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It's the second challenge of Top 30 Week,
and our idol hopefuls are about to be tested like never before.
There's a lot of talent here and everyone's getting
hungrier and hungrier.
This is the overnight challenge.
This challenge is not for the faint hearted.
The pressure's on and only the strongest are going to survive.
The overnight group challenge tests our singers to collaborate.
You get to see who has drive, creativity,
and who can do this under pressure.
It feels daunting, but pressure makes diamonds.
Singers who fail to sparkle will be put on notice,
and ultimately, three more must go home.
I cannot leave this competition.
My future's on the line.
I want this really bad.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Here we go.
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Welcome back.
Thank you.
Ooh! Whoa!
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Alright, everyone, it's time for the overnight challenge.
(LOW-KEY CHEERING)
You've all proven that you can shine with time to prepare.
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But in the real world,
all the great artists shine under pressure.
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We're going to put you into groups of three.
And your challenge is
to work through the night to curate a performance.
A performance you will need to execute for us all tomorrow morning.
Some people make the mistake of working all night.
And then tomorrow,
no one's got a voice, so split the difference.
And then, for goodness sake,
get some sleep before we see you tomorrow.
Because you want to be in tip top shape.
You know, the challenge will test your abilities to work together,
to work under stress.
Please take note,
it may be a group situation,
but we're going to watch you individually.
We want to see how you're going to cope with this.
I love this challenge so much.
You learn so much about these guys, not just as singers and artists,
but as people, and it's fascinating.
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OK, listen up everyone.
When we call your name, step forward.
Simela.
Charlie.
Tre.
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That's the first group.
I'm quite excited by this.
OK, guys, off you go. Thank you.
I cannot wait to hear these three sing together
and I just hope they choose the right song.
OK. Group two.
Asher, Taiyo, and John.
Oh, the young guns.
I can see... This is good.
..the youngest of them all Taiyo taking control,
going, "Alright we could do some looping here,
we could do some piano here, a bit of rap there."
Asher's like, "Keep it simple with the lyrics."
Yeah. Keep it real.
Can we do a song that's real repetitive.
Kalani.
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Harriet.
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And let's put Kesha in this group. There you go.
Uh-oh. (CHEERING)
Uh-oh. Let's not muck around.
Congrats, guys. Good luck.
You are group number three.
They're big, strong vocals.
This is a good group. Yeah.
Lily-Grace.
Achille.
Interesting. Country rock.
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Cody. HOSTS: And Cody.
Put them all in a blender.
What do we get? This is gonna be good.
Jamie.
Mat.
And Alita.
(LAUGHS)
High hopes for these three.
Natalie, Harlan and Vince.
Group number six.
Good luck, Guys.
Thanks, guys.
Riley.
Sophie.
Harry.
Harry with the good hair.
(LAUGHS)
Group number eight, OK, Wanwue.
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Jacinta.
And Eva.
Eva. Whoo!
Three very different female vocals in the one group.
Which I think can be really, really interesting.
Yeah.
Lydia, Olivia, Lachie, group number nine.
Hey, guys, have a great night. Enjoy.
Don't stay up all night, OK? Best of luck.
See you tomorrow. Kill it.
OK, guys.
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They have their groups, now they need a song.
Attention all singers.
There are nine groups, and 12 songs to choose from.
Now each group is allocated one person
to race up here and choose one song on behalf of your entire group.
And with great power comes great responsibility.
So choose wisely.
What am I like looking for? Just get one that's like...
Well known? ..right now.
Popular, well known, right now.
I'm thinking more like R&B soul kind of thing.
Definitely like upbeat pop dance like, you know.
What are you thinking? What are we thinking?
Well, obviously, like, we're both very...
Pretty similar, hey. ..more modern pop.
Give me some artists.
Like, I like singing more Adele. I can do Adele.
Yeah, the soul Whitney and stuff.
If I have to get taken away from my comfort zone and country
and I just make it a little bit country,
I'm happy to do so.
It depends on what the choices are. Options are.
Yeah. Yeah.
We can make any song anything. We can make any song fit us.
We're here for a reason, because we're talented.
I'm sure we can figure it out. We can figure it out.
Who's getting it?
Alright. I don't...
Should we scissors, paper, rock it?
Who runs to get it? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All three of us, or just you two? OK, go.
Paper. Paper, scissors, rock.
You're into it, darl. You got this.
You're a skier.
I lost. Yeah, so...
That means you're running to get the thing.
I got it. No, I've got it.
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LOUDSPEAKER: Everybody, can I have your attention, please?
Can your selected runner
make their way to the bottom of the stairs.
You got this. Come on.
We'll be here, we'll be here. Rock n roll. Rock it. Let's do it!
Kesha. Have fun.
Let this be a warning.
This challenge will be your toughest challenge yet.
Here we go.
On your marks. Get set! Go!
(LAUGHTER)
Oh, my god, oh my god. (SHRIEKING)
(CLAMOUR)
Asher's first.
Now they've gonna choose.
As quick as they can, but the right song.
Alright, Harry's grabbed the first song.
OK, Harry got Can't Help Falling In Love.
Yeah. It was the only one I could...
Nah, we can do that. That's good we can do that.
Is he coming?
What did you get? Yes! What'd you get?
Every Breath You Take? The Police.
# Every Breath You Take. # Is that right?
Yeah. What do you think?
We could get Believe by Cher.
What is it? Believe by Cher.
# If you believe. # But we slow it down.
# In life after love. # I'll see if it's there.
Just get it. I reckon, I reckon, I reckon.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
Alright, we're going a different route this one.
This is definitely not something I would sing.
I think if I don't get this right, I'm out.
On notice the first time, if I get put on second notice.
Let's get something that I'm really good at.
Guys, we've got 2 Be Loved by Lizzo.
Do you guys know that song? I don't know this song.
I don't know it. I don't know it either.
But there weren't any other songs that I knew.
There's not many left.
There was one by someone called The Police
and it was called Every Breath I Take.
