Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Siti Can Sing But Not Like Salamiah Hassan

I watched Akademi Fantasia Concert #6 where one of the invited critics was Hetty Koes Endang. I enjoyed everything that she had to say that evening, with such passion and love for singing. At one point she couldnt help it from singing herself just to prove her point. Her voice was strong and outstanding. But I hate it that everytime she opened up her mouth Aznil would interframe to cut her comments short. Why couldnt they just let her have the time as much as she wanted. We d rather listen to her than Aznil's and/or Kudsia's ramblings. Its not everyday we can gain knowledge from someone like Hetty.

Not all singers can sing like Hetty and Salamiah Hassan. Sorry I can only name them as I've heard both of them live. I even had the chance to compare Salamiah to Siti Nurhaliza when both were singing at the same ocassion. Siti can sing but not like Salamiah. Salamiah's voice is stronger and full of passion like the Negros. Sitis' on the other hand is soft and ...well ..... I dont know how to describe it, but when you listen to both of them you can sense the difference, Siti lacks of something that Salamiah has. Power that is. Even when they sang together, I could hear that Siti's voice was being drowned by Salamiahs'.

And yes, Mas of Akademi Fantasia 2: I dont think she can go far. She needs a lot of adjustment to do, her way of thinking, her attitudes. Her inferiority is blocking her way and her ego refuses to give in. After being in the Akademi for seven weeks, she's a dissapointment to all especially the trainers. Its not what you achieve is important, its the effort you put in to reach that achievment. People can sympathy if you shed tears once in a while, but to wail and cry like a baby every little emotional moments is way too much.


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