No eliminations this week and no red sofa (😆 pJyo!!), Chetan gets to stay on today as well, since the focus was highest votes and not lowest votes as is usually the case. So the pressure on the contestants should've been less and they should've sang more confidently and been at ease. However it wasn't the case for all. My ranking of the performances:
1. Vishnumaya: 👏. This girl wows me everytime. This song isn't easy to sing, there are a lot of ups and downs and the alaaps that come in at places take off with almost no breathing space. As someone who's trained in Classical music and has learned to appreciate it more over the years, I'm always going to credit someone who pulls off a classical song well more than anyone else. So although Hemant was terrific, Vishnumaya is my number 1 this week for the choice of song and the perfection with which she pulled it off. She's only 12!! She sings like a professinal. She will go far, this girl, even if she doesn't win this show - if there is any justice at all in the world- she has to!
2. Hemant: He was phenomenal! He chose a pop-rock song and I was blown away by how he pulled off "Bheegi-bheegi", but somehow felt he lost a bit of steam in the middle - maybe because he was putting in so much energy in his singing. I lost connect with his song towards the end- but my god- what a powerful, confident singer he is! Take a bow, Hemant! 👏👏
3. Rohanpreet: His voice is so sincere, so sweet, and like Diljit says - it hits close to the heart. He definitely needs more riyaaz but he tries. Oh man, he tries so hard! And he added his own touches to the song - some little harkats and twists that were so endearing and praiseworthy! I'm not sure why he only got 84%, in fact, I'm surprised at the low voting percentages overall today. Like someone pointed out, they may have dropped because of IPL.
4. Zaid Ali: He was excellent, as usual and pulled off some very tricky nuances in the song. He is extremely talented, but I think his voice needs to develop some more, it cracks at times. Also, he made a couple of mistakes, in fact, went off-key and so in all honesty I had to put him below Rohanpreet, but I enjoyed his singing!
5. Akhtar Brothers: They weren't bad, but I don't know the song they picked. I also think they have an unfair advantage over the solo singers in that when one of them gets tired (or drags a harkat a bit too long), the other can step in to relieve him. Something the solo singers don't have. And this advantage should actually make them better than the others. But it fails. I think it's because the song is shared between the two of them, they're unable to infuse emotion into their singing, they're unable to own the song and give it soul and that's why they fail to connect - with me, at least 😃.
6. Chetan: The only thing I can say in his favor is that at least he tried a different genre. It didn't work for him though. His voice, unfortunately, is suited to only one type of song and like Diljit said, he should stick to his strength. Kudos to him for making the effort. He could get better if he hones his voice, does tons of riyaaz, tones down the shouting and grows older! 😊
The positivity that could've come in by focusing on the high scorers and making them sit on the golden sofa was taken away by having them make mean comments on the other contestants. Akhtar bros comments on Vishnumaya were uncalled for, harsh and seemed totally made up in their heads! I stopped listening after that!
Shankar's reluctance to talk about Zaid's mistakes also pissed me off. Judges have got to be fair and not have different yardsticks for different contestants.
Ticket to finale will be given to whoever wins in the face-off between Hemant and the top scorer of today. Which means no elimination at all this week. And next Sunday is the finale! The show's ending so soon! I will definitely miss commenting, discussing and all the people on this forum! 😭
Edited by LizzieBennett - 6 years ago
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