I think that one's still up there.
(HUMS)
Go and get that. Just for now. Go get that one.
Since you don't know this song. Yeah, do that one.
I'm checking if there's another song still there.
Come back. Hurry up.
Come on, Wanwue. Let's go, Wanwue!
BOTH: Go Asher!
You got this.
Oh, there could be a trade going on.
Oh.
They did a trade.
My jewellery came off, my earrings came off, and I sprinted.
(CHEERING)
(LAUGHTER)
THEY SING: # I just can't get you out of my head. #
What'd you get? Yes. What'd you get?
Ordinary. OK, OK. OK, OK.
I feel like this was genuinely our best bet...
OK, high five. ..out of the ones I saw. Yes.
Yes, high five. Let's go.
This is not a bad song.
We can make this work. We can make this work.
I can play this on the guitar. OK.
Yeah, whoo! Let's go.
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Where is Harlan? Harlan?
(LAUGHTER)
Yes, Harlan.
He's so happy. The plastic flying everywhere.
And what do you want?
This one.
Police. Yeah.
Let's see if we can do something with this.
Every Breath You Take, nice.
I can definitely hear a rap with that one.
I reckon, I reckon. Are you happy?
Yeah, I think so. I think it's got that emotion.
Yep, yep. Yeah.
Yes.
It was very intense.
I haven't run that fast for quite a while.
What were the options like...? I didn't know.
Like half the things I didn't know, like...
So there's not any country or anything?
No, I haven't - they're older.
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Believe by Cher.
Very different styles of what I'm used to.
This is definitely out of my comfort zone.
This is the toughest challenge yet.
And if you don't have this right, you're out.
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But I'm happy with this. So good.
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Alright, yes, much better choice now.
Do we know The Police?
You probably know Sting.
Sting's like the lead singer and bassist.
Is he? I never knew that.
What we have to kind of think of now is get the right key.
(BOTH AGREE)
So because you're high, I'm a bit lower than you.
And you can just do it. I'll try, yeah.
As soon as I listen to it, we'll see what we can do.
Obviously I haven't done much collaboration in our lives,
and it's also hard weaving in and working in a rapper
into our young, unexperienced group.
I can't even remember the name of the song that I picked,
but it's definitely not something that I'm too familiar with.
After that first audition,
I'm always just stressing out about lyrics all the time.
So that's definitely one big thing on my mind.
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# Now here we go. #
And then just change the arrangement of the chorus
for one of them. I reckon.
Each of the nine groups must work through the night
to collaborate and prepare,
before performing their chosen song for the judges in the morning.
Behind us, our teams are working overtime on their arrangements.
Yeah, they know that even though this is a team challenge,
they're still competing as individuals.
So when they step out on that stage,
they know they have to make their mark.
Nobody wants to go home.
And I'm predicting a very late night.
(VOCALISES)
Oh, that's nice man.
That's nice dude. Far out.
The trio of carer Charlie, mum and teacher Simela,
and doting dad Trey
who have drawn on their soulful roots to craft their own take
on Rihanna's We Found Love.
And with each of them blowing the judges away at auditions,
expectations couldn't be higher.
Yeah, I think that our song choice is amazing.
We're all quite soulful R&B inspired singers,
so it's cool to be able to put that twist on such a big pop record.
ALL: # We found love in a hopeless place. #
And wrong and wrong.
I don't know what it is.
My, my - I'm wrong.
The judges are really hard markers
and they're going to judge us individually.
We got to bring it individually as well as a collective.
Doesn't it go like - in the track, doesn't it strip back to that verse?
Or am I making that up in my head?
I think the problems we might face in this group challenge are
definitely picking the right key. # Less place. #
I don't know if that's the right harmony.
But did that work at all or is that weird?
I'm with two male vocalists, so it's ideal for them to shine.
But as well as me being able to
shine in the right key is a bit tricky.
Is that too high for you?
It's there, but like, I could get it.
OK, singers, can I have your attention, please?
All singers, come on over here.
Gather round. We've got something to tell you.
Come on down. Get on down here, guys. Come on down. Come on across.
Oh, man.
Get on in here, everybody. We want to interrupt you all.
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So you're in the middle of your challenge,
but for Top 30 Week, there's always a twist.
And this next one is a big one.
# I'm only human, after all. #
We know how hard this challenge is,
so we just thought we would bring somebody in
to help you guys out a little bit.
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She's an icon.
She is Idol royalty.
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And she did this very challenge 20 years ago.
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It's Jess Mauboy. (CHEERING)
Oh, my god. # #
Hi!
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Oh, my god, I can't even - I can't even think right now.
I can't believe Jessica Mauboy is here.
I was like, I was freaking out. Hi.
She's so little.
I didn't realise how little she was, but, yeah, she's incredible.
Hello.
I love her music. She's such a diva.
Hello, beauty. How are ya?
Welcome. Mwah.
So good to see you.
How exciting is this? Oh, my gosh.
She's one of my biggest idols.
Just hearing anything that comes out of her mouth really
motivates me to do better.
Alright, I won't take up much of your time.
I'll see you out there.
Alright, let's get it.
Awesome. (CHEERING)
How good? That's so exciting.
Alright, get back to work, everybody. Get back to your groups.
Get it! Let's go, let's go.
(IMITATES WHIP CRACKING) (LAUGHTER)
How good, how exciting.
This is probably the hardest challenge.
So they're going to really have to adapt
and learn really quickly.
# Some things are meant to be. #
Like that?
I can hear some really dodgy harmonies in the background.
Um, see some tired eyes and I can feel the tension.
I reckon bringing in the harmonies is a good idea.
OK.
(STRUMS)
# I won't let
# But, I won't let...# See, it's weird.
OK, I know this sounds really trashy of me,
but would I be able to just do it by myself? That part?
(MUSIC STING)
I feel like I'm underestimated a bit.
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And I do like my part first and then your part.
Because I don't want it to clash.
