Certain Derry accents have a twang that is similar to many American intonations, and if you spend a couple of years in the states this can become more pronounced.
The southside Dublin accent has a similar American style twang. Have you listened to Bono or Enya recently.
I always liked Nadines voice. When she firs moved to LA people said her accent had changed and I couldn't hear it, she sounded the same to me. She does have an LA twang now though. Inevitable really. I found on holiday there that I had to americanise some words to make myself understood, and her accent is even broader.
That sounds really odd. Really American but then a bit of Irish floats through.
I'd say it's the opposite. Predominately Derry (Northern Ireland) accent with the odd word or two having an American twang to it. I live in Belfast and consider the Derry accent to be the very worst!
Irish with an American twang,lol. She should stick to one or the other, she does sound rather strange like that. I like Nadine though, so I just hope she continues to sing in her normal voice.
Her "normal" singing voice -- like most British pop singers, with notable exceptions like Sophie Ellis Bextor -- basically just consists of an affected American accent anyway.
Unfortunately, for too long now, kids have been exposed to so much American music and so many American singers (and British singers who've previously been brought up the same way) that they think that's just the way you're supposed to sing.
uhh, that doesn't resemble any American accent I've ever heard. North, south, east or west. Not at all. lol. Not even the "twang" some of you speak about.
I'd say it's the opposite. Predominately Derry (Northern Ireland) accent with the odd word or two having an American twang to it. I live in Belfast and consider the Derry accent to be the very worst!
I agree, it's predominantly still a Derry accent and i agree her accent is the worst in Ireland . No fault of Nadine of course, we can't choose where we are born.
I can't stand the woman, but I have to defend her here. She is living in America and has been for some time and is engaged to an American and runs a restaurant presumably surrounded the whole time by Americans. I think there is a strong possibility that she will develop the accent.
I have yet to lose my Welsh accent since I moved here, but my son lost his within weeks of attending the local school.
It sounds hideous, but it's not faked. I mean if you were going to fake an accent would you really choose to sound like that??:eek:
Sometimes people change their accents to be more easily understood. I lived in Australia for over a year and where I was staying, there weren't many Irish people. For about a week it was cute when everyone pointed out the way I pronounced things but it got real old, real quick. I deliberatly started to pronounce my words properlyl. Instead of say tree (3), I would say three. It was strange at first but I soon got the hang of it. When I left Australia, people still thought I had a strong Irish accent but when I got home, everyone thought I sounded posh and stuck up! After about a day I was back to my normal accent (think turty tree and a turd, filum, brudder etc)
Ha ha! I think she's been seeing someone that's been trying to teach her to speak with an American accent. You can clearly hear the Irish in her voice coming to the surface. She sounds completely ridiculous to be honest. The interviewer must be trying hard to keep a straight face.
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The southside Dublin accent has a similar American style twang. Have you listened to Bono or Enya recently.
I was so wrong
Um...you sure about that?
I'd say it's the opposite. Predominately Derry (Northern Ireland) accent with the odd word or two having an American twang to it. I live in Belfast and consider the Derry accent to be the very worst!
LOL!!
Unfortunately, for too long now, kids have been exposed to so much American music and so many American singers (and British singers who've previously been brought up the same way) that they think that's just the way you're supposed to sing.
When I think of London. Her voice comes to mind.
http://www.digitalspy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1377819&highlight=
i assume as it did not happen it is time to slag of Nadine
I agree, it's predominantly still a Derry accent and i agree her accent is the worst in Ireland . No fault of Nadine of course, we can't choose where we are born.
I have yet to lose my Welsh accent since I moved here, but my son lost his within weeks of attending the local school.
It sounds hideous, but it's not faked. I mean if you were going to fake an accent would you really choose to sound like that??:eek:
Ha ha! I think she's been seeing someone that's been trying to teach her to speak with an American accent. You can clearly hear the Irish in her voice coming to the surface. She sounds completely ridiculous to be honest. The interviewer must be trying hard to keep a straight face.
Can't be helped as she's living there though, just a shame it's mixed with the Derry accent:D