{"id":278827,"date":"2025-12-16T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/?p=278827"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:40:11","slug":"lip-syncs-drag-race-top-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/lip-syncs-drag-race-top-10-2025-278827","title":{"rendered":"The top 10 \u2018Drag Race\u2019 lip syncs of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-article-kik\">International seasons dominate the list of best performances of the year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Back in 2021\u2014what was then the biggest year of <em>Drag Race<\/em> yet\u2014I <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/drag-race\/top-10-drag-race-lip-syncs-2021-214473\">ranked<\/a> the top 10 lip sync battles of the year across the various series in the franchise. The very next year, such a task became nigh impossible as the sheer number of seasons being produced made it infeasible to keep up with them all. Any kind of lip sync ranking in the last three years would\u2019ve required lots of laborious research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But things have changed! Thanks to WOW Presents Plus\u2019 new <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/xtramagazine\/boom-roasted-4935648?e=aee03c0781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lip sync library<\/a>, checking out lip syncs from across various international series has become easier than ever. Armed with that, and some recommendations from friends and sources across the internet, I struck out to do what I last did four years ago: create a top 10 list of lip syncs from the year\u2019s <em>Drag Race<\/em> seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, some honourable mentions: I stuck to just one lip sync from each episode, which means a couple great ones from the <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-10-finale-recap-275247\"><em>All Stars 10<\/em> finale<\/a> (particularly Jorgeous\u2019s and Aja\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SIkQ9XuyGck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Party Lights<\/a>,\u201d but also Jorgeous\u2019s and Lydia B Kollins\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rhv_PDVqoYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whenever, Wherever<\/a>\u201d) didn\u2019t make the list. I also couldn\u2019t decide which of Suzie Toot\u2019s lip sync wins in the <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/drag-race\/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-episode-15-recap-272658\">LaLaPaRuZa<\/a> was my favourite\u2014and went with an entirely different battle from that episode instead\u2014but I do always enjoy revisiting hers and Kori King\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L_e0xQKdXXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APT.<\/a>\u201d lip sync. Finally, it\u2019s not my preferred Makayla Couture vs. The Virgo Queen lip sync, but since <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/drag-race\/canadas-drag-race-season-5-premiere-269183\">the better one<\/a> aired in 2024, I\u2019ll just give a shout-out to their \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/canadas-drag-race-season-5-finale-recap-270622\">From This Moment On<\/a>\u201d battle from <em>Canada\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> Season 5\u2019s finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. \u201cShow Me How You Burleseque,\u201d Bosco defeats Daya Betty, <strong><em>All Stars 10<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bosco &amp; Daya Betty\u2019s Burlesque Lip Sync \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGVIPMFZ_8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This one was lower on my list of the <em>AS10<\/em> finale lip syncs at the time, but has aged like wine in my mind. It\u2019s an emotional battle, as the two friends don\u2019t want to lip sync against each other, and Bosco knows picking this song is effectively signing the warrant for Daya\u2019s elimination. But that doesn\u2019t stop Bosco from pulling out all the stops. She gives the closest thing we\u2019ve ever seen to a true burlesque performance on the <em>Drag Race<\/em> stage, complete with a feather fan reveal trick that I\u2019m still thinking about months later. Daya does well, but she simply can\u2019t keep up with Bosco in her ideal lane. This is Bosco\u2019s best lip sync in her <em>Drag Race<\/em> career, and I hope she only continues to top herself when she almost inevitably returns to the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. \u201cBrasil,\u201d DesiR\u00e9e Beck ties Mellody Queen, <strong><em>Brasil<\/em> Season 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9_Brasil2.png\" alt=\"Mellody Queen and DesiR\u00e9e Beck performing on the runway in front of the other contestants\" class=\"wp-image-278839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9_Brasil2.png 2000w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9_Brasil2-1536x802.