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| Who provides Robbie Williams singing voice in Better Man film? | |
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| The singer estimates he spent 200 hours re-recording songs | The singer estimates he spent 200 hours re-recording songs |
| The man who provided the singing voice for Robbie Williams in his musical biopic Better Man described it as "the weirdest claim to fame". | The man who provided the singing voice for Robbie Williams in his musical biopic Better Man described it as "the weirdest claim to fame". |
| Musician Adam Tucker, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, had always been told by friends that he sounded like the Stoke-on-Trent pop star so sent recordings to film producers who were looking for a sound-a-like. | Musician Adam Tucker, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, had always been told by friends that he sounded like the Stoke-on-Trent pop star so sent recordings to film producers who were looking for a sound-a-like. |
| Between 3 January and 9 January the film's soundtrack album was number one in the Official Album Downloads Chart which Mr Tucker described as "crazy". | |
| "I see people like Pink, Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron have all posted about this film, and I'm thinking 'they've all just heard me sing for two and a half hours and they don't know'. But I guess that means I've done the job right." he said. | "I see people like Pink, Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron have all posted about this film, and I'm thinking 'they've all just heard me sing for two and a half hours and they don't know'. But I guess that means I've done the job right." he said. |
| The singer added: "As a musician I've spent years trying to write songs that get heard... To finally be in the charts in some capacity is obviously like amazing. | The singer added: "As a musician I've spent years trying to write songs that get heard... To finally be in the charts in some capacity is obviously like amazing. |
| "Millions of people have heard me sing but only a small percentage of them know they've actually heard me sing." | "Millions of people have heard me sing but only a small percentage of them know they've actually heard me sing." |
| Some of Robbie Williams' biggest hits were re-recorded by Mr Tucker to fit choreography in the musical film | Some of Robbie Williams' biggest hits were re-recorded by Mr Tucker to fit choreography in the musical film |
| Milton Keynes actor Jonno Davies provided the speaking voice and performance capture for Robbie Williams in the film, who is represented on screen as a CGI chimpanzee. | Milton Keynes actor Jonno Davies provided the speaking voice and performance capture for Robbie Williams in the film, who is represented on screen as a CGI chimpanzee. |
| While Williams sang some of the songs on the soundtrack, Mr Tucker estimated "about 90%" of the music heard in the movie was him. | While Williams sang some of the songs on the soundtrack, Mr Tucker estimated "about 90%" of the music heard in the movie was him. |
| Filmmakers wanted new versions of the star's best-known hits so songs could fit the energy of the big musical scenes while still sounding like the hit-maker in his youth. | Filmmakers wanted new versions of the star's best-known hits so songs could fit the energy of the big musical scenes while still sounding like the hit-maker in his youth. |
| Mr Tucker estimated he spent about 200 hours re-recording Williams' songs between the summer of May 2023 and August 2024. | Mr Tucker estimated he spent about 200 hours re-recording Williams' songs between the summer of May 2023 and August 2024. |
| During recordings he had cameras trained on his mouth so artists at New Zealand special effects company Wētā FX could match the chimpanzee's mouth movements to his own. | During recordings he had cameras trained on his mouth so artists at New Zealand special effects company Wētā FX could match the chimpanzee's mouth movements to his own. |
| Listen: Norfolk singer the ‘Better Man’ in biopic | Listen: Norfolk singer the ‘Better Man’ in biopic |
| Working on the film has given the Norfolk musician a new appreciation for Williams. | Working on the film has given the Norfolk musician a new appreciation for Williams. |
| He said: "Some of the parts on some of the songs I was on the brink of my voice... He must've been 16 when he sung this. | He said: "Some of the parts on some of the songs I was on the brink of my voice... He must've been 16 when he sung this. |
| "Some of his songs are really high. I don't think people give him credit, he still sings the songs in the same key, he doesn't change the key of the songs." | "Some of his songs are really high. I don't think people give him credit, he still sings the songs in the same key, he doesn't change the key of the songs." |
| The other challenge was the accent, Robbie Williams is not from Norfolk. | The other challenge was the accent, Robbie Williams is not from Norfolk. |
| "I have some family from Stoke, so I'm well-tuned into that accent. It was those little tweaks in the accent that we spent hours on," he recalled. | "I have some family from Stoke, so I'm well-tuned into that accent. It was those little tweaks in the accent that we spent hours on," he recalled. |
| During the musical Robbie Williams meets girlfriend Nicole Appleton and they perform a duet of his 1999 number-one single She's The One | During the musical Robbie Williams meets girlfriend Nicole Appleton and they perform a duet of his 1999 number-one single She's The One |
| Mr Tucker said his favourite songs to perform in the film were My Way and She's The One as both were pivotal emotional scenes. | Mr Tucker said his favourite songs to perform in the film were My Way and She's The One as both were pivotal emotional scenes. |
| In the film, the latter is done as a duet with All Saint's singer Nicole Appleton - her character's singing voice was provided by West End performer Kayleigh McKnight from Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire. | In the film, the latter is done as a duet with All Saint's singer Nicole Appleton - her character's singing voice was provided by West End performer Kayleigh McKnight from Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire. |
| She beamed: "Knowing that there's people all over the world hearing my voice when they see this film blows my mind. | She beamed: "Knowing that there's people all over the world hearing my voice when they see this film blows my mind. |
| "There's something kind of fun about it. I was sat in the cinema watching it, and no one knew it was me... I felt like a bit like the Masked Singer. | "There's something kind of fun about it. I was sat in the cinema watching it, and no one knew it was me... I felt like a bit like the Masked Singer. |
| "I've been dreaming of a number one in the download chart, and now I've got one. Maybe not quite the way I was expecting. I was manifesting it clearly, but I just didn't realise it would be in the Robbie Williams biopic." | "I've been dreaming of a number one in the download chart, and now I've got one. Maybe not quite the way I was expecting. I was manifesting it clearly, but I just didn't realise it would be in the Robbie Williams biopic." |
| West End singer Kayleigh McKnight, who has starred in Six, provided the singing voice for Nicole Appleton | West End singer Kayleigh McKnight, who has starred in Six, provided the singing voice for Nicole Appleton |
| A friend of Ms McKnight invited her to audition for the role - she recorded herself singing She's The One at home and a short time later found herself in a studio. | A friend of Ms McKnight invited her to audition for the role - she recorded herself singing She's The One at home and a short time later found herself in a studio. |
| Unlike Mr Tucker, her recording only took about two days and filming had already finished. | Unlike Mr Tucker, her recording only took about two days and filming had already finished. |
| The singer said: "They didn't ask me to sound like Nicole from All Saints, mostly because their songs were so different to this version of She's The One that we were doing." | The singer said: "They didn't ask me to sound like Nicole from All Saints, mostly because their songs were so different to this version of She's The One that we were doing." |
| Ms McKnight revealed she has received messaged from fans who have described her performance as moving and emotional. | Ms McKnight revealed she has received messaged from fans who have described her performance as moving and emotional. |
| "This is my call out to Robbie, if you need a singer for She's The One on tour. I'm available," she laughed. | "This is my call out to Robbie, if you need a singer for She's The One on tour. I'm available," she laughed. |
| Mr Tucker made a similar offer. | Mr Tucker made a similar offer. |
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