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SEZAIRI Sezali made it three wins in a row for aspiring male Malay singers when he was crowned 2009's Singapore Idol on Sunday night.
The laidback 22-year-old beat hot favourite Filipino-Singaporean Sylvia Ratonel to become champion of the reality TV singing contest in front of an estimated 8,000-strong crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Sezairi, who is waiting to enlist into National Service, dashed public hopes of crowning a female Singapore idol. His rival, a hotel secretary, was expected to win after defying expectations to become the first woman to make it to the competition's finale.
He joins Taufik Batisah, who won the inaugural competition in 2004, and Hady Mirza, the 2006 winner.
"I don't know that to think right now. Thank you guys so much, you made my dreams come true," a visibly shell-shocked Sezairi told Channel NewsAsia.
Along with the title and bragging rights, he wins a recording contract with Universal Music.
Fans react to 22-year-old dark horse's triumph over hot favourite Sylvia Ratonel
He joins Taufik Batisah, who won the inaugural competition in 2004, and Hady Mirza, the 2006 winner.
"I don't know that to think right now. Thank you guys so much, you made my dreams come true," a visibly shell-shocked Sezairi told Channel NewsAsia.
Along with the title and bragging rights, he wins a recording contract with Universal Music
