Originally posted by: luckyleo
my point is zubi zubi is a very mediocre song for the likes of smitha. even to prove her versatality she should have sang something more challenging. it has been said time and again that the choice of song matters too. the same song was considered elementary even for a not so talented neha kakkar. smitha is a bundle of talent, what is she doing with songs like zubi zubi? does she deserve a standing ovation for singing an ABC song, even if its different from her style of singing? i agree vartika made a hash of yeh mera dil, but that song is a lot more challenging than zubi zubi. i'd have loved to hear smitha sing that song!
to quote the words of a friend from some other post (cant remember who said it) - standing ovation is given to the performance which is the best of the lot. frankly smitha's was not the best performance of the evening.
I have some confusion about song selection. Who actually picks the songs? In yesterdays episode both Smita and Vanita made statements like-- 'mujhe yeh gaana jab mila', 'mujhe jo gaane diye gaye hain'.... So does that mean the channel chose the songs? In Neha's case, that was in the Gala round, maybe in the galas the contestants get to choose their songs and in the piano the songs are just given to them? If anyone could clarify that would be good.đ