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While watching lip syncs for this ranking, I fell in love with Mellody Queen, the runner-up of <em>Drag Race Brasil<\/em> Season 2, who struggled in the competition but nonetheless slayed every time she had to fight for her life on the main stage. Dressed in their animalistic, high-concept Brazilian Legends runway looks, she and DesiR\u00e9e start this lip sync hot, and never let up. DesiR\u00e9e is more focused, more internal, but nails the emotion. Mellody, on the other hand, is ferocious and fast-moving, gliding across the stage and making all sorts of moments for herself. It\u2019s a shame about how many long confessionals there are in this edit, because we deserved to see every minute of this duel to the Gal Costa song. But it\u2019s still great enough to easily earn a top 10 placement on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. \u201cStep by Step,\u201d Lucky Starzzz defeats Acacia Forgot, Season 17<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8_Season17.jpg\" alt=\"Lucky Starzzz and Acacia Forgot posing on the stage\" class=\"wp-image-278842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8_Season17.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8_Season17-1536x922.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was as surprising as it was fun, and it was <em>very<\/em> fun. You definitely remember Lucky\u2019s basketball boobs look, which she used to full effect in this Whitney Houston lip sync battle. But what you may have forgotten is that Acacia puts up one hell of a fight here, including a slow dip gag that\u2019s one of the funniest things in any of these lip syncs. If you had told me going into the LaLaPaRuZa that my favourite battle from it would be between Lucky and Acacia, I would\u2019ve balked\u2014but after seeing it, I certainly couldn\u2019t call you wrong. Props not just for a great battle, but a genuinely and pleasantly surprising one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. \u201c\u00c0 cause des gar\u00e7ons,\u201d Mami Watta defeats Piche, <\/strong><strong><em>France All Stars<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7_FranceAllStars.png\" alt=\"Mami Watta grinning while holding a giant inflatable phone\" class=\"wp-image-278843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7_FranceAllStars.png 2000w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7_FranceAllStars-1536x851.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mami Watta, a no-challenge win finalist from <em>France<\/em> Season 2, came into <em>France All Stars<\/em> ready for her Rudemption. In fairness to her, Keiona Revlon and Sara Forever devoured her first season\u2014it\u2019s not like there were many challenge wins to go around. But still, Mami came back for her second run \u201cfocused and galvanized,\u201d to quote another <em>All Stars<\/em> winner. That focus can be seen in this lip sync, which features some of the best dancing in any lip sync this year. Piche does well enough, but somewhere around the second verse, Mami puts the pedal to the metal and never lets up. As is the case with a lot of lip syncs on this list, it\u2019s elevated by just how Mami is enjoying herself in it\u2014an infectious enthusiasm that leaves you cheering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. \u201cThink U the Shit (Fart),\u201d Aja defeats Irene The Alien, <\/strong><strong><em>All Stars 10<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cThink U The Sh*t (Fart)\u201d by Ice Spice Lip Sync \ud83d\udca8  | RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwsonAUXFNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This battle is one decent Irene lip sync away from being <em>much<\/em> higher on this list. Unfortunately, lip syncing to Ice Spice is not the Portland queen\u2019s ministry. As it stands, it\u2019s the Aja Show, as the ballroom veteran dominates the stage. Aja\u2019s dance moves in the middle of the performance, which you can see the cameraperson actually struggling to keep up with, became the most viral thing about <em>All Stars 10<\/em> online earlier this year, and for good reason. Aja\u2019s given us some legendary lip syncs across her three seasons, but this was her best yet\u2014a culmination of all her developed skills in one performance. For this lip sync alone, I\u2019m so glad she made the finale; her Rudemption was hard earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. \u201cJeito Sexy,\u201d Mellody Queen defeats Bhelchi, <\/strong><strong><em>Brasil<\/em><\/strong><strong> Season 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5_Brasil2.png\" alt=\"Mellody Queen and Bhelchi lip syncing back to back on the runway\" class=\"wp-image-278844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5_Brasil2.png 2000w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5_Brasil2-1536x851.