Gayle Nerva
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Gayle Nerva
Before idol
Gayle Nerva is a Top 12 contestant of the 2nd season of Singapore Idol. She is a 17-year-old student and her idols include Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Usher, Jojo, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey. She said that a song which depicts her life would be "One Hand in my Pocket" by Alanis Morissette as it describes how easy going and laid back she was. She descibe herself as affectionate, vain and daydreamer.
Idol journey
When Singapore idol 2nd season is launched in February 2006, she decided to join the long queue to realize her dream as a singer. Subsequently, she passed through the auditions to the top 28 where she was placed in group 2 with 6 other girls. It was going to be a tough fight between Rahimah Rahim, Jasmine Tye and also Gayle Nerva. Gayle missed the 1st part of her song due to the fact that the audience drowned the accompaniment out. However, she was praised by judge Dick Lee for a very quick recovery from the shock. The next night, she was placed in the top 4. Rahimah Rahim get through the next round, leaving Gayle, Jasmine, and Geraldine on the centre stage. Geraldine was announced to be eliminated. Then Jasmine Tye is announced the second and last finalist of the night, Gayle Nerva eliminated.
However, the judges invited Gayle back to the wildcard show. She was the 1st of the 4 wildcard finalists to get to the top 12, and through judges choice. In the 1st spectaculars, she went through the round safely. In the top 11 show, she did not did very well, but still better than Paul Twohill, Jasmine Tye and Joakim Gomez. However she was placed in the bottom three that night with Jay Lim and Paul Twohill. Her journey come to a rather abrupt end as she was eliminated that night.
Song Choice
Top 28 - If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys
Wildcards - Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson
Top 12 (Parents' song choice) - I Feel the Earth Move by Carol King
Top 11 (No.1 hits) - Leave (Get Out) by Jojo
Exit song - Leave (Get Out) by Jojo
