Playback singer recorded artist in music history. Popular Indian singers include: Popular playback singers of Nepal include: Famous Pakistani playback singers include: Playback singing is not as common in contemporary Hollywood as musicals are less frequent. 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
Marni Nixon supply the star's singing voice for the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I" and the next year she again worked with Kerr to dub her voice in "An Affair to Remember". That year, she also sang for Sophia Loren in "Boy on a Dolphin". In 1960, she dubbed Janet Leigh's voice in "Pepe" and had an on-screen chorus role in "Can-Can". In 1961's "West Side Story", the studio kept her work on the film (as the singing voