Debelle booed for Take That rap (From Salisbury Journal)

Debelle booed for Take That rap

3:44pm Thursday 26th November 2009

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Speech Debelle was booed off stage by Take That fans as she tried to rap one of their songs - at an event in honour of the chart-topping band.

The Mercury Prize-winner was then slammed by event host, Gavin And Stacey actor James Corden for her performance of No 1 hit Pray.

It happened just days after the rap act revealed she had parted from her record label because she was unhappy with the way the company handled stocks of her CDs in the days after her surprise Mercury win.

Debelle - real name Corynne Elliot - was performing at a London event on Wednesday night to mark the release of Karaoke-style computer game PlayStation 3 SingStar Take That.

The star - who was joined by a friend - chose to rap her way through the 1993 song. But members of the 500-strong crowd showed their disdain for her interpretation by booing the artist, who won the Mercury with debut album Speech Therapy in September.

She hit back: "I'm a rapper. I don't do Take s***."

James, a self-confessed Take That fan, then came on stage adding "that was s***, anyone can rap", before launching into a rap of his own.

Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange of Take That also performed, running through hit Rule The World with James.

And Amy Winehouse's goddaughter Dionne Bromfield impressed the audience at Notting Hill's Tabernacle with her version of Patience.

Lily Allen, Paloma Faith, Rachel Stevens, Kate Moss and Pixie Geldof were also at the party.

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