All right, Dad, I love you. I've got to get on with this interview now.
Eh?
This is my life on the daily.
I'm like the biggest fan of the show, kind of might be a mega-fan.
Me and my dad make a big fuss of it.
I'd go round and sing a few songs and then we'd watch
All Together Now. My dad would say, "You could have easily
"have beaten her. Why aren't you on here?
"This is the type of stuff that gets me mad, Mandi!"
It's weird to think that they're, like, waiting for me.
Ah!
Right, this is it.
Last contestant.
Are we saying bye-bye to Gary?
I can't even explain how much I want to be in that final.
I've already, like, envisioned that moment.
My dad is, like, a big part of my music.
So, if I walked off that stage and he just gave me one
of those pats on the back and said, "We've done it,"
that would make every dream come true.
Three, two, one.
On you go.
Here comes the final act of the night.
If she scores more than 69, she's in the sing off.
If she scores more than 97, she's a straight into
the grand final.
Oh, she looks amazing! She's gorgeous!
I used to have curtains like that in the '90s.
Wow!
Hello, everyone, I'm Mandi.
I'm such a huge fan of this show, so it's an absolute honour to sing
for you all.
And I'm hoping to get a certain man up on his feet.
It's me!
# I
# I who have nothing
# I
# I who have no-one
# Adore you and want you so... #
Oh!
# I'm just a no-one with nothing to give you but, oh
# I love you
# You
# You buy me diamonds
# Bright
# Sparkling diamonds
# But believe me, dear
# When I say
# That she can give you the world
# But she will never love you
# The way
# I love you
# Ohh
# I love you. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, yes!
Mandi, 92!
I know!
Incredible. You had everyone up on their feet in the audience.
And how do you feel?
On cloud nine!
I'm a bit starstruck by you all.
I'm like...
And, you got Geri up for only the second time tonight.
I know!
OK, first of all, I want to say I love Shirley Bassey,
she's amazing. I met her once,
and, I tell you what, to sing a Shirley Bassey song,
not many people can do it and do it well.
I've been going on all night saying it's more than just singing well.
Yeah, show us you've got a big vocal, but then move us.
And you did that!
So, well done! Thank you. It was really, really good.
Really good!
So, you're a fan of the show. What's it like being this way round?
Me and my dad literally watch it every week.
Bless him. Is your dad here? Yes, yes.
OK, let's see your dad.
What did you think? I think she's wonderful!
Aw!
So do we! Well done, Mandi. Thank you so much.
Thank you, Geri. Geri wasn't the only one who got up, Paulus!
I know!
What's happening? You're a new man!
Well, I say that, it's only twice you've got up,
I mean, to be fair. Mandi's performance, what did you think?
There was connection and eye contact.
There was a lovely diversity to your vocal quality.
I think, overall, there was control.
Thank you!