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Lip Sync for Lungs, Live Battle VII: February 16, 2023

The Party: Charleston Music Hall hosted the American Lung Association’s seventh-annual Lip Sync for Lungs, featuring costumed local celebrities. A panel of judges, including singer LaFaye Benton and last year’s winner Kyle “K’Otic” Johnson, crowned duo Francesca DiSalvo-Follmer and Drew Pond as this year’s battle champions for their “mystery mash-up.” Proceeds benefitted the American Lung Association, which works to save lives by improving lung health through research, advocacy, and outreach. Overheard: “I truly felt like Whitney Houston was with us just now.” — judge Geoff Richardson Beneficiary: The American Lung Association

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Crystal DeMey sang Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” live onstage.Crystal DeMey captivated the audience with live vocals before going into her lip-sync performance.Kelly Durrette, owner of The Showroom Charleston, wowed the crowd with her Lady Gaga mash-up.Tracey McDaniels-Miller, Susan Butler, Bill McDaniels, and Lori DeNicola posed for a photo during the seventh-annual Lip Sync for Lungs event.Lip Sync For Lungs Live Battle VII celebrity performers took the stage as the winner was announced.Francesca DiSalvo-Follmer and Drew Pond were named the  2023 Live Battle VII Champions.

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