The REZ Factor - Heat 5
Thursday 3rd March 2011
Well on another busy night, heat 5 of the Rez Factor got underway. With another large crowd in The Resolution, the competition drew a total of 10 entrants.
So singing first, again, was Karaoke Kris who yet again tried his luck with singing "Mandy" by Westlife. I don't know if Kris is getting any better at this but the audience seemed to enjoy it and gave him a nice clap as he finished.
The 2nd singer was John who this time tried the country classic "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. Although it was sung very well he didn't gain enough votes to get placed this week.
Next up was Steve who performed "The Wonder Of You" by Elvis Presley. Steve, who quite obviously is an Elvis fan, sang this song with good power and tone and received a good cheer at the end.
Singing next was Kassy who this time decided to sing "The Rose" by Bette Midler. A very pure voice by Kassy did this song justice and she received a nice round of applause as she finished.
Singing 5th was Alan who returned this week to have a go at singing "Make Me Smile" by Steve Harley & The Cockney Rebel. No stranger to singing this song, Alan put in a confident performance which was good enough to earn him 3rd place on the night.
Adam was our next entrant who decided to sing "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. Adam has sung this song many times and this showed as he put in a good, strong performance. It was so good that it earned him joint 2nd place in the nights contest.
The 7th singer was Amanda who also returned to the competition by singing "Sex On Fire" by The Kings Of Leon. Amanada had a lot of family and friends with her who all sung and danced along with this good performance. It was good enough to earn her joint 2nd place along with Adam.
Ed was the next singer who this time tried his luck with "Gold" by Spandau Ballet. As always, Ed put in a very good, powerful performance and was note perfect throughout. Sadly, it was not his night as he failed to get placed in the top three.
The next singer to the mic, and first time entrant, was Leanne. She decided to have a go at the quirky Aqua song "Barbie Girl". She sang it quite well, considering that it is a duet, but put smiles on the audience by her seductive dancing and loud moans at the appropiate parts of the song. She received a big cheer and applause.
And finally we had Debbie who sang the 90's dance track "Walk On Water" by Milk Inc. Debbie has quite a quiet voice but nevertheless hit most of the notes in this popular song. She received a good cheer from a lot of friends there to support her.
So that was it! We'd heard all the performers and now it was down to the audience to decide who they wanted to win.
After all the votes were counted i revealed that the winner of Heat 5 and a place in the Grand Final on 21st April was...
Leanne Collier !
Leanne came up to accept her place in the final and collected 10 beer tokens from the bar for winning heat 5.
I hope to see you all again next week for Heat 6 of The Rez Factor!
Leanne dancing her way to victory with Barbie Girl
Adam, joint 2nd, singing Bill Withers
Amanda, also joint 2nd, singing Kings Of Leon
Alan singing "Make Me Smile" and gaining 3rd place