So after being on notice, like,
it's really important for me to shine.
If I don't turn it around for my next performance,
that could mean I could go home.
So I'm gonna put all my effort into it
and really just focus and knuckle down.
When do I come in?
'Cause I want to cut anyone off. Yeah, exactly, true.
So I feel like I've been working my whole life to shake off that...
that lack of confidence.
Cut me off. No, I don't want to cut you off.
We've just hit a little bump where it's like...
Oh, like Eva's doing an adlib there, and she's doing an adlib here.
I just want to make sure it's a space
where everyone's voices are heard and everyone feels seen,
because it's a group work, and I know it's a competition
and we all want to showcase our talents,
but I just want to make sure at the end of the day,
we have each other's support.
Um, I don't I don't know if I'm stepping out of line.
No, please...
I feel like this is your time to shine,
and I really think you should hone into it,
especially at the start.
Go in as hard as you want and, like,
don't be afraid to, like, outdo anyone else.
But I want to make sure you have your moment as well.
I feel like I can have enough of my own on my own.
Like this is a group thing,
and you have to know when and where it's your time
and when and where it's someone else's time.
Yeah, but I don't want to be a show off and I don't want it to...
I don't want to... It's a competition.
I know. Be a show off.
But we're a group. It's a group.
But we...we...we...
shine each other's light already, we've done the harmonising.
Show off.
Yeah. Always show off.
You don't want to be regretting, I could have done this then.
Coming up, as the night unfolds...
You guys are risking it all.
..the groups start to unravel in the toughest challenge yet.
(THEY SING)
You're doing my part. I'm so sorry.
Some are pushed to breaking point.
If other people forget their lyrics, it's not on me.
And in just minutes, the performances begin.
Let's do it. One group sets the bar sky high.
You guys were like the top of the game here with vocals.
But for some, a harsh reality awaits.
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That was one of the worst group performances I have ever seen.
(EPIC MUSIC)
No, no, yeah, so that's the slow bit.
Rehearsals are well underway...
# But it takes two. #
There shouldn't have been another break there.
Get it a bit stripped back.
..with most groups working on their arrangements.
That's nice, that's nice. I'm excited.
I was really feeling that part.
I love this, guys.
Put the three dancers together. I know.
We gotta diva it up.
I'm so excited. For real.
For cheerleader Olivia, dancer Lachie,
and all round performer Lydia,
they are hoping to stand out from the rest of the crowd
by adding movement to their performance of Kylie's,
Can't Get You Out of My Head.
And just have like...
Yeah, yeah.
I started dancing when I was about five.
Singing and dancing is something that I do quite often,
so I'm excited to kind of combine those two elements together.
Have you guys had like an experience on stage singing, dancing?
I've done quite a few gigs and performances
where I've had to sing.
I haven't done many gigs before, like dancing, singing thing,
but yeah, I'm beginning to, I guess with that sense.
I don't have experience singing and dancing at the same time,
so it is a bit nerve wracking.
(THEY VOCALISE)
# Can't get you out of my head. #
Hey, guys.
TRIO: Hello! What's going on here?
I see movement. Yes, bit of dancing.
Yes, dancing. Yeah.
And what's the plan?
So we're doing, um, Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue.
Ah. Very iconic song.
We're all dancers. Yes.
What's better than dancing together when you've got the chance?
You guys are risking it all.
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I mean, with very little time putting it all together.
Movement, harmonies, vocals, uh, being in sync.
There's a lot there. Yeah.
Being able to sing and sing in the right key.
(THEY LAUGH) The balance.
Moving to your note or your lyric. Good luck.
ALL: Thank you. Good luck.
Thanks so much. Thank you.
We don't have that much time,
so we need to focus on the singing part
and come back to the dancing later.
We've just got so many ideas that we haven't, like, knuckled down yet.
We need to lock in.
I think the worst thing that could happen is us just being
under-rehearsed and then presenting something that we're not proud of.
Let's lock in, guys. Let's go from the start.
# Wondering if I could sneak out the back
# Nobody's even looking me
# In my eyes
# Can you take my hand, finish my drink?
# Saying shall we dance?
I'm really happy with my group.
We've already, like, got the song kind of by its handles.
If we're going to go down the harmony route,
I reckon we really focus on like connecting with each other,
like, and making eye contact with each other and stuff,
because it's such an intimate type of version of the song
that we're going to do.
Our vibes aren't trying to overrule each other, you know,
like we're all just feeding off each other and like,
it's not competitive in any way.
We're just wanting to, like,
showcase each other's strongest abilities.
How are you feeling about being on notice?
I'm feeling right now we got through, we made it happen.
So, you know, like, yeah, it shocked me in the moment.
# You'll remember me. #
Oh, (BLEEP).
Kalani...
You're on notice.
You are a talent.
But you can't do that. Yeah.
Being put on notice humbled me and taught me some lessons.
Definitely a dangerous approach to be
too relaxed in something like this.
It's making me realise I definitely don't want to half ass this.
I'm here to impress these three amazing judges.
It's just remembering.
That's all it is.
Let's do it a couple more times with lyrics and then flip it over.
Let's go, we got this. One, two, come on, guys.
Yew!
One, two, three...
# ALL: 'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah. #
# Find something so out of the ordinary
# You got me laying me down
# Dead and buried
# I'm on the edge of your knife
Another group worried about the challenge is R&B princess Alita,
Melbourne teenager Mat, and 70s singer Jamie.
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How are you feeling with this? Melody I know.
I think the words I will know after this.
Yeah, OK. Hopefully.
So Jamie chose Ordinary.
If I, like, ran up,
I don't think I would choose Ordinary
because that's not really my vibe.
I'm more like a modern version of R&B.
OK, so what are we thinking? Like piano? Guitar?
Or both?
She's like a powerful belter.
So it will be...
it will be good for her.
Um, but for me, it's something different.
Out of my comfort zone.
You're happy with the song?
We still happy with the song? # #
We still good? Yeah.
We can't really change it now.
