The people were disappointed at Iris Long's critique. It was obvious that the third contestant performed much better than the other contestants. Did she not like the third contestant's performance? What kind of judging criteria was she using?
Before anyone could criticize her back, Iris said, "I do commend you for not mimicking the original version. You infused your own flavour in the song in a way that worked in your favour. It allowed us all to enjoy your performance without us constantly thinking about comparing it to the original version. Since we all know that the original was something that was extremely difficult to match, why match it all? Right?"
The initially worked-up Albert Alcala calmed down after listening to what she said. He nodded, his lips beginning to curve up.
Beside him, Dina Bendita sent the third contestant a kind and encouraging smile.
Master Beauty patted the nervous third contestant on the shoulder.
