Celebrity Duets the votes are in........

And Alfonzo Ribeiro is the winner. As the winner he gets $100,000 for his favourite charity. Congrats to him. I know that I said I had no problems with who wins that I would be happy either way and I am. But at the same time I can't help but feel a little sad that Lucy lost.

At least I was right about the competition being between Alfonzo and Lucy. Hal got the boot, before they announced the winner. He really didn't impress me all that much, his scream-fest has gotten on my nerves the last few performances. His best one was the very first duet with Dennis De Young.

Tonight everyone got in on the singing gig, including Mr. unintelligible himself Little Richard who sang "Good Golly Miss Molly". Which I admit was a nice blast from the past. Before that all 8 celebrities returned for a group number.

David Foster joined in on the piano as the celebs sang songs written by him. And of course there's Marie who also sang a little something with the group. Even the host got a chance to belt out a song with Boys 2 Men. And I have to say Wayne Brady can carry a tune!.

Lucy's husband Rob and daughter Daisy were in the audience again tonight, too bad Renee couldn't make it for the finale.

Tonight was also a chance for the 3 remaining celebs to show off their skills singing solo. Lucy was totally rocking out during hers on a raised platform. I don't know what song it was exactly but it sounded great and she was having a blast doing it.

Even though Lucy didn't win I have to say I am so proud to be her fan, she brought so much fun to her performances it was a blast watching her sing with all these legends and grow more confident with each passing week.

I am sure she will have no regrets or gripes about not winning, after all how can you not feel like a winner when you've sang with some of the best in the business?. I hope that this experience convinces her to continue with her singing.

And who knows? maybe even make an album one of these days. I am so glad I taped all her performances, now I can go back and relive them all over again. I just cannot get enough of her duets last night with Smokey and Bonnie lol. It's sort of hard to believe it's over. I 've gotten used to watching Lucy perform every Thursday and Friday night.

She may not have won the phone poll, but she'll always be a winner in the eyes of all her fans:D.

As they say in New Zealand good on ya Lucy!

Duet pics from last night

Lucy with Bonnie Tyler

Just putting these up 'cause I loved the way Lucy was dressed last night.

Celebrity Duets: Week 5

Well this is it, the last chance for all the celebs to give it their best shot. I have to say that Lucy and Alfonzo really delivered!. Lucy sang with Bonnie Tyler one of my all time fave 80's songs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and she sounded great!.

This song was perfect for her voice she even went as for as to adapt to her duet partners voice and made hers sound more raspy. Now that's talent!. Out of everyone else in this competition Lucy has really held her own in terms of genres. No one else had to do as many as her, Alfonzo sang a lot of ballad/ rock type stuff and Hal has done rock and heavy metal.

None of these genres take the singers out of their comfort zone. So if nothing else Lucy has proven she can really bring it in that department. Her second duet of the night was with Mr. Smokey Robinson (her own choice). The song was "Fly me to the Moon" it was a jazz/blues number, she sounded absolutely great! and looked so relaxed.

Tonight was the first night I noticed how much Lucy has improved over the past 5 weeks, she was no longer worried about the song so much and just went out there and had fun. She looked great as always but this time, it wasn't just that. This time she also sang great in both duets.

I've read a lot of comments on message boards where people kept saying Lucy was only getting through because of her looks and so on, well I hope tonight proves to them all that they were sorely mistaken!. I won't really say who I want to win as long as it is not Hal I'll be happy (of course I would be ecstatic if it's Lucy:D).

But Alfonzo has done a great job and if he wins I'm good with that too. He has an amazing voice. As for the judges well Marie finally paid Lucy a complement in her second performance without any critique attached to it, that was great to hear. She did say something in her first performance about Lucy fading out on certain words or not breathing hard enough or something along those lines but she still thought it was great.

Little Richard actually made sense tonight! in most of his comments, miracles do happen lol. Not that it has ever really mattered what the heck the judges say on this show it's all about the fans or fandoms. Basically it's now left up to the fans to decide who wins. And well the Xenaverse has always been really good at voting someone to the top spot:D.

