This
week's departure of Ramiele Malubay came as no surprise to me. I did
come in late to the Idol game this season due to a work project,
missing all of Hollywood week and the elimination of the first twelve.
So, I didn't get to see the early performances that earned her top
twelve status. But, that being said, as I watched the diminutive and
undeniably cute Rami perform, I had her pegged for an early elimination. I just got the feeling while watching her, that she's just not
a performer. She has an incredible voice, no doubt about that. She just
seemed to not know what to do on stage. She gave off a look that seemed
to say, "I've seen other singers do this, so this is what I'm supposed
to do!" as she stood awkwardly or tried to look as-cute-as-can-be for
the camera. That always reads
across the TV airwaves, and sooner or later, the audience will lose
interest and stop voting. I imagine her fanbase was a good percentage
of Filipinos and other Asians giving her support (and valuable phone
votes!). At the very beginning of the season, during her audition
phase, she'd remarked that she aspired to be the first Asian-american
Idol. Or did she say it without the hyphen; the first Asian American
Idol? I couldn't tell... Either way, it was a very admirable aspiration. Coincidentally,
Ramiele's departure episode displayed video clips of
"What-are-they-doing-now" clips of previous seasons' finalists. Most of
them seem to be doing really well (The clips did not
feature Jessica Sierra), and following their musical dreams in some
capacity. Not to mention, being a top 10 finalist, Rami gets to go on
the American Idol tour. With that kind of exposure, and the right kind
of planning and representation, she has a great chance of continuing as
a successful performing artist. After all, that's what it's all about,
right? This led to one of my patented "bright ideas™"... I mentioned
to the lovely Mrs. Shoehead that Ramiele could not only be an
"American" Idol, but she could go global
with this. If she started representing herself as an example of
Asian-american pop music talent, and also started booking concerts and
releasing albums in the Asian nations, and the Pacific Rim, I believe
she'll be hugely successful! A truly global talent, representing
America, Asian-America, and the American Idol franchise to over a billion
people! I hope her representation and management have at least
entertained the possibilities. I told the lovely Mrs. Shoehead that I
would be willing to represent Ramiele, if she needed me. So, cheer up
my diminutive cutie, you could be bigger than Miley Cyrus, and not even
have to concoct a "Hannah Montana" persona.
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