Milli Vanilli-like blind item

**Chilly Willy** · November 27th, 2006, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mookie

highly doubt that it could be a country artist because they aren't as known on a world wide level as pop or rock artists. no offense to the country people, but think about it. shania may have been huge here and in canada, but i don't think they were jamming to her in athens, moscow or capetown.

You're right, the rest of the world doesn't care much for country music, but Shania Twain is an exception, because her music is not purely country. She is pretty well known in Europe. But she's ruled out anyway, because her debut album came out in 93.

How many successful female singers are there who debuted in 2001-2002? It can't be that many! Dammit!

Has anyone ever seen Ashanti in concert?

**greysfang** · November 27th, 2006, 10:01 AM

I'm telling you, its not Michelle Branch. I've heard her live and acoustic and she sounds exactly like her albums.

**MsChiff** · November 27th, 2006, 11:53 AM

Why would this lawyer person even put this out there? If he can't say, then what's the point? Will we ever know? Why doesn't "S" come out with it and admit she's the real singer.. she didn't do anything illegal did she?

**CherryDarling** · November 28th, 2006, 07:07 PM

I keep wondering on this one and I cannot figure it out, hence it is driving me crazy!!!!

It's got to be someone that is considered a great talent. I really hope it's not Christina Aguilera. I've seen her live and she was amazing, but in order to "shake the industry" or what have you, it's got to be someone as big as Christina.............right?

That is, assuming this ent. lawyer/blogger dude isn't entirely full of shit...

**Tater Tot** · November 28th, 2006, 07:25 PM

I get what you're saying. But I'm pretty sure there's no way it's Christina. There are numerous tapes of her as a kid singing with that same amazing voice. Whoever this is has to be someone who doesn't have all that history of singing as a child.

I still like Ashanti for this one, but she really isn't that big anymore. But at the time, she was all over the place. If I had to guess what "big" star it could be, i'd go with Shania.

**Tati** · November 29th, 2006, 09:28 PM

I dunno about Ashanti - didn't she actually write some of her own material, even some songs for other artists before she broke into singing herself (I thought she wrote some for JLo)? Not to say a songwriter is necessarily going to be a good singer, but usually the industry operates the other way around; I'd be very surprised if they took someone who actually had some talent and made her into a fake. She's done a lot of collaborations as well. She was basically a backup singer before making a name for herself, and why would anyone bother putting so much effort into "creating" a backup singer?

I'm liking Shania as a guess, and it was "revealed" that the dates were fudged, so it could be her, or any 80s-90s singer.

**Icepik** · November 29th, 2006, 10:19 PM

When was the last time Shania released something?

**cly** · November 30th, 2006, 11:36 PM

I think it is J Lo she doesn't sound so great when she talks, but when she sings? It does not even sound like the same person! She couldn't even use her own voice to sing for the Selena movie. They used Selena's own music (of course) and another singer to sing in the movie.

**SweetPea** · December 1st, 2006, 10:31 AM

I think it's Beyonce. She's on top right now. That would blow everyone's mind.

**Mookie** · December 1st, 2006, 01:31 PM

jlo.

b/c whn that 1st album came out she was the laughingstock at the billboard awards i vegas (that sam yr or the next)for being the only artist that had to sing full-playback (lip sync completely)--obviously b/c she doesn't have the vocal strength to sig and dance at the same time.

**texlux** · December 1st, 2006, 03:14 PM

I am also going with JLO, now that we know that it could have been any year.

**cly** · December 1st, 2006, 10:50 PM

If it is JLo then the new Scientology interest (from them to her) would explain a lot. I think Scientology goes after stars that has secrets and uses that to their advantage...........it also explains why none of those such as Pene Cruz/Nicole never talk after the fact.......contracts.....secrets........money..... ...

If it isn't JLo then I am going with Britney......heard she is a sound studio voice and not good in concert. Anyone know if that is true? Plus, she hasn't done anything in a long time.

**Chilly Willy** · December 2nd, 2006, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by cly

If it is JLo then the new Scientology interest (from them to her) would explain a lot. I think Scientology goes after stars that has secrets and uses that to their advantage...........it also explains why none of those such as Pene Cruz/Nicole never talk after the fact.......contracts.....secrets........money..... ..

Excellent, excellent point. Look who else they recruited (or are about to recruit): Will and Jada, the Beckhams, etc.

**sprynkles** · December 2nd, 2006, 01:20 PM

I know the music industry inside and out, and I had never heard of something so extensive and pervasive as this

This has to be someone pretty big. What about Avril?