Olympics fans hand out ‘gold medal for lip syncing’ as closing ceremony band blasted for performance
OLYMPIC fans have accused the lead singer of the band Phoenix of lip synching during the closing ceremony.
The French band took to the stage to kick off the musical segment but left those watching at home unimpressed after a series of sound issues – and appearing to mime along.
Commenting on their performance, one viewer wrote: “Gold medal for Lip Syncing. These guys.”
A second said: “This is some of the worst lip syncing I’ve seen in a while.”
While a third added: “The whole musical part is lip sync / mine. Completely shameful. Wouldn’t be so bad if it even sounded good but it’s a technical mess.”
The group from Versailles is fronted by Thomas Mars.
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They got the Olympians jumping along to their hit Lisztomania, were and were later joined by Belgian singer Angele.
French electro house artist Kavinsky also performed his classic song Nightcall while a cloaked guitarist shredded on the guitar after Cambodian rapper Vannda performed.
Lead singer of American indie band Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig, then joined Phoenix to begin the handover to the States for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.