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{{Other uses|Playback (disambiguation){{!}}Playback}}
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[[File:Ahmed Rushdi playback singer 1954.jpg|thumb|right|Pakistani playback singer [[Ahmed Rushdi]] performing live on stage in 1954]]
[[File:Lata Mangeshkar at an event.jpg|thumb|right|Indian playback singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] has recorded thousands of songs]]
[[File:Lata Mangeshkar at an event.jpg|thumb|right|Indian playback singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] has recorded thousands of songs]]
A '''playback singer''' is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in movies. 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.
A '''playback singer''' is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in movies. 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 Asia==
[[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]] as well as [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani movies]] 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=0-19-532764-0|pages=275–276}}</ref><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|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=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|date=17 February 2003|author=Rajamani, Radhika|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=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]] |accessdate=March 8, 2019}}</ref> are regarded as two of the most influential playback singers in South Asia.<ref>
[[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]] as well as [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani movies]] 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=0-19-532764-0|pages=275–276}}</ref><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|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=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|date=17 February 2003|author=Rajamani, Radhika|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=22 July 2009}}</ref> [[Mohammed Rafi]] is regarded as one 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=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 |title=Articles about Mohammad Rafi |work=Times of India |date= |accessdate=15 April 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/mohammad-rafi |title=Articles about Mohammad Rafi |work=Times of India |date= |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>
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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|date=18 May 2001|author=Gangadhar, v.|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=22 July 2009}}</ref><ref>
*{{cite web|title=Ahmed Rushdi, Remembering a legend|url=http://dawn.com/2012/04/11/remembering-a-legend-ahmed-rushdi/|work=Dawn News|accessdate=28 December 2012}}
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*{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/ |work=The Express Tribune|title=Remembering Ahmed Rushdi |accessdate=28 December 2012| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100427003202/http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/| archivedate= 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|date=18 May 2001|author=Gangadhar, v.|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=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|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 book|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music|year=2000|author=Arnold, Alison|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=0-8240-4946-2|pages=420–421}}

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For other uses, see Playback.
Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has recorded thousands of songs

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

South Asia

South Asian movies produced in the Indian subcontinent are particularly known for using this technique. A majority of Indian movies as well as Pakistani movies 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,[1][2][3] 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.[4] Mohammed Rafi is regarded as one of the most influential playback singers in South Asia.[5] 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.[6][7] In 2011, Guinness officially acknowledged Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history.[8]

Hollywood

Playback singing is not as common in contemporary Hollywood as musicals are less frequent.[citation needed] It was, however, more widely used in the past. Notable Hollywood performances include Marni Nixon in West Side Story for Natalie Wood's portrayal of Maria, in The King and I for Deborah Kerr's Anna Leonowens, and for Audrey Hepburn's Eliza in My Fair Lady; Bill Lee singing for John Kerr's Lieutenant Cable in South Pacific and for Christopher Plummer's Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music,[9] 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,[10] a movie in which playback singing is a major plot point.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wolk, Douglas (April 1999). "Kill Your Radio: Music On The 'Net". CMJ New Music (Electro Media): 61.
  2. ^ D. Booth, Gregory (2008). Behind the curtain: making music in Mumbai's film studios. OUP USA. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-19-532764-0.
  3. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (27 February 2009). "Fans spend a sleepless night". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  4. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (17 February 2003). "Realising a dream". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  5. ^
  6. ^ Gangadhar, v. (18 May 2001). "Only the best preferred". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  7. ^
  8. ^ Banerjee, Soumyadipta (22 October 2011). "It's a world record for Asha Bhosle". DNA India. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  9. ^ "The Sound of Music full credits". IMDb. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  10. ^ 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.
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