Pianist Chloe Flower flawlessly and passionately entertained the audience - both in attendance and at home - during the 80th Annual Golden Globes Awards on Tuesday night.
The renowned artist filled commercial breaks with incredibly-keyed renditions of our favorite soundtrack tunes from films such as The Little Mermaid, Top Gun, and even The Exorcist, all arranged by Flower herself.
However, during the ceremony, several lengthy acceptance speeches were interrupted with music, and many on social media believed Flower was playing the winners off.
During her speech, Best Actress winner Michelle Yeoh even responded to the intrusive music saying, "Shut up, please. I can beat you up, OK? It's that serious."
Flower took to Twitter to address the misdirected backlash.
She tweeted:
"I would never play piano over people's speeches!!"
"I'm only playing when you see me on camera!"
\u201cI would never play piano over people\u2019s speeches!! I\u2019m only playing when you see me on camera! #goldenglobes\u201d— Chloe Flower (@Chloe Flower) 1673405577
Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael even introduced Flower and clarified for the audience that the music playing during speeches was pre-recorded.
Others also rallied in support of Flower.
Yes! I wish they'd made this clearer during the broadcast! I hope you haven't been receiving hate mail. You were phenomenal! 👏👏👏
— Regina Kim (@ReginaEKim) January 11, 2023
You were wonderful, sorry the production made it seem as if you were a villain… at least they sort of addressed it during the show.
— Grady Player (@gradyplayer) January 11, 2023
This is good to hear! Congrats on your performance tonight in that case! 👏
— Josie Colgan (@xjosiecolgan) January 11, 2023
I'm glad they have someone else doing it! Your playing is magnificent and the highlight of the evening at the #GoldenGlobes2023
— ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴘʀɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ (@James_Prichard) January 11, 2023
Of course, many responded just to share their amazement at Flower's talent.
You were phenomenal at the #GoldenGlobes! Congratulations on a beautiful night ❤️🎶
— PETA (@peta) January 11, 2023
I'm glad they have someone else doing it! Your playing is magnificent and the highlight of the evening at the #GoldenGlobes2023
— ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴘʀɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ (@James_Prichard) January 11, 2023
Enjoyed watching you perform at the Disney Parks Holiday special and tonight. 🎶Beautiful performance! 🎹
— Rose Mari (@savvy_trvlr) January 11, 2023
You are an amazing talent and I absolutely loved hearing and watching you play.
— Annie Webb (@amser409) January 11, 2023
You did great! You looked beautiful & more importantly, played beautifully in a somewhat thankless setting. I, for one, appreciated the non-DJ route & am sorry you became an outlet for frustration. But hey, now millions know you who didn’t yesterday! ❤️🙏🏻
— Peace emoji (@NYCINK) January 11, 2023
You were amazing!! They should have given you more solos. Well done!
— Tony Maciulis (@TonyMaciulis) January 11, 2023
Flower shared her excitement in an interview for the Golden Globes.:
"I've been watching them since I was little, but up until this Golden Globes, I've never seen a live musician playing."
"I think it's really cool and it will be an intimate vibe, solo piano only."
"I've never done anything like this. The Globes have never seen anything like this."
"I think it's going to be such a unique experience for them to see a live musician."
Flower—a Korean American performer—released her single "Golden Hour" just this year via Sony.
You can hear her perform in her official video for her song "Tamie" here:
Chloe Flower - Tamie (Official Video)youtu.be
She has collaborated with artists such as Celine Dion, Meek Mill and Cardi B.
We look forward to much more of Flower in the future!
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