Weak? Limp? Lifeless? Cheryl Cole’s Performance at this year’s BRIT awards.
The big news in music this week was, of course, the BRIT awards 2010. The big winner of the night was an emotional Lady Gaga, who deservedly picked up 3 awards. The major low point of the night – and I feel guilty as I write this– was Cheryl Cole’s literally shocking performance of her number one single “Fight for this love” (which by the way, contains probably my favourite worst lyric of all time – “Now every day ain’ gon’ be no pic-nic”). My feelings of affection and overwhelming sympathy for Cheryl - who according to backstage sources was tearful and emotional throughout the day following the revelation that her husband, footballer Ashley Cole, had been involved in yet more scandal by ‘sex texting’ other ladies – by no means outweighed my utter disbelief that Cheryl Cole...Cheryl Cole!!! had been chosen to represent the British contingent at our national awards show. This, in contrast to the American musical legends like Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga who took the stage, showing us Brits what music is really all about, how it should be done. Cheryl’s performance can only be deemed an embarrassment. Whilst the American contingent performed live – we would expect nothing less - Cheryl (like her X-factor associates JLS) attempted to mime her way through the performance. But to no avail. Cheryl’s lips were moving totally out of sync with the backing track and we could hear her recorded vocals 2 or 3 seconds before she started miming the line she was singing. She was lucky that the edge was taken off by the sympathetic audience, aware that the lyrics “You’ve got to fight for this love, if it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for” must have been excruciatingly painful to perform to the nation. Only days previously, Cheryl proved how personal those lyrics were to her by telling Hello! Magazine, “If it’s worth fighting for then fight. And in the case of me and my husband, it’s worth it.” As she left the stage, host Peter Kay quipped, “You’ve got to fight for this love - never a truer word spoken”. It was an awkward watch.
Cheryl does not have a strong voice. This is why I am literally baffled to relate to you that a friend working at Cheryl’s record label Universal Records, home to artists such as the Kaiser Chiefs, Jack Johnson, Scissor Sisters, the Saturdays, and Lil Wayne, revealed to me that they have made Cheryl a global priority for 2010. This means that not only is Cheryl being set up for global domination, she is also receiving one of the biggest budgets that the label has to offer. When you take a step back and realise that Cheryl unfortunately struggles to hold a tune, this really is one of the most baffling stories within the music industry right now. I don’t know about you, but I think Cheryl should stick to presenting (and to Girls Aloud). Performances like her one at the Brits will only serve to tarnish her otherwise pretty sparkling reputation.
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