After facing heavy criticism for the 2025 SEA Games opening ceremony where the famous female singer Violette performed, a technical error by the crew caused the microphone on the live stream to be activated improperly, resulting in viewers hearing incorrect sounds. This affected the singer as some people criticized Violette's singing.
Later, Violette explained the cause of the performance, and most recently on 16 Dec, at the “2025 Thailand Headlines Person of the Year” event at BITEC LIVE, she spoke about the incident, saying:
How did the SEA Games incident affect you?
At first, I was shocked and felt this shouldn’t have happened. Given my ability and the technology, this shouldn’t have occurred. If I had truly used my skills, it wouldn’t have turned out this way.
Initially, I was very sad, but then I reflected on what happened and realized it was already done. I thought about what I could do and what to focus on. Seeing everyone support me so much, I’m very grateful for all the encouragement, so I decided to move past it and focus on the positive.
When did you realize the mistake happened?
After I got off the stage. On stage, I was confident and believed my lip sync was seamless (laughs). As an artist, lip syncing isn’t something I want to admit easily, but since this happened, I wanted to protect myself by explaining what occurred.
While on stage, I only heard the pre-recorded music and vocals; I didn’t hear my live voice at all. At Rajamangala Stadium, no live sound was output, so I thought I was lip syncing.
I was lip syncing unintentionally, just mouthing the words. After the show, when I reviewed it, I realized the live stream mic was open, which shocked me.
Did you check immediately to find out what caused it?
I found out myself eventually. Then the higher-ups discussed how to fix the problem and apologized. I understand no one wanted this to happen.
Was it agreed from the beginning that you would lip sync?
Yes, because it was a big event and for certainty with various technical factors, they requested cooperation to lip sync.
Did you feel deeply affected by what happened?
Not really. Was I really that upset? (smiles) I think it was my initial reaction. I was more angry at myself for not singing live, because if it didn’t come out well, it would still be my own ability. But this wasn’t my original plan. In the end, I respected the agreement, so I went along with lip syncing.
Was there clarification about which step the error occurred?
They did clarify, but I’d rather move on. I don’t want to find someone to blame because what happened is done and can’t be changed. The backstage team can handle that. I’m focusing on myself and my feelings. Honestly, I’m surprised by my own strength (smiles).
It’s clear what happened is in the past. It’s up to us how to view it. If I focused only on the negative, I’d be very hurt. So, to protect myself, I choose to overlook it and focus on the good. I feel I’ve received so much love and encouragement from everyone.
Did Kao Jirayu react quickly too?
He found out fast because I called him right away to tell him what happened (smiles).
Did you cry at all?
Yes, I cried. It’s impossible not to.
You’re a singer who’s always performed live in competitions?
I got goosebumps seeing what happened. But I know no one wanted this to happen, including the organizers.
How will you handle situations like this in the future?
I think this incident is not just a lesson for me but for everyone in this profession. It’s a learning experience. I know now that I was just a guest because the team with me wasn’t entirely mine; only I was the one from my team, the rest weren’t.
In the future, even if I’m just a guest, I’ll bring my whole team to support me and protect myself. At first, I was considerate of others and stayed in my role, but I feel I need someone in my position—not to be excessive or interfere—but to protect myself. I don’t know what lessons others will take, and I regret not trusting my instincts.
How have you been since the incident?
I feel stronger, actually I was strong from the start. Deep down, I believe something good came from this. I’m very grateful for everyone’s support and proud of myself—I only cried a few times and feel okay now.
But there were still rude comments?
Yes, there were. I took screenshots. How many will make it through? We’ll see (smiles).
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