I'm a bit, like, nervous
because I have never sang this song before in my life.
I feel like it just naturally probably suits you two more.
Yeah. OK.
The only thing I'm thinking about is I need to learn the words.
Yeah. Yeah.
My biggest concern right now, to be honest,
is learning the lyrics.
I'm so tired.
(LAUGHS) Is just hard to work when you're tired?
(TENSE MUSIC)
That's going to be a big challenge, yeah.
That's impactful. I like that.
(VOCALISES)
Let's do it again. Let's do it again.
It's almost midnight,
and as you can see, there's no sign of anyone slowing down.
Let's just focus on the vocals.
Like we got it. Don't worry.
Tomorrow these guys are going to be singing for survival,
so fatigue is not an option.
Yeah. (LAUGHTER)
You guys. Let's go. Love it.
We've got to work out who's doing what.
Melbourne vocalist Sophie, barber Harry,
and country singer Riley
have been grouped together for the overnight challenge,
and they're hoping to put their own spin
on Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love.
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Biggest challenge at the moment is
make this go from a
kind of boring song that can be dragged and slow.
How can we pick it up?
You know, make it a bit more interesting?
What would double time sound like, do you reckon?
One, two, three, four...
# Take my hand. # Yeah, yeah.
We decided to sort of speed it up a little bit
and that was Soph's idea.
So just to kind of give us more energy, I suppose,
in that second half of the song.
That sounds cool. I reckon speed it up at that point.
I completely agree.
Does that sound good to you, man?
Yep, bloody oath.
Stone wall over there. Yeah.
I'm already knackered as it is. I need to go to bed now.
I'm tired. It's been a long day.
ALL: # Falling in love with you. #
Howdy do. Hi.
How are you? Hello, how are we?
I'm good.
How are you coping with the fatigue?
Are you...? I'm tired.
I think, I think that's the worst bit.
Honestly, I think that's like... 100%.
I was tired ten hours ago. Yeah, right.
Putting in those hours makes it a major, major difference.
The tiredness, um, rolls over into knowingness.
Yeah.
Think we've done enough?
I reckon we keep practising, but maybe at the hotel.
Yeah, yeah, for sure. Let's go.
It's good. I'm stoked.
# I've been awake for a while now
# #
# You got me feeling like a child now. #
Magic. Oh.
# #
Hello. Hey.
Come into the party.
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After everyone has migrated back to their hotel rooms,
plenty of groups are still rehearsing,
while others are calling it a night.
It's time for bed.
Catch youse on the flip. Bye, have a good sleep.
See you in the AM. I'm not going to the gym, but.
Oh, it is the AM.
Au revoir. Night, night.
Get out of my room, please.
Bye. See ya.
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Another day, another dollar.
# #
Oh my gosh, it has been the longest day ever.
I don't know what the time is.
I don't want to know what the time is.
It is 2:30 in the morning.
Probably tell from my eye bags.
I'm ready to hit the hay.
I'm signing off for tonight.
Night, guys.
Bye.
One, we're out.
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While most teams have decided to go to bed
and rest up ahead of tomorrow's performance,
two groups have decided to push through.
For dancing trio Lydia, Lachie, and Olivia,
the huge task of incorporating dance in their performance
is proving difficult.
Almost been awake for 24 hours.
That's really scary.
ALL: # To be there in your arms. #
You're doing my part. I'm so sorry.
Yeah, so we've still got plenty to work on.
The middle bit. Alright.
We're still off, won't you stay. Stay.
We're all getting tired. Everyone's, like, got sore throats.
(COUGHS) # Won't you stay. #
I'm pretty tired.
I'm sorry, guys.
(SINGING CONTINUES)
That was really good.
Um, my biggest concern is just that we're going to be tired onstage,
so hopefully we can rest up and still bring that energy.
(VOCALISING)
# I just can't get you out of my head.
(SINGING FROM ROOM)
Time is quickly slipping away for Jamie, Alita, and Mat,
who are still struggling to learn the lyrics
to the song Ordinary by Alex Warren.
# Sanctuary
# Shatter me with your time. #
We're feeling a bit delirious at the moment.
Because we're not..
We're staying up because we need to practice.
I have to, like, keep reading the lyrics
and keep singing and then keep looking.
I'm a little bit there, but not there, there.
ALL: # Ordinary (HUMS)
# Til we're dead and buried
# This town's lost its faith
# Covered...ah
I would ideally like to go to bed
all of us knowing the lyrics.
I guess I thought maybe we'd have a little bit more down pat.
But I know I've done all the work that I can, um...
I'm going for a shower. This is getting full on.
If other people forget the lyrics...
it's not on me.
# #
After the break,
the performances begin.
As one group will get the perfect reaction...
Well, damn. That was good.
I think you'll sing the shit out of that song.
..but at what cost?
Just remember to not be complacent, you know?
Then time has run out for one struggling group...
To be honest
the biggest concern is probably forgetting lyrics.
If I forget to come in, then we're all cooked.
..as the pressure to perform builds.
I mean, the song is definitely not in my genre
so inside I'm screaming.
And the cracks within the team open up.
You know, I feel ready to go on stage now and perform it.
That's me.
And later, will shy Jacinta find her voice?
I'm not feeling great, to be honest. Why not?
There's still parts of the arrangement
that I'm not really so sure about.
As Eva will stop at nothing to secure her place in the competition.
It's a competition, and I need to, like, just really focus on myself.
# Five, six, seven, eight.
# H-O-T-T-O-G-O You can take me hot to go
# H-O-T-T-O-G-O
Hello?
Hello.
(LAUGHS)
Oh my Lord,
I just literally put my PJs on back to front.
Morning!
I'm definitely not a morning person.
Ah!
(LAUGHTER)
Good morning.
As the singers muster up the energy to get ready
for the massive day ahead...
I was tired.
I was dead.
Well, we still got to practice.
..they've got just 30 minutes before the first performance,
so it's time to get moving to Idol HQ.
