Another voting scandal has hit Australian Idol on the night when it was announced Wes Carr and Luke Dickens would be walking up those Opera House steps.

Apparently yesterday for 25 minutes the wrong voting numbers were up against the wrong singers names. That person has got to be so fired.

Apparently contestant Luke Dickens”˜ telephone number was published for both himself and Carr, while Carr’s allocated telephone number appeared against Spano. So does that mean for 25 minutes Mark had no phone number allocated to him on the website?

The network released a statement where they said “Viewers can be assured that the outcome of tonight’s verdict is unaffected by this incident.”

Maybe Brooke Adamo and Mark Spano need to take out a class action on Fremantle Media.

Source of story from Media Spy.

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Can someone contact June Dally-Watkins and ask if it is appropriate to chew gum on TV, yes Marcia Hines I am talking to you.

Tina Arena was the mentor tonight, and years of living in France has turned her into an Edith Piaf lookalike in a good way. However she has retained her Aussie lewd sense of humour when talking with the host’s James and Andrew G, about an all male top 3, she managed to throw a diction (get it dick-tion) joke in.

Andrew G has had his hair cut. I don’t care, but if you read the papers apparently a lot of people do. I am surprised there is not a blog dedicated to Andrew’s hair and its various incarnations.

Ever the entrepreneurs Idol is releasing a Top 10 singers CD, this must be to make some money as there won’t be a Winner’s Song Album released prior to Christmas. See previous post on that here.

Anyway onto the performances.

Luke Dickens – Stuck In The Middle Of You.

The last two weeks have seen Luke pick MOR (middle of the road songs). It is like he is doing karaoke night at his local pub in Young. The judges however were very positive about it.

Mark Spano – Bad Day – Fuel

Mark definitely sees himself singing rock, and he did a polished performance. But to tell you the truth I tuned out half way through. It appears the judges are having a love in tonight so were gushing at all three singers. And Kyle Mark’s pole action was NOT doing it for me.

Wes Carr – Easy – Faith No More

Tina and Wes bonded over the Johnny Young Talent School connection and she called him a superstar. She was pleased that he embraced his past. Wes brought back the hat and harmonica for a repeat performance in this song. Neither really enhanced the performance. Wes is clearly the star of this year’s Idol, but again I found this performance middle of the road.

It was sung and perform well, but would I go and buy his album on that performance? No.

Luke Dickens – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues – Elton John

I think this is Luke’s last night on Idol. This song was boring. I was surprised he did not pick a classic rock song to finish up on. I will be surprised if he makes it to the Opera House -though there is a huge under dog vote in this show.

Mark Spano – This Life – Santana

He loves the Michael Hutchene moves this boy and they were very prevalent in this song. Especially that one at the beginning when he slightly pulled back his shirt to reveal his waxed chest. You lost me there Mark. However it will probably have thousands of hormonal girls giddily texting in his name.

Wes Carr – Get Back – The Beatles.

Finally a show stopping performance from one of the final three. He made a good Beatle song great. The electric guitar, the movement around the stage it was fantastic. He just showcased his star quality. I hope at the Opera House he repeats his Michael Jackson song.

Predicted top two Wes Carr and Mark Spano.

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Chris Isaak when on the couch with the Australian Idol was castigating them for using the phrase ball’s up on national TV, clearly he had missed Mark Spano mouthing the F Bomb earlier when he realised Wes Carr was in the bottom two.

Luke Dickens and Mark Spano must have thought it was their lucky day when Wes landed into the bottom two for the first time. Was this going to be the biggest shock of this season?

Unfortunately for Mark and Luke, no, it was Teale Jakubenko who was gone.

Worst moment of the show when Kyle Sandilands while promoting a MacDonald’s fundraising day, said if Chrislynn was still there they could have had a Big Mac eating competition together. It was tasteless and James Mathison looked absolutely disgusted.

Highlight of the show Chris Isaak – best mentor in all season’s of Idol.

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Who is voting for Teale Jakubenko? I am not getting it at all. He is like the Marty Simpson of 2008, having gone further then their actual talent would suggest.

It was a predictable bottom 3 Chrislynn, Teale and Mark and I was a bit sad that Chrislynn got the chop as even though her performances were a bit bi-polar one week sensational and the next week ordinary.

The highlight of the episode was the psycho stalker chick in the audience who was trying to appear all sexy for Teale and him freaking out when Andrew G brought her to the couch. He would not even look at her and was literally squirming.

If he wants to be a famous sprock star he is going to have to learn how to handle groupies.

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TV Week has a story this week on Australian Idol rumours – Are they true or false?

Do the judges play favourites?
Roshani says this is true. She said “Yeah, there are favourites and that happens every year. It’s just the nature of the game, but that’s fine because sometimes the underdog gets up.”

Everyone’s jealous of Wes
Rosahin says says false. She said “I don’t think so, because Wes is a good guy. He’ll end up in the bottom three eventually -it’s only a matter of time. But I think he will win. He’s a good performer, a great musician, has a really down-to-earth, humble personality and hasn’t tried to change himself or play anybody else the whole way through.”

Chrislyn’s the Idol outcast
Roshani says false. “I think her ‘I’m lonely’ comment was probably blown out of proportion. You’ve got to take it with a grain of salt, I guess. Chrislyn’s the only girl left now, so it might be a whole different show!”

Luke’s a party animal
Roshani says false. “Things get blown out of proportion. What Australian man doesn’t like beer? Luke is just like any other Aussie bloke. What you see is what you get with him. He’s the funniest guy in the world.”

