Fans slam Lionel Ritchie’s performance at coronation concert, compares it to a ‘karaoke in the pub’

Fans slam Lionel Ritchie’s performance at coronation concert, compares it to a ‘karaoke in the pub’

TV viewers have slammed Lionel Ritchie’s ‘awful’ performance at King Charles’ coronation concert by comparing it to a ‘karaoke in the pub’.

Concert watchers accused the Motown legend of ‘butchering’ his own songs, as they asked what had happened to the 73-year-old’s voice.

Millions watched as the singer performed a set alongside pop icons including Katie Perry and Take That.

The concert was attended by the 20,000 spectators including the Royal Family and prime minister Rishi Sunak.

However, viewers seemed baffled by the singer’s ‘ropey’ performance at the Windsor Castle show, where he sung the Commodores’ classic ‘Easy’ and his 1983 chartbuster ‘All Night Long’.

People on social media were quick to pile in on the Alabama born musician, as some even said they wish they hadn’t bothered tuning in.

Disappointed onlookers also mocked the music icon’s voice, with one even comparing it Lionel Ritchie’s singing to that of Kermit the Frog’s.

Watchers of the show were more direct as they suggested Lionel Ritchie’s performance at the coronation show simply ‘wasn’t very good’.

Lionel Ritchie fans also took to the internet to say they wouldn’t be seeing him live in the future, and that they were glad they hadn’t bought tickets to his concerts.

One fan even said he planned to cancel his tickets to see the singer after watching his performance at the Windsor Castle show.

Viewers said Lionel Ritchie sounded like a ‘club singer’ as they accused him of ruining his own classic songs.

Nonetheless, some viewers took a more sympathetic approach, as they suggested it should be obvious Lionel Ritchie doesn’t sound the same as he did 40 years ago.

Others praised the singer for actually singing live instead of miming his songs, as they suggested it was impressive the R&B star was still performing in person.

The concert at Windsor Castle was held to mark the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday at Westminster Abbey.

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