Please rate this contestants

[Apple]

Hi,

I have some videoclips on my website. The contestants have in europe many success. What do you think in australia about this peformances? I think there is a different taste about european and australian people.

Here the video-clips:
www.websamba.com/apple4daniel/idol.html

Greetings from Germany
Apple

[MaybeNext]

Well I have just downloaded and listened to them all (it took over and hour on slowband).

I am assuming that these were your final four (including Alexander). I think Alexander was the best of them, but his song choice was poor for WI. Too flashy and he couldn't carry it. I know he was trounced for that. How did he take it? I often think of what that did to him. Please answer this question as I really do want to know.

The European style is different. Compared to American Idol which is very flashy, shout/singing style Europeans seem more reserved, except Daniel K who wasn't. I'm not sure what to make of him. Something about him appealed to me but then again something didn't. The other two were good but nothing to turn my head. Maybe if they sang a song I knew. Daniel K sang "Tragedy" and I do know that one very well but I didn't recognise it until the chorus.

It's hard to try and judge a country's stlye on a couple of performers. I don't know what you make of Aussie taste then because our final four were very different to each other. We had an Oz Rocker, a soul diva, a belt m out diva and Guy! Don't know how you classify that.

[Apple]

Hi MaybeNext,

i hope you understand my bad english If the download was slowly, than it must be a problem of your equipment. The server must be very fast...

Some Infos to the video-clips

- Gracia was 5th at GermanIdol Season1. She was my favourite on GermanIdol

- Christina war 2nd at AustriaIdol (Starmania). She has now the most success in Austria. The Winner has one Single in Charts and now nobody hear about him

- Daniel was 3rd at GermanIdol. Now he is the most successful people of all contestants from casting-shows in germany. His voice is very different to other singers and he has many enemies....and many fans ;D The first Season of GermanIdol was seen by about 10-14 Mio visitors at TV. The second Season only 3-5 Mio. At the same time as GermanIdol there was a Jungle-Show with Daniel and they have 7-8 Mio visitors ;D He has written his biography and it was No.3 at the Book-Charts. He has made a movie which comes to cinema this summer. Three weeks ago he was injured in an accident. He drives a car without driving-licence. He must undergo surgery (two times). All TV-Stations and Newspapers reporting from a press conference from the hospital. It was a big media happening Now the most things are healed.

- Alexander was the Winner of GermanIdol Season 1. You see him at WI. After this he have some problems. He was seen rarly in TV before WI and after WI. With his music he has good success (Two No1-Hits in Germany), but i think its not enough for show-business. Only sometimes he is seen in TV. He is not interesting for the people in germany. He would go on tour last summer, then last autumn, than this spring and now he will go on tour this summer. He always displaced his tour and the fans are not delighted. Daniel has last year more then 30 solo-concerts and the fans will more and more. Daniel is live a sensation. He is a entertainer. Alexander has a better voice, but he cant make that show on stage (you see at WI)

For more infos ask me... ;D

Edit: Daniel in the Jungle sing "Stand by me". Download it here (for Realplayer)
www.danielwelt.de/videos/standbyme.rm

[Ava]

hi apple *lays out welcome mat*

thanks for the vids...

i quite like gracia, she has a nice voice with a bit of grunt

daniel...well when i first saw him on WI i cracked up laughing - i can see why ppl would like him, he's very energetic with his performances! and sounds like he's found a niche in the market so that's good...dying to see his 99 red balloons performance

Alex has a nice voice...he no way deserved to come 'last' at WI btw - even if the song was a bit unusual...*reminds me*....kay im listening to it right now, lolz, it makes me smile so it's not bad

the best was christina tho...she has a spark!

you don't happen to know 'klaws' do you? (not the idol)
he used to post here and i loved his posts!

[MaybeNext]

Thanks for the fill in, apple.

Can you explain this phrase "He always displaced his tour "?

displaced = lost

Yes I can see that Dnaiel would find a following. You can't ignore him. He does seem very confident and extroverted. That can be very appealling to some.

And oh yes. It is definitely by slow band equipment here. We live a little out of town and broadband is unavailable.

[Apple]

Hi,

Ava

yes, Daniel and his hot performances ;D. I have new webspace and some new videos.

- The 10 last contestants with the No.1-Hit "We have a dream". They sang it at the Top of the Pops-Show. There is Alexander and Daniel on stage. You can hear, who have the craziest fans

- One more video of Christina. She sang "Fire". I like it

- Daniel and his 99 Luftballons performance. Crazy and Funny ;D

Look here:
www.websamba.com/kollerg/idol2.html


MaybeNext

oh, is "displaced" not the right word. I looked in my dictionary....i think a better word is "deferred" or "postponed". Do you know what i mean ?

Greetings to Australia

[Ava]

oh apple you've made my day!

*presses play for the 10th time*

hahahaha he's soo cool ;D

[MaybeNext]

Well that was amazing. 99 balloons.

I'm trying to think what the aussie public would think of a grown man dancing around with a balloon on string.
I think only Daniel would be able to get away with that one... or the Wiggles. But he carried it off really well.
I can imagine Daniel in musicals or stage shows. He would probably carry the whole production. Very entertaining and extroverted.

Enjoyed hearing another language sung too.

