Kelis Performs ‘Acapella’ On Jools Holland

Published: Thursday 13th May 2010 by Sam

The ever-eccentric Kelis is currently over here in the UK promoting her European smash ‘Acapella’, most recently stopping by The Jools Holland Show to perform the song. See how the former Mrs. Nas fared after the jump…

The initial mic issue at the start could have been fatal for the performance, but she recovered well. Got me thinking, though; was she actually singing live?

On another note, I’m gonna need Kelis to command the stage a little more when performing. Afterall, here she is performing a storming dance track, yet standing stone still.

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  1. Trashyawnce May 13, 2010

    Old cow?

  2. Trashyawnce May 13, 2010

    Is that really you…Kelis the old cow???

  3. Last Boy on Earth May 13, 2010

    Since when singers have to dance? They are paid to sing, not to dance, that is just another factor that may make people like them but I dont give a f*** if the singer dances or not, as long as I like the songs

  4. hihihihi May 13, 2010

    LOL

    RIHANNA IS SO MUCH BETTA

  5. thatmangojuice May 13, 2010

    be quiet sam that was obviously no lip-syncing

  6. Orlando May 13, 2010

    this bish sucks ass

  7. Wesley May 13, 2010

    not being funny but people need to STOP

  8. Wesley May 13, 2010

    Honestly people need to stop comparing KELIS to rihanna, gaga, and other random chicks…anyone who knows music would be intelligent enough to know that kelis has been in the game since the 90´s
    unlike rihanna she is not manufactured and sculpted she is an artist
    so a little respect pleeeez

  9. channelexor May 13, 2010

    @ HIHIHIHI
    Not on this planet.
    Rihanna sounds like a goat getting r****. At least Kelis sounds amazing live.

  10. O2Nyce May 13, 2010

    I freaking love you Kelis and this made me love you even more! You bettah sing girl!

  11. BEYONCE VS. THE WORLD May 13, 2010

    WHEN HAVE THIS B**** EVER SOUNDED AMAZING PLEASE JUST CUT IT OUT

  12. All Ryght May 13, 2010

    @ Wesley Thanks so much for that comment. You know what it is? Its these young a** kids that don’t know anything about her. Just like you said she’s been out every since the 90’s and was always weird. Then you got people calling her old Kelis is only 29 since when is that old? She looks better than half the chicks out there thats 18-25. PLEASE stop hating so much on a Veteran in the game.

  13. Jay May 13, 2010

    I love Kelis. I think she takes herself too seriously all the time. Losen up, Kels.

  14. hihihihi May 13, 2010

    LMAO SHE SOUNDS AMZAING LIVE

    LOW WHISPERS

    HOLLA AT ME WHEN SHE SINGS A BALLAD LIEK RUSSIAN ROULETTE UNFAITHFUL TAKE A BOW OR FIRE BOMB

    HO

  15. BEYONCE VS. THE WORLD May 13, 2010

    IS THIS CALLED SINGING

  16. Jermaine May 13, 2010

    DUMBBASS’S

    TEAM KELIS!!! ALL DAY! FU*K THEM OTHER H**’S

  17. DIVAZZ May 13, 2010

    I SEE LADY GAGA COPYING KELIS’S GRAY HAIR NOW.I TOLD YALL SHE IS NOT ORIGINAL NOR WILL EVER BE ORIGINAL.SHE SHOULD CHANGE HER NAME TO COPYCAT GAGA.

  18. incognegro May 13, 2010

    Damn, I guess it’s “Hate On Kelis Month”. The mass misconception and misunderstanding of her personal affairs have created this cyber-hate, where everyone wants to criminalize and blame her. Global warming is worsening – blame Kelis. The economy is bad – blame Kelis. My nuts itch – blame Kelis. Nas is broke – blame Kelis (errr…now, there might be some validity in that statement; but its cheaper to keep her – TEAM KELIS) Make your comments based off of this women’s work, and not that of any other artists, because she cannot be compared; and given that she was doing this way longer than those she is being compared to, she deserves not to even be mentioned in the same sentence as them out of respect. I digress….

    On a different note, Kelis did a great job. She sounded quite similar to the track, and I thought that her presence on stage was appropriate. Yeah, some would argue that it would have been nice for her to dance around like she’s drugged, or having a seizure, with glow-sticks-in-hand (a la the rave club scene that this song bumps in), but that is not Kelis’ steez, never have been. So expecting her to do 8-counts, is an expectation of someone who is not a Kelis fan. She explained that this song was written for her son, and she definitely performed this song as if the song was sentimental to her. All in all, great job Kelis’, and I cannot wait for your album to be released.

  19. Chry5ta1 May 15, 2010

    Thanx for posting – love this tune! I must say she did sing live all the way – you can hear the sound that would have been coming up “in the house” it was a schoolboy error on the part of the sound production team to stream to the main feed.

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