Just Don’t Place Me Next to Them

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The pressure to perform better and achieve a higher notch among peers is on. While today’s stars are made not by talent alone, but by tons of media hype to gain fan interest, legitimate talents are sometimes relegated to the periphery. When this unfair situation is questioned, the response of insiders is that these legitimate talents are probably not doing what the stars of today are doing. However, talent alone is no longer enough to establish a career, as the power of the network dictates the direction of one’s career. Remember that once a network channels its resources in building a personality, the rate of success will be higher. Thus, legitimate talents who are not backed up by a network and are unable to gain enough following will never have a great career.

Nonetheless, when a seemingly innocent tweet about non-performers generated an unexpected discussion in social media, some thought that talents and networks were unaffected by the issue. However, some artists took this issue as a challenge for them to prove they are really talented, and they opted to sing live given the opportunity. The winner would always be the audience whenever artists rise above the challenge. Fans are appreciative that their idols would prove their worth.

When Talented Young Performer (YP) saw the chance to prove herself, she requested the production of her show not to put her too close to the other performers who opt to lip synch. Although she is considered as a newbie, YP has potential to excel given her genes and her extensive experience. As the daughter of very talented singers, YP inherited their powerful voices. Besides, YP has appeared in theatre productions, and therefore, she knows how to handle the pressure of performing in front of the audience without any pre-recording. Moreover, her album might be affected by the lip synch issue, which would be unfair to someone who is talented like her.

Although the request might seem to indicate a bit of pride, YP has to do whatever it takes to prove she could deliver without blatantly stepping on anyone’s toes. Thus, she is not even requesting solo spots this early, but only to sing live and slowly dissociate from performers who rely on lip synchronization. 

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. - Ralph Marston

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