Top 20 Pop Stars Who Voice-Acted for Animated Movies

well i'd love to tell you but sadly according to the universal wish laws i cannot welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 pop stars who voice acted for animated movies i have so many questions well i promise that answer will always be yes unless noah's required the perkins are coming the birkins are coming for this list we'll be looking at times your favorite pop stars lent their unique voices to animated films who's your favorite pop star let us know in the comments number 20 halsey teen titans go to the movies despite a lack of film credits to her name this grammy-nominated singer-songwriter still managed to land one of the most iconic roles in pop culture history wonder woman oops my bad halsey voiced the dc heroine in teen titans go to the movies which expanded upon the hugely successful teen titans go tv series numerous a-list celebrities joined the ranks of the show's regulars including nicholas cage kristen bell and michael bolton and they helped to turn the film into a critical and commercial success halsey's role in the film was a relatively small one but the fact that she got to play wonder woman no doubt allowed her to check off a box on her bucket list number 19 will i am madagascar escaped to africa william has lent his voice to a number of animated films and tv shows over the years however for this list we're gonna go with his performance in madagascar escape to africa you huge the black eyed peas front man plays motomodo a smooth-talking hippopotamus that all the female hippos can't seem to get enough of naturally gloria soon finds herself falling for motomoto's charms and the two even go on a date at one point i don't know i have so many questions well i promise the answer will always be yes unless no was required well i am stated that he used his quote deep dark chocolate voice for the character something he describes as being like quote very white but cooler we're hard-pressed to disagree with him on that one it won't be hard because you saw number 18 kelly clarkson trolls world tour the sequel to the 2016 smash hit trolls starring justin timberlake and anna kendrick trolls world tour was one of the many films affected by the kovid 19 pandemic released online in april 2020 the film picks up where its predecessor left off with new queen poppy setting off on a quest to unite the six troll kingdoms during a visit to the country kingdom she and branch encounter delta dawn mayor of the country trolls voiced by kelly clarkson delta dawn is a no-nonsense leader who isn't afraid to lay down the law now if you'll excuse me i gotta go wash what you called music out of my ears of course she also has a fantastic set of pipes worthy of troll idol [Music] clarkson's joined by a slew of other top-notch musicians in the film making trolls world tour a must-see for all music lovers number 17 jessie j ice age collision course english singer jessie j is better known for her chart-topping songs than she is for her voice work [Music] perhaps that's why she decided to lend her voice to the fifth installment in the ice age franchise resume diversification ice age collision course sees jessie j voicing a sloth by the name of brook who naturally catches the eye of sid such exquisite bone structure such a strong jaw brook proves an important ally to manny sit in the gang helping them with their plan to save the earth from an incoming asteroid in comparison to the other films in the series collision course wasn't exactly a home run still it gave jessie j a chance to prove she's more than a one-trick pony or sloth number 16. shawn mendes underdogs arguably the strangest entry on our list shawn mendes lent his voice to the american dub of this argentinian animated film from 2013 titled metagol in argentina which translates to foosball the film was renamed and redubbed for american audiences with celebs like ariana grande nicholas holt and katie holmes providing voice work mendez who was just 15 years old at the time voiced jake a foosball player in love with a girl named laura the film was a hit in argentina but the american version which was released direct the video three years later was seen as a failure seeing as how underdogs is the only film mendes has appeared in we wonder if the experience was a positive one for the artist baby there's nothing holding me back number 15 bruno mars rio 2. the sequel to 2011's rio rio 2 complemented its already stellar voice cast with a host of new and talented performers leading this new batch of celebrities was bruno mars along with andy garcia amandla stenberg and janelle monae mars played roberto a childhood friend of the anne hathaway voiced character jewel who much like his real-life counterpart is blessed with an incredible vocal range when we were kids we always had the cutest nicknames for each other we did i called him betto that's adorable despite a dip in ratings the sequel managed to rake in even more than its predecessor leading to discussions about a possible third installment in the franchise whether or not mars will return remains to be seen it's just something i put together last minute with my own two wings of course and my strength and my brawn number 14 avril lavigne over the hedge we ate all the food hammy during the winter so we gotta go get some more now canadian singer avril lavigne isn't known for her acting in fact prior to over the hedge she had only appeared in two films one of which was a cameo however levine did an excellent job in her portrayal of heather a virginia opossum who loves