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Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 5:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Me too, Jojo cracks me up. I think in a studio Jamie might not be so bad.

I think the voice coach making them sing worse is a little mean but will prolly be funny!

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jojo was funny, I was sad to see him go. My dh held onto the remote while Jamie was singing and kept hitting mute, it was hilarious! The choreographer was killing me trying not to laugh.

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No Swan Song for Nina Diva!
by Ben Katner

We felt bad when Superstar USA gave the boot to kicky contestant Nina Diva last week. Although we'd sooner buy a CD of fingernails on a chalkboard than ever again hear her maul "Roxanne," the Orlando-based Korean-American entertainer truly believed she'd just blown her shot at being the next Britney. And when we thought about her reaction upon learning that the show (continuing on WB tonight at 9 pm/ET) was an American Idol parody designed to unearth the next William Hung, not the next Ruben Studdard, we felt even worse. So we checked out ninadiva.com to hear whether her confidence in her abilities was completely unfounded. (It isn't; Christina, she ain't, but after a few cocktails, she could get us out on the dance floor.) Then we rang up the former NFL cheerleader to let her get in a few more kicks — this time aimed at the reality competition that had invited us to delight in her humiliation.

TV Guide Online: How did you finally find out what the show was about?
Nina Diva: A producer gave me a call the day after the press release came out [announcing the concept]. He told me, "Nina, you're a great singer, but we had to have you on our show because we enjoyed your personality so much." I said, "You've got to be joking. This is a hoax?" I was let down and very sad. For two weeks, I mourned the situation. I make my living as a singer-dancer-actor, and it was almost a crisis moment. But then I decided to take the bull by the horns and try to make lemonade from lemons by parlaying this exposure into something better.

TVGO: What kind of feedback have you gotten from people on the street?
Diva: It's been really good. I don't know if people just feel bad about what happened or if they're having an affinity with my personality, but I went to the mall, and some teenagers asked for my autograph. Some other people were like, "Is there really going to be a Nina Diva doll?" I get the flipside, too, though. I've [checked out] the chatrooms — [the negative element] could be ex-boyfriends. Don't we all have that?

TVGO: Amen. So were you really going commando during your performance of "We Don't Need Another Hero"?
Diva: No, they put the star [over my crotch during the kick] to make it funny. I've been a legitimate, PG singer for my whole life, and hopefully, I'll remain a class-A PG girl. Maybe an R-girl, but I'll never do the Sharon Stone thing. Not that there's anything wrong with it.

TVGO: Having seen the show, how do you feel about your performances? All those Rockette moves!
Diva: I was most certainly encouraged to kick a lot. Especially at the audition, I was encouraged to go over the top, and like anyone who goes to an audition, I want the part! I want to get that $50,000 recording contract, so if somebody asks me to do something that's in my reality zone, sure, I can kick! When it comes to the singing, the only way to get a horrible performance out of me is to do what? Give me no sleep, give me a song that I've never sung before and have me sing it once. That's it. No rehearsal, no coaching; just stick me out cold at 7 am on a stage. I'm not even awake yet!

TVGO: Spoken like a true diva. Any last words?
Diva: In the end, I would want readers to know that yes, I was duped; yes, I was going for my dreams; and yes, I was let down. But now that I'm over the shock, I'm enjoying the attention, and I am hoping for something better.


TV Guide

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Could someone tell me what happened on Monday's show? Thanks!

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jimmer, they were all interviewed by Extra as part of their Superstar training. Rosa was particularly bad. They went to see mansions and hot cars. In performance, Mario did the most unerotic "dry humping" I have ever seen [I don't remember what song it was, but I recall not recognising it until near its end anyhow, because it was sung so off-key]. Rosa was Rosa, which means I didn't understand her. JoJo did Beyonce's "Dangerously in Love" song and he tried to shake what he called his badunkadunk, but it's really just a flabby butt and there IS a difference, y'all. It was appalling. Jamie did "All by Myself" with a rare passion. She was on her knees at the end. I will say nothing more.

JoJo was tossed off. The finals are next week, and the final two will have to do a duet together, which may be the most humorous thing I will ever see on TV. Or it might be just painful. Then the "secret" will be revealed!

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Tish! I recorded the show on our PVR but I thought that I'd ask for a quick preview to see if it would be worth a look. I'll probably watch it - though I truly feel a little sordid watching this stuff. I really enjoyed Joe Shmo because there was a good feeling about the show, but this one almost makes me uncomfortable. I’ll feel a lot better if the performers can laugh about it in the end but who knows? You’re right that the duet could be really funny. They may end up complaining about each other’s singing. Sometimes people who can’t do something well themselves are the worst critics of others trying to do the same thing.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the article Essence!! I love Nina's spirit and spunk!!

