WHAT a jaw-dropper.
Singapore Idol Hady Mirza winning regional singing competition Asian Idol was an upset victory that not even his biggest supporter could've expected, especially since he was up against a field of contenders who boasted more powerful voices and compelling personalities.
But no one seemed more stupefied than the dark horse himself.
Right after the result was announced last night at the television event held at Jakarta International Expo, the 27-year-old R&B crooner looked like he'd been hit by a truck.
He immediately collapsed on his knees and covered his face with his hands.
He finally regained his composure and got back on his feet as the other Idols' reps congratulated him.
Teary-eyed and still-shocked Hady was seen mouthing the words 'Are you kidding me?' to them.
Philippines' Mau Marcello
We have the smallest population compared to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and India, yet Hady somehow managed to gain the majority of millions of SMS votes cast from the six participating countries during last night's results show.
Besides bragging rights, he also pocketed an all-expenses-paid round-the-world trip on business class.
Just minutes before his name was announced, the panel of regional judges was predicting hot favourites like Indonesia's Mike Mohede, the Philippines' Mau Marcello and Malaysia's Jaclyn Victor to emerge tops.
Indian judge Anu Malik even named Hady when he said 'upsets happen, so we have to be prepared for that'.
On Saturday night's performance show, it seemed as if Hady was at the bottom of the totem pole as he didn't exactly bowl the judges over.
He belted out the Malay song Berserah and U2's Beautiful Day.
Malaysia's Paul Moss sniped about his first song: 'You capture people's hearts with your looks and performance, not so much with your voice... You make (singing) look difficult while the others make it look easy. Voice-wise, you will struggle against the rest.'
For Beautiful Day, a still-unimpressed Moss paid a backhanded compliment: 'You're almost too good-looking for the song. It needs a real rock attitude, and your voice ran out of power and range at the peaks.'
Malaysia's Jaclyn Victor
Only Singapore judge Ken Lim, director of Hype Records and Hady's boss, was kind - for once.
He said: '...you kept it real and sincere - you finally justified being Singapore's idol.'
For Hady's second song, he encouraged: 'You look like a singer and you sound like a winner... The Asian Idol is going to be someone with the most appeal rather than the best singer.'
As always, it looks like Ken was right.
The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper News
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