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(CONTESTANTS CHATTER)
# #
Good morning, Ricky Lee. We are back.
Good morning, Scotty. It feels honestly like we never left.
And by taking a look around,
it looks like not a lot of these guys got a lot of sleep.
Yeah, a lot of them were burning the midnight oil
to nail their group performances. Yes.
And we are about to find out if all the hard work paid off.
It's time for the challenge to begin.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC BUILDS)
And here we go.
(EPIC MUSIC)
Good morning, everyone.
CONTESTANTS: Morning. (LAUGHTER)
Feels like school.
(LAUGHTER)
Alright, well, it's time to see how you went
with the overnight challenge.
Yeah.
Lots of blurry looking eyes up there.
So you're probably wondering why there's a empty chair just there.
(LAUGHTER)
Are you ready?
ALL: Yes.
So, Kyle isn't here today.
But last night we had a spy to be our eyes and ears
to see how well you guys work together.
She joined you as a mentor last night,
but she's joining us as a guest judge today.
Please welcome to the desk, Jessica Mauboy.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# #
Come on, darling.
Yeah, we're going to get all the goss.
Yes we are. Yeah.
# Never gonna be the same. #
Today we're testing you on your ability for collaboration
and how it feels to work under pressure.
Jess will let us know how you all went last night.
# #
The warts and all.
# #
OK, so as you each perform,
we will decide who's going to go through to the next round
and who will be put on notice.
After each group has sung, everyone who has been put on notice
will come back to the stage,
and three people will be eliminated from the competition today.
(MUSIC STING)
OK, best of luck. Take your seats. ALL: Thank you.
# #
Welcome to the theatre.
# #
First to take to the Idol stage is doting dad Trey,
mum Simela, and carer Charlie,
who worked late into the night on their performance.
The group have taken a huge risk,
stripping back a well-known dance track
and working together to find the right balance of their voices.
The level of talent has actually blown my mind.
There's definitely challenges being with really incredible vocalists.
I need to be on my game.
I need to be the best I can be because these people are amazing.
# #
Did that work at all? Try again.
Um, there's a lot of pressure, and I know that people,
more people will go home.
Yeah, one more time. One more time and then bed time.
Yeah, absolutely.
I'm extremely nervous and scared, to be honest.
Let's kill it.
# #
Simela, Charlie, Trey, how y'all doing?
How are you? Good how are you?
How'd it go last night?
As much as I would like to say,
it was a deliberate decision to get We Found Love by Rihanna.
It was complete luck, but I think, yeah,
we're all happy with the decision. Yeah, yeah.
Charlie, you're happy with the song?
Oh, very happy with the song.
I mean, this is a really good challenge
to try and take, like, a dance record and strip it back.
We thought we could really come together and make something special.
OK, right. Let's do it.
Let's do it.
(PIANO)
(VOCALISING)
# Yellow diamonds in the light
# And we're standing side by side
# As your shadow crosses mine
ALL: # What it takes to come alive
# It's the way I'm feelin', I just can't deny
# Deny
Yes.
# But I gotta let it go, let it go
ALL: # We found love in a hopeless place
# We found love in a hopeless place
# Yellow diamonds in the light
# And I'm standing side by side
# As your shadow crosses mine
ALL: # What it takes to come alive
# We found love in a hopeless place
# Yeah, yeah
# We found love in a hopeless place # We found love
# We found love in a hopeless place # Yes we did
# We found love in a hopeless place. #
(SIGHS FROM CONTESTANTS)
Did you guys like that one?
ALL: Yes!
You guys were, like,
at the top of the game here with vocals.
All three are so impressive. Thank you.
# #
I think y'all sang the shit out of that song.
# #
You chose a great song that is so popular and so well known.
It was dangerous, but I'm with that, you know?
I have to say, I felt it was really, really good.
Just remember to not be complacent, you know?
Correct. Cause you are so great vocally.
Do not get too comfortable. Whatever you do.
Because you're only as good as your last gig.
Remember I said that. Yeah? OK.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Trey,
Charlie, Simela,
you are all through to the next round.
ALL: Thank you. You're welcome.
# #
Thank you. Thank you so much.
# #
Good job, guys. Well done.
Still to come...
It's our Idol's toughest challenge yet.
And the judges aren't holding back.
There was no part of you feeling that.
Singing with someone you need to look at what their mouth is doing.
The dynamics were all over the place.
You weren't reading each other.
The best part of that was the end.
So it takes something truly special to break through.
Damn. That was good.
That was really good.
Yes.
That's team-manship and that's what it's about.
# #
# The angels up in the clouds are jealous
# Knowing we found something so out of the ordinary. #
After only a few hours of sleep,
up next to perform is Melbourne teenager Mat,
R&B princess Alita,
and 70s inspired Jamie,
who were one of the last groups to go to bed last night.
I am a little bit concerned.
There's always the risk of going on notice at the end of the day,
but, um, I'm confident in myself.
I think I'll be nailing this performance
and I won't go on notice.
You know, I feel ready to go on stage now and perform it.
Yeah, same. That's me. Like I'm ready.
Like I'm actually confident. Yeah.
I was so nervous last night I could barely sleep,
because I had a bit of trouble learning lyrics.
Yeah, so, um, nervous.
Like, I think I'm always nervous before I perform.
To be honest, the biggest concern is probably forgetting lyrics.
If I forget to come in, then...
I mean, we'll just pick it up.
..on the verse, yeah.
I'm too nervous to eat a little bit.
Like I'm, like, confident outside,
but inside I'm screaming and my voice is like...
Ah.
I mean, the song is definitely not in my genre, so...
I'm putting myself out of my comfort zone,
and I hope the judges can see that.
Alright. Good luck, guys. Smash it.
(EPIC MUSIC)
OK, Jamie. Mat, Alita.
Hit us with it, guys.
How was it last night?
It was very long.
Talk us through it.
We have got the Ordinary by Alex Warren.
I was the runner, so I picked this song.