to bicker with her overbearing father ozzy levine remarked that director tim johnson and screenwriter carrie kirkpatrick were instrumental in making her first voice acting gig a successful one stating quote they made it go so smoothly they made me feel comfortable avril lavigne wouldn't lend her voice to another animated film until 2018's charming opposite demi lovato but we'll get to her in a bit and your mirror will tell you he'll tell you right to your face number 13 tori kelly sing this grammy winner lent her pipes to this 2016 animated film which also starred the likes of matthew mcconaughey rhys witherspoon and scarlett johansson the star-studded cast no doubt played a part in the film grossing an eye-popping 634.2 million dollars at the box office this was tori kelly's first taste of film success and singh remains her only film acting credit to date however kelly is set to reprise the role of mina an elephant with a bad case of stage fright in the upcoming sing 2 which is set for release in 2021 mina was a big part of the first film so we can't wait to see what she and by extension kelly get up to in the sequel number 12 sia my little pony the movie based on the tv series my little pony friendship is magic my little pony the movie follows twilight sparkle and the mane 6 as they attempt to save equestria from the evil storm king xia's role in the film is a relatively small one but that didn't stop the animators from using her likeness when creating her character see a voice's songbird serenade a pop star who visits equestria in addition to her voice work sia also contributed to the soundtrack coming up with rainbow an original track that was later released as a single tears as the song both the song and sia's voice acting work were well received and she's since gone on to lend her voice to a number of other animated films number 11 taylor swift the lorax based on the dr seuss novel of the same name the lorax stars danny devito ed helms zac efron and taylor swift the latter was definitely the outlier as all three male leads had extensive acting experience under their belts prior to signing on swift on the other hand had just one acting credit to her name when she agreed to appear in the lorax excluding cameos that is and yet she gave an excellent performance as audrey the love interest to zac efron's ted well i'd love to tell you but sadly according to the universal wish laws i cannot somewhat surprisingly swift didn't contribute to the film soundtrack and although she still acts she has yet to appear in any other animated films number 10 demi lovato smurfs the lost village we told you demi lovato would be back it's about the only girl in our village smurfette hi laundry smurf hey guys this singer and actress is no stranger to hollywood having appeared in a number of films and tv shows as such it was hardly surprising when she landed the lead role in 2017 smurfs the lost village lovato plays smurfette a female smurf who rebels against her creator in order to embark on a journey of self-discovery lovato's voice fits the character perfectly and she even gets to show off her impressive pipes at one point in the film the experience was clearly a positive one as lovato would go on as mentioned to lend her iconic voice to 2018's charming another animated flick oh you're right this is awkward because i assume that you picked up on it already i don't care number nine katy perry the smurfs and the smurfs too hey guys how do you like my new dress whoa is there a draft in here and before demi there was katie based on the iconic comic book series of the same name of which there have been countless adaptations the smurfs and its sequel took everyone's favorite little blue creatures on adventures to new york city and paris a mixture of live-action and animation the original film brought together a slew of incredibly talented celebrities led by katy perry's smurfette every year on my birthday i have these horrible dreams about where i come from according to the 13-time grammy nominee the producers had been doing blind tests to see which voices worked best for smurfette and selected her voice without even knowing who it was papa never gave up on me so i'm not about to give up on them imagine their surprise when they found out the voice belonged to one of the biggest pop stars on the planet [Music] number eight rihanna home home is about a girl named tip who goes on the run after earth is invaded by an alien race known as the boov rihanna headlines the film alongside perennial funnyman jim parsons the two make for an unlikely team but their on-screen chemistry or on microphone chemistry is top notch shake your boob thing my hands are in the air like i just do not care despite mixed reviews from critics the film still managed to pull in just under 400 million dollars at the box office and later spawned the netflix animated series home adventures with tiffano unfortunately neither rihanna nor parsons reprised their roles i know what you are excellent can i come into that out now no number seven jennifer lopez ice age franchise just to be clear that's a pumpkin right when it comes to all-star voice casts you'd be hard-pressed to find one better than this ice age continental drift brought back fan favorites ray romano queen latifah and john leguizamo and complimented them with a host of new voices that included drake a season sorry rebel wilson peter dinklage and oh yeah jenny from the block the chart-topping singer and actress played shira a now extinct mammal known as a smilodon who falls head over paws for dennis leary's