Top 30 Actors Who Are Surprisingly Good Singers

shout hallelujah come on get happy get ready for the Judgment Day welcome to Miz Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for those actors whose ability to create a character on screen is wellknown but whose singing talents took us by surprise I've got powers to and they're pretty sweet number 30 Kate Winslet and we both said frally I'm impressed you are a prodigy a doodle Prodigy did you know that Kate Winslet won a Grammy though that isn't how we were made aware of her singing talents given that the award was for her narration of a short story audio book in 1999 it does speak to the range she has with her voice her singing abilities actually came to light a couple of years later with the release of the animated film Christmas Carol the movie what let go Winslet voices Bell the former love of Scrooge's life who he reunites with after he's visited by the three ghosts and becomes a Kinder person while the film flopped at the box office the lone bright spot was the one single released from the soundtrack what if which hit number one in multiple countries around the world sung by yep Kate [Music] Winslet turn that time but I guess we'll never know number 29 Scarlet Johansson guess who had what enemy named the 23rd best album of 2008 I've lived a lot of lives before I met you Ross shouldn't have gone to all this trouble that's right it was Scarlet Johansson you may not be aware but The Talented actress is also an accomplished singer with two Studio albums and four EPS to her name but even if you haven't bought or streamed her albums or singles there's a good chance you've heard her singing a tune or two in the movies remember Ash the punk rock porcupine and sing well that was Johansson voicing the character and belting out her [Music] [Applause] [Music] Tunes number 28 re Witherspoon in 2001 ree Witherspoon showed us all that she could bend and snap but it wasn't until 2005 that we learned she could actually [Music] sing We Are of course talking about Walk the Line and her Academy award-winning performance as June Carter Not only was she a surprisingly good singer she also played her own instruments in the film how my heart is is now wondering no misery can tell he's left me no warning no words ofwell and in case anyone thought it was a fluke Witherspoon once again showed off her singing abilities in 2016 sing in this one she voices Rosita the pig and does a great cover of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off music in my minding it's going to be all right now number 27 Taran ederton if you're prepared to adapt and learn you can transform no like in My Fair Lady hopeful of surprises when Taran ederton broke onto the scene in 2014's kingsman the Secret Service he showed us all that he had both comedic and action chops however his singing chops wouldn't be on display for another 2 years until ederton let loose singing Elton John [Applause] [Music] [Applause] but wait didn't Rocket Man come out in 2019 yes it did but that was not the Elton John singing We were talking about nope as some adults and lots of kids will remember ederton was the voice of Johnny the gorilla in 2016 sing and in said film he covers Elton John's I'm still standing looking like a true I'm feeling like a little kid number 26 Amanda Cipher fear no regret we don't know how many actresses are also build as singer songwriters in the first sentence of their wikkipedia page but we do know that Amanda Cipher is one of them and while she and the other Mean Girls showed off their Acappella skills for a brief moment in that classic 2004 comedy it wasn't until Mama Mia in 2008 that we really saw what she could do vocally goting [Music] your while Sheen doesn't think highly of her singing in 2012's Le Miser we think she did quite well and to get back to the singer songwriter credit cyer wrote and recorded the song little house that appears on the soundtrack of her 2010 film Dear John to help us grow Us number 25 Katherine Z [Music] Jones prior to 2002 there wasn't really anything in Katherine Zeta Jones's feature film workk that suggested she was a talented singer though musical theater fans would have known she'd been in multiple stage musicals prior to so when she was cast as Velma Kelly in Chico Chicago it probably surprised a few people but probably not as much as it surprised us all at how good she was in her Oscar winning role particularly the dancing and singing parts of it can I do it hello and we cannot talk about singing surprises in Chicago without also giving it up for Renee zelger in 2001 she surprised us with her spot-on British accent in Bridget Jones's Diary and the following year it was her singing talent that had us cheering and who in say started a bang Roy number 24 Nicole Kidman we're all relying on you goling remember a real show in a real theater with a real audience it comes as no surprise that Nicole Kidman's husband four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban is a good singer but Kidman herself wasn't someone who we necessarily associated with singing until 2001 that is because it was in that year that Mula Rouge happened and Kidman along with her co-star you McGregor gave us come what mayly my life doesn't see such a waste it all revoles around you this isn't a simple song either come what may demands quite an impressive vocal range and control and Kidman showed she was up for the challenge and later that year she topped multiple music charts around the world with her something stupid duet with Robbie [Music] Williams number 23 Bradley Cooper are you happy in this world do you need more is there something else searching for sure now we all know Bradley Cooper can sing but come on you have to admit that when you saw A Star is Born you like us were surprised at how good he sounded and you know who else was surprised by it