Knightpatti
Member

12-06-2001

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Essence thanks for the article!

Last night's show was very painful on the ears.Who do you think is going to win this? I say either Jamie or Mario.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the final duet will be with Mario and Rosa, with Rosa being picked as the Superstar.

Knightpatti
Member

12-06-2001

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ah, but we can not understand her! Maybe she should sing in Spanish.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
she's not doing that all ready?!!

Knightpatti
Member

12-06-2001

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL!

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Finally got around to watching my tape of this. I watched an hour show in 35 minutes (boy they waste a lot of time telling you what's coming next on that show...)

I adored the dance choreographer. He was so cute and really trying to be nice. I found the parts where they took the "singers" to a mansion and to sit in fancy cars a bit too mean. And if the voice coach encourages them to sing badly next week, then that's a bit too much as well. Helping them sing a bit better is in no way going to make them a good singer or make the show any less funny.

Jamie is the best singer left and probably could be an okay Britney Spears if they got her in the studio and didn't let her go overboard belting out the notes.

I'm wondering if the singers ever questioned how people in the audience had signs with their names on it when no one has heard of them yet? Are they so dim witted they didn't notice or wonder?

By the previews for next week I think Mario and Rosa are final 2 with Rosa winning. I really wonder about the language barrier with her. She doesn't seem to even be able to speak a complete sentence in English, let alone sing one.

Nice interview with Nina. I'm glad she's making the best of this.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 8:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought Rosa was singing in Croatian...

Rosa is my superstar!!

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sea, if you think that about Rosa, wait until you hear her tonight...

Mario and Rosa have to be the final two (they haven't selected yet, so this isn't spoiler info) just my picks bases on these final performances. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Essence, is tonight the final episode? (I hope so, I'm starting to feel guilty laughing at these people...but can't stop myself from watching).

Will you post a spoiler here (about who goes)?

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Darn! I missed this tonight. Can someone tell me what happened?

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes tonight is the finale. I'll post who wins below for those who haven't watched yet...






Jamie sang Respect, Mario sang I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing (Aerosmith), and Rosa sang Bootylicious (Destiny's Child). Rosa was eliminated, and Jamie and Mario sang a duet... I've Had The Time of My Life. Jamie won the competition, but the reveal was a big let down. I still don't think she actually got what the show was about. She won $100k, Mario won $10k, and Rosa got $5k. I think Mario and Rosa understood the show better than Jamie.

Therlin
Member

08-20-2000

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Essence, you just said the same thing we said while watching it. We don't think that Jamie got it either.

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you Essence. Whew, only one night left to watch.

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I haven't watched it yet but I think it's poetic justice for the producers if Jamie didn't get it!!! They got what they deserved and Jamie has 100k.

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This girl is totally clueless!

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What a terrible ending! First off, Rosa deserved to win that competition, hands down! As I said in a post above, Jamie's "All By Myself" was only a little worse than Jasmine's on AI, and Jamie, even by the singing coach's estimation, was kinda close to singing. Jamie should have been dumped last week, IMHO, and JoJo should have stayed on. In fact, it would have been great to see JoJo and Mario singing a duet together; how uncomfortable would Mario have been with JoJo's rumpshaking?

Anyhow, Rosa deserved the title, as far as I'm concerned. Her Bootylicious brought down MY house! I loved everything about it, including her improvements on the lyrics, which she seemed to have transposed into Croatian or Spanish--I wasn't really sure. I only hope Rosa can land a recording contract so she can do the Destiny's Child/Beyonce Songbook. I'd love to hear her take on "Dangerously in Love" and "Bills." To paraphrase Fantasia, "Rosa, you're MY Superstar USA!"

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ITA Tish and Ladyt!!
The clearest thing I ever heard Rosa say was 'OH SHIT!' when she found out! LOL

I would like to see Jamie interviewed now to see if she gets it.

Curlyq
Member

07-10-2002

Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That was painful to watch. I agree that Jamie didn't seem to understand what had just happened, but that's a merciful thing. Honestly, I wonder if that host felt like he was kicking a puppy. It was a painful and awkward moment waiting to see how hurt she would be, so it was a relief when she perked up at the mention of the prize money.

There was one moment when they showed her that montage and she heard herself singing that I thought she might've caught on. She got a look on her face during one of the songs that made me think she might have just realized how bad she sounded, but then she just kept on smiling.

Although the other two seemed fine that at least they got paid, I wonder if their feelings changed after they actually watched the show and realized they weren't just duped but made fun of on a grand scale.