His voice is his most important instrument…
Rocker performs on Saturday Chris Harms (43) with his band “Lord Of The Lost” at Eurovision Song Contest for Germany. He has had several rehearsals in which he demanded everything from his booming singing voice.
Chris Harms (MitteI) with his band rehearsing for the ESC on Monday
Then the shock: On Thursday he suddenly had a voice problem. Whereupon the singer imposed a speaking ban on himself.
Even when meeting with BILD, Harms only communicated in writing to protect his voice.
Harms: “With daily rehearsals and hours of interviews, it’s easy for me to get a sore throat. I already know that from tours. The only thing that helps then: shut up, as much as possible.”
And Harms stuck to that.
An interview without the spoken word: Chris Harms (right) with BILD reporter Mark Pittelkau in Liverpool
Chris Harms (2nd from right) during his short performance in a Liverpool school
The only exception: a singing performance while attending St Hilda’s CE High School in Liverpool. The school has around 1100 students between the ages of 11 and 18, who are taught both German and music at the highest level. For them graduated “ Lord Of The Lost” a short unplugged performance.
But before and after that, Harms stuck to his self-imposed rules. The singer: “Only written interviews, drinking tea, nodding nicely and smiling instead of many words. Then the issue will quickly take care of itself.”
The singer believes that he will be fully voiced again by Saturday at the latest to rock his ESC performance.
BILD is keeping its fingers crossed for him.
