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	* [[Dubbing]], also known as looping or post-sync		* [[Dubbing]], also known as looping or post-sync
	* [[Filmi-ghazal]]		* [[Filmi-ghazal]]

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	==Hollywood==		==Hollywood==
	Playback singing is a well-known component of Hollywood musicals though less frequent in other genres. Notable [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] performances include [[Anita Ellis (singer)\|Anita Ellis]] as the voice of [[Rita Hayworth]]'s [[Gilda]]. Both Anita Ellis's and Rita Hayworth's performances were so impressive that audiences did not know that Rita's voice had been dubbed. Called "the sexiest voice of 1946", Ellis's identity was not publicized. Rita Hayworth was instead credited on the soundtrack despite being sung by Ellis. This led audiences to believe for years that her voice belonged to Hayworth. There have been other uses of playback singing throughout Hollywood, including [[Marni Nixon]] in ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)\|West Side Story]]'' for [[Natalie Wood]]'s portrayal of Maria, in ''[[The King and I (1956 film)\|The King and I]]'' for [[Deborah Kerr]]'s Anna Leonowens, and for [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s Eliza in ''[[My Fair Lady]]''; [[Bill Lee (singer)\|Bill Lee]] singing for John Kerr's Lieutenant Cable in ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)\|South Pacific]]'' and for [[Christopher Plummer]]'s Captain von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)\|The Sound of Music]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/fullcredits\|title=The Sound of Music full credits\|publisher=IMDb\|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> [[Lindsay Ridgeway]] for [[Ashley Peldon]]'s character as Darla Dimple in the animated film ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', [[Claudia Brücken]] providing the singing voice for [[Erika Heynatz]]'s character as Elsa Lichtmann in ''[[L.A. Noire]]'', and [[Betty Noyes]] singing for [[Debbie Reynolds]] in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'',<ref>Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar, ''Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece'' (Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2009), p145.</ref> a film in which playback singing is a major plot point.		Playback singing is a well-known component of Hollywood musicals though less frequent in other genres. Notable [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] performances include [[Anita Ellis (singer)\|Anita Ellis]] as the voice of [[Rita Hayworth\|Rita Hayworth's]] [[Gilda]]. Both Anita Ellis's and Rita Hayworth's performances were so impressive that audiences did not know that Rita's voice had been dubbed. Called "the sexiest voice of 1946", Ellis's identity was not publicized. Rita Hayworth was instead credited on the soundtrack despite being sung by Ellis. This led audiences to believe for years that her voice belonged to Hayworth. There have been other uses of playback singing throughout Hollywood, including [[Marni Nixon]] in ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)\|West Side Story]]'' for [[Natalie Wood\|Natalie Wood's]] portrayal of Maria, in ''[[The King and I (1956 film)\|The King and I]]'' for [[Deborah Kerr\|Deborah Kerr's]] Anna Leonowens, and for [[Audrey Hepburn\|Audrey Hepburn's]] Eliza in ''[[My Fair Lady]]''; [[Bill Lee (singer)\|Bill Lee]] singing for John Kerr's Lieutenant Cable in ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)\|South Pacific]]'' and for [[Christopher Plummer\|Christopher Plummer's]] Captain von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)\|The Sound of Music]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/fullcredits\|title=The Sound of Music full credits\|publisher=IMDb\|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> [[Lindsay Ridgeway]] for [[Ashley Peldon]]'s character as Darla Dimple in the animated film ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', [[Claudia Brücken]] providing the singing voice for [[Erika Heynatz\|Erika Heynatz's]] character as Elsa Lichtmann in ''[[L.A. Noire]]'', and [[Betty Noyes]] singing for [[Debbie Reynolds]] in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'',<ref>Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar, ''Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece'' (Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2009), p145.</ref> a film in which playback singing is a major plot point.

	==See also==		==See also==

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[[File:Ahmed Rushdi playback singer 1954.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|Pakistani playback singer [[Ahmed Rushdi]] performing live on stage in 1954]]

A '''playback singer''' is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for [[soundtrack]]s, and actors or actresses [[lip-sync]] the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen.

