I think... this is one reality show I can't discuss with you, sorry.
I didn't find the selected students talented enough for me to try to sit through the language barrier a second time.
I like Fame Academy since the students mainly sing contemporary/classical pop and rock tunes, with a few ballads thrown in for the less talented of the group. Operacion Triunfo already had me struggling with the never-heard Spanish tunes, and completely lost me by the time they had the huge guy singing "Why, why, why... Delilahhhh!!!"
Give me back Posoletso any time.
aww... that's too bad.
(actually, i felt the same way you did the first time i saw it... but i didn't write them off that quickly. as i kept on watching, the show just drew me in. i caught OT1 and OT2 sa gitna na rin myself BTW. i guess, it's really just an acquired taste.
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i must admit the language thing is a bit difficult... but the spanish songs aren't half bad... in truth, i learned to appreciate them nga eh.
(true. some of them seem really ridiculous! but there are some pretty good ones din.)
the succeeding galas will definitely be better kasi the teachers will choose the songs instead. as for "delilah"... i was bawling in laughter while he was singing... di ko ma-gets kung bakit yun ang pinili nyang kanta! ha ha ha!
what i find fascinating about this particular franchise is that they are not only drilled to "sing, sing and sing" but to be a total performers. they learn poise, interpretation, music theory, writing, style, etc. ... even acting! (tapos may psych sessions pa sila every week.) and i think that spells the difference when you watch them from this morning's gala to the finals. (yung winner last year ganyan din... frumpy "piyok-girl" sa start... later on ibang-iba na sya.) i would loved to see more of fame academy din... para ma compare just how differently the students are taught. kasi dun ako mas interesado. he he he. the performance nights are just icing on the cake.
ako naman, personally, mas na-a-appreciate ko na hindi puro english songs ang pinapakanta (only 2 per gala). i mean after all, these kids are supposed to be "stars" in their own countries... so i find it better na they are taught to sing in their native tongue rather than belt out american top 40 hits or standards... kaya nga medyo na-disappoint ako na halos puro "english songs" din ang mga kinanta sa ating "star for a night". fortunately for fame academy though, english IS their mother tongue