Stars in their eyes Judging

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 13:56

Got talking to several people who were at the "Stars in their Eyes" competition all were saying that the whole thing seemed unfair....



As far as i recall, the original TV show was based on firstly how the contestant dressed / looked and secondly how that sang, compared to the real star....



One contestant, who did will Young apparently looked just like Will and sang just like him, but didn't get in the top 3....



If there are any of the judges on here, would like to hear your comments....

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 14:28

NN my thoughts exactly yet I have been villified for daring to say the same...tin hat at the ready or set mrs monger on them

hasan1


Joined: 25/03/2009
Posts: 44

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 14:31

well said nn i was there will young was great, and all contestants sang better than me lol, but the judges never got it

right imo

bootneck



Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 242

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 15:46

It was proberly the way you worded it Dee?

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 16:41

I could not agree with you more about Will Young contestant. He was very very good. However, did you all know and I`ve been told by a good source that he was/is professional. Therefore, he had a head start.

parky


Joined: 13/06/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 16:53

The rules should have been set out from the outset, whether or not pro or semi pros were able to enter, and what criteria the judges were looking for, physical appearance, likeness of the voice to the original, etc

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 17:36

I didn't have the oportunity to attend this event, so can I just clarify what this is about?



Was this a fun event intended to raise money for charity? Did the performers have an enjoyable time and were any of the participants permanently scarred with disappointment over their failure to win?



Just checking?



Harold

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 17:51

just to put my tuppence worth in, i was not there so i cant say...

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 17:55

hI Harold yes the event was for charity for the 112 fund. I hope they raised thousands for them as well over 400 were there. The event was 5tl entrance so times 400 that would give them a lot of money.xx

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 17:57

Well said Harold, surely people have better things to get het up about, I bet there won't be a queue of people offering to judge the * fun* day next year, that is if people are willing to organise it again, hope people will be happy if the charities miss out through this.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 17:58

Jock was too busy polishing his birch! )

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 18:00

That sound GREAT Lilli...they work every day of the year FREE..in the wet,and rain.and this HEAT...bet they get cold chips at times too.!! GOOD WORK ALL OF THEM..



Spider.X

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
29/06/2009 23:59

good evening ladies and gentlemen, i am the guy who sang will young I do not hide behind a nickname , my first names are john lee , but you know all know me as lee . I am not a proffessional entertainer my first experience of singing live was here in TRNC approx 18 mths ago. I own and run one of the ten most successful indian restaurants in the united kingdom. My living is and has never been through entertaining so please note I AM NOT A PROFFESSIONAL ENTERTAINER. I could not be one because I do not have a work permit and I would not take the p*ss out of the country that I have chosen to live in . thank you so much to Peter , Sandra and Tony for an excellent show . In my eyes Duffy was the best ,f or people to say I should have been joint first is a compliment. Thank you also to the many . many ladies who made me feel so special on the night but my heart goes out to Sara P who looked absolutely identical and sounded identical to Doris Day . she made so much effort

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 00:05

johhny thats so noble of you and well done to you xxx

arrry



Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 00:09

Johnny fair play to you mate !

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 00:20

i will not comment any further this evening due to the fact that I have had a few glasses of red wine , but i will continue and in the the meantime thank you to everyone involved , the organisers and contestants , and most of all the audience because with out you there would be no show .

hasan1


Joined: 25/03/2009
Posts: 44

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 07:04

Joe Soap





Joined: 17/10/2008

Posts: 38



Message Posted:

29/06/2009 19:47



Reply

Message 101 of 101 in Discussion



May I take this opportunity of correcting a rumour that is doing the rounds.







Yes, the winner is a member of ChorusLambousa, but none of the judges has, or has had, any relationship whatsoever with ChorusLambousa. mess 5 sounds like duffy had the head start lol

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 07:17

Lilli the event was for charity and I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong....600tl for charity.



Approx 400 x 5 = 2000 tl



An absolute fortune spent on alcohol...



Surely simena donated some of their taking to the charity...



oh yes and the raffle tickets..and the charity got 600 lira...what a joke!!

hasan1


Joined: 25/03/2009
Posts: 44

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 08:55

as my old uncle used to say, shake the tree hard enough its suprising what falls out lol

sagsy22


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 10:28

Hi Guys,

Just to clarify, none of the judges had a connection with the contestants that WAS very intentional. Secondly none were professional just extremely talented. The judging was on five catergories each one out of 10 points

look a like, sound a like, star quality, stage presence and effort.

The judging was extremely close as was last year.

Will, Doris, Duffy, Bjork,shirley Norman etc etc were all brilliant . every individual had picked a different winner so its obvious there will be controversy.

Like we said before if it was left to the audience it would also be unfair as some contestants had many friends/family there to vote for them and many others did not see all the acts.

Thanks again to every one who helped and all the magnificent contestants

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 10:55

Re message 5 the whsitler, you have stated that I am a Pro. Thankyou for the compliment. defenition of pro. entartainer is a person deemed to earn their living from it, semi pro. would be deemed as part time. I suggest that you have been asked to post that message, last years contest had at least 5 semi pro. entertainers. I have a full white Elvis suit, I could have gone on as Elvis,( would have been a bit hot) but I thought that would be out of order, I have been paid twice very little money, just enough to cover my diesel, I have worn it may be 6 times, to turn up for friends suprise parties, etc. I sing at riverside for a few nights in summer none of these have I done for profit, My Elvis suit alone cost £600, my equipment has cost me probably £4,000. I would need to do a lot of work to cover that and make a profit. So get your facts right, and have the bottle to identify yourself, if I was computor literate my photo would be on here, I have nothing to hide

sagsy22


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 11:03

Again just to clarify.