Lucy's husband Rob and pal Renee O'Connor were supposedly in the audience tonight but I did not see them, probably just blind. Will have to look back at the tape. I'm hoping they all show up tomorrow especially since it is live unlike tonight. Can't wait to see what surprises await tomorrow aside from announcing the winner that is.

Celebrity Duets: And then there were 3

Before I say anything about Lucy tonight I just have to say I was absolutely shocked that Jai got the boot!. He was one of the best singers and he deserved to be one of the final 3 not Hal. I don't know what the heck happened there I guess it's like many people have said Hal got a lot of pity votes.

Because they certainly weren't voting based on Thursdays singing if that was the case Jai would have stayed. I think even the judges were shocked. Except for Little Richard who actually wanted Hal to stay.

But on to the important stuff, Lucy is in the finale, yeah!. She deserves it especially after last nights performance. Although she didn't get as many votes as the previous week. I'm so glad she's still in it, now I have a reason to watch this thing to the very end lol. I wanna see Lucy get that money for her charity:D.

Oh, and I am so glad Cheech is finally out, about damn time!. So it is now between Lucy Hal and Alfonzo who I guess received the most amount of votes tonight. Next week should be very interesting, I can't wait to see what artists they have in store. I was also very happy to see Lucy so relaxed having fun and basically being herself. Loved it when she rubbed Wayne's head for luck lol. I love when she's being a goof lol.

Also loved what she was wearing tonight jeans and high heeled boots. It was another rocker chick outfit and it looked great. Lucy's daughter was in the audience again tonight, I'm still hoping to see Renee there next week. What? I can dream lol.

Celebrity Duets week 4

Wow! now that's what I'm talking about, Lucy Lawless totally rocked tonight!. She sang with Richard Marx I was so happy. Since she couldn't sing with Cindi he was the next best thing, and they sang one of my fave songs of his "I'll Be Right Here Waiting For You". The reason Cindi Lauper was not there was because apparently that was just a rumor, she was never going to be on at all, too bad.

Like I said Lucy still kicked butt with Richard!. For the first time in the competition everyone was able to really hear her voice and it was absolutely great. She seemed more relaxed tonight then all the previous times. And not at all hesitant or timid as Marie would say. I think having her family with her was a big factor in that. She had both her sons with her and her older daughter Daisy was cheering for her in the audience.

That had to feel nice and I'm certain it give her a boost of confidence. Hopefully if she makes it to the final the whole family will be there:D. She got praise from all 3 judges tonight, finally. Well OK 2 I never count Little Richard because I still need a dictionary when he speaks lol. Although Marie had to put in her comment about relating more to her singing partner by touching his shoulder, whatever Marie.

Lucy was on second tonight and had a tough act to follow with Jai and Patti LaBelle tearing down the place with "Lady Marmalade". But I think she really pulled it off. Her best performance to date. I can't wait to see what song Lucy will sing with Marx tomorrow. And she better go through I want her to be in the final 3.

As for the others well again I want Cheech OUT already and the same goes for Hal who did way too much screaming then singing tonight. Aside from Lucy's performance Alfonso was my second favourite. So my pick for the final 3 are Lucy, Jai and Alfonzo. Lucy looked great again tonight (as if that's a huge surprise lol) in a tight black leather dress, I'll have some pics later in the day.

Another Celebrity Duets pic:)

Here is another pic of Lucy this time in the gold dress from last night:).

Photo by Sharon Delaney from Lucy's official site

Celebrity Duets America has voted and...

The Xenaverse kicks butt again! Lucy Lawless was the top vote getter tonight:D. She looked absolutely gorgeous again in a gold gown, and I liked this song she did with Dionne better then the one last night. The group number at the beginning was great as well this time they did Earth Wind And Fires "September".

So far I still haven't heard that one knock out song from her, she's doing great with the artists but I'm hoping she gets some better songs next week. One where she does most of the singing instead of the other way around.

I can't wait to see who she gets paired up with. Hope it's Cindi Lauper:D. The bottom three tonight were Hal Sparks, Cheech, and Carly Patterson.

Poor Carly got the boot, which I thought was unfair it should have been Cheech I don't even know why the heck he's still there.

