Maggie Cheung flops at music fests
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After an out-of-tune performance at the Strawberry Music Festival on the outskirts of Beijing on Saturday, Chinese actress Maggie Cheung jokingly asked her fans to give her 20 chances to perform a good song.
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Hong Kong film star Maggie Cheung performs during the 2014 Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing, capital of China, May 3, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Cheung is revered as one of the greatest Hong Kong actresses ever. The 50-year-old fashion icon introduced her new rock band at the festival. However, as soon as Cheung opened her mouth, the crowd fell silent.
During her rendition of Rihanna's "Stay," Cheung seemed to do everything but stay in tune. Some audience members decided to leave after 10 minutes of watching her perform, and even a few yelled for refunds.
On May 1 Cheung performed at the Shanghai Strawberry Festival, where her delivery of iconic singer Teresa Teng's "Tian Mi Mi" was also poorly received.
"I know I was out of tune in Shanghai, so I searched on Baidu (China's equivalent of Google) 'How not to go out of tune.' Maybe I spelled the words wrong, or for some other reason, I couldn't find an answer. So today I'll continue to go out of tune," joked Cheung before she sang in Beijing.
"After starring in more than 20 films, I was still called a flower vase (a term used to describe actresses that are beautiful but have no acting talents). So, please give me 20 more chances!"
Cheung, who was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film Clean (wherein she did a song performance), has been semi-retired from acting after 25 years so she could work more as a film composer.
Sina Weibo user "eargod" mocked Cheung's voice as "the legendary voice that's lower than base. This is shoegaze." User "mylittleairplane" supported the actress on the other hand. "A successful person, or someone who is admired, aside from their talents, what makes them unique is that they believe they can reach where they want to be. This kind of confidence and the unswerving attitude is more than enough to overshadow the doubts of the public."
The annual music festival was held at Beijing's Tongzhou Canal Park on May 3, 2014. It was subsequently cancelled after only two songs because of strong winds which had blown off the top of the stage. The organizers abruptly ended the festival out of safety concerns.
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