I could not find the video below anywhere else on youtube, so it could be a rare video of Linda Nanuwil (Linda AF2) who in August 2004, days after finishing as runner-up in Akademi Fantasia 2, did her first live appearance in Sabah. The song is the emerging Kadazandusun classic “kosorou ko nopo nangku doho” (do you still remember me?). The video made the rounds almost 2 years ago. As far as I know, there is no “official version.”

Now compare that to Patcha AF2 who like Linda, finished runner-up to her country’s (Thailand) version of Akademi Fantasia. Apparently dubbed Academy Fantasia, Thailand had its second season in 2006, 2 years later than Malaysia. Here she is singing “Don’t cry for me Argentina” live with the Thailand Symphony Orchestra.

I think it’s quite a fair comparison – both are amateur videos.

Tell me who is better, Linda or Patcha?

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