24.02.2010
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Singstar: celebrity albums
It is common for actors and actresses to want to show off more talent (or lack of) by beginning a music career. Here we put together a few celebs who have showcased their vocals by releasing albums, some more succesful than others.
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Jared Leto is the lead singer and guitarist for the group 30 Seconds to Mars, however is considered to be a much better actor than he is a singer with roles in Fight Club, Panic Room, and most recently, Chapter 27. We think he was cuter back then too. -
Paris is best known for being an heiress to the Hilton fortune and a socialite, but naturally, she wanted to start a singing career to show everyone what she can do. She produced her album, Paris, for which she created her own music label, Heiress Records, to release. Two singles from the album were released, "Stars are Blind" and "Turn it Up". Unfortunately her music is not hot! -
Milla Jovovich is a stunning beauty who has worked as a model, and actress and released an album titled The Divine Comedy which has been described as acoustic and folky, inspired by Kate Bush and Sarah McLachlan, back in the nineties. -
Starting out as an actor, Will Smith had roles in the Bad Boys films, Enemy of the State, Men in Black, Wild Wild West, Ali, Hitchcock and Seven Pounds. He also released a slew of singles, "Men in Black", "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", "Just the Two of Us", however after attempting to release a greatest hits album he was dropped by his label. In 2005 he released a new album called Lost and Found with the hit single "Switch." -
Actress, Scarlett Johannson is best known for her roles in The Horse Whisperer, Lost in Translation, The Girl With the Pearl Earring, The Nanny Diaries and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. In 2008 she released her first and only album Anywhere I Lay My Head which was met with mixed reviews. -
Joaquin infamously announced he was quitting acting back in 2007 to focus on his music career as a rapper. Although he has been described as a "Beatles, Oasis, Bowie-style songwriter," yet audiences are yet to hear what Joaquin has produced as his album still has not been released. -
We all know him as Vinnie Chase in Entourage but Adrian Grenier has more than just acting talent. He is also a musician and belongs to two bands, as the lead singer in Kid Friendly and as the drummer in The Honey Brothers, and is apparently quite good! -
Known for his acting Robert Downey Jr. is also known to have a troubled past involving drugs and jail time. With these times firmly behind him he has also come out as a successful musician (singer, songwriter and pianist), releasing an album called The Futurist. Go Robert! -
Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith, also gets her musician on with her band Wicked Wisdom. Surprisingly, it's quite heavy music and lyrics from the petite actress. -
Best know for his roles in Coming to America and The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy was originally a stand-up comedian and later released successful albums How Could It Be, So Happy and Love's Alright. -
'The Hoff' has come a long way since Baywatch, or has he? He released a self-titled album with hits, "Looking for Freedom" and "Crazy for You," mostly popular in Europe. Keep trying Hoff. -
The sexy Entourage and The Sopranos actress released an album titled Here to Heaven in 2001. She has not released another album. -
The onetime heartthrob from Beverly Hills 90210 released an album called One Stop Carnival in an attempt to establish himself as a rapper, sadly he is now only know as Megan Fox's boyfriend. -
Most recently the star of Ghost Whisperer, JLH released a single back in the height of her fame (think Party of Five, I Know What You Did Last Summer) called "How Do I Deal." It did well in the U.S. and averagly in Aus, she hasn't made an appearance on the charts since. -
Major teen heartthrob, Joey Lawrence was best known for his role on Blossom, Brotherly Love and Gimmie A Break. In the wake of his success as an actor he decided to follow his passion for music and released an album, Joey Lawrence in 1999. -
Keanu Reeves played Neo in The Matrix trilogy, kicking plenty of butt. Little is it known that Keanu played in a band called Dogstar in the 1990s, their debut album was released in 1996 and was called "Our Little Visionary." -
The acclaimed Gladiator actor is know for his down-to-earth Aussie ways and proves it be playing in a band labelled 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, they have released two albums The Photograph Kills and High Horse Honey and are not nearly as popular as Crowe's acting. -
Bec Hewitt (nee Cartwright) played Hayley on Home and Away before leaving to pursue a singing career in 2002 with her debut single "All Seats Taken," doing well on the Aria charts and then her following singles "One The Borderline" and "A Matter of Time" which failed to match. -
Also on Home and Away, Tammin played Dani. Tammin also left to pursue a singing career, releasing "Pointless Relationship" in 2004 which debuted in the top 10 Australian singles released the following week. -
A role as Sky on Neighbours launched Stephanie McIntosh into the public eye, but Steph also had her eye on a stellar singing career and left the show to pursue a new career path. In 2006 she released her debut single "Mistake" which debuted on the ARIA charts at number three. Her second single "Tightrope" did not fair as well, while her third, "So Do I Say Sorry First?" only reached number 34 on the ARIA charts. -
Famous for her sexy pins as well as acting (she has starred in Se7en, Sliding Doors, Emma, Shakespeare in Love and Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow showed off her singing ability when she starred in Duets. She has released singles "Cruisin" and "Bette Davis Eyes."
Jared Leto is the lead singer and guitarist for the group 30 Seconds to Mars, however is considered to be a much better actor than he is a singer with roles in Fight Club, Panic Room, and most recently, Chapter 27. We think he was cuter back then too.
