Rapper King Brutally TROLLED For ‘Lip-syncing’ During His Performance At IPL 2023 Closing Ceremony; Internet Claims ‘He Is An Autotune Singer’
IPL closing ceremony did not go as planned for the rapper King, and he was heavily trolled for his performance
The Indian Premier League 2023 concluded on Monday evening and the final IPL fixture saw Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking home the trophy by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) in a high-octane match played at Ahmedabad after the originally scheduled final day was washed out due to rains. As CSK was pitted against GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium, rapper King – of Maan Meeri Jaan fame – performed at the closing ceremony.
However, the evening did not go as planned for the rapper, and he was heavily trolled for his performance.
King’s performance took place at the stadium in the mid-innings break, in front of the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah among other dignitaries, reported DNA. The rapper-singer entertained the audience with his hits like Maan Meri Jaan and Tu Aake Dekhle.
While the crowd cheered and grooved at the stadium, fans watching the live telecast back home were quite disappointed with his performance. Several videos of his performance have surfaced on social media by netizens who criticised King and accused him of not actually singing but lip-syncing to a track.
“Yeah complete lip-syncing man sh** show,” wrote one netizen. On a post dissing him on Reddit, one user wrote, “Bruh he is an autotune singer he can't perform live.”
A slew of fans pointed out the apparent ‘drop’ in the standard of IPL closing ceremonies where performers including the likes of Akshay Kumar and Arijit Singh in the past years. “From Arijit Singh to this. What a mighty fall,” tweeted one. Rapper Divine also performed at the closing ceremony and many fans felt he put up a much better show than King. “Divine saved him,” read one comment.
Another fan wrote, “If not for Divine, this performance would have been such a sh**show.” Jonita Gandhi and Nucleya also performed at the closing ceremony.
King, real name Arpan Kumar, rose to fame with the first season of the reality show MTV Hustle in 2019, where he placed among the top 5.
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