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NEWS ABOUT: lip sync

lip sync stories: 5 news summaries

Britney Begins Tour With Kids, K-Fed in Tow

Singer's ex gets $5K
a week to shepherd sons around country

Mar 2, 09 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears has set off on her Circus tour, but it won't restrict her family time. The pop princess' ex-husband Kevin Federline, who has custody of their two sons, has agreed to let them accompany the singer—as long as he can, too. For his trouble, K-Fed will get a... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • lip sync • concert tour

Sydney Olympics Also Featured Fake Performances

In 2000, city's orchestra mimed to backing tape—by ensemble from Melbourne

Aug 26, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world was shocked to learn that Chinese singer Lin Miaoke was really just a pretty lip-syncher, but fakery seems to be par for the Olympic course: the Sydney Symphony has disclosed that its performers mimed to a backing tape during the 2000 opening ceremony. "It's correct that we... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • pageant • pantomime • 2000 Sydney Olympics • symphony • lip sync

2 Chinese 'Songbirds' May Close Games Together

Dual-billing with counterpart Lin Maioke expected

Aug 22, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yang Peiyi, the 7-year-old songstress whom Chinese officials deemed better heard than seen during the Olympic opening ceremonies, may appear alongside her lip-syncing counterpart during Sunday’s closing ceremonies, the Hong Kong Standard reports. Organizers who claimed that the decision to replace Yang with a cuter girl was “in... More »

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2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • David Beckham • Opening Ceremony • lip sync

OLYMPICS

 China Defends
 'Olympic Karaoke'

Bucktoothed girl not 'flawless' enough for Olympic image

Aug 14, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese officials are defending Friday’s lip-synched performance of its national anthem, reports the AP. "There were a number of candidates to sing that song and at the end of the day the artistic directors picked the best voice and the best performer," a spokesman said. The actual... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Opening Ceremony • lip sync

 Pavarotti Lipsynched
 Last Performance 

Late tenor too sick to sing live at Turin Olympics opening ceremony

Apr 7, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lipsynching isn't just for neophytes like Nikki Hilton—none other than tenor Luciano Pavarotti faked his way through his final public performance at the opening of the Turin Winter Olympics, the Guardian reports. In a new book, Pavarotti's conductor and pianist claims that he recorded the cancer-stricken tenor and the... More »

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classical music • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • orchestra • Turin Olympics • Leone Magiera • conductor • lip sync

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