As controversial as it is, lip syncing is often use as a ‘shortcut’ or an ‘excuse’. Television shows mainly use lip syncing as it simplifies sound mixing processes. Also, an artist lip sync to enable him or her to perform live dance numbers efficiently. Lip syncing is also used to cover for illness or other deficiencies at the time of the live performance. When lip syncing is used to protect the health of an artist, it would be forgivable and as long as the artist would not abuse it.
However, some artists who are not confident of their singing abilities resort to lip syncing although they know that they might criticize for doing so. This could be also the reason why the process is controversial as it makes artists look like they have superb musical abilities when in fact they don’t. Actually, lip syncing is used by artists of lesser talents since it requires no skill. Lip syncing is considered fake, and people don’t pay concert tickets to watch their idols pretend to sing on stage.
While there are many singers who are caught lip syncing such as Milli Vanilli, there is one singer who claims to never have lip synched ever. And I believed her. I am not really a fan but Pink has true talent that even if you hoisted her high in the air she will still and can sing – live! For me, this is more respectable than performers who fake singing all the time and who makes lip syncing an excuse in exchange for dancing.
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| Milli Vanilli was caught lip syncing in 1989. The duo then admitted that they were not even singing their records. |
FACT: Lip syncing is now considered illegal at least in Turkmenistan. President Saparmurat Niyazov has banned lip syncing in all forms. For him, lip syncing hurts the development of the country’s artistic culture.
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