TOWN IDOL 2009

LOWESTOFT TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB – LOWESTOFT

 

 Heat 1

 

Lowestoft Town Football Club hosted the first heat of Town Idol on Wednesday 24th June and a pretty successful heat it was. A good crowd was on hand to welcome the five contestants on to the stage who were there to do battle to try and make it through to the final. The list below is the order in which they sung and which songs they performed:

 

Tamsin – Somewhere Over the Rainbow

John – Part Time Love – Will Young

Mikaylah – Does Ya Momma Know – Abba

Joan – She’s Got You – Patsy Cline

Kittie – Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler

 

The judges on the night were Pat, Michael and Gary and on the night they were judging on the usual categories – Presentation, Vocal Talent, and Star Quality/Entertainment Factor.

 

It was very close once again but the points showed it was Tamsin and Mikayla who would progress to the final.

 

If you would like to take part in this competition then please check the comps page for details.

 

Big thanks to the judges on the night. The next heat is on Wednesday 8th July so get booked in early.

 

Heat 2

 

Heat 2 of Town Idol 2009 took place at Lowestoft Town Football Club on Wednesday 8th July. Sadly we were plagued with illness with the entry taking a bit hit on cancellations leaving us with only three contestants taking place. It was decided that all three should progress to the final however all three would have to sing to secure their place.

 

The songs that were performed were:

 

Curtis - If Tomorrow Never Comes - Ronan Keating

Libby – Mercy - Duffy

Kittie - Hero - Mariah Carey

 

With all three going through there was no judging panel so this is a slightly shorter than normal report, however the next heat does take place on 22nd July.

 

Heat 3

 

Back up to a respectable 5 entrants fro Heat 3 of Town Idol 2009 which took place on 22nd July 2009 and there was a huge crowd on hand to support the singers, certainly the largest crowd so far by a considerable amount.

 

Once again the contestants were singing only one song for the judges to try and qualify for the final and they were being marked on Presentation, Vocal Talent and Star Quality.

 

The order of songs were:

 

Kat – Oh So Quiet – Bjork

Dave – Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Kris – Hello – Lionel Ritchie

Harriett – If I Were A Boy – Beyonce

Heidi – Ave Maria

 

The quality this week was once again superb, and really made the judges do some serious head scratching. Again, they could not split two of the contestants so duly plumped for putting three through to the final with the qualifiers being Dave, Heidi and Harriet.

 

Well done to all five contestants and well done to the three qualifiers. There is only one chance left to try and qualify for the final on Wednesday 12th August 2009. The last heat is on Wednesday 5th August 2009.

 

Heat 4

 

Unfortunately we have no report from this heat.

 

 

Grand Final

 

Wednesday 12th August saw the Grand Final of Town Idol 2009 take place at Lowestoft Town Football Club and with 11 contestants on hand to entertain the massive crowd on hand, a good night was promised and it certainly didn’t disappoint.

 

Below is the list of the contestants in the order they performed with the songs that were performed.

 

Kat

 

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

The Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston

 

Curtis

 

Mr Bojangles – Robbie Williams

Home – Michael Buble

 

Kitty

 

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

Simply The Best – Tina Turner

 

Heidi

 

Use Somebody – Pixie Lott

Ave Maria - Beyonce

 

Tamsin

 

Run – Leona Lewis

Shout - Lulu

 

Mikayla

 

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Does Your Mother Know - Abba

 

Aaron

 

Ain’t That A Kick In The Head – Robbie Williams

Need Somebody To Love - Queen

 

Libby

 

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Take My Breath Away - Berlin

 

Dave

 

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

I’ll Never Fall In Love – Tom Jones

 

Harriett

 

Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams

I Dreamed A Dream

 

Daniel

 

New Shoes – Paulo Natini

Through The Barricades – Spandau Ballet

 

The contestants were judged on Presentation, Vocal Talent and Star Quality/Entertainment Factor. We had six judges on hand to make the difficult decisions and they were: Michael, Pat, Mick, Michelle, Gary and Paul.

 

The competition took just over two hours to run but it was an entertaining two hours and congratulations to everyone who took part. Everyone deserved a position but unfortunately there was only prizes for the top three.

 

After a long decision, the judges picked there top three. They were:

 

3rd – Heidi

2nd – Tamsin

1st – Aaron

 

Congratulations to the top three and they will of course be representing Lowestoft Town Football Club at Anglian Idol 2009.

 

A massive thank-you must go out to all the contestants and the friends and family of the contestants who made the night special. Hopefully you can all join us at Anglian Idol 2009.

 

 

Anglian Idol 2009 takes place on Friday 27th November 2009. Keep checking the website for more details