his future co-star Lady Gaga who let out an oh my gosh the first time they sang together was blown away by him I mean he just he sings from his soul he sings from his gut and when he sings he's a Storyteller but as surprisingly good a singer as he is now that probably wasn't the case even just a couple of years before A Star is Born as Cooper took voice lessons for about a year and a half prior to making that movie I coulds from my bring [Music] here number 22 Michelle feifer I am Catwoman hear me RAR Michelle feifer might be best known to some as Batman's feline foe but before she stepped into the skintight catsuit Fifer took on her first big role in the much maligned musical film gree 2 the movie flopped and mostly faded Into Obscurity but that didn't stop feifer from stealing the show with her sultry Singing in 1989's The Fabulous Baker Boys her performance of making whoopy a top of grand piano is still held up as an iconic musical scene in the history of Cinema folks that's what you get [Music] folks and of course that would not be her last foray into singing on film she showed off her impressive singing shops in both the Prince of Egypt and hairspray later in her career for the crowns and Vault when I number 21 Yan McGregor are alive with the sound of one thing we know about anyone who didn't expect that you and McGregor could sing well in Mulan Rouge is that they likely hadn't seen the 1996 film Emma because it was in said Jane Austin inspired period film that Mr McGregor flexed his vocal muscles for a lovely duet with Gwyneth peltro I die surely you H my lady go down sing and for those who missed both Emma and Mulan Rouge well they got their chance to admire McGregor's awesome singing abilities as the voice of the Candelabra Lumiere in Disney's 2017 liveaction version of Beauty and the Beast Be Our Guest Be Our Guest put our s to the test number 20 Eddie redm as a kid this British actor would sit in the back of his parents car with his brother playing gav in a miser reenactment this is my school my high society here in the slums of St Michelle we live on crumbs of humble prety tough on the teeth but what the yell little could he have guessed that one day he would be cast as marus P Meri in Tom Hooper's stage to screen adaptation a heart for Love Song so I'm doing everything all wrong oh God for shame I do not even know your name the actor attended stage school from the age of 10 but it sounds like nothing could have quite prepared him for singing live on set for several hours a day apparently it took him 21 takes to get Empty Chairs at Empty Tables just right nevertheless he impressed us with his singing abilities and we cannot wait to hear him sing again oh my friends my friends don't ask me number 19 Anne Hathaway Hathaway first garnered popularity as Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries but we first discovered that she could sing in Ella Enchanted find somebody to love give him a little more soul from somebody to love to don't go break in my heart it was clear that this Rising Star had a lot of range she was almost cast as Christine in the Phantom of the Opera movie too but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts still in 2012 she wowed us as fontine in Lay Miz instead so different this hell I'm living so never know from what it SE interestingly she was inspired to enter Showbiz after watching her mom play fontine on stage if any of her movies ever receive a musical adaptation they know who to [Music] call number 18 Val Kilmer imagine if Batman delivered his famous line in his signature growl before breaking into a bit of rock and roll well imagine no more because as you might recall kilmar played Jim Morrison in the 1991 musical biopic the doors and yes he did all his own singing now you get your baby I'll get mine going to make it baby if wey you can also hear him in the credits of True Romance and on the soundtrack of his 1984 debut movie Top Secret she knows how to love me yes boy don't know do me despite having a lovely voice he didn't provide the singing voice for Moses in DreamWorks The Prince of Egypt it's a tragedy that Kilmer lost his voice to throat cancer but thanks to AI technology the actor has been able to speak again right there number 17 Patrick sey we knew he could act we knew he could dance and thanks to Dirty Dancing we learned that he could sing We surprised [Music] everybody I guess we did although if you'd seen him play Danny Zuko on Broadway you probably weren't all that surprised anyway like the popular Dance Flick his Soulful vocals on She's Like the Wind became an unexpected [Music] hit can't look in her eyes she's L of my it peaked at number three on the US Billboard Chart and even went platinum his voice could render a room silent and leave all listeners with chills we only wish we had more of his music to enjoy as part of his already tremendous Legacy [Music] [Applause] number 16 Carrie Washington the actress has a beautiful voice and it's really a scandal that we don't get to hear it more often yes girl do you hear this other than a spot of karaoke with Jordan Sparks and an appearance on the Disney holiday singalong in 2020 she's managed to keep her talents relatively under wraps and it's so funny that Disney singalong reminds me of so many people that I forgot could sing could sing you know and you were one of them I was like oh that's right Carrie can sing too also in 2020 she made her official onscreen singing debut in Ryan Murphy's Netflix adaptation of the prom even though she didn't get to sing all that much as the conservative Mrs Green what we do here is pretty [Music] impressive you're my Superstar let's hope that she doesn't shy away from taking on more more musical roles in the future number 15 Emma Stone Emma's vocal talents flew under our Radars until 2016's La La Land although this wasn't the first time