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes there\u2019s nothing else to a lip sync\u2019s placement on a list like this other than the fact that it\u2019s <em>really<\/em> fucking good. Mellody and Bhelchi\u2019s pre-finale battle determined which of the two would make it to the end, and they made the judges\u2019 job unbelievably tough. Both are fantastic on \u201cJeito Sexy,\u201d both in movement and in emotional interpretation of the song. Mellody manages to keep more of the emotion on her face the entire time, and is just a <em>bit<\/em> more dynamic in her movement, which I think is why she ultimately wins out. But when the two come together to perform as one unit at the end, it\u2019s so much fun that you wish both of them could move onto the finale. An instant favourite to rewatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. \u201cBoogie Wonderland,\u201d Lydia B Kollins defeats Arrietty, Season 17<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arrietty &amp; Lydia B Kollins\u2019 \u201cBoogie Wonderland\u201d Lip Sync \ud83d\udd7a RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/llRzCqX5ygE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Raise your hand if you expected Lydia to do this when she first fell into the bottom two on Season 17. Is your hand raised? I\u2019m calling you a liar. It was a <em>gag<\/em> to learn that not only was Lydia an accomplished performer but she has an almost supernatural understanding of rhythm. Every move in this lip sync is perfectly placed, from the opening of her coat at the start to the dance breakdown later. Many have said it, but it\u2019s worth repeating, that the eye-contact moment Lydia has with Ru, in which Lydia realizes just how much she\u2019s killing it, is an all-time great Lip Sync for Your Life moment. The fact that Arrietty is helplessly flailing about for the whole lip sync only adds camp value to what is otherwise a terrific showcase for Lydia. What a delight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. \u201cCold Hearted,\u201d Brooke Lynn Hytes and Van Goth lip sync just for fun, <\/strong><strong><em>Canada<\/em><\/strong><strong> Season 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3_Canada6.jpg\" alt=\"Brooke Lynn Hytes posing with her tassel across Van Goth's shoulder on the runway \" class=\"wp-image-278847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3_Canada6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3_Canada6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent lip sync on this list is an utter joy, and a master class from one of the best to ever perform the art of the Lip Sync for Your Life. Brooke Lynn Hytes, a queen who has given us titanic battles with other Lip Sync Assassins over the years (see: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zj_Iih_aBPc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorry Not Sorry<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LVXDsZ9ldaI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miss You Much<\/a>\u201d), came out of retirement to show off a bit in the <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/drag-race\/canadas-drag-race-season-6-premiere-recap-278111\"><em>CDR<\/em> Season 6 premiere<\/a>. The winner of the inaugural challenge, Van Goth, got the chance to be demolished by BLH in a lip sync to Paula Abdul\u2019s \u201cCold Hearted\u201d\u2014and right in front of Paula herself!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, Van did well by any normal measure, but she was going up against a wizard. Brooke Lynn\u2019s performance is perfectly paced, contains a perfect callback to Coco Montrese\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WFntJu0MqoM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iconic lip sync<\/a> of the song, and ends with her throwing her tassel across Van to symbolize, in her own words, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bhytes1\/status\/1992327420461166875\" target=\"_blank\">dog-walking<\/a> that just occurred. What elevates this into the top three is the <em>very<\/em> clever choice to do a split screen during Paula\u2019s rap, one that eventually includes Paula herself lip syncing. Just so much fun, and a great way to start what\u2019s shaping up to be a great season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I have really gone back and forth on the top two of this list. One lip sync is a striking expression of the agony of wanting something so much that you can hardly bear it. The other is a gorgeous expression of joy, of getting to battle it out with your sister on a global stage. My personal preferences drew me to one