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If you’re not familiar with the UK talent show The X Factor, think of it as American Idol with adorable British accents. And also contestants – like Gamu Nhengu here – who never miss note, thanks to glorious Auto-Tuning. Hit it, Gamu!
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I’m sure USC’s Speech Articulation group gained all sorts of important phonological insights from these videos of an opera singer and a beatboxer doing their respective things in an MRI machine. Here’s the insight I gained: tongues are gross.