she'd sung on our screens I'm a a child anyway from a lovely night to audition she amazed us with her astounding versatility her contributions to the movie even earned her several accolades including a Golden Globe and an academy award interestingly her audition for Mia a Hollywood hopeful wasn't all that [Music] conventional only the movie's director Damen chazelle and composer Justin herwitz came to see the 2013 Revival of Cabaret where she was making her Broadway debut as Sally BS clearly she impressed them and the rest as they say is history to the fools who dream c as they may number 14 Katherine O'Hara this Canadian Superstar is a woman of many talents and singing is most certainly one of them sweet my dear my darling you're so far away from me though an ocean of Tears she's probably best known for her roles in the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV Home Alone Beetlejuice and as the wonderfully eccentric Moira Rose in shitz Creek however she's no stranger to singing on screen either I warned you I was lonely seem to care no no no [Music] woman's for instance did you know that she lends her voice to and shock in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and did you recognize her voice behind the hauntingly beautiful Sally song we could never Tire of her soothing voice it's the perfect addition to this animated ghoulish holiday classic will he see how much he means to me I think it's not to number 13 Zachary Levi even if Chuck the musical was just a fantasy that didn't stop Zachary Levi from singing on set anyway he was known to bust out a few bars between takes and during set changes however his musical chops were destined for more than just off camera [Music] entertainment is in 2010 he voiced Flynn Ryder in Disney's Tangled and also recorded a song with Catherine MC I could be all that you're needing if you let me try now that the world knew he could sing Broadway was calling after making his debut with first date he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as George Novak and she loves me tingling such delicious tingles I'm trembling what the hell does that mean I'm freezing that's because it's and incent number 12 Tom Heston up I'm set for the sunz when youve got Wings noed cannot be done if you aren't surprised by this entry then perhaps you've watched our other video about MCU actors who can sing the god of Mischief actor even gave us a tune in episode 3 of [Music] Loki but if you really want to see the extent of his singing abilities check out the Hank Williams biopic I Saw The Light it was a rather demanding role and for a British boy getting into the country western Vibes could not have been easy either nevertheless he proves that he has the vocal strength to pull it off and that he can yodel with the best of [Music] them number 11 chis Chris Pine we don't imagine that much singing takes place aboard the Starship Enterprise but fortunately Captain Kirk has stopped by planet Earth on occasion to Showcase his singing abilities 24 I guess and you know he's good because Queen Barbara even asked him to feature on her album even though he'd done a spot of singing here and there his skills were a relatively well-kept secret I have grown accustomed to her [Music] face that is until he was cast as Cinderella's prince in the 2014 movie musical into the woods it was a role made for him too son time is notoriously challenging yet he Nails it and brings plenty of charm and humor to the character Beyond power of speech when the one thing you want is the only thing out of your reach number 10 Oscar Isaac long before his breaking into Showbiz Isaac was a singer and lead guitarist for a Miami based SCA punk band called the blinking underdogs was it a SCA band oh yeah yeah yeah it was a SCA band all right I was in a couple SCA bands actually although he would become more renowned for his non-m musical work he didn't leave his love of Music behind either in 2011 he played a musician in the romcom 10 years which also featured songs written and performed by him on the soundtrack and I sing someday finds you wherever you may be he also left us a struck by his performance as a down on his luck folk singer in the Cohen Brothers inside Leen Davis look all we're saying is that if Star Wars ever decided to go musical he's right there oh [Music] honey number nine Colin Ferell could you imagine this Irish bad boy is a member of boy Zone yeah us either and I sang Careless Whisper no yeah great tune terrible tune coming out of this no terrible T murdered it so bad they asked me to could you do that a sec could you could you do that again catching the acting bug after his unsuccessful boy band audition he went on to have a successful movie career instead he starred in films like SWAT and in brouge but we also got to see his musical side when he was cast opposite Jeff Bridges in the 2009 drama crazy heart I got tired of being good started missing that feeling free stopped acting like I thought should I'm back to being me and yes like Bridges he did all of his own singing his voice is so Soulful and comforting and just makes our hearts melt life must be so hard when you're that good-looking and talented you rolling Sil with nothing to lose this ain't no place for number eight Jensen Ackles speaking of Inc incredibly attractive multi-talented performers after years of delighting fans with his musical talents at conventions the actor dropped his debut album as part of the band radio company in [Music] 2019 teaming up with musician Steve Carlson Ackles proved that no genre was out of his reach their song sounds of someday even appeared in a Jensen directed episode in Supernatural final [Music] season sounds of somay May home we're not sure just how we describe his voice exactly but we reckon he could sing anything and make it sound phenomenal Supernatural may not have been a