Um, but, you know, we've made it our own, and, um...
yeah, I think after a few rehearsals this morning,
we're all feeling pretty good about it.
OK. Mat, how are you feeling?
Um, to be honest, I'm a bit tired because I don't usually, um,
I need a lot of sleep to perform well, but, you know.
OK. Who took the lead here?
Jamie, I think. Yeah, I think Jamie, too.
OK. There you go.
Alright, you don't feel that way?
Ah, kind of.
I guess I'm used to kind of, um, leading,
but I always intend for it to be a guiding, um,
and yeah, a helpful way, so... OK. Amazing.
Are you ladies ready for this? We are.
Absolutely.
(PIANO)
# They say, "The holy water's haunted"
# I got you out of the night
(MUMBLES)
# I'm on the edge of the night
ALL: # Oh, my, my
# Oh my love
# I'll take one look at you
# You're taking me out of the ordinary
# I want you layin' me down 'til ALL: # We're dead and buried
# On the edge of the night
# Staying up on your side
# The angels up in the clouds and turning them into night
# Something so ALL: # Heavenly
# Higher than ecstasy
# You're only, oh, my, my. #
Wow, Jamie's really going for it.
# Until I saw your light
# Thought I would have to die to find
# Something so out of the ordinary
# I want you laying me down 'til we're dead and buried
# Staying drunk on your vine
# They're jealous knowin' we found
# Something so out of the ordinary
# You got me layin' me down 'til we're dead and buried
# Shatter me with your touch, Lord, return me to dust
ALL: # The angels up in the clouds are jealous knowin' we found. #
Mat, how do you think that went?
Um, I forgot the lyrics for the first part, but, um,
yeah, I tried to recover, so.
Yeah, I'm going to be honest, um, I feel like it was the Jamie show.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Um...
That was very disconnected for me.
And, yeah, I think, you know,
not everyone's style came together in this case.
The best part of that was the end.
Oh, OK.
And you guys knew the end was coming and you went for it.
110%.
You all sang so individually.
When you're singing with somebody,
you need to look at what their mouth is doing.
You know, you have to sort of, like,
clock into the person that you're singing with.
And you guys didn't even clock one another.
# #
I mean, Mat, you were just thinking about the words, obviously,
like there was no part of you feeling that.
There was no relaxed Mat there.
Um, Alita, I feel like you gave it everything.
You got such a beautiful voice, but I just, like,
I felt you weren't really connected. You didn't really -
wasn't really in your wheelhouse.
I felt that.
(MUSIC STING)
You know, and Jamie, you did your thing.
Sure.
But you didn't do your thing with the rest of your team.
No worries, yep.
Yeah, alright, well, we're going to have a little chat,
so just hang there for a minute.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TALKING QUIETLY)
I'm sorry. That's fine.
I don't think I'd change anything now.
Yeah. What's done is done.
My mind just went completely blank.
Yeah. And I was like...
What are the lyrics? I was like, oh!
(LAUGHS)
You were fine. You did great.
You were good as well.
OK.
OK, um, the challenge was to work together,
and you didn't do that.
Um, and for that, you're all going to be on notice.
# #
And this means you face elimination.
OK.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit frustrated.
It's a shame, because we, uh,
were all sounding great in rehearsal.
Um, we were really connecting with each other,
connecting with the song, um, and,
yeah, it's -
we went out there and didn't do
what we did in rehearsals.
Mat, forgetting the lyrics at the beginning of the song
is definitely something that threw us all off.
I don't think I've ever been more bummed about
a performance in my life.
I just - my mind went blank and then I was like,
nervous because I forgot the lyrics.
Then it sort of just sent me down a spiral,
and I was trying to figure out what the next line was,
instead of trying to connect with other people.
I'm really disappointed in myself and for the group as well.
And this is a lesson to everyone,
but you must you must work together.
As individuals, yeah, cool, but this is what this challenge is.
You know, you guys have to sort of have each other's backs.
I don't think we need to say anything else, OK?
After the break...
I actually am, like, a little bit nervous.
..with the judges demanding so much more...
Fingers crossed it's going to get better from here on in, OK.
..one performance pushes Jess... I have to say.
..over the edge.
This is a performance.
You must bring it.
And later...
I just hope we all just get our moments to shine.
But at the same time,
it's a competition and I need to like,
just really focus on myself.
The group everyone has been waiting for.
A lot is riding on this group challenge,
and I'm worried that Eva might do even more than what we've practised,
and I feel like that might put me off a bit.
# You shoot me down, but I won't fall I am titanium. #
Today marks one of the toughest tests of the competition -
the group challenge.
Jamie, Mat and Alita were the first three singers to be put on notice
and are now in danger of going home.
Our next group, desperate to be the spark the judges are looking for,
includes Melbourne vocalist Sophie,
Ballarat barber Harry,
and confident country singer Riley,
who struggled the most with fatigue during last night's rehearsals.
I reckon Riley should hit the low octave.
Yeah, yeah, I think we did it just before.
And then you can...
Yeah, yeah. ..falsetto on that.
Mm-hm. Yeah, we did it just before.
I'm already knackered as it is, I need to go to bed now.
I'm tired. I think that's the worst bit.
Honestly. I was tired ten hours ago.
So we're still here, you know?
How are you feeling?
About getting up there? I'm actually a little bit nervous.
I'm not nervous.
A little bit more than I thought I'd be.
Go out there. Make yourselves proud.
Have fun, you guys.
(TENSE MUSIC)
OK. Harry, Riley, Sophie.
How are we all?
A little bit tired, but feeling good.
Yeah.
OK, good.
So you got some sleep and... A little bit.
Some, key word some. OK. Alright.
What song are you singing?
We're singing Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley.
Oh, beautiful. Yeah.
So, Jess, give us the real tea.
Look, I noticed when I met the group
that you were all extremely tired, but I felt, Riley,
you particularly felt fatigued and struggling.
Yeah, just tired, hey. Tired.
