This singing is pre recorded, they're miming - don't be fooled!!!

Listen to all the added effects, such as delay and compression, and the perfect and stable sound levels, regardless to where the mic is being held or how much it's moving....

Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

LOL, I'd bet my last quid that the producers had them recording those in the back throughout the day...or maybe even before entering the show! Megan & Darren's in particular....

The benefits of no live feed for the producers!

I agree.

I saw Darren live last summer and he can sing, not saying he is my favourite singer but he does have a good singing voice. And he was in Joseph many years where he would have sang live every show.

No idea about Megan liking her less as its going on.

They were definitely singing

Why would they bother doing that? Genuine question.

Well their lips were certainly moving.

For the viewers benefit. So everyone can be like 'wow, Megan's voice is amazing'

If that was live just then, this would have been more of a pub karaoke affair....

The performance levels were perfect for a few them.

It wasn't recorded because Daniella just stood there bemused when Gemma went wrong

Miming to previous recordings of their singing - professionals do it all the time for 'live performances' on shows.

Megan & Darrens definitely were - the others were debatable....

but they usually like the HMs humiliating themselves. I don't see why they'd change their minds about it now.

Well thats easy to do. You just add those effects on the sound desk as they are singing. Also no problem to keep the sound levels correct by working them on the desk. Darren can sing, that's generally how he makes a living. He's also a very good impressionist. There was no need to pre record, as most of them could sing to an acceptable level. The ones who couldn't, danced!

Haha - I know all this, I have a degree in Music Technology. That's how I know a few of them were mixed and mastered first.

I'm not denying that they're good singers - they definitely are. It's just the quality of the overall sound was too glossy and perfect, meaning they were pre recorded and mimed.

When a mic is moved around in your hand, here there and everywhere, this is reflected right away and can even cause feedback. Only trained professional singers know how to hold a mic steady and calm to get a stable level. Darren's was all over the place but the levels didn't change it all.

That does not mean they were miming, effects can be added on the fly or/and in post production

Went wrong? PMSL surely none of that was rehearsed. Daniella just stood there like a dumb fool, she has zero personality, was Gemma supposed to do the same.

These are celebs with reputations on the line. When signing up for the show, things like this would obviously be discussed e.g Will I have to sing/dance. Terms will be then be agreed....

Maloney sounded just as shit as I remembered.

people over analyzing on DS...theres a surprise.

I know what you mean. I agree.

I thought a couple sounded a bit unnaturally produced, but others sounded 'real'.

I thought he was going to sing 'There's noone quiet like grandma'

Yeah I think Maloney's was live but only caught the end....

Megan's and Darrens were 100% recorded beforehand - that's showbiz! Not sure why some in this thread find that so hard to believe.