Lola Dee - For Your Love (1978)

Here we have a prime example of what happens when the recommended distance between act and backing singers/dancers are compromised. Lola here is at risk of being struck by a flailling limb (or some other part of an over-enthusiastic colleague). There is another danger of having to share the spotlight - that of being upstaged through excessive gyration or stage outfit. Kelly Marie and her protégé Amy Winehouse always kept their dancers away from the Star Zone.

The Right Decision: Eurovision Song Contest To Allow Vocals On Tape

Introduction

First up, let’s start with the core message from the EBU today regarding the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s not the rule change around backing vocals, it’s not the temporary nature of the rule change, it’s that the Song Contest will continue. Executive Supervisor Martin Ōsterdahl:

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20 Feet From Stardom: Viewer’s are drawn in by what they have to tell us about this hidden,behind-the-scenes world and their remarkable voices

The Oscar winning music documentary ’20 Feet From Stardom’ is something else. It looks at some of music’s most astounding backing singers that feature on some of the best known and loved songs ever written, songs where the backing is the most memorable and where it makes the song what it is. It’s insane how much these people have done, the absolutely stunning voices they have and how they never…