musical but when you have a voice like that at your disposal you use it as much as you can and we hope he'll continue doing so in his future projects breaking their way the only way they know how well that's just number seven Wen Phoenix you would think that filling Johnny Cash's ginormous shoes would be an impossible task looks like you're going to a funeral maybe I am but Phoenix proved he was up to the mission and even got the singer's blessing like his co-star ree Witherspoon he provided all of his own vocals [Music] gotp Phoenix recalled the challenge of channeling the singer but if you ask us he did not disappoint clearly somebody did their homework and went for the extra credit too he and Reese even learned how to play musical instruments for their respective roles we're not saying anyone could replace the legend that is Johnny Cash but waen did exceptionally well don't you think I fell for you like a child oh but the fire went wild number six Seth McFarland fans of this Rhode Island native are very aware of his impressive arsenal of voices if you L you can look and you will find me Time After Time however even when he's just being Seth McFarland the man has a voice like melted butter it's so soft and silky and you can totally picture him in line with those golden age kuners it's easy to [Music] remember and [Music] so hard to [Music] for indeed he lists Frank Sinatra as his Idol and was clearly inspired by him while recording his six Studio albums McFarland has received five Grammy nods for his music his song everybody needs a best friend from Ted also received the Academy Award nomination for best original song Seriously is there anything he can't do take your CU from the birds music is better than number five Gerard Butler okay let's get this out of the way first we know that Butler singing wasn't to everyone's taste C you you little lying Del you little Vier but you got to give the man some credit he had no prior training other than a bit of singing in an amateur rock band and this is the Phantom of the Opera after all nevertheless after impressing sir Andrew Lloyd Weber in his audition Butler trained hard for the iconic character open up your mind let your fantasies unwind in this darkness that you know you cannot find admittedly his Phantom was more rock than Opera but apparently that's what the composer was going for do we think we'll see Butler's Phantom on stage probably not but he still did a pretty good job nonetheless It's Over Now The Music of the Night number four Robert patson R Pats has embodied some pretty well-known characters throughout his career say it out loud however His stunning singing voice hasn't always received the spotlight it deserves not only does he have an absolutely dreamy voice he also writes his own music and plays guitar and piano too how long must you take I was s for that mistake but you move he showcased some of his skills on the Twilight soundtrack both as a singer and songwriter you can also hear him on the soundtrack for his 2008 Indie dramedy how to be it's a work in progressing dust and in 2010 he was named Hollywood's most influential top unexpected musician musician apparently he has considered a career in music and we're just saying that it's never too late Soul number three Hugh Lori forget your come on gety you better Chase all youres away at first we knew him as one half of the comedy duo fry and Lori then we recognized him from his titular role in the medical drama house now let's bring you up to date on his musical career too and he fell down to his knees Lord have mercy Lord Mercy if not only can he sing well but he also plays a plethora of instruments and is a member of a charity rock group called band from TV he's also released two Studio albums consisting of classic blues music the first of which went double Platinum perhaps one day he'll receive a Grammy award to add some more VAR to his already impressive collection of accolades behind song cuz I've just found out that my trouble's Just Begun number two Robert dowy Jr even if you didn't know that Iron Man had a singing career we can think of one Avenger who definitely did the futurist gentlemen the futurist is here this is a nod to the actor's 2004 debut jazz album of the same name as well as a voice that will make you go weak in the knees Downey is also an accomplished songwriter and keyboard player he sung on several movie soundtracks in addition to releasing his own music as well sounds [Music] October future let's not forget the time he nailed his duet with sting either you fake claim you fake got be watching you given the collective Talent of the MCU Stars we're surprised there haven't yet been Whispers of an Avengers musical make a lot of money I'm going to quit this crazy scene 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 Jeremy rener following and game rener returned to his musical Roots taking many of us by surprise I am going and I got no slowing down we knew him from the MCU franchise Mission Impossible the born legacy and a couple of Oscar nominated roles but a musician well that was brand new information yet music was actually his first Passion and one he's always taken quite seriously in addition to playing several instruments he's also a skilled singer songwriter got to like your [Applause] style [Music] theu the [Music] main he's released two EPS a single and like his MCU co-star has also sung on several soundtracks for his own movies as well the Avengers would make a great name for a band we're just saying promise I can do so much more than just arery which of these singing celebs surprised you with their vocal talents let us know in the comments why is the waiter smiling at us he knows what we're thinking do you agree with our piics check out this other recent clip from Miz Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Published: Wed May 15 2024