During the competition, Sylvia was one of the best and worst contestants. She was in the bottom two twice. Once she reached the the Top 6 round, her support from the viewers grew. For the next 5 weeks she was not in the elimination group each week. After the last semi-final round on 8 December, Sylvia became the first female finalist on "Singapore Idol". On 27 December 2009, she competed against Sezairi Sezali for the title of "Singapore Idol". She did not win. Although she wanted to win, Sylvia has was happy to be in the finals. She said "my Idol journey has been wonderful. I would never change anything about it. It’s been a really long and tiring journey, but it’s so fulfilling... I’m really glad that I managed to touch many people’s hearts, and their lives. I hope to continue doing that,"