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19.1.02

Sat 19/01/02

Stop The Lying!

His ‘Hero’ single is out imminently, so Enrique Iglesias is doing the rounds of the TV shows this week. And hurrah for that! ¡Ay caramba senor! Muy bien to have you back and all that. This morning, it was The Saturday Show. Earlier in the week it was Richard & Judy. On these programmes, both Richard Madeley and Dani Behr said, during the preliminary chat with Enrique, that he would be singing live. Problem is, he wasn’t. Not on either programme. Personally, I couldn’t give a monkey’s, when artists have singles to promote, whether they mime or sing live. What I REALLY hate is the lying. Enrique, for all his charms, (and there are many, many of them) is useless at miming. Almost as bad as Bernard Sumner. He clearly knows this, and very obviously holds the mic around the bell end (do your own Freudian analysis) in order for his fist to hide his mouth from the cameras. If he was lucky, he would get away with it, but unfortunately, on both programmes (but at different points in the song), he has forgotten to open his boca bonita at all and yet, as if by magic, his voice has still appeared. Quite funny to watch, but very, very embarrassing for him.

So why the pretence? Is it some contractual ‘I will only appear if you say I’m singing live’ type obligation? TV producers must think we’re complete muppets. In the fabulous world of pop (specifically pop) there are few enough acts who will sing live on TV shows, which is why those who do, notably a1 and Hear’say, deserve a little respect for it.

Lo siento Enrique, pero no me gusta.

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