X Factor

This will probably be my first time to create a blog about other people and also about a TV show. I can not help myself to not share this person with wonderful talent. Her name is KZ Tandingan, a contestant on the Philippine TV Show X Factor Philippines. I have watched other very talented people who join that show, and I was also impressed by some. I know I am impressed when after I watch them on TV, I search for their performance on Youtube--and I play it many times!

One of the things that differentiated KZ is that she is a  crowd favorite. I never thought that the audience could definitely influence the whole performance. The crowd was cheering and screaming almost for the whole time! When the audience cheer, it's like the feeling that you get when you watch a Katy Perry or Lady Gaga concert.

Another thing that differentiated her is originality. She has a full load of that. Again, her version of Somewhere over the Rainbow is unbelievable. For me, recreating a song is harder than making a new one. It's not that I have experience about composing songs. It's just that, for me, knowing that what you are recreating is already a full song, that is, it already has its melody, lyrics and everything, is harder. An example of this is David Cook's Always be my baby version. When I first saw the performance, I was more amazed. Making a song yours is definitely a brilliant but difficult idea.

Another thing that I adored is her ability to rap. I do not appreciate rap songs often because most of the time, I do not understand what they are talking about. But this girl, did a very good job in it. Her rap is in Filipino, so unfortunately, non-speakers will not be able to understand. However, I do want other nationalities to appreciate her talent. From a person who is not a fan of rap songs, I can tell you that what she did was really spectacular.

Lastly, she has the voice! She has the X Factor. It is more than stage presence, audience impact and originality. What I can say about her is that she knows her voice very well. Although she did not sing very high notes, her performance is something that you would not really feel the need for her to do it, because the way she sings the song is enough. When I watch performances, whether they are contest shows or not, I always look forward to hearing the performer belt out the high notes. Her case was different. And, as she said on her introduction, she wanted to prove that the music industry is not just for people who can reach the high notes, and KZ had justly proved it.


The link to her video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liez59_1q3k&feature=related