week.