Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 2)

Then he performed the other songs from his album as well songs that he did on Idol. The crowd was really really high and we were singing along with him. Of course, there was the non-stop flash coming from the cameras and the continuous snapping of photos.

Kris is an awesome person. He's every bit as perfect in real life compared to his photos and he's every bit as nice and spontaneous as what critics and his fans say. He read the signs made by his fans, allowed teenage girls to paste Post-It on his guitar which had a heart shape, followed by "U" and even wore a red boa scarf that someone gave him. He even said, "When in Singapore..." before giving a chuckle and going on to perform his next song.

Another memorable performance was Alright With Me. In the middle of the performance, he invited 4 teenage girls up on stage. Ok, in all fairness, yes, I agree that Kris is hot and that partly I went to the concert because I also wanted to gawk at him. But hello? I'm also a fan of his singing and I appreciate his artistry. But those teeny boppers went just to only gawk at his hotness, which is really really insulting considering everyone else were all fans of his singing as well. And how do I know that? Because we actually know what songs he's going to sing based on his "clues" and we actually know the lyrics to Alright With Me.

All the girls had to do was go "Yea yea yea yea... yea yea yea yea..." but they couldn't even manage that and Kris had to ask them at least twice if they could sing. And when they let out one loud screech of "YEA!!!", a perplexed look flashed across Kris's face for like a split second before he sang one line to demonstrate. After that, they managed to get the words right but everything was out of tune and out of time because they were too busy manhandling him and focusing on everything else except what he said, or sang rather. Yes, I was jealous... I was like "How dare you???" but I also felt insulted that people like that were there and taking up good spots while genuine fans like me had to squeeze behind a bitch and an ass.

To top it off, there was this part of the song which went "Knocking on your door... Falling on your floor..." and when Kris hit the high note on that, he literally sank to his knees on stage in front of the teeny boppers. I could have taken a harpoon and stabbed those teeny boppers in the eye because they SO DO NOT deserve that. Needless to say, the crowd went REALLY REALLY HIGH after that.

Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 1)

Oh my god. Oh my god. Those were the words I could say after I finished watching Kris Allen's first live concert in Singapore. I waited and waited and waited for 9 freaking long and painful months for him to come to Singapore. And glad to say, he didn't disappoint his fans one little bit. In fact, watching him perform, I felt really proud and happy that I supported him during Idol. Yes, plus the fact that's he's cute and hot. I admit, his looks were the first thing that attracted me to him, but then again, who isn't superficial?

He started off the set with Heartless (which I will talk about in a moment), followed by Can't Stay Away, Written All Over My Face, Before We Come Undone, The Truth, Man in The Mirror, Is It Over, Red Guitar, Falling Slowly/Without You, Alright With Me, Live Like We're Dying, Ain't No Sunshine and finally, Come Together.

All his songs were executed to perfection but the one that stood out (at least for me) is/was Heartless. As you know, no one should ever ever do Heartless on any Idol, especially on American Idol. It's Kris's signature song and it should enter itself into the music protection program to prevent people from physically abusing it. Anyway, we all know Kris puts different spins on Heartless. First was the acoustic version on Top 3 week on Idol, then the studio version and finally the album version.

But the rendition of Heartless that he performed during the concert was in fact, the BEST rendition ever, among all the artistes that have performed it (mainly Kanye West and The Fray) and among the various renditions of Heartless that Kris have performed. It's kind of like the acoustic version with the addition of his own band but it doesn't sound very boyband-ish. To top it off, he even put his own spin on it by replacing one entire verse with another verse from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" making it more catchy and it is truly the epitome of perfection. I added the video as well for your viewing pleasure.