Lionel Richie confused viewers with his 'unrecognisable' voice as he took to the stage for the Coronation Concert. The 73-year-old singing superstar was one of the big names performing for the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle.
As he sang his classics Easy and All Night Long many viewers thought he didn't sound like himself. Fans flocked to Twitter to have their say.
@Jess_in_Devon gasped: "Oh Lionel." @JacquiDarling also sighed: "Oh Lionel…." And a shocked @rossjmorgan tweeted: "The Lionel Richie impersonator is OK......oh, it's actually Lionel Richie. Errrrrrr awkward." @DarrenEmoji said: "Oh Lionel love." And @Berryliz8 exclaimed: "Oh Lionel Richie….. no, no, no."
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But @AlexWattsEsq said: "This coronation belongs to Lionel Ritchie." @M_Occomore said: "Lionel nailed it." @gizmo6661 praised: "Lionel Ritchie absolutely bossing it." And @davidbakerdj agreed: "Lionel Ritchie brilliant."
@lcyHlcCuP puzzled: "Doesn't even sound like him. Thought it was a impersonator." And @matthewhowe69 asked: "Who is this Lionel Richie impersonator?"
A crowd of 20,000 people headed to Windsor Castle's East Lawn for the event, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Radio 2. The rest of the musical line-up included Take That, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Paloma Faith, Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel, Pete Tong, Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Winwood, Lang Lang, Chinese pianist, Tiwa Savage, winner of MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, Lucy, winner of Channel 4's The Piano, The Coronation Choir and the Virtual Choir The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art and a 74-piece classical ensemble.
King Charles and Queen Camilla with other members of the royal family joined members of the public at the event after their crowning at Westminster Abbey yesterday. The concert follows the big Lunch Celebrations across the nation today and a walkabout by the Prince and Princess of Wales Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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