Captain Hemlock 737 Posted August 14 Doesn’t look well in this video at all. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13739641/amp/frankie-valli-frail-viral-lip-sync-songs-fans-retirement.html 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 525 Posted August 14 1 hour ago, Captain Hemlock said: Doesn’t look well in this video at all. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13739641/amp/frankie-valli-frail-viral-lip-sync-songs-fans-retirement.html He should be retired! Does he really need the money? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,041 Posted August 14 Glad I put him on my list, should really be considered for next year, he has the Same gaunt appearance as Bucharach and Newhart had one year before their demise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonNgoat 132 Posted August 14 He has been doing the vacant half-arsed miming thing for years now, but the gaunt appearance is more of a concern. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted August 14 18 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: Doesn’t look well in this video at all. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13739641/amp/frankie-valli-frail-viral-lip-sync-songs-fans-retirement.html My eyes aren't adoring that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,041 Posted August 18 7 minutes ago, wannamaker said: Has Covid. Could be nothing but could be a blow for him. Frailness and tiredness, put him on the list next year if he reaches it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,569 Posted August 18 1 hour ago, wannamaker said: Has Covid. 2 of the his bandmates have died from COVID: Tommy DeVito (aged 92 in 2020) and Joe Long (aged 88 in 2021). Frankie for the hat trick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,041 Posted September 20 Don’t know When this was taken but looks quite terrible here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonNgoat 132 Posted September 20 55 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Don’t know When this was taken but looks quite terrible here people actually find this entertaining? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted September 20 2 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Don’t know When this was taken but looks quite terrible here The original Instagram post is dated 19 June 2022. It has comments from the poster pinned on the same date (117 weeks ago). While there are very recent posts (11 hours, a day ago), they are clearly posting on old news. The post below from @Captain Hemlock made in August for comparison to show the decline. On 14/08/2024 at 02:21, Captain Hemlock said: Doesn’t look well in this video at all. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13739641/amp/frankie-valli-frail-viral-lip-sync-songs-fans-retirement.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyTheSuperSnail 66 Posted September 22 He has been lip-syncing his performances almost entirely since about 2002, but he was able to do it somewhat convincingly until the last couple of years or so. To his credit, he seems very lucid when he speaks and he's able to stand and walk around for the entirety of the 90-minute show. Definitely one to consider for 2025. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,041 Posted October 1 Supposedly new video ? Will stay on my shadow list for next year, wonder how he is still alive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,400 Posted October 1 17 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Supposedly new video ? Will stay on my shadow list for next year, wonder how he is still alive This will keep happening on social media. They ought to release a statement saying "Frankie has dementia/lost his voice/is not being exploited/is happy to be on stage" etc. If it were a Tony Bennett situation then I could respect it. Even then, he was singing live at his final concerts and knew where he was during the songs. Nothing suggests Frankie has a say in this, but I'd gladly be proven wrong. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LWCZ 185 Posted October 1 Thing is that when you check out the entirety of the show recording, you can see that he's still very much there, albeit he seems to be slurring his words a bit. His vocals are completely prerecorded while the band and the backing vocalists are doing their magic live, and he just unenthusiastically lip-syncs his part (although sometimes you can hear him actually try to sing, but his voice is really not there anymore as it used to be; the guy is 90 for crying out loud). Still, a pretty strong contender for next year's DL, considering his age and frail state. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted October 1 I saw him about a week ago (the theatre was a few minutes away, and I got the tickets before the physical decline was more a point of contention despite still knowing about the lip syncing). It probably helps I had a balcony view but he didn't seem as bad physically as I thought he might, he was still able to stand the entire show and did do some talking in between songs. Still walking like a man onto TJS next year though, one of those Johnny Gilbert personal can't misses. Apparently he's been lip syncing for a quarter century now, just that until a few years ago he could do so far more convincingly. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
