RAYE has revealed she was “so nervous” to cowl ‘Skyfall’ on the Oscars this weekend, claiming that “nobody can sing Adele like Adele”.
On the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night time (March 2), she joined Doja Cat and BLACKPINK’s Lisa for a medley of basic James Bond themes to rejoice the legendary spy film franchise.
Whereas Doja took on Shirley Bassey’s ‘Diamonds Are Endlessly’ and Lisa sang Paul McCartney’s ‘Stay And Let Die’, RAYE had the unenviable process of taking up Adele’s 2012 Bond theme.
Shortly after the efficiency, Leisure Tonight caught up with RAYE to get her ideas on gracing one of many greatest phases within the leisure trade. “It was such an exhilarating efficiency, additionally nobody can sing Adele like Adele, and it’s scary,” she stated. “It was terrifying but additionally so unbelievable on the identical time.”
RAYE, Doja and Lisa launched the collaborative single ‘Born Once more’ final month, which was later included on Lisa’s debut album ‘Alter Ego’, and RAYE described sharing the stage with them as “so electrical”, including: “We simply have a gorgeous chemistry and I simply love these women. They’re so variety and onerous working and provoking.”
She additionally famous that whereas she sang together with her eyes closed, she opened them on the finish and ”Ariana was there on the entrance, she stood up and he or she clapped. It doesn’t matter what anyone else issues as a result of Ariana beloved it and I’m pleased with that.”
On Monday (March 3), RAYE took to Instagram to share the video of her efficiency. “Was sooo nervous to sing this track as a result of nobody can sing Adele like Adele, however I attempted my easiest,” she wrote. “I’m simply so grateful to the Oscars Academy for this invitation to sing on this stage.”
RAYE and Adele are each alumni of the BRIT College, though Adele had already graduated from the BPI-funded establishment earlier than RAYE enrolled there.
The whole Bond sequence acquired blended critiques on-line, with Doja Cat herself admitting to having felt nervous throughout her part and conceding that she “hit some flats” throughout ‘Diamonds Are Endlessly’.
The tribute to the Bond franchise got here simply days after information broke that the movies will now be managed by Amazon MGM Studios after they acquired the rights from the long-time producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. It ends greater than 60 years of the Broccoli household overseeing the franchise.
The acquisition has been met with sharp criticism by followers, with one claiming that “it’s clearly the tip of the franchise for long-time Bond followers”.