The 'Love Me Like You Do' hitmaker cites technical problems and illness as the reasons behind her rough performance at the AFL Grand Final.
- Oct 4, 2015
AceShowbiz - Ellie Goulding reacted to accusations that she lip-synced during a live performance at the AFL Grand Final in Australia. The British star was accused of miming her lyrics after a video showed her walking on the stage with her mic nowhere near her mouth as her song "Love Me Like You Do" started playing with her vocals.
"Love it when people think I lip sync, what a rad compliment :) Now where does one find a good veggie restaurant in Melbs?" the female singer responded to the critics on Twitter. "Considering I had no voice yesterday and a sleepless night because of the meds I would say it's been a good day :) thanks for the love x."
"I give 100|percent| in my performances even when people don't give much back. My fans know that. That's because I love what I do so much. :)" she continued, adding that she battled illness that day. "Truth be told I've been unwell the past week and I could do with a long spell chill but I was determined to give everything for Oz today."
Goulding also explained that it was technical glitch at the beginning of her performance during the Australian Football League's version of the Super Bowl. "Incidentally the sound guy who pressed playback twice and triggered both band tracks simultaneously is nowhere to be seen...," she said of what happened at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Grand Final producer Michael Gudinski came to her defense as well. "Ellie performed live vocals to a backing track. This is a very common practice for performances in situations such as the Grand Final," he said. "Unfortunately a technical issue at the start of Ellie's performance caused a brief hiccup but Ellie went on to prove just how much of a superstar she is, belting out two of her massive hits. Claims that Ellie lip synced her performance are absolutely untrue."
