Does the singer have a foreign accent in his English? If yes, what kind of accent do you think he has?

Bernard

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teechar

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Yes, he is definitely not a native speaker of English.
For instance, the opening line sounds like:
Makes me "sudd" to "tink" "off" you.
 

probus

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I agree it's a non-native accent. I can't pinpoint where he's from and googling him didn't help with that.
 

jutfrank

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He's clearly not a native speaker. He has a strong Slavic accent, probably Russian.
 
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