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A '''playback singer''' is a [[singer]] whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies |
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[[South Asian cinema|South Asian movies]] produced in the [[Indian subcontinent]] are particularly known for using this technique. A majority of [[Cinema of India|Indian movies]] (particularly [[Bollywood]] and other regional films) as well as [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani movies]], typically include six or seven songs. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors, and music directors.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |year=1999 |month=April |title=Kill Your Radio: Music On The 'Net |journal=[[CMJ New Music]] |issue=Electro Media |pages=61 |accessdate= 2009-08-18}}</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=0195327640|pages=275–276}}</ref> and [[A. R. Rahman]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Srinivasan, Meera|title=Fans spend a sleepless night|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759331200.htm|date=27 February 2009|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-08-18}}</ref> also receive wide public admiration. |
[[South Asian cinema|South Asian movies]] produced in the [[Indian subcontinent]] are particularly known for using this technique. A majority of [[Cinema of India|Indian movies]] (particularly [[Bollywood]] and other regional films) as well as [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani movies]], typically include six or seven songs. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors, and music directors.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |year=1999 |month=April |title=Kill Your Radio: Music On The 'Net |journal=[[CMJ New Music]] |issue=Electro Media |pages=61 |accessdate= 2009-08-18}}</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=0195327640|pages=275–276}}</ref> and [[A. R. Rahman]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Srinivasan, Meera|title=Fans spend a sleepless night|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022759331200.htm|date=27 February 2009|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|accessdate=2009-08-18}}</ref> also receive wide public admiration. |
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A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies.
South Asia
South Asian movies produced in the Indian subcontinent are particularly known for using this technique. A majority of Indian movies (particularly Bollywood and other regional films) as well as Pakistani movies, typically include six or seven songs. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same status as popular actors, and music directors.[1][2] and A. R. Rahman,[3] also receive wide public admiration.
Most of the playback singers are initially trained in classical music, though they later often expand their range. According to the 1999 book entry, the record by a male singer was held by S. P. Balasubramanyam.
Other popular singers include but are not limited to: Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Geeta Dutt, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam.[4][5]
Famous Pakistani playback singers include Ahmed Rushdi,[6] Mehdi Hassan, Masood Rana, Adnan Sami Khan, Noor Jehan, Mala and Runa Laila.[7][8]
Songs in Bollywood movies - the combined products of the talents of lyricists, music directors/composers, and singers - often determine the extent of success of individual Indian movies; as such, playback singers are an important part of the Indian film industry. Soundtrack albums of songs in movies are usually released before the movies.
Hollywood
Playback singing is not as common in Hollywood given the fact that musicals are not as frequent. It was, however, more widely used in the past. Notable Hollywood performances include Bill Lee voicing the Christopher Plummer character in The Sound of Music,[9] and Betty Noyes singing for Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain,[10] a movie in which playback singing is a major plot point.
See also
- List of Indian playback singers
- List of Pakistani film singers
- Lip-synching in music
- Dubbing, also known as looping or post-sync.
References
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (1999). "Kill Your Radio: Music On The 'Net". CMJ New Music (Electro Media): 61.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ D. Booth, Gregory (2008). Behind the curtain: making music in Mumbai's film studios. OUP USA. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0195327640.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (27 February 2009). "Fans spend a sleepless night". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kumar, Divya (5 February 2009). "Shreya rocks". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Locapally, Vijay (5 January 2008). "Singing star". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/23/top11.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-22 "Nisar Bazmi passes away". DAWN. 2007-03-23.
- ^ Mazhar Iqbal, Mazhar.dk. "Ahmad Rushdi". http://mazhar.dk/film/singers/ahmadrushdi/. Retrieved 2006-04-12.
- ^ Alavi, Omair (2006-10-01). "The rise and fall of playback singing". DAWN. http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061001/images4.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/fullcredits
- ^ Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar, Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece (Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2009), 145.
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