Casey Donovan divides viewers with her performances during ABC's New Year's Eve coverage: 'Last thing I wanted to see'
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Casey Donovan has divided ABC viewers with her New Year's Eve performance in Sydney, in which she covered Leonard Cohen's classic song Hallelujah. The 36-year-old Australian pop star stunned fans as she belted out several songs for the annual celebration, including Defying Gravity from the musical film Wicked.
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Fans were divided over the Australian Idol winner's upbeat performance and quickly took to social media to express their thoughts, with many praising her singing. 'Casey Donovan just owned the entire night with her version of Hallelujah. What a national treasure. What a voice. Sublime, emotional performance,' one person gushed.
'That was moving and beautiful, you made my night!' a second person added. 'Donovan is the Queen of the NYE celebration concert. Every year she brings it!' a third person chipped in and another wrote: 'What a voice.'. Casey Donovan (pictured) has divided ABC viewers with her New Years Eve performance in Sydney, in which she covered Leonard Cohen's classic song Hallelujah.
However, others were not so taken with the performance and did not mince words when expressing their dissatisfaction. 'Last thing I wanted to see was Casey Donovan at NYE Sydney. Not sure how she got first place Australian Idol,' one person sniped. 'Did Casey Donovan wake up this morning and decide she would get on stage and deliberately ruin Hallelujah?' another user wrote.
