Idol Round-Up: Questionable Song Choice Standing In The Way Of Holly’s Idol Dreams

Adorably dorky Mildura barmaid Holly Weinert last night became Australian Idol ’07’s first casualty with a performance described by Kyle Sandilands as “Patti Newton on crack”.

Weinert played her part as this year’s Reigan Derry by being “true to herself” by choosing a song that would’ve freaked out 98.3% of Idol viewers: The Gossip’s Standing In The Way Of Control (she did, however, give it a pretty red hot go). Despite neither being gay nor fat, Holly reckoned the song showed audiences who she was, and evidently they didn’t like it.

Although, we will also express our dismay that Lana Krost is most certainly this year’s Schoolgirl Lauren, somehow escaping a boot out the door for her wet, tone-deaf and largely forgettable rendition of The Boog’s Shiver.

This Sunday’s rock night will surely sort the wheat from the chaff, or at least provide Idol car-crash material the quality of which has not been “enjoyed” by viewers since Cosima De Vito went for a big note in River Deep, Mountain High only to find no sound emitting from her mouth, followed by a facial expression that would’ve won first prize in the international gurning contests.