[Apple]

Hi,

yes, Daniel is the only man in germany who can sing with the balloon on stripes ;D

Yesterday was on TV a Elvis-Revival-Show. Daniel and other singers perform old Elvis-Songs. It was very funny. His Hair-Styling was unbelievable
Hope the pic works:
www.danielworld.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=955&sid=12102fa5ed60a6c56c4f003b1bc564a3

The video-clip of Daniels showact is now on my webspace (http://www.websamba.com/kollerg/idol2.html). His dancing is very exciting ;D ....and he was the highlight of the show.

switch on your speakers and hear it so loudest you can

[Ava]

daniel's voice is quite good actually! he sounds great with a lower voice (still got 99 red balloons in my head)

but the gold leaf suit is a shocker! make's mark holden's silver suit look stylin!

thanks for the fun apple! ;D

*waves german flag in goodwill*

[MaybeNext]

Wow. He didn't sound like the same person with his much lower voice. And can't he carry on act well.

The more I see of him the more I think he has a brilliant future in stage productions. His bold extraverted performances are great. You need that for the stage. I can see why he did so well in Germany. He is entertaining, and that is why I think the stage is for him.

While you are here Apple, what do you think of our Guy? You saw him at WI. Have you seen or heard of his other stuff? Check him out. He is unusual too, but in a completely different way. YOu can download stuff from here:
www.cheese-cake.net/unique/main_03.htm
or
www.guysebastian.com.au/main.htm
Like to hear what you think as we think he is pretty special.
PS Got any more of Daniel? He's very amusing.

[Apple]

Ava

there is a big difference between the voice now and the voice at GermanIdol. At GI he has big problems with his puberty voice change. At his song "Night-Fever" he has a short dropout of his voice. Since that time the Newspapers write, Daniel cant sing and he sounds like kermit the frog
The golden suite is typical Daniel. He like such clothes.

@mybenext

I think he has good chances in the future, but not all people love him. The Judge from GermanIdol say, he is a fifty-fifty-joker. He has many fans...and that are crazy fans who cheer and crying for him. But there many people who hate him extremely. I have never seen a people before Daniel, who split the nation at that way.
For example. He was votet at No.1 to the "Nerved-People-Award" in Germany. Some weeks before he was votet No.16 of the "Most famous German People Ever" (I dont know if it is the right translation). In this voting there was many legendary people behind him (for examlpe Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Formula1-World-Champ Michael Schumacher, Tennis-Champ Boris Becker). There was only one people in the voting before him, who is alive now.

The first reaction of the most people is not very good about him. As he go in the jungle, the other 9 wish, that they can go in the camp without the chaotic Daniel. After the two weeks in jungle they was asked again, which people in the camp was now the best friend for him and which people they will meet again. All say Daniel!

You can visit one of his greatest Fansites with pictures and some videsfiles. There is a community with an english-area too. Look at www.danielworld.net

About Guy:
The downloads at the first link dont work.
I hear his songs at the second link. I dont like the Wonderful-World-Song because i love the Louis Armstrong version. Some other Songs are great. The best i think is 3 WORDS (but i can only hear the first 20 seconds each song). Guy is not mainstream and that is very good. His hairstyling is crazy and cool. I think he has good chances in the future.

[Ava]

is this daniel?

'Superstar' singers Daniel Küblböck and Costa Cordalis hooked up for an Elvis-Medley on the German music competition. The clip likely was before Küblböck's auto accident last month, where the unlicensed singer hit a truck carrying jars of pickles -- prompting those pickles to be sold on eBay. Watch the performance at RTL.de.

err, he must be very famous! ;D

[MaybeNext]

How old is Daniel if his voice is just breaking? Does he sing only in the lower register (like the Elvis song) now or has he extended his range? He sure is confident for such a young person.

I've listened to them a few times and I like both his voices. I thought he was singing falsetto or head voice in the Balloons and Tragedy songs, especially after I heard his Elvis voice.

Apple said:

About Guy:
I hear his songs at the second link. I dont like the Wonderful-World-Song because i love the Louis Armstrong version. Some other Songs are great.

It is interesting that you didn't like his version of Wonderful World. I have heard this comment several times over. It is his own arrangement and we like it here. I wonder what the difference is?

He is always rearranging songs. He has done the same to his own hit single 'Angels Brought Me Here'. Eight weeks after its release he sang it completely differently at our big televised Australia Day concert. It caught everybody by surprise. It takes a while to get used to some songs he rearranges (well it does me anyway) as the song sounds so different but after a while I really like it and it is hard to remember what the original sounded like.

Anyway you can hear other songs he sang at:
au.geocities.com/kisses4guyxxx/music.html
hopefully this will work better for you and you can hear the songs he sang for AI.
The best ones to slisten to are (there will be some debate here from others but seeing as I am writing this I get my pick):
Crazy in Love
Climb Every Mountain
When I Get You Alone
A lot of people love When Doves Cry but it never was my favourite.
Anyway tell me what you think?

[Apple]

Ava

yes, that was daniel. ;D

@mybenext

Daniel was 17 at GermanIdol. Now he is 18. His voice is now deeper, but normaly not so deep like the Elvis-Song. In his latest song "The lions sleeps tonight" there was very high tones...

I will download some Guy-Songs, but now i must first go to a party ;D
See you...