Coming into the venue we were in competition mode. In the back of our mind we were kinda worried that the other competitors were so good.
Our practices were already sounding good and our vibratos had already synchronized. We fancied our chances. Truth be told we were miles ahead vocally compared to our competition. We watched as each contestant rehearsed with the live band.
We watched and cringed as the Malaysian child star, cried his way into the performance. His duet partner did not even sing but cried through out the whole song. I thought that was just weird until I found out that it was all part of the music - a child's cry ( song title). If there was a category for best drama they'd win hands down. The others weren't so notable. I did think that the Thai contestant was pretty.
Of the countries we were watching out for, the one we thought was our biggest threat was Indonesia. They came there with their matching red costumes with elaborate dance moves while singing. I thought, this is going to be a toss up between choreo versus vocal prowess.
As we were getting ready to take the stage we were itching for a fight and show up these guys. We then came onstage and belted out our number. The extra adrenaline worked out as we easily hit our high notes. Even the band congratulated us after the rehearsal and we left the whole room buzzing.
Apparently this rattled the Japanese contestant that he didn't want to go onstage anymore and cried while singing. After rehearsals the cute Thai girl came to us and said, "I think you guys are going to win." Deep inside I hoped she was right.
(This is the 14k version with me singing.
In the competition it was just me and Donna Cruz)
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