Can a female participant perform a song by a male singer or vice versa? What about duet songs?
The judges discourage a female participant to choose a song by a male singer or the other way round because a song sung by a male singer and one sung by a female singer is of different scale. It is better if a female participant chooses to sing a song by a female singer and a male participant chooses a song by a male singer. If a participant wishes to sing a duet song solely, he/she may do so. However, the final choice of song lies with the contestant.