But I'm excited to witness and see what you've come up with.
OK, guys, in your own time.
# Wise men say
# Only fools rush in
# But I can't help
HARMONY: # Falling in love with you
# Shall I stay?
# Would it be a sin?
# If I can't help
HARMONY: # Falling in love with you?
# Like a river flows
# Surely to the sea
# Darling, so it goes
# Some things are meant to be
Two, three, four.
# Take my hand
HARMONY: # Take my whole life too
# I can't help
# Falling in love with you
# But I can't help
# Falling in love with you. #
Mm.
I think it sounded messy.
(MUSIC STING)
Yeah, it wasn't schmick.
Yeah, sure. It was OK.
Sure.
Microphone technique is a really important part of this.
You've got a very loud voice.
Very loud voice.
I'm glad you brought that up.
The dynamics were all over the place.
You weren't reading each other,
so you were loud, you were loud, could barely hear you.
Soph, you didn't stand out as much as you normally do.
Yeah.
Did you hear that, Sophie?
I just think that was maybe the vibe of the song.
And I think we connected, personally.
But it wasn't our best take of it probably as well.
Yeah, it didn't look it.
It didn't look connected.
I could see the fatigue crept in.
And I have to say, no matter how tired you are,
you must bring energy, OK?
This is a performance.
You must bring it.
You cannot let the audience know that you're tired.
You know, like, yeah, you can be tired,
but, you know, people pay to come see you.
Remember that. I'm talking to you all too.
OK? You're not allowed. Just not allowed.
You worry about it later.
But when you're on stage, that audience has paid to see you.
Soph, you don't look happy.
Yeah, I don't know.
I just think I had such a positive experience, so...
I'll tell you what it is.
You as an artist, you've got a cool girl vibe and I like it.
But when you are on television,
you actually need to lift a little more,
even if it's a chill song. Yeah.
It's crazy what the cameras and the lights and the audience reads.
I struggled with it myself.
You'll be surprised when you watch this back
about just the level of like, eugh.
You'll be disappointed is what it is.
Yeah.
You don't want to look back and feel like you were disappointed.
You want to look back and you say, "I gave it all I got."
I wasn't chill, I was emotionally invested.
You don't need to overcook it, but you do need to lift it.
Yeah. Alright? Find that balance.
OK, cool, we're gonna chat.
Thought we did a good job. Yeah, we did what we can do.
I don't know, I mean,
the start was great.
She just needed to lift.
He - just it was just a mess.
I don't know. I would agree.
They don't know how to project. They don't know how to project.
OK.
Alright. So we've had a bit of a chat.
(MUSIC STING)
And despite all the issues that we've had in this performance,
Harry, you were the best out of the bunch.
So you are through to the next round.
Thank you, guys.
OK, Sophie and Riley.
Soph, you were just drowned out by the dynamics
and we felt the fatigue.
Riley really felt the fatigue.
Just could read through it.
Fatigue and nerves just didn't help the performance.
And if you didn't have Harry, he was like your anchor.
# #
So you're both on notice.
Thank you.
A little bit surprised, but yeah, that's up to the judges.
You know, if they thought we didn't mesh well together,
thought it was a bit messy,
well, that's, yeah, that's their decision to make.
I don't know really where the judges were coming from.
Yeah, I just don't think we really went wrong anywhere.
I'm nervous being on notice for sure.
Not feeling the most comfortable right now.
Next, with the judges standing by,
it's the most anticipated group.
I feel like it's not really working at the moment, and um...
yeah, I'm a bit worried about that.
Don't look down.
Will Wanwue, Eva, and Jacinta
all be on the same page with their performance?
(SINGS)
No, am I wrong?
That's not right.
GOOD EVENING
# #
Session one of the overnight group challenge is coming to an end
with just one group left to perform.
It's been a night of highs...
ALL: # Hopeless place. #
..and lows...
# Oh, my, my, oh, my, my. #
..resulting in five singers now on notice and in danger of going home.
That was a really rough start. You know?
It's really obvious when they don't work together.
It really shows. It's really obvious.
Well, the great thing is they saw it,
so fingers crossed it's going to get better from here on in.
OK. Yes, yes, yes.
Now the groups are seeing just how tough this
competition really is and what the judges expect.
The group challenge. It's intense.
The long hours, the long days.
It's so tough.
Some of these people in the group performances -
next level.
You've got all night basically to
make this song work and make it your own,
and impress the judges, which is hard.
And they, those judges, they are not playing about.
But I do feel the pressure
in terms of judging and how harsh they're being,
especially today when we were watching, it was a lot.
With the judges demanding a standout performance
the pressure is on for our final group.
(THEY VOCALISE)
ALL: # One less problem. #
Can confident Wanwue, powerhouse vocalist Eva,
and shy Jacinta meet their expectations?
Right from the start
the challenge has tested the group at every turn.
I reckon bringing in the harmonies is a good a good idea.
OK.
# I won't let
# But, I won't let...# See, it's weird.
OK, I know this sounds really trashy of me,
but would I be able to just do it by myself, that part?
And I do like my part first and then your part.
Only because I don't want it to clash.
And with only minutes before they step out in front of the judges,
Eva is making some last minute changes
to the arrangement they settled on during last night's rehearsals.
I reckon we should try, like, more of a scoop at the beginning,
though, too, when we go um,
# Problem # Problem
Singing the song is already a challenge in itself.
We just have to be careful because we're in our harmonies
to not make it dissonant.
I reckon we just give it a go and see how it works.
We just need to workshop more, I think,
because I could not get on notice again.
I feel like it's not really working at the moment.
And, um, yeah, I'm a bit worried about that.
Yeah, I don't know, it might just be in my head.
Yeah, we'll work it out if we have, like, a little sort of thing.
Yeah, I just, I really just want to speak up.
We just need to make sure we blend and...
Yeah.
I'm not feeling great, to be honest.
I'm just - there's still parts of the arrangement
that I'm not really so sure about, but yeah.
