NORWICH IDOL 2009
THE COTTAGE, SILVER ROAD NORWICH
Heat 1
The first heat of Norwich Idol 2009 took place on Monday 18th May 2009 at The Cottage Public House in Silver Road, Norwich and what a heat it was. A huge crowd greeted the 11 contestants on hand and again there was a large array of songs on hand.
Here is the full list of songs:
Patch Thats Life Frank Sinatra
Sharon Perfect Fairground Attraction
Jamie Gold Spandau Ballet
Richard Beautiful Noise Neil Diamond
Brian Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
Janice Stupid Cupid Connie Francis
Jessica If I Was A Boy Beyonce
Chrissy Hellelujah Alex Burke
Helen Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline
Charlie Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
Debz Run Leona Lewis
Again all the acts were judged by the judges on three categories - Presentation, Vocal Talent and Star Quality.
The judges on the night had a very tough job on their hands but after a long time checking the scores and double checking it was agreed that four contestants were going though to the final, these being: Charlie, Chrissy, Helen and Debz.
They will all take part in the final on Monday 29th June 2009 at The Cottage, Norwich.
If you would like to take part in this competition, please click here.
Heat 2
Monday 1st June saw the second heat of Norwich Idol 2009 take place at The Cottage Public House in Silver Road, Norwich and although there wasn't quite as many spectators on hand this time it was still a very impressive turnout and to boot we got six contestants all looking to try make there way through to the final on 29th June.
This week the choice of songs seem to favour the ballad route with all six contestants going with slow songs, however, that did not take away from the quality of vocal performance that we were to witness for the second heat running.
The song choices and order of play was:
Simon - Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Kerry - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Don - My Way - Frank Sinatra
Jessica - Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Rob - Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project
Andrew - Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
The judges on the night were Billy, Dawn and Susie and were again marking on Presentation, Vocal Talent, Star Quality/Entertainment Factor.
The points were very close and we did check them again twice as they were that close, four of the contestants being split by a mere 4 points. However the top three on the night were Jess, Kerry and Rob who all qualify through to the final on Monday 29th June 2009 and will be going for the 1st prize of £100 cash and a qualification through to Anglian Idol 2009 later this year at Hopton Holiday Village.
A big thank-you to everyone on the night and I must say that you were all superb. A big thank-you again to the judges for making some hard decisions on the night and also to Kev and Chrissy at The cottage for hosting the event.
Heat 3 takes place on Monday 15th June and is a last chance heat. To book in, please click here.
Heat 3
The final heat of Norwich Idol 2009 took place at The Cottage and although there was horrendous weather conditions over the Norfolk and North Suffolk area on the lead up to start time it was still a good turnout to watch and produced a five strong line-up on the contestants front. Unfortunately, there were a few which had to pull out at the last moment so this total was down on previously booked total but was still impressive.
Again, there was a large selection of tunes on offer which are listed below in the order performed:
Marlene - Hallelujah - Alex Burke
Connie - Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Peter - Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley
Fred - I Feel Good - James Brown
Faye - Simply The Best - Tina Turner
The judges on the night were Billy, Dawn and Susie and were again marking on Presentation, Vocal Talent, Star Quality/Entertainment Factor.
Again the judges had a hard job with the points very close but the points showed it was Faye, Fred and Marlene who were going through to the final on 29th June 2009.
A big thank-you again to the judges for making some hard decisions on the night and also to Kev and Chrissy at The Cottage for hosting the event.
Hopefully see you all at the final which takes place at the Cottage on 29th June. Be there for an 8.30pm start.
Grand Final
Monday 29th June soon came around and all roads led to the final of Norwich Idol 2009 at The Cottage, Norwich. 9 out of the ten qualified contestants took their place for the final. The full list of their positions drawn and songs performed are below:
Rob
Nobody Knows Tony Rich Project
Be Mine David Gray
Helen
Top Of The World Karen Carpenter
Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline
Debs
If I Aint Got You Alicia Keys
Run Leona Lewis
Fred
I Got You James Brown
Poison - Alice Cooper
Marlene
Hallelujah Alex Burke
Cant Be With You Tonight
Jess
9 to 5 Dolly Parton
Thank-you For The Music Abba
Chrissy
Do You Wanna Dance Barry Blue
End Of The World Skeeter Davis
Faye
Simply The Best Tina Turner
Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler
Charlie
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
On the night there were six judges and they were judging on Presentation, Vocal Talent and Star Quality/Presentation. The judges were: Dawn, Susie, Michael, Pat, Mick and Michelle.
The competition was extremely close and with some superb performances on the night and I must say that the quality was superb and that everyone deserved a place in the top three.
All the acts performed two songs in a mini-cabaret style set and were marked across the two songs.
On the night, the judges had a nightmare and took half hour to make their decision with the marks being so close. On the night the top three were:
3rd - Debs
2nd - Charlie
1st - Faye
It was Faye who was given the nod as Norwich Idol champion but the top three from the night will all represent The Cottage at Anglian Idol in November.
Congratulations to all the contestants a big thank-you to the judges and a massive thank-you goes out to Kev and Chrissy for hosting the event.
Anglian Idol 2009 takes place on Friday 27th November 2009. Keep checking the website for more details