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Taylor Sheesh? Drag act in Singapore soothes post-concert blues for some Taylor Swift fans
- Filipino Mac Coronel has been impersonating the US superstar since 2017 and performed for a 600-strong audience on the weekend
- He says it is ‘very sad’ Swift could not perform in his home country, blaming a lack of concert infrastructure
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For diehard fans recovering from post-concert blues after American pop star Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in Singapore, Taylor Sheesh was the answer.
The 29-year-old drag queen from the Philippines performed for a nearly sold-out, two-night show in Singapore just a week after Swift left the city state, the only Southeast Asia stop on her world tour.
Dressed in a blonde wig, jewel-encrusted bodysuits and cowboy boots, Mac Coronel, also known as Taylor Sheesh, lip-synched Swift’s hits and imitated her dance moves with striking precision for more than 600 fans on Saturday night.
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Sheesh has been impersonating the four-time Grammy award-winning singer since 2017 and has gone to great pains to mimic the superstar, even owning a stunning collection of dresses and boots similar to the 34-year-old American superstar.
“[Before each show], I will listen to Taylor Swift and watch some of her videos to memorise her choreography and refresh my mind,” Coronel said.
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