And Hal should not have been in the bottom 3 it should have been Jai who had a less then stellar night Thursday. But oh well, what are you gonna do, at least Lucy is still in this thing:D.

It'll be interesting to see how she handles the pressure of being the only woman left in the competition. Next week things are gonna get tougher with 2 people being voted off instead of 1.

Thankfully we were spared any comments from Little Richard tonight who had a prior engagement, I say thank god! that man makes no sense to me anyway lol.

Duets pic week 3

Here is a pic of Lucy Lawless backstage wearing last nights dress. The dress looks really great under the spotlight.

Photo by Sharon Delaney from Lucy's official site

Celebrity Duets week 3

Well, tonight Lucy sang with Dionne Warwick and even though I had a feeling that's the singer she would get I'm sort of wishing she got someone else. Only because Dionne has such low raspy vocals which forced Lucy to sing much softer then normal. I had to strain to actually hear her voice.

I think she did it partly out of respect and part intimidation. I hope she takes David Fosters advice and sings higher next time so people can actually hear her vocal. And I also agree with him on his comments in terms of Lucy having to deal with the toughest genres out of all the other celebs and handling it well. I hope she makes it through and gets a chance to sing with another female artist like Cindi Lauper.

Her wardrobe was definitely working for her again, this time she was wearing this beautiful glittery blue dress with her hair straight again. I might have some pics tomorrow:D.

And loved her personality peaking through when listening to Little Richards comments and doing a little Xena yell lol. It was great to see all the I love Lucy signs as well:). She gets another chance to sing with Warwick tomorrow hopefully they'll pick a better song. I'll be watching to see if Lucy is more relaxed on Friday like she was last week. As for the judges Little Richard was his usual incoherent self lol.

I need a dictionary for that man lol. Marie was really critical on everyone tonight, but I guess it's because we're getting down to the wire. As for the other celebrities Hal Sparks did the best tonight. I think he even out sang Jai Rodriguez.

My pick for who I want gone this week?, without a doubt Cheech. He has got to go. I think the gymnast Carly Paterson deserves to stick around for another week but he has got to go!.

Promised Celebrity Duet pics

Lucy the rocker chick:D.

Screen grabs from ausxip

And the infamous fringe dress:D

Photo by Sharon Delaney from Lucy's official site

Well as promised here are the outfits I talked about in yesterday's post. Took a little longer, I was waiting for some good pics to show up. For those of you who have no clue about Lucy Lawless check out the above official site link;).

Celebrity Duets the results are in....

Lucy lives!. She was the first one to get the news that she was moving on, yay!. Not that I ever had any doubts, the Xena fans really did their job:D. The show started with a group number with the song "One Way or Another". And it was well done by all. And right from the get go Lucy was having fun.

And man! can that woman pick her outfits lol. I might post some pics later in the day for those who don't know what I'm talking about;). Ok, I'll give one hint, two words rocker and chick;). In her duet tonight Lucy sang one of Kenny Loggins greatest hits "Footloose". My all time fave 80's movie:D.

And she kicked butt! singing it I mean lol. She was so much more relaxed than last night, her personality was really shining through in the performance. I think people finally got to see how quirky she is. Oh, and I forgot to mention for the Footloose number she was wearing this great white fringe dress and looked absolutely gorgeous. Again I hope I look that good when I'm in my 30's:D.

This time Kenny Loggins seemed to have a real chemistry with Lucy and looked to be really enjoying himself. It could have also been what Lucy was wearing lol. But either way it was a knock out performance. Hopefully, Lucy will stay as relaxed and really shows what she can do next week.

As for the voting and the other celebrities, Lea Thompson was booted off:( which I thought really sucked. It really should have been the gymnast Carly Paterson or Cheech. But, oh well. Can't wait to see what this show has in store next week!. I hope it'll be Cindi Lauper or Richard Marx as I've said before I want one of them to sing with Lucy:D.

Thumbs up for Celebrity Duets

I don't know why I didn't comment on it at all last week, but I've decided to do so this week. First off I have to say I'm really getting into this show and I was really impressed with the improvements that some of the celebrities made this week.

And I give them kudos 'cause it has to be intimidating as hell to sing with some of the singers that have been on. This week there was Wynona Judd, Brian McKnight, Clint Black, Belinda Carlisle, Kenny Loggins even one of the Pointer sisters.

