The following are my personal analysis and performance reviews of the 10 CSS 2 contestants for the Quarter-Finals 1B. Feel free to give any constructive comments if you want to. Have fun reading and mulling over their performances. =)
张宇璇 亲爱的你怎么不在我身边 原唱者：江美琪
Yuxuan's eyes were really not focused and her stage posture was very stiff. She was really nervous onstage and her starting was weak. She actually sang quite well but her overall stage presence took out a lot of marks for your performance. Li Fei Hui was correct to point out that CSS 2 performances are both an audio and a visual experience so Yuxuan must learn to impress the audience better visually. Her scores were 7.5+6.5+6.0=20.0. I would have given her a 6.25.
谢慧娴 真的 原唱者：张韶涵
Huixian's voice was a little shaky at parts and her facial expression was not really fully-coordinated with the song lyrics. She also sang the word "kong"(1) off-key a couple of times but her gesticulation and overall performance was quite impressive, considering the fact that she picked the most difficult female song for this round. Her scores were 8.0+7.5+6.0=21.5. I would have given her a 7.0.
杨丽莹 过敏 原唱者：杨丞琳
Liying's performance starting was also weak and she swallowed some of the end lyrics. She was also another nervous performer tonight. She looked very anxious with her eyes darting all over the audience and her posture was obviously lacking in self-confidence. She had a good voice as well but she has a lot of room for improvement with her stage presence and stage confidence. Her scores were 8.5+7.5+6.0=22.0. I would have given her a 6.75.
林佳君 一个像夏天一个像秋天 原唱者：范玮琪
Jiajun could not reach some of her lower notes and she was actually off-key at certain parts of the song but she was intelligent enough to capitalize on her mega-watt smile and that was sufficient to make her performance flaws seem relatively smaller. It would be a challenge to her, however, to continue to pick happy songs because that would severely limit her capability to sing the more serious-sounding ones due to her initial stage image unless she could make a convincing transformation during those serious song performances. Her scores were 7.5+7.0+7.0=21.5. I would have given her a 6.75.
黄意凌 大手拉小手 原唱者：梁静茹
Yiling's performance was, in my opinion, actually the best for the females tonight. Why? Other than some lyrics' mispronunciation and a slightly heavier breathing behind her singing, her performance was natural and entertaining for the eyes. The song was not the most difficult song but the fast number showcased her calmess with fast songs and her ability to handle them with confidence. Her stage presence was natural as well. Her scores were 8.0+8.0+7.5=23.5. I would have given her a 7.5.
绕梓杰 只因为你 原唱者：张栋梁
Zijie's performance started off weakly and he was chopping up the lyrics at the first few lines of the song. He sang off-key at some parts of the song and I was hearing more singing from his nose/throat than his stomach, giving the song a coarse feel. The judges were criticising on his facial expression but I was more disappointed with his seemingly coarse performance. His scores were 7.5+6.5+6.0=20.0. I would have given him a 5.75.
范平庚 原来 原唱者：林俊杰
Benjamin's endnotes were cut short and he sounded a little out of breath. He was off the beat for the starting of his first chorus and his stage posture was a little unnatural and jarring for the supposedly smooth performance. The judges were correct to point out that Benjamin sounded a little too much like JJ and that is not a good thing because he would not be able to showcase his individual style in singing and run into the danger of becoming a parrot-singer. His scores were 8.0+8.0+7.0=23.0. I would have given him a 7.0.
唐伟盛 着迷 原唱者：潘玮柏
Wilson was keen on impressing with his dance moves but he was breathless when he danced a bit and his rhythm with the music was a little off. His "baby" was sung off-key and his gesticulation was not really coordinated with the song. His eyes also failed to electrify the audience and "mesmerize" them as he was too concerned with his stage movements. His scores were 7.0+6.0+5.5=18.5. I would have given him a 5.5.
许国豪 男佣 原唱者：吴克群
Guohao was also chopping his lyrics at the initial start of his performance and he lacked the coordination to match the rhythm of the song. Sadly, there was little decent dance moves and he chose to entertain with funny stage antics instead - nothing wrong with the entertainment value that he opted for but it lowered the my acceptance level for a potential Campus Superstar. This is still a singing competition. His scores were 8.0+7.5+6.0=21.5. I would have given him a 5.25.
郑全威 Love Story 原唱者：范逸臣
Javin over-emoted the earlier portions of his performance so much so that when the chorus came in, there was little distinctive difference to mark the chorus, which was supposedly the important section to make the cut for this particular song. His stage posture was shaking so much that I had problems focusing on his stage presence and his facial expression was a little unnatural to the cameras. Given his matured look, I was hoping that he could nail the song with a loud and sincere release of energy for the chorus of the song but his voice lacked the impact. His scores were 8.0+6.5+6.0=20.5. I would have given him a 5.5.
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