It was revealed today by a spokesman for Idol that (brace yourselves) *gasp* the group performances on the results shows use a pre-recorded track and requires the finalists to lip-synch. This confirms what many fans have suspected beginning a few weeks back. Per an article that was published on FOXNews.com, the spokesman said:
“Due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mics against a screaming audience, the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only," a rep for the show told "The New York Times," reiterating that all of the solo performances were 100 percent live.
This makes Justin Guarini look especially good, because the TV Guide Channel host is the person closest to the show that first pointed it out publicly when he told his Idol Wrap co-host Kimberly Caldwell:
"Every single year, we cannot stand the group performances. I know they can't stand it either. And I think what makes [the group performances] even worse now is that they're lip-synced. They're really prerecorded now."
So what's the story here? That Idol lied by trying to cover up the obvious? Big deal, very little about this show is "real" anymore. Each year it becomes more professional and loses its luster, and this season is no different.
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