Very cool. And most of the celebs held their own. Of course the main celeb I really care about is Lucy Lawless:D. Who unfortunately tonight did not do so well, I think she actually did better last week. But it's only because she's her own biggest critic and a little bit of a perfectionist. Which can be good and bad. She was too worried about sounding perfect tonight and forgot some of the lyrics. Marie Osmond didn't let her forget it either. Mostly I just think she needs to learn to relax and not take the vocals so seriously just be herself and enjoy the moment.

The way she did in her first week. With all that said I also think she got the short end of the stick because she once again drew a male singer (last week she sang with Smokey Robinson and Micheal Bolton) this week it was Kenny Loggins. I really want to see Lucy sing with a female artist, just to be able to hear her vocals better.

If I had my pic I would love for her to sing with Cindi Lauper and if it had to be another male artist I think she would sound great with someone like Richard Marx. Who knows? it might even happen tomorrow since all the celebs are singing again during the results show with new artists. Can't wait!.

Lucy's husband Rob Tapert was in the audience tonight supporting his wife, along with Xena fan club president Sharon Delaney. Although they misspelled Rob's last name as Rob Talpert lol. Poor guy. So not a stellar night for Lucy but I have no doubt that the fan base will pull together and vote her through. Xena fans are nothing if not totally dedicated;). So I'm sure she'll move to the next round.

As for the others I thought Lea Thompson did a great job tonight singing with Belinda, Jai Rodriguez still seems to be leading the pack though. Hal Sparks also sounded better then last week. And heck, even Cheech Marin improved! who knew? lol. And of course Alfonso (from Fresh Prince) was great as well, I think he'll definitely go far. I'm pretty sure the next celeb to go will be the Olympic gymnast Carly Paterson.

Nonetheless I think this show will turn into battle of the fans lol. Whoever has the biggest fan base will get the most votes. And quite frankly I don't really know of any bigger fan base then the Xenaverse:D (except for maybe Star Trek).

Also forgot to add a small note about the judges, good god! Little Richard must come with a dictionary I cannot understand a single word the guy says lol. David Foster is obviously the most qualified and does give good constructive criticism.

Same with Marie she's harsh but fair. I'm still wishing they had chosen a better middle judge though, at this point Little Richard is making Paula Abdul sound 100 times better lol.

Celebrity Duets new reality show

Produced by none other then American Idol's Mr. mean himself Simon Cowell. Normally I wouldn't bother writing about a reality show. Since I hate almost all of them with the exception of American Idol and Amazing Race, but I thought I would for the benefit of people who maybe haven't heard about it yet.

This new show is very similar to Dancing with Celebrities, but in this case the show takes established singers and pairs them together with celebrities who are outside of the music industry. The established singers basically become their coaches throughout the competition.

They will then perform live in front of a studio audience and with a panel of judges. The people at home vote for the best duet, the winner gets one hundred thousand dollars for their favourite charity. The host is Wayne Brady (Who's Line is it Anyway) and the judges are David Foster, Marie Osmond and Little Richard.

Some of the singers include, (and this is the best part) people like, Cyndi Lauper, Smoky Robinson, Belinda Carlisle, Peter Frampton, Richard Marx, Macy Gray, Micheal Bolton, Dionne Warwick, Brian McKnight, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan and many more.

The 8 competing celebrities are, Lucy Lawless (Xena), Chris Jericho, Lea Thompson, Alfonso Ribeiro (Fresh Prince), Cheech Marin; 2004 Olympic Gold Medal-winning gymnast Carly Patterson, Jai Rodriguez, (Queer Eye), Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk).

The show starts this Tuesday August 29 at 8pm EST on Fox.

Of course to the readers of this blog it should be no shock or secret that my main reason for even watching this is because of Lucy Lawless. It'll be great for other people to see what only Xena fans have known for years. Lucy can really sing!;). Oh, and yeah I guess getting to hear all those great singers on one show doesn't hurt either:D.

For more info on the show you can check out Fox's official Celebrity Duets site:
http://www.fox.com/celebrityduets/bios/index.htm

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