==South Asia==
[[South Asian cinema|South Asian films]] produced in the Indian subcontinent are particularly known for using this technique. A majority of [[Cinema of India|Indian films]] as well as [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani films]] typically include six or seven songs. After ''[[Alam Ara]]'' (1931), the first Indian [[talkie film]], for many years singers made dual recordings for a film, one during the shoot, and later in the recording studio, until 1952 or 1953. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors, and music directors,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wolk |first=Douglas |date=April 1999 |title=Kill Your Radio: Music on The 'Net |journal=[[CMJ New Music]] |issue=Electro Media |page=61}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|author=D. Booth, Gregory|title=Behind the curtain: making music in Mumbai's film studios|year=2008|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-532764-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/behindcurtainmak00boot/page/275 275–276]|url=https://archive.org/details/behindcurtainmak00boot/page/275}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Srinivasan, Meera|title=Fans spend a sleepless night|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759331200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301224259/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759331200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2009|date=27 February 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> and they also receive wide public admiration. Most of the playback singers are initially trained in classical music, but they later often expand their range.<ref>{{cite web|title=Realising a dream|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/17/stories/2003021701130200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701125829/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/17/stories/2003021701130200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|date=17 February 2003|author=Rajamani, Radhika|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=22 July 2009}}</ref> [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Ahmed Rushdi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rushdi remembered as magician of voice|url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/12-Apr-2011/rushdi-remembered-as-magician-of-voice|publisher=[[The Nation]] |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> are regarded as two of the most influential playback singers in South Asia.<ref>
*{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mohammed-rafi-mn0000582254 |title=Mohammed Rafi |last=Harris |first=Craig|website=www.allmusic.com|access-date=28 August 2018}}
*{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/mohammad-rafi |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Articles about Mohammad Rafi |access-date=15 April 2013}}
*{{cite web|title=Ahmed Rushdi, Remembering a legend|url=http://dawn.com/2012/04/11/remembering-a-legend-ahmed-rushdi/|work=Dawn News|access-date=28 December 2012}}
*{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/ |work=The Express Tribune|title=Remembering Ahmed Rushdi |access-date=28 December 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100427003202/http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/| archive-date= 27 April 2010}}</ref> The sisters [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]], who have mainly worked in Hindi films, are often referred to as two of the best-known and prolific playback singers in India.<ref name="monopolity">{{cite web|title=Only the best preferred|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/05/18/stories/09180701.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030823024402/http://www.hindu.com/2001/05/18/stories/09180701.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2003|date=18 May 2001|author=Gangadhar, v.|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=22 July 2009}}</ref><ref>
*{{Cite book|author1=Gulzar |author2=Nihalani, Govind |author3=Chatterji, Saibal |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=81-7991-066-0|pages=72–73}}
*{{Cite book|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music|year=2000|author=Arnold, Alison|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=0-8240-4946-2|pages=420–421}}
*{{cite web|author=Yasmeen, Afshan|title=Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen|url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/09/21/stories/2004092114010200.htm|date=21 September 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=19 August 2009}}
*{{Cite journal|last=Pride|first=Dominic |date=August 1996 |title=The Latest Music News From Around The Planet|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=51}}
*{{cite web|author=Puri, Amit|title=Dedicated to Queen of Melody|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030224/login/music.htm|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], Chandigarh|date = 24 February 2003|access-date=18 August 2009}}
*{{cite web|title=Melody Queen Lata rings in 75th birthday quietly|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040929/nation.htm#12|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|location=Chandigarh|date=29 September 2004|access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> In 2011, ''Guinness'' officially acknowledged Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|title=It's a world record for Asha Bhosle|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_its-a-world-record-for-asha-bhosle_1601969|date=22 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2011|author=Banerjee, Soumyadipta}}</ref>

==Hollywood==
Playback singing is a well-known component of Hollywood musicals though less frequent in other genres. Notable [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] performances include [[Anita Ellis (singer)|Anita Ellis]] as the voice of [[Rita Hayworth]]'s [[Gilda]]. Both Anita Ellis's and Rita Hayworth's performances were so impressive that audiences did not know that Rita's voice had been dubbed. Called "the sexiest voice of 1946", Ellis's identity was not publicized. Rita Hayworth was instead credited on the soundtrack despite being sung by Ellis. This led audiences to believe for years that her voice belonged to Hayworth. There have been other uses of playback singing throughout Hollywood, including [[Marni Nixon]] in ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' for [[Natalie Wood]]'s portrayal of Maria, in ''[[The King and I (1956 film)|The King and I]]'' for [[Deborah Kerr]]'s Anna Leonowens, and for [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s Eliza in ''[[My Fair Lady]]''; [[Bill Lee (singer)|Bill Lee]] singing for John Kerr's Lieutenant Cable in ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)|South Pacific]]'' and for [[Christopher Plummer]]'s Captain von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/fullcredits|title=The Sound of Music full credits|publisher=IMDb|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> [[Lindsay Ridgeway]] for [[Ashley Peldon]]'s character as Darla Dimple in the animated film ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', [[Claudia Brücken]] providing the singing voice for [[Erika Heynatz]]'s character as Elsa Lichtmann in ''[[L.A. Noire]]'', and [[Betty Noyes]] singing for [[Debbie Reynolds]] in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'',<ref>Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar, ''Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece'' (Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2009), p145.</ref> a film in which playback singing is a major plot point.

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood|Music}}
* [[Filmi-ghazal]]
* [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|Dubbing]], also known as looping or post-sync.
* [[Ghost singer]]
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]
* [[List of Nepalese singers]]
* [[List of Pakistani film singers]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Wiktionary inline}}

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