diego lopez would not only appear in the film sequel she'd also nab a role in home alongside rihanna i was so scared we never see each other again it seems her voice acting talents are in high demand number six miley cyrus bolt you save me a gimbal despite being in the middle of her hannah montana years and fresh off the release of her sophomore album breakout miley cyrus somehow found time to appear in this disney flick bolt is about a dog who is the star of a tv series only he doesn't realize it's just a show and not real life that's a keeper you want to go play outside he accidentally gets shipped across the country from hollywood to new york and then embarks on an adventure to return and save his owner i'll release you cat when we find penny the film picked up a slew of nominations including one at the 81st academy awards for best animated feature but was constantly bested by another disney flick pixar's wally [Music] number five justin timberlake trolls justin timberlake is no stranger to the world of animated movies having appeared in shrek iii and yogi bear um you're standing on the soldering iron or it's that however one could argue that his turn in trolls is his best voice acting performance to date the perkins are the coming are coming the bergens are coming the film is about a couple of trolls played by timberlake and anna kendrick who must team up in order to save their race from a group of troll-eating monsters called the bergens why don't you try scrapbooking them to freedom solid burn branch an enthralling musical with no shortage of over-the-top performances trolls earned justin timberlake academy award and golden globe nominations for his song can't stop the feeling as well as a grammy win and it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face and eventually of course came the sequel trolls world tour number four shakira zootopia [Music] yep even the woman with the most honest hips in the music industry has tested the waters with voice acting as the title implies zootopia is about a world in which anthropomorphic animals were on the show welcome to zootopia despite only appearing in the small role of gazelle the fictional world's biggest pop star shakira must have been pretty happy to have her name in the credits as zootopia wound up being the fourth highest grossing film of the year are you familiar with gazelle greatest singer of our lifetime angel with horns okay hold on keep watching who's that beside her who is it wow you are one hot dancer benjamin not only did it rake in more than a billion dollars at the box office but it also nabbed the award for best animated feature at the oscars and the golden globes well played shakira well played tonight number three beyonce epic it's all right relax it's just me beyonce's film roles have been few and far between so you can imagine how pumped we were when we found out she'd be appearing in an animated movie her first alongside the likes of colin farrell amanda seyfried and christoph waltz this is it this is the one the film is about a teenage girl who finds herself transported to a magical forest where she is thrust into a battle between good and evil beyonce plays queen tara the forest's queen who is searching for an heir to her throne it's about the feeling i get it from the pods i get it from the forest i get it from all of us despite being one of the film's smaller roles beyonce straight up kills it which made her appearance in disney's later lion king remake all the more exciting number two selena gomez hotel transylvania franchise but maybe wavy it's not safe now here's a singing star who's always had the acting chops and who shines as a voice actress too after his wife is killed by a mob of angry humans count dracula opens the world's first hotel for monsters in transylvania but when a human boy accidentally discovers the hotel it's up to dracula to keep him away from his teenage daughter mavis seriously dad dad yeah i know dracula's daughter everyone freaks out at first dracula okay we gotta go a wacky comedic romp filled with hilarious voice performances from adam sandler andy samberg and selena gomez as mavis hotel transylvania and its two sequels were a big time hit with moviegoers it comes in 48 flavors we have to try them all gomez shines despite being surrounded by a plethora of uber-talented voice actors making it abundantly clear that singing is not her only strong suit you're stressed out from working too hard you need a vacation from running everyone else's vacation before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one mandy moore tangled [Music] whoever was in charge of casting for this film we salute you so i have made the decision to trust you a horrible decision really tangled stars mandy moore and zachary levi in a retelling of the classic fairy tale rapunzel produced by disney the film was a massive critical and commercial success taking home just under 600 million dollars at the box office enroute to an academy award nomination for best original song and a golden globe nomination for best animated feature moore's performance was a big reason for the film's success and the singer slash actress claimed that by playing a disney princess she had achieved her ultimate childhood dream [Music] and she continued to kill it in the franchise's tv sequels do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from msmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music] you

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Length: 19min 45sec (1185 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 14 2020