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Michael Jackson has thrown his comeback in to chaos with bizarre demands for his child choir.
In emails seen by the Mirror, the singer wants every youngster able to do sign language.
The weird request was sent to casting agents on behalf of promoters AEG Live, who are behind the 50 dates at London’s O2 Arena.
*****, 50, also wants the child singers to be made up of “exactly equal” numbers of black, white, mixed-race and Asian children.
And, even weirder, ***** is also after six marching snare drummers who are banned from having beards. The wacky email insists the drummers must be “young adults, clean-cut and of mixed ethnicity”.
It adds: “They must be real drummers so please do not waste our time suggesting people who are not.”
The child choir must be made up of kids ranging from five to 13.
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Auditions are next week in London and the children are being paid for their time. The email states: “No past professional experience is necessary...due to children’s work permit laws we will cast more than one choir.”
But a source close to the promoters told the Mirror the demands have caused a “logistical nightmare”.
An insider said: “Normally when we cast choirs for acts, it’s quite a laborious task.
“But in this case, it’s proving a near impossibility. ***** is a perfectionist and wants it exactly right and that means every child being able to do sign language.
“AEG are desperate to keep ***** happy and so are pulling out all the stops to make it happen. But it’s a race against time.”
But over in Los Angeles, the singer’s rehearsals said to be going well.
In emails seen by the Mirror, the singer wants every youngster able to do sign language.
The weird request was sent to casting agents on behalf of promoters AEG Live, who are behind the 50 dates at London’s O2 Arena.
*****, 50, also wants the child singers to be made up of “exactly equal” numbers of black, white, mixed-race and Asian children.
And, even weirder, ***** is also after six marching snare drummers who are banned from having beards. The wacky email insists the drummers must be “young adults, clean-cut and of mixed ethnicity”.
It adds: “They must be real drummers so please do not waste our time suggesting people who are not.”
The child choir must be made up of kids ranging from five to 13.
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Auditions are next week in London and the children are being paid for their time. The email states: “No past professional experience is necessary...due to children’s work permit laws we will cast more than one choir.”
But a source close to the promoters told the Mirror the demands have caused a “logistical nightmare”.
An insider said: “Normally when we cast choirs for acts, it’s quite a laborious task.
“But in this case, it’s proving a near impossibility. ***** is a perfectionist and wants it exactly right and that means every child being able to do sign language.
“AEG are desperate to keep ***** happy and so are pulling out all the stops to make it happen. But it’s a race against time.”
But over in Los Angeles, the singer’s rehearsals said to be going well.
