The 2024 NRL Grand Final got off to a roaring start on Sunday night as X Factor Australia alum Dami Im impressed viewers with her rendition of the national anthem.
The 35-year-old singer didn’t miss a beat as she soared through a rousing version of the iconic song, leaving those tuning in at home thrilled.
Many shared their thoughts to X, with unanimous praise for the Eurovision star.
‘Dami absolutely smashed that! Goosebumps’ wrote one person watching the performance.
‘Dami Im always nails an anthem session’ said another while one more agreed, ‘Dami Im just SMASHED that national anthem!’.
‘A brilliant National Anthem performance!’ posted someone else with yet another chiming in, ‘Dami Im doing the national anthem is clutch’.
‘Dami Im with an absolutely stunning national anthem rendition’ said another impressed fan.
‘Maybe they should have swapped Dani Im and Kid Laroi… she is in very fine voice!’ someone else said, referring to the night’s choice of headliner.
The NRL grand final got off to a roaring start on Sunday night as X Factor Australia alum Dami Im (pictured) impressed viewers with her rendition of the national anthem
‘Dami doing a nice job of the National Anthem’ agreed one more person on social media.
NRL viewers were less impressed with the night’s big headline act however.
The Kid Laroi took to the stage at the 2024 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Sunday night with an incredible pre-game performance.
However, the Australian rapper, 21, divided viewers when he ended the set with a cover of the 1987 song Never Tear Us Apart by Aussie rock band INXS.
The 35-year-old singer didn’t miss a beat as she soared through a rousing version of the iconic song, leaving those tuning in at home thrilled
Many shared their thoughts to X, with unanimous praise for the Eurovision star
Fans and critics flocked to X—formerly known as Twitter—to share their thoughts, with some saying the musician had ‘balls’ for attempting to cover the iconic hit.
‘Takes some balls to take on INXS classic. The Kid Laroi did okay with it… have heard worse,’ one person wrote.
”I’ll give Kid Laroi credit he’s got balls to take on an INXS classic!’ another said.
Meanwhile, others fumed over the singer-songwriter daring to touch such a ‘classic’.
‘Ok he just lost me—F**king no butchering of Aussie classics whipper snapper—Kid Laroi. Michael Hutchence [late INXS frontman] is turning in his grave,’ a user said.
‘Thank you Kid Laroi for reminding me why Michael Hutchence is so iconic. Very very hard to do him justice with a version of Never Tear Us Apart,’ another added.
NRL viewers were less impressed with the night’s big headline act however – The Kid Laroi (pictured)
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