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* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Poppy is caught singing live when she's supposed to be lip-syncing.

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* '''Justified''': ???
Poppy was ''really'' out of breath having to dance and sing at the same time, ''and'' she went on for multiple hours. Cut her some slack! Too bad the [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch speakers began bugging out]]...
* '''Inverted''': Poppy is caught singing live when she's supposed to be lip-syncing.lip-syncing, as evidenced as her inexplicably having two voices singing at once.
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** Poppy is caught lip-syncing. However, her music is in an uptempo genre where dance lip-syncing is next-to expected, so the audience wasn't surprised and don't really mind.

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** Poppy is caught lip-syncing. However, her music is in an uptempo genre where dance act involves a lot of jumping around, flipping and fast dancing, so lip-syncing is next-to expected, pretty much a given, so the audience wasn't surprised and don't really mind.
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** [[YourNormalIsOurTaboo Lipsynching is completely accepted as normal amongst Poppy's audience]]. You can't get "caught" when it's not a problem in the first place.

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** [[YourNormalIsOurTaboo Lipsynching is completely accepted as completely normal amongst Poppy's audience]]. You can't get "caught" when it's not a problem in the first place.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Poppy doesn't get caught lip-syncing.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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** The band is playing along to the music, while Poppy is singing for real.
** Poppy has a physical ailment that affects her performance. If she can't perform, she uses a backing track. When audiences find out, the explanation is Poppy is just trying to finish her final tour before retiring due to said ailment.
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Poppy doesn't get caught lip-syncing.lip-syncing.
** [[YourNormalIsOurTaboo Lipsynching is completely accepted as normal amongst Poppy's audience]]. You can't get "caught" when it's not a problem in the first place.
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** Poppy isn't lip-syncing and even accurately sings alongside the RepetitiveAudioGlitch.

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* '''Enforced''': Poppy's music is actually done by a ReclusiveArtist who hired her to act as the public performer. If anyone finds out, [[XanatosGambit they can always just tell the truth that it was their idea to prove her innocence.]]

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* '''Enforced''': Poppy's music is actually done by a ReclusiveArtist who hired her to act as the public performer. If anyone finds out, [[XanatosGambit they can always just tell the truth that prove her innocence by admitting it was their idea to prove her innocence.idea.]]



* '''Played For Laughs''': Poppy insists that she can sing for real. Cue CringeComedy when she turns out to [[HollywoodToneDeaf sound like a cat being strangled]].

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Poppy insists that she can sing for real. Cue CringeComedy when she turns out to [[HollywoodToneDeaf sound like a cat being strangled]].strangled]].
** The music completely stops, but Poppy continues to lip-sync as if nothing happened. Everyone applauds [[DoWrongRight at her dedication to finishing the song anyway.]]
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???Poppy's music is actually done by a ReclusiveArtist who hired her to act as the public performer. If anyone finds out, [[XanatosGambit they can always just tell the truth that it was their idea to prove her innocence.]]
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* '''Played For Horror''': A group of criminals [[plant a bomb set to go off when Poppy sings a certain note]]. Poppy tries getting around this by using a recording. When the audio stops, she 's afraid to tell the audience what's going on at the risk of putting their lives in danger.

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* '''Played For Horror''': [[MusicalTrigger A group of criminals [[plant a bomb has been planted that's set to go off when Poppy sings a certain note]]. Poppy tries The producers have been forced to letting the concert go on, and try getting around this by using lip syncing to a recording. When the audio stops, she 's afraid to tell the audience what's going on at staff has to act quickly before the risk of putting their audience's lives are put in any more danger.
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* '''Played For Horror''': A group of criminals [[plant a bomb set to go off when Poppy sings a certain note]]. Poppy tries getting around this by using a recording. When the audio stops, she 's afraid to tell the audience what's going on at the risk of putting their lives in danger.

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* '''Invoked''': Poppy's main rival sabotages the playback to out her as a fraud.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Poppy's main rival sabotages the playback to out her as a fraud.fraud.
** Poppy is unhappy about being forced to lip-sync for a TV show, so she deliberately makes it clear she's not singing live.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone is caught faking a performance.
* '''Straight''': Poppy Stardom lip-syncs while giving a concert. Then [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch the lyrics and music start repeating]], and the audience realizes she wasn't ''really'' singing.
* '''Exaggerated''': It's also revealed that Poppy's entire band is merely pretending to play. As they leave the stage, they accidentally reveal that the "backup dancers" are 3D holograms.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Poppy is only performing for a small audience, and gets them to agree to shut up about that little mishap.
** Poppy is caught lip-syncing. However, her music is in an uptempo genre where dance lip-syncing is next-to expected, so the audience wasn't surprised and don't really mind.
** The audio glitches in a way that suggests she might be lip-syncing, but doesn't come close to proving it. While some people find this suspicious, most give her the benefit of the doubt.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Poppy is caught singing live when she's supposed to be lip-syncing.
* '''Subverted''':
** Poppy manages to pass off the RepetitiveAudioGlitch as deliberate.
** It turns out that the disastrous "concert" was merely a rehearsal to test if the special effects worked.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then the recording stops working altogether, and the audience figures out what's up.
* '''Parodied''':
** Poppy's lip-syncing has been incredibly obvious for years, but everyone is still shocked to find out that she doesn't actually sing her songs.
** Poppy doesn't even try to make the lip-syncing look real, but she's still shocked when the audience realizes she's a fraud.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Poppy doesn't get caught lip-syncing.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "If Poppy was going to lip-sync, she should've been better at not getting caught."
* '''Invoked''': Poppy's main rival sabotages the playback to out her as a fraud.
* '''Exploited''': Poppy's rivals throw {{Take That}}s at her and advertise that ''their'' performances are genuine.
* '''Defied''': Poppy's team quickly shuts down the malfunctioning audio player, and stops the concert due to "problems with the audio equipment". The audience buys this excuse.
* '''Discussed''': "Please make 100% sure this recording works. We don't want Poppy to become the next Music/MilliVanilli."
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': Poppy insists that she can sing for real. Cue CringeComedy when she turns out to [[HollywoodToneDeaf sound like a cat being strangled]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Poppy usually sings for real. She catches a cold on a concert day, and the producers force her to lip-sync instead of cancelling the concert. When the audio malfunctions, everyone assumes ''all'' her performances were faked. She becomes a target of ridicule, and her career is ruined.
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