I will only do a brief commentary on the various performing Superstars because my main focus was still on Teresa (to be fair to her and all her faithful supporters) but there are still certain noteworthy points that I wish to address to the Superstars themselves (hopefully this blog post can reach their computers during their leisure time). Here we go:
Renfred - I am seeing improvements in your dancing and that is a good sign since your forte isn't exactly singing. Commit yourself to dancing properly and you will reserve for yourself as one of the few Superstars that can genuinely give a proper dance performance onstage. Your singing of the was not really up to my personal standards (since I can sing that song too) because you were not buffing the song up properly and hence it sounded thin and a little lacklustre on my ears. Work on your breathing techniques because I noted a few sections in which you barely managed to catch your breath on time.
Nathaniel - Good singing and good audience interaction overall. You have a knack for knowing when to interact and gesture to the audience and that is a plus sign. However, your clothes were a little bit too informal for your Project Superstar status so maybe you want to dress up a little more for the next event. One more thing - try not to close your eyes too much when you emote your song because it means less chance for you to electrify the audience with your eyes.
Geraldine - Your singing has improved and you seemed to be working well with your emcee interaction and I was impressed. However, you still lacked the stage presentation skills and most of your chorus seemed to be "riding" on the background music rather than properly projecting your singing voice into the microphone. It's very subtle to most listeners but I can pick it up because I was close enough to the speakers.
Carrie - Your voice is obviously suited to the song that you sang and amongst all the Superstar performers today, I was enjoying your emcee interaction the most because you were quick-witted and expressive. Well done. Your singing was pretty alright for me and there was nothing much to pick on except that you needed to pay a little more attention to your lyrics pronunciation because it sounded much like slurring on a few parts and that lessened the enjoyment value of your performance.
Daren - I like the idea of you coming closer to the stage because it definitely helped people to get a better view of your singing with all those placards and banners in the air. Like Teresa, you gave one of the most stable performances and I was impressed with your singing today. One thing to note is that on two occasions, your "ku qiang" got the better of you and it was distinctly heard breaking out. You, like Nathaniel, close your eyes more frequently than necessary and hoep you can work on that too.
Diya - You looked really kid-like with your attire and on other occasions, it would be inappropriate but for the song you sang today, it was fully suitable. I liked the way you stirred the audience to a high with a good song selection plus the interactive-ness with the audience, especially the CSS 2 Top 20 Contestants (a big plus). The downside, however, was that you were trying too hard to mimick Jay Chou. Avoid that because you should develop your own confidence and style in performing the same song. Trust your stage skills and your ability to connect with people.
Sin Huey - I have always looked up to you as one of Singapore's budding A-list singers but your performance today made three terrible mistakes today and I am going to list them down here. Depending on the sanity of your die-hard supporters, I may or may not be expecting an incredible amount of flak and hate posts either on the MediaCorp forums or on my personal blog page but I supposed I should remind you of the good things you were supposed to do or not do. One - over-emoting to the point of choking on the song. You must learn to either control your emotions when you want to sing a particularly emotionally-attached song or not to choose it at all. The interruptions at your second song were sub-standard and unacceptable to me.
Two - You were over-the-top with your supporters at the event and took much more precious time playing with them when the whole event was not about you but the Campus Superstars themselves. Avoid hogging too much attention at other people's events lest they think you are egoistic or self-centred.
Three - You actually told the CSS 2 Top 20 contestants that you had forgotten about them sitting right in front of you? Even if you had forgotten, you should not spelt it out. If you had seen their disappointed faces, you would be regretting your words today too. Thank goodness it wasn't some international event or concert and you said out aloud that you forgot who the star audience were or even I would have to hide in a hole in embarassment for you.
Sin Huey, if you are reading this, please remember to pay enough attention to the focus audience or stars of the various events instead of overly-immersing yourself in your own performances or you may risk being buried by the stricter event organizers permanently. This is not a threat but a genuine piece of advice for you from me.
Top 20 CSS Contestants - All twenty of you were still very shy and not as expressive. I can easily forgive that part because that was still the first public appearance and most of you were not accustomed to the screams, cheering, clapping, attention, and camera flashes. I see some great smiles paralleling Teresa's and that is a good sign even though most of you are quite clumsy with the emcee interaction portions.
However, I am personally very unhappy with those of you who did not bother clapping after some of the performances were over or were fidgeting in your seats for no apparent reason. If you want people to clap for you when you are onstage, you must not be stingy with your own applause for others, no matter what the quality of the performance was. It is simply a matter of professional courtesy and good behaviour. How can one ever hope to be a Superstar if one does not understand the value of applause or attention and readily expects these from others?
That is all for my afterthoughts and commentary on the abovementioned event. Hope it was a good and entertaining read to all you readers out there.
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