Lyndelle Palmer-Clarke

Shock exit for Coast Idol hope

Submitted by djwright on Wed, 2006-08-30 12:34.
Shock exit for Coast Idol hope 30.08.2006 Source: SunshineDaily

A POSTER campaign by her proud father was not enough to propel the Coast’s own Australian Idol contestant through the semi-final last night.

Lyndelle Palmer-Clarke will now have to rely on a wildcard to get into into Sunday night’s finals.

Darwin’s Jessica Mauboy, 17, won one of two final spots with her powerful rendition of a Whitney Houston classic, I

Wanna’ Dance With Somebody.

Hip chick Reigan Derry, also 17, of Perth, was the other star, thanks to her strong vocals on Sandi Thom’s I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker.

Lyndelle, 27, who went to Caloundra State School, put in a solid performance with Eurythmics’ Would I Lie to You.

“Strutting the stage with the type of presence that can only come with loads of experience, Lyndelle was extra-sassy,

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Lyndelle Palmer-Clarke