Top 10 Times It Was Painfully Obvious That Famous Singers Were Lip-Synching

Everyone knows that celebrities lip-sync to their songs even when they perform live on stage. 

However, they are smart enough to act it up so that the audience doesn’t find out.

But these famous singers was not that lucky. So sit back, relax and get ready to cringe - and laugh - at the expense of the stars who have got caught lip-synching.

10. Hilary Duff

Year: 2004

Venue: MTV’s New Year’s Eve Live special

Was the performance televised? Yes. 

Most obviously lip-synched moment? The glitchy “backing track” at 0:44.

What’s worse than a flubbed cue? How about a vocal track that skips. To her eternal credit, Hilary pretended nothing was going wrong and powered through until the end of the song, but that doesn’t make the clip any easier to watch.

9. Selena Gomez

Year: 2013

Venue: Jingle Ball

Was the performance televised? No.

Most obviously lip-synched moment? The missed lyric at the 0:58 mark.

For her part, Selena didn’t seem particularly happy about the performance either. When the lights went out she cursed into her mic, unaware that it was still (ever?) on.

8. Nicki Minaj

Year: 2012

Venue: The Today Show

Was the performance televised? Yes.

Most obviously lip-synched moment? The beginning is pretty bad.

Nicki Minaj’s mic was on — she made clear every time she made a weird growling sound — she just didn’t seem particularly interested in using it for its intended purpose.