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Well, it is obviously easier to do a perfect performance for a movie since they can fine tune it until it IS perfect. Lucky JHud, she will have that performance for the world to see her do that perfectly. Imagine having to do THAT song live, night after night on stage.... Quiana impresses me performance after performance. I didn't realise she was so talented.

I actually am waiting for a Clay uncouth moment, so far I've not seen or heard anything worth writing home about and I really would like to see it! No really, Clay is way too polite for all the crap he gets. What is Angela doing? p.s. I know Angela has a son. Does Quiana have a child?

I thought her outfit was very similar to the YouTube I saw of the Holliday stage version. Yes, that was the first thing I noticed, the outfit being similar to the Holliday one in that VERY famous YouTube clip! After watching that YouTube of Quiana doing And I Am Telling You, I noticed one of her doing I Will Always Love You. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g04xv6rOwIQ <<<< Was this at a Clay concert? (Before you roll your eyes, please understand that I am in Australia, I've never been to a Clay concert - except on YouTube - and I never saw the AI2 series (except for what I was able to glean from YouTube and Clack Unlimited - although KAndre is changing all that for me :00000442: ). OK, my excuse is made! p.s. Quiana does a magnificent version of AIWALY but did anyone see little Charice on Ellen sing that song, as WELL as And I Am Telling You?

I agree it is generous of him but not at all surprising as Clay rarely puts himself first, he seems to always consider what's best for the people he loves. His loyalty is second to none.

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HAHA Anthony Callea was the very one I was talking about. He was runner-up to Casey Donovan but went on to greater success. I believe he is still doing well. He denied that he was gay in the beginning but later admitted it. I don't think it hurt his career, he does have a good voice and yes, The Prayer earned him a "Grande Royale Downdown" from judge Mark Holden. No one else had/has ever received such a 'award'! But he definitely deserved it, it was an amazing performance. He's very much the pop star whereas Casey Donovan is not quite mainstream, but her talent has a level of depth that is incredibly rare, especially for someone so young.

What do you mean by "on line" .. For me "on line " mean on the internet, but then I'm an Aussie, so pardon the ignorance! Do you mean "in line", i.e. in the queue? If so, where did he sleep? On the ground, in the queue? I am still catching up on all that I missed because we (in Australia) did not have American Idol screened here until Series 3. The very first performance of Clay's that I saw was his "Solitaire" as a guest on Series 3, and I was blown away!! That version of Solitaire remains one of my top 5 favorite performances by Clay and I prefer it to the Sedaka Tribute performance by far. I am so grateful to the clack gatherers who have made it possible for me to see all his Idol performances plus his interview with Tyra (which I loved) and his appearance on 5th Grader. (Ha, I knew he was smart!!) I still wish I could have seen the entire series, including everyone else's performances and all the extra bits related to the show and Clay. Ah well. There's been a very kind member of this forum who has been so generous with her time and effort in answering my many questions, as there is still so much I didn't realise that I didn't know!! lol Nic My name really is Nic, don't you think my username is appropriate? I am surprised no one has come up with a drink called ClayTonic!)

Well, Australian Idol is still very popular as a show but the winners haven't been doing as well as the winner and runner-up (Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll) of the very first series in 2003. (Guy represented Australia at the World Idol comp) My favourite singer in the world is Clay (of course!) but my favourite Australian singer is Casey Donovan who was 16 when she won Australian Idol in 2004. She still holds the record as the youngest Idol winner in the world. Her win was a surprise to everyone because she was up against a very cute guy with a huge following among the girls - the public didn't know at that time that he was gay. Unfortunately, the record company promoted the runner-up at the expense of Casey, because it was obvious they could make a quick buck with him. To be fair, he did have a good voice and is still doing well, but it is sometimes still a sore point with many of Casey's supporters. Anyhow, although Casey's winner's single went to #1 and her album (completed in one week - rushed in time for Christmas) reached #2, the record company pretty much ignored her in favour of the runner-up. Sony BMG then dropped Casey. As an over-weight teen with family problems (with her long-time estranged father), she just didn't fit the image of a pop princess. THIS week, Casey released her much-awaited work independently!! I am gonna shamelessly plug Casey's new EP, not just because she needs it but because this amazing EP DESERVES recognition. The 4 songs are written by 19 year old Casey, and snippets can be heard at her MySpace. Eye2Eye is a hauntingly beautiful/sad song she wrote about her parent's divorce and the absence of her father in her childhood. It is in stark contrast to Lindsay Lohan's aggressive and angry song about her estranged father (check it out on YouTube). Everyone I know who has heard Eye2Eye has shed a tear. If you knew what Casey has been through in her life, you'd shed a few more for this young woman who has had more than her fair share of pain and rejection. Like Clay, she was also bullied at school because it wasn't cool to be overweight. Like Clay, she also released a book about those experiences. Please check out her new (self-penned) songs at: http://www.myspace.com/caseydonovanlive She wrote: Help Me (for her best friend, who lost her dad) Did It Again (about addiction, in her case her struggle to quit smoking) Eye2Eye (about her devastation of her parents' split) Here's Where I Stand (also at her MySpace) is her Australian Idol semi-final performance which earned her a "Touchdown" from judge Mark Holden. In 5 series, she is the only contestant to receive a Touchdown for a SEMI-final performance. (If you go to YouTube and search "Casey Donovan+Here's Where I Stand" you will find that performance. My favourite performance of hers on Idol was "Beautiful". The 4th song on her EP (which is not currently at her MySpace) is called Shattered. Some people think that the lyrics are about how she felt when she was dropped by her record company, but she says it is about the break-up of a relationship... not her own but one that she observed when sitting in public transport). I hope I am not breaking any rules in giving Casey this plug but she really deserves recognition after what she went through. She already has a few fans in the USA and Canada but we want her to have a few more!!! p.s. Natalie Gauci's (winner of Australian Idol 2007 ) winner's single reached #2, the first time ever that the Aust Idol winner's single didn't make it to #1.