With only nine remaining contestants in Pinoy Idol,
judges Ogie Alcasid, Jolina Magdangal and Wyngard Tracy are calling on fans and
supporters to vote wisely every week and make sure that they would pick only
the one deserving to be called the first-ever Pinoy Idol.
Time and again, Wyngard has been telling the public "not to get awed by the looks and style but to look beyond that." He advises viewers to "vote according to your conscience, please let us pick the one who could best represent the Philippines globally."
Ogie says that although he respects the result every week, he also wishes that the really good ones stay longer in the competition. "There is nothing to be sad about being eliminated because it is not the end of their dream to become a singing artist, after all, but I just wish that those who are really into this competition-with their heart and soul-would get to the finals. I hope to see more of them," says the singer-songwriter.
"I feel sad every time I see a contestant say goodbye, lalo pa kung magaling naman talaga siya. We are looking for a singing idol in this competition, so I hope by voting those contestants with really great potential in singing, we will be able to find one," adds Jolina.
During Gala Result Night every Sunday, one of the contestants of Pinoy Idol gets eliminated through the text votes that they get from supporters. Even though the judges voice out their opinion regarding every performance, the final decision still lies on the voting public's choice.
So far, three finalists had already been eliminated from the original Top 12-Jeni Rawolle of Iloilo City, Mae Flores of Marikina and Robby Navarro of Pampanga. Nine more Pinoy Idol hopefuls are continuously edging it out with exciting performance each every week until the very first Pinoy Idol is declared come the finals night in August. The remaining nine finalists are Daryl Celis of Rizal, Sue Ellen of Iloilo, Gretchen Espina of Biliran, Warren Antig of Baguio, Ram Chaves of Cagayan de Oro, Kid Camaya of Pampanga, Penelope of Batangas, Toffer Rei of Iloilo and Jayann Bautista of Pampanga.
Meanwhile, due to the unprecedented rise of the number of its supporters, Pinoy Idol is reaching more audience members by hitting the radio airwaves. Pinoy Idol will now be heard on GMA's Radio arm, Super Radyo-AM and DWLS-FM. Starting this Saturday, July 12, the Gala Performance and Result Nights on Saturdays and Sundays are simulcast on these GMA Radio stations, getting people updated with the goings-on of their favorite Pinoy Idol finalists wherever they may be. So even if you are out on the streets, you can still catch the latest with Pinoy Idol by tuning in to affiliated GMA-7 radio stations on Saturday (7:00-8:00 PM) and Sunday (7:30-8:00 PM) evenings.