It's really hard for me to like to step up and, like,
really put myself out there.
What do you need from us to support you in that?
Um. Uh, I don't know.
I mean, I just, I know as long as we listen to each other and, and, um,
take on each other's, you know, feedback and stuff,
I think that's important.
Yeah, it's like I'm fighting against myself
when I'm voicing, you know, how I feel.
And now waiting in the wings just moments before they perform,
the tension is real.
I'm nervous for them.
# Got one less
got one less problem. #
No. Am I wrong?
That's not right.
HARMONY: # One less problem. #
I feel like it's too low.
I just hope we all just get our moments to shine.
But at the same time, like, it's a competition.
And I need to, like, just really focus on myself,
and that's about it.
(MUSIC STING)
# #
A lot is riding on this group challenge,
and I'm worried that we'll get out on stage
and Eva might do even more than what we've practised.
and I feel like that might put me off a bit.
# #
Wanwue, Jacinta, Eva.
# #
(TENSE MUSIC)
A lot is riding on this group challenge,
and I'm worried that we'll get out on stage
and Eva might do even more than what we've practised.
And I feel like that might put me off a bit.
Wanwue, Jacinta, Eva.
How y'all doing?
We're good, thank you. Good?
Look, talk us through how it went last night, please.
Uh, last night was, uh, pretty intense.
Um, because Ariana Grande is a big task.
# #
Eva, um, you're on notice last time, how are you feeling?
You got swallowed up in the whole performance last time.
I know, yeah. What have you done?
I think I need to just, you know,
get rid of the whole Little Mix thing,
bring back Eva, and that's what I've done today.
Um, and I'm really, yeah,
I'm ready to bring back authenticity and show who I am.
OK, ladies, when you're ready.
# I got one less
ALL: # One less problem
Ooh! Ooh.
(VOCALISES)
# Oh, baby, even though I hate you,
# I wanna love you, I want you
# And even though I can't forgive you, I really want to
# I want you
ALL: # To tell me, tell me, baby, why can't you leave me?
# Cause even though I shouldn't want it
# I gotta have it, I want you
# Head in the clouds
# Got no weight on my shoulder
# I should be wiser and realise that I've got
# Smart money betting I'll be getting on without you
# In no time I'll be forgetting all about you
# You're saying that you know
# But I really, really doubt you
# Understand that it's easy
ALL: # When I ain't around ya
Alright, girl.
# Iggy, Iggy, too biggie to be here stressin'
# And I'm thinkin I love the thought of you more than I like your presence
# Best thing now probably for you to exit
# I'll let you go, let you back
# I finally learned my lesson
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
ALL: # I got one less problem without ya
# I got one less, one less problem
# One less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without ya
# I got one less problem without you
ALL: # I got one less, one less problem. #
Yes. (LAUGHTER)
# #
Represent, ladies. Represent.
Represent, ladies.
Oh, damn. That was good.
That was really good. Yeah.
Thank you, thank you.
Yes.
That's team-manship.
That's what it's about.
You sort of like, you also have to mend it together.
Jacinta, what's happened to you? You're like...
You're like talking a lot.
And I'm like, yes, OK, here she is.
And that was just, you're like, I don't know.
You're like a different person today.
Now it feels, I don't know,
I feel like I'm seeing your personality for the first time.
Jacinta's feeling good. Yeah.
I feel like as I was saying to the girls,
I'm so used to putting myself in the background
and just being in the back and not really believing in myself.
I get that, you know, you're amongst big voices,
and the key is to finding your way,
finding your place and moving. Yeah.
Moving into it and shining.
Yeah, like I know my voice is definitely not one of the biggest.
It never will be.
But I think just making sure I have that emotional connection,
that's what I bring with my voice.
And knowing your strengths. Yeah, knowing my strengths, yeah.
And you know, after yesterday,
I was like, I really need to back myself.
So it was, it was really, it was really good to have that support.
Eva, how did that feel for you?
Did you feel...? So much better, yeah.
And I'm so grateful for these two, yeah.
Yeah, you made it work. It was awesome.
We talk. We talk.
OK, so, yeah.
Well, to me, everybody shone.
We did so well.
We aced that, like...
I'm really - no matter what happens
I'm so proud of the work we did.
And you for shining.
Thanks to you two for pulling me out. Thank you.
# #
The challenge was to work under pressure.
# #
To work together.
Ladies, you nailed it. Congrats. Thank you so much.
Well done. You're through to the next round.
Thank you, thank you. Thank you.
Well done, well done. Well done.
(LAUGHTER)
Yes.
Girl power.
Yes, honey, girl power.
(CHEERING)
Just feeling really grateful.
Sort of still buzzing because, yeah, it was crazy, yeah.
I'm really proud of us.
Well, we did it.
We did it. Oh, my gosh.
We couldn't have done it. Girl, what?
Girl power.
(CHEERING)
LAUGHTER) Oh, my god, we're safe.
Oh, my god.
Sunday on Australian Idol.
Jessie do the - sing next group, please.
# Next group. Please. #
Oh! Oh, yeah.
Stop it!
The remaining groups sing for their lives.
As the days go on, it gets more and more important to be here.
I'm not going to stand back and be the quiet guy.
Like, I need to show off.
This is the toughest challenge yet.
I've got something to prove.
As the overnight challenge concludes.
# Bang, bang won't stop till we're legend. #
Go out there and smash it.
Some take a giant leap towards the top 21.
You're a great trio.
Can you hear that?
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Oh, haven't heard that all season.
But when performances fall flat...
Oh, no.
That was one of the worst group performances I have ever seen.
Others have their Idol dreams crushed.
That was truly a car crash.
That was a three car pileup.
Who will go?
I so want to stay.
I just want to prove that I can do this.
I hope they give me another chance.
# #
Will your favourite get to sing in next week's solo challenge?
We believe you still have more to show.
You live to sing another day.
Or will they get the chop?
You're only as good as your last performance.
Your Idol journey is over today.
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