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AI to bring Glenn Fredly back on stage
The late R&B singer-songwriter will be brought back onstage in an artificial intelligence (AI)-led hologram in what organizers claim is a first in the country.
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AI-driven: This screenshot, taken on June 10, 2023, is from a video snippet of 'Glenn Fredly: 25 Years of Music' concert where the late soloist will perform in an AI-led hologram. (Instagram/Premier Live Productions)
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plan to bring the revered pop artist Glenn Fredly back to life has been met with contradicting reactions, with many questioning the hologram’s nature.
“This sounds wrong,” Instagram user @felosirepsik commented on the show’s announcement on a social media post by USS Feed, gaining hundreds of likes.
“Let him rest,” another user commented.
“He is done with worldly affairs. Let his body of work move forward but not by showing his figure in a hologram,” Instagram user @sixthof0ctober added on the same post.
Others, however, eagerly look forward to enjoying a live stage featuring Glenn’s iconic songs, which, for many Indonesians, defined the 90s and 2000s, with hits like “Kasih Putih” and “Januari” that are still played on radios.
“Me and my friends truly like his songs beyond just him as a singer, so I think it would still look cool,” 24-year-old fan Agnes Liana told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Another fan, 51-year-old Septi Napitupulu, said the show had nothing to do with bringing Glenn “back from the dead.”