Teale doesn’t take advice because he is arrogant
Roshani says false. ” He’s not arrogant or stubborn at all. He’s only trying to do what he feels comfortable with. He’s got to start believing in himself a bit more – he doubts himself too much, that’s the problem. He’s a great performer and he needs just to believe it.”

Mark’s a lady-killer
Roshani says true. “Mark is just a bad boy, and women love that! That’s all. He’s not clean-cut, he’s got a cool husky voice, he’s a bit of a smart arse, he’s cheeky and lots of fun.”

Ricki-Lee’s column had some interesting tidbits. Roshani was in tears in the toilets after her performance on Rolling Stones night – not happy with the judges comments.

Also on the Monday elimination show when she found herself in the bottom three – and on the receiving end of some very rude comments from Kyle. Roshani was extremely upset during the ad break telling me she felt “humiliated”. Also after she was voted off Kyle did not bother to come up on stage to wish Roshani well.

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How often do you get to play out your guilty pleasure on a high rating TV show? Well Wes Carr did tonight. The Bondi muso exterior was stripped from him as he played out a dream from when he was five to sing Michael Jackson on national TV, and to give that dream justice he was not going to trick it up or make it cool, his young boy’s fantasy was out there for all to see. It stole the show.

To be honest I was unsure what I thought about Australian Idol idolising Micheal Jackson for a night. What next a Gary Glitter retrospective?

But Jermaine Jackson was to be the special guest judge, as Michael Jackson could not get a visa due to being a person who if he was a NSW resident would possibly be on the Child Protection Register. Only joking about the visa bit he is currently ensconced in Las Vegas hiding his kids under scarfs and home schooling them.

If any of my readers are make up artists or hairdressers can you please explain to me what Jermaine does with his hair. The sides look like he had lathered black boot polish on it.

Teale Jakubenko – Billy Jean
At first I thought Teale decided to do a “Nights In White Satin” version of Billy Jean, but by the end of it I thought he was trying to Michael Buble it. Considering last week he said he would classify the music he wants to sing as SPROCK, which is soul, pop and rock, there appeared to be none of any of those genres in it. I thought it was dull, but clearly I was in the minority.

All the judges including the plasticised Jermaine Jackson gushed over it. Dicko thought it was brilliant, and said he had put some mongrel in it.

Mark Spano – Bad
Michael Jackson week was always going to be hard, as really who has a high voice like him? The chorus was great and he came across quite sexy. You knew he was in trouble with the verses when he started prowling the stage like he did on his below average performance on Abba night.

Chrislyn Hamilton – Thriller
Chrislyn was the first one to not to play around with the arrangement of the songs and just sang it straight ala Jackson.
There were a few pitch problems and I was not sure about the musical theatre moves, but the second half was stronger then the first.

Was Kyle serious about saying she should have come out in a skeleton costume, and done some zombie dancing? That could have made it a complete kitsh train wreck.

Luke Dickens – The Way You Make Me Feel
Before Idol started tonight I said to the other household reality TV under duress couch potato that this could be Luke’s last night as Michael Jackson will trip him up. By the end of the song I was kicking myself for not putting a lazy $10 on Luke to win Australian Idol at the beginning of this year’s series.

It was fantastic. I think Luke comes across as the happy go lucky type, but he has been making some very canny song choices. The blues arrangement just suited his style and the lyrics.

Wes Carr – Black Or White
Sorry Luke, I was just about to text you a vote and then Wes and his inner five year old came on.

For a second (but only a second) I thought is this going to be like an older version of Young Talent Time.

It was sen’fucking’sational. I could not stop laughing but also thought he was sexy cool when he was doing it. It was a truly memorable Idol moment in a good way.

Bottom three Teale, Mark and Chrislyn

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Australian Idol Competition – You Could Sing With One Of The Idols.
To coincide with Xbox 360 launching a new title calle Lips there will be competition starting this Sunday on Australian Idol (well in the ad breaks) where the prize is singing with one of the Idol’s.

Lips is a singing game, it measures both your performance and vocal ability, with wireless motion-sensitive microphones so you can jump around the room as you belt out your favourite songs.

I would advise not mixing this with a drinking game as things could get veeeerrrrrryyyyy ugly. I won’t be entering this comp, I will just concentrate on winning the MacDonald’s $50,000 Top 10 song comp.

Denise Richard’s: It’s Complicated Has Been Picked Up For A Second Season.
Charlie Sheen’s won’t be very happy that his ex-wife will be pimping her kids on TV for another season of her hit show Denise Richards: It’s Complicated. Prior to the first season Charlie went to court to stop her from putting the two girls on the show, however he lost.

The show is a staged reality show shown on E.

More information about the show can be found on Reality Heaven./

Interview With So You Think You Can Dance Mary Murphy.
Canada is currently screening their first season of SYTYCD. Mary Murphy is guest judging on the show. Here on Dose is an interview where she gives her thoughts on the Canadian version plus other SYTYCD background information. Apparently Nigel Lythgoe has the final say in who goes home in the US Version.

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Is another Australian Idol voting scandal emerging? Roshani Priddis fans are saying they had difficulty getting through on the voting lines on Monday night.

The Tamworth Leader was inundated with calls from people concerned their inability to get through on the busy phone lines either by text or to the 1902 5555 phone number may have resulted in Roshani’s departure.

A disgruntled viewer who sent a “Roshani” text at 7.41pm told The Leader a minute later, at 7.42pm, he received a text back from the 191010 number which said: “The service you have requested is not currently available. Please try again later. You have not been charged.”

The issue of voting anomalies has previously be raised by Brook Adamo’s father. See previous post here.

Fremantle media say everything is above board.

Today Tonight has already tried to beat this story up – it will be interesting to see if they do so again.

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