The 2024 NRL Grand Final got off to a spectacular start on Sunday night as X Factor Australia alum Dami Im wowed viewers with her performance of the national anthem.
The 35-year-old singer didn’t miss a beat as she performed a soulful version of the iconic song, leaving those tuning in at home emotional.
Many shared their thoughts with X, with unanimous praise for the Eurovision star.
‘Dami absolutely destroyed that! Goosebumps,” wrote one person watching the performance.
‘Dami, I’m always getting it right at an anthem session,’ said another, while one more agreed: ‘Dami, I just trashed that national anthem!’
‘A brilliant rendition of the National Anthem!’ posted someone else with another comment: ‘Dami, I’m doing the national anthem is clutch.’
“Dami Im with an absolutely stunning rendition of the national anthem,” said another impressed fan.
‘Maybe they should have swapped Dani Im and Kid Laroi… he has a really good voice!’ someone else said, referring to the choice of the night’s headliner.
The NRL grand final got off to a spectacular start on Sunday night when X Factor Australia alum Dami Im (pictured) wowed viewers with her performance of the national anthem.
‘Dami doing a nice job with the National Anthem’ agreed one more person on social media.
However, NRL viewers were less impressed with the night’s big headline act.
Kid Laroi took to the stage at the 2024 NRL Grand Final at Sydney’s Accor Stadium 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 Australian rock band INXS.
The 35-year-old singer didn’t miss a beat as she sang a soulful version of the iconic song, leaving those tuning in at home emotional.
Many shared their thoughts with 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 “guts” for trying to cover the iconic hit.
‘It takes some guts to take on the INXS classic. “Kid Laroi did well… I’ve heard worse,” one person wrote.
”I’ll give Kid Laroi credit because he has the guts to take on an INXS classic!’ said another.
Meanwhile, others were furious that the singer-songwriter dared to play such a ‘classic’.
‘Ok, he just lost me. Damn, no slaughtering the classic Australian snapper: Kid Laroi. Michael Hutchence (late INXS leader) is rolling in his grave,” said one user.
‘Thank you Kid Laroi for reminding me why Michael Hutchence is so iconic. “It’s very, very difficult to do it justice with a Never Tear Us Apart cover,” added another.
However, NRL viewers were less impressed with the night’s big headline act – The Kid Laroi (pictured)