over the other, but by the smallest margin. I\u2019d almost prefer you consider them 1A and 1B in your mind\u2014that\u2019s how strongly I feel about these two lip syncs. But a ranking simply must have a winner and a runner-up, so with that said \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. \u201cUna estrella en mi jard\u00edn,\u201d Margarita Kalifata ties Sat\u00edn Greco, <\/strong><strong><em>Espa\u00f1a<\/em><\/strong><strong> Season 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sat\u00edn Greco y Margarita Kalifata - Una estrella en mi jard\u00edn | Lipsync | Drag Race Espa\u00f1a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZaclFjpIk1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of what makes this battle so beautiful is in the context: a twist on <em>Drag Race Espa\u00f1a<\/em> this season gave the just-eliminated queen the chance to name which queen won their heart. That \u201cheart\u201d power gave a queen the chance to save one of the bottom three. The season\u2019s first boot, Nori, gave her heart to the motherly figure of the cast, Sat\u00edn Greco, who was in the bottom three for the week. But instead of saving herself, she chose to save Ferrxn, citing her pride in her performance in that episode and a desire to see neither Ferrxn nor Margarita go home. Several of the other queens thought this meant Sat\u00edn was giving up\u2014Margarita even compared her to Season 1 lip sync quitter Dovima Nurmi in a confessional\u2014but that was far from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margarita and Sat\u00edn\u2019s performance to Mari Trini\u2019s \u201cUna estrella en mi jard\u00edn\u201d is one of the most emotional lip syncs in franchise herstory, up there with Yara Sofia\u2019s breakdown during \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X354kRBoKR4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Think About You<\/a>\u201d in Season 3. (Appropriately, this battle also ends with one queen telling the other, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aWFTUnglHTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no llores<\/a>.\u201d) Both queens embody the feeling not just of the song, but the moment in the competition, with gorgeous ache. Margarita practically explodes with emotion, while Sat\u00edn barely moves, etching every inch of the song\u2019s meaning onto her face. The judges are crying, the other queens are crying, <em>I\u2019m<\/em> crying\u2014it\u2019s stunning. And it\u2019s all the more perfect that, after a brief fake-out, both queens shantay. What a triumph; a lip sync I will revisit many, many times for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. \u201cQueendom,\u201d Brigiding defeats Vi\u00f1as Deluxe, <\/strong><strong><em>Philippines:<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong><em>Slaysian Royale<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale-1024x562.png\" alt=\"Brigiding raising an air blower and standing behind a kneeling Vi\u00f1as Deluxe on the stage\" class=\"wp-image-278845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_SlaysianRoyale.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had so much fun throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/culture\/drag-race\/drag-race-philippines-slaysian-royale-brings-together-a-collection-of-international-divas-including-one-canadian-queen-275809\"><em>Slaysian Royale<\/em><\/a>, a delightful season that I think represents the future of <em>Drag Race<\/em> in many ways. I fell in love with several of the queens, including and especially <em>Drag Race Philippines<\/em> Season 1 veteran Brigiding. But my enjoyment of the international, all-Asian crossover season came in its LaLaPaRuZa episode, featuring several tremendous lip sync showdowns. The best of them all came between Brig and her Season 1 sister, Vi\u00f1as Deluxe, to RuPaul\u2019s song \u201cQueendom.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end\">Proving that great artists can turn even the strangest songs into major moments, Brigiding and Vi\u00f1as demolish this. The first half is just a really sharp, tight lip sync battle, with Brig nailing every word and Vi\u00f1as playing to the cameras perfectly. Then, they get more physical, bringing out all sorts of stunts. But where it really turns up is when they start pulling out props: first a balloon from Vi\u00f1as, then glitter from Brig, and finally an air blower from Vi\u00f1as. After some duo hairography, Vi\u00f1as takes a break in the song to start cleaning up the stage, but then Brigiding pulls the move that probably wins it all for her: she gets Vi\u00f1as to blow her with the air, turning the rest of the lip sync into a mime-off between them. It\u2019s pure happiness in lip sync form, between two sisters who clearly adore each other. 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