Firstly there were not 400 paying people maybe 400 there but hey who knows how they got in.

Club Simena pulled out all the extra stops pulling in extra staff to cope, keeping prices low and feeding the hoards. Only the raffle was for charity which was a surprise for 112 and only donations from kind people and businesses enabled this to happen.

Last message on the subject. Organise one yourself and see the outcome.

thanks again for all the support

Sags

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 11:47

To all of the petty, mean minded, spiteful people who have slagged off this event I hope you feel better for all your disgusting comments and allegations, you have really shown yourselves up for the troublemakers you are, pathetic in my opinion.



To everyone who made the effort to put on this charity event, in whatever capacity, very well done, without people like you it would be a sad place to live, congratulations to you all.

Hereincyprus


Joined: 28/06/2009
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 12:47

As one of the judges, I would just like to say that it is impossible to please all the people all the time. Each judge marked each contestant individually under the categories already explained and then the scores were added up. This was done as we went along so that there was no going back and altering the scores at the end. It was surprising how closely the marking from the four judges tied up with each other and we all tried to be as fair as possible because we had no connection or previous knowledge of any of the contestants. There were very few marks difference between the 'top' contestants but there were only three places so obviously some people are going to be disappointed but that's life. It was organised for people to enjoy not fall out over and at the end of the day it is all down to opinions and as my old gran used to say 'Opinions are like bottoms, everybody has one and some of them are not very nice!'

parky


Joined: 13/06/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 12:58

Mr Lee

Are you the same guy that performed at Bar 11 last year?

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 13:53

Johnny Lee. Re message 21. I have read it and it appears you are in `panic` mode. Take time and read my post again. I said

"However, did you all know and I`ve been told by a good source that he was/is professional. Therefore, he had a head start. "

I was told you were professional by another professional.

It now makes me wonder why someone who only gets up on karaoke to sing would go to the expense of buying a full Elvis suit and paying 4,000 gbp for equipment.

Like Parky says "Are you the same guy that performed at Bar 11 last year"

As for the professionals last year, I understand that they were not judged.

Of interest, I think the judges decision was spot on

Again Pete and Sandra thanks so much for a wonderful day and the effort you must have put into it. It is sad that it has turned out to be World War 3.

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 14:18

why would I be in panic mode, ? what a strange comment . I appeared at bar 11 few times, but as i pointed out not for profit, yes i read your post and you said you had been told, well dont you think you should check your facts before you put them into print, please read again the definition of music pro. I did not say that i only get up on Karaoke to sing.in fact i never mentioned karaoke. some people pay £600 for a pair of shoes, some people spend 4 grand on golf clubs, i love music its my hobby, iam also into Hi Fi sound and have been all my life, and when i do somthing I try to do it right My friend has a Aston Martin but he,s not a pro racing driver, So like I said before, have the bottle to identify your self and stop hiding behind a nickname. I have no gripes with anyone . but when some fool puts somthing into print stating totally untrue facts about me then i will answer it, but the difference is I will look you square in the eyes face to face and answer it,

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 14:22

sorry posted twice. (must be the panic mode) or it could be that I am not computor literate, may be I should spend more time on here and less time singing

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 14:24

Johnny ignore him, he probably is jealous and a frustrated singer but without your talent...

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 14:24

thats it john sort this lapta mafia out lol

SaraP


Joined: 30/04/2008
Posts: 295

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 15:32

I would just like to say thank-you to all my friends and family that supported me on the day! Duffy deserved to win with her excellent performance. I also think that Lee as a Will Young was also excellent!



I really enjoyed the day!



I would love to meet Mr Mongers Mrs...Heard she has a big pair of knockers...we could be bosom buddies....lol



Doris x x x

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 15:57

good on ya Johnnie Lee....



We need more decent singers over here.....

seathestars


Joined: 28/06/2009
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 16:24

Hasan/Dee

Is that an old Turkish saying or an English one?

Strange how your postings are nearly always right next to each other and usually posted within minutes of each other

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 17:22

Forgot to reveal for the whistler, my wife paid for Johhnie hawkins to make me CD for my birthday, I got 10 copies, it wasnt cheap. gave them away to my friends, (they are no longer my friends after playing it) gave one to my son he said he might play it one day when h,es p*****d, the others are hanging up in car windscreens to distract birds, actually I did give 2 or 3 to friends here and they said they were good, ( but they may have hearing problems) So I have just realised what this makes me , wait for it an International, proffesional, Recording Artist. Not bad hey, and I thought was just an ordinary bloke in TRNC. who enjoyed singing

MimoMar


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 19:04

The usual NC Britpack cockup for profit

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
30/06/2009 20:28

seathestars...you really are quite paranoid...I am not hasan but if it makes you feel happier about yourself to say I am so be it..I really do not give a flying fig! lol.