Examples Lip sync

pop singer ashlee simpson lip-synched song on variety tv show saturday night live in 2004

while michael jackson s performance on television special motown 25: yesterday, today, forever (1983) changed scope of live stage show, mixed singing , complex dance moves, ian inglis, author of performance , popular music: history, place , time (2006) states jackson lip-synced billie jean during tv show. in 1989, new york times article claimed bananarama s recent concert @ palladium , first song had big beat, layered vocal harmonies , dance move every line of lyrics , drum kit untouched until 5 songs set, or backup vocals (and, seemed, of lead vocals well-a hybrid lead performance) on tape along beat . article claims british band depeche mode, ...adds vocals , few keyboard lines [a] taped backup [track when perform] onstage .

milli vanilli in 1990

in 1990, during milli vanilli performance recorded mtv @ lake compounce theme park in bristol, connecticut, sounded pre-recorded track of group s song girl know s true jammed , began skip, repeating partial line girl, know s... on , over. due rising public questions regarding source of singing talent in group, owner frank farian confessed reporters on november 12, 1990, morvan , pilatus did not sing on records. result of american media pressure, milli vanilli s grammy withdrawn 4 days later, , arista records dropped act roster , deleted album , masters catalog, taking girl know s true out of print. after these details emerged, @ least 26 different lawsuits filed under various u.s. consumer fraud protection laws. on august 28, settlement approved refunded attended concerts along bought milli vanilli recordings. estimated 10 million buyers eligible claim refund.

chris nelson of new york times reported 1990s, [a]rtists madonna , janet jackson set new standards showmanship, concerts included not elaborate costumes , precision-timed pyrotechnics highly athletic dancing. these effects came @ expense of live singing. edna gundersen of usa today reported: obvious example madonna s blond ambition world tour, visually preoccupied , heavily choreographed spectacle. madonna lip-syncs duet m following , while dick tracy character mouths warren beatty s recorded vocals. on other songs, background singers plump voice, strained exertion of non-stop dancing.

similarly, in reviewing janet jackson s rhythm nation world tour, michael maccambridge of austin american-statesman commented [i]t seemed unlikely anyone—even prized member of first family of soul music—could dance did 90 minutes , still provide sort of powerful vocals 90s super concerts expected achieve.

the music video electrasy s 1998 single morning afterglow featured lead singer alisdair mckinnell lip-syncing entire song backwards. allowed video create effect of apartment being tidied un-knocking on bookcases, while music plays forwards.

on october 23-24, 2004, pop singer ashlee simpson appeared musical guest of episode 568 of live comedy tv show saturday night live. during performance, revealed apparently lip-synching . according manager-father[,]...his daughter needed because acid reflux disease had made voice hoarse. manager stated artist in america, has backing track pushes don t have hear croak through song on national television. during incident, vocal parts performed song began sound while singer holding microphone @ waist ; made exaggerated hopping dance moves, walked off stage .

spears performing in 2009 s world tour circus starring britney spears

in 2009, pop singer britney spears extremely upset on savaging has received after lip-synching @ australian shows , abc news australia reported [d]isappointed fans ...stormed out of perth s burswood dome after few songs . reuters reports britney spears is, , has been, blatant, unapologetic lip-synching . article claims @ new york stop of anticipated comeback tour, spears used actual vocal cords 3 times – twice thank crowd, , once sing ballad (though vocals during number questionable, well) . rolling stone magazine stated though reports indicate spears did live singing [in 2009 concerts], l.a. times ann powers notes show dominated backing tracks (which granted, not same thing miming) .

teenage viral video star keenan cahill openly lip-syncs popular songs on youtube channel. popularity has increased included guests such rapper 50 cent in november 2010 , david guetta in january 2011, sending him 1 of popular channels on youtube in january 2011.

the beatles ran foul of contemporaneous british law against miming on television in 1967 lip-synced promo clip song hello, goodbye. on 21 november 1967 edition of top of pops, song played on series of sequences band s 1964 film hard day s night. on 7 december edition of show, specially-made black , white promo clip broadcast song, consisted of band members editing telefilm magical mystery tour, , (other official promo clip in color including miming, first became commercially available 1996 vhs release of beatles anthology) not released on home video until appearing bonus feature on 2012 dvd release of magical mystery tour.

indian cinema relies heavily on lip synching. lip synching playback singer exclusively used in indian cinema, actors perform song , dance sequences in movies while lip-synching song sung playback singers. playback singers officially recognised , have gained fame in careers. notables among them lata mangeshkar, kishore kumar, muhammad rafi, asha bhosle, sonu nigam, shreya ghoshal, , many more.

gene pitney involved in memorable gaffe on itv s morning in 1989, owing technical mishap . giving ostensibly live performance of track re reason , pitney missed cue , seen failing dismally mime along in time backing track ; tried not laugh , continued song. incident has been repeated on television on years, notably on 2002 episode of bbc 1 series room 101, host paul merton described funny moment in pitney came in unbearably late . re-aired on 25th-anniversary edition of morning in 2013, presenter holly willoughby broke out cold sweat while reliving moment.
50 cent caught lip synching live on stage @ bet awards, watched millions of people when dj whoo kidd played instrumental version of hit song amusement park.
during concert @ madison square garden, r & b singer r. kelly put down microphone in middle of song , let recorded vocals keep singing.
in 1989, new york times article claimed bananarama s recent concert @ palladium , first song had big beat, layered vocal harmonies , dance move every line of lyrics , drum kit untouched until 5 songs set, or backup vocals (and, seemed, of lead vocals well-a hybrid lead performance) on tape along beat . article claims british band depeche mode, ...add vocals , few keyboard lines taped backup onstage .
the pittsburgh post-gazette called janet jackson 1 of pop s notorious onstage lip synchers in 2001 article on lip synching.

in article katy perry, entitled lip-sync malfunction forces katy perry use own voice sing , gawker stated while pop star performing hit song roar @ nrj music awards in cannes on saturday, [she] suffered devastating lip-sync malfunction. perry unable match backing track lip movements, causing host stop performance , ask if wished start again. perry restarted song, time without backing track. producers issued statement indicating planned perry sing live, except technical problem caused staff play bad soundtrack .

recurring events

the super bowl has used lip-synching during singers performances @ live-to-air sports event. during super bowl xliii, jennifer hudson s performance of national anthem lip-synched ...to recorded track, , apparently did faith hill performed before . singers lip-synched ...at request of rickey minor, pregame show producer , argued there s many variables go live. subsequent super bowl national anthems performed live. whitney houston s rendition of anthem @ 1991 super bowl reported have been lip-synched. such pre-recorded performances super bowl s halftime shows , national anthem have been commonplace since 1990s; nfl has confirmed standard practice. in january 1998, singer-songwriter jewel criticised lip-syncing american national anthem @ opening of super bowl xxxii digitally-recorded track of own voice. noticeable singer missed cue, , thus, did not sing first few words of song. super bowl producers have since admitted attempt have performers pre-record vocals.

some olympics events have used lip-synching. in 2008 summer olympics opening ceremony, song ode motherland appeared sung lin miaoke @ ceremony, emerged mimed performance recording girl, yang peiyi, won audition. last-minute decision use lip-synching, following politburo member s objection yang s physical appearance. international olympic committee executive director gilbert felli defended use of more photogenic double.

on february 10, 2006, luciano pavarotti appeared during performance of opera aria nessun dorma @ 2006 winter olympics opening ceremony in turin, italy, @ final performance. in last act of opening ceremony, performance received longest , loudest ovation of night international crowd. leone magiera, conductor directed performance, revealed in 2008 memoirs, pavarotti visto da vicino, performance prerecorded weeks earlier. orchestra pretended play audience, pretended conduct , luciano pretended sing. effect wonderful, wrote. pavarotti s manager, terri robson, said tenor had turned winter olympic committee s invitation down several times because have been impossible sing late @ night in sub-zero conditions of turin in february. committee persuaded him take part pre-recording song.