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Actors who can sing versus singers who can act


Which normally makes the transition better?

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In Daisy Ridley's case she trained as a singer and a dancer before she trained as ( and turned to ) acting.

Try looking for examples of Daisy singing on Youtube and you won't get many hits. And this is in spite of being endorsed as a girl who can sing by Barbra Streisand.

Then there is Gwyneth Paltrow, an actor who can definitely sing. Here she is singing 'Coming Home' from the film 'Country Strong'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzGxnRz_Ldg



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I’d say singers who can act, personally I feel a bitt of cringe for my favorite actors to release an album but not when a singer who I love does a movie.

For example as bad as actors as they turned out to be. I had an easier time watching Madonna and Bon Jovi in a movie than listening one of my favorite actors Hugh Laurie to sing.

With Bon Jovi yeah he might not be the best at acting but he works fine as eye candy.

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Bradley Cooper was good.

Val Kilmer could sing in the Doors.

But generally I don't like hearing actors sing.

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Haven’t heard Val Kilmer sing but yeah I totally agree with Bradley Cooper

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He asked to sing in the Doors and they said "no, you can lipsync" and he said "if I can sing as good as Jim Morrison will you let me?"

So they played his recording to the surviving members of of the band and they thought it was a recording of Jim Morrison. So he passed the audition.

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I’ll check the clip.
I’m Really interested.

It’s a film about thr doors ?
Cool, a music biopic when they still took already established stars, interesting it payed off.

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Actors who use their fame to cut albums are rarely worth it. Remember when Eddie Murphy tried to begin a singing career? I prefer a band which starts at the bottom and works their way up. That proves they have talent. When an actor starts singing all a sudden he's only there because he has connections.

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I only have heard his Michael Jackson duet.

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Oh yuck. I didn't even know they did one.

I'm talking about this piece of trash:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWa-6g-TbgI

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Singers who can act...lot more openings.

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Jamie Fox can sing.

Frank Sinatra could act.

One thing that was always painful, is still - when they get actresses to sing torch-songs in B-movies, where they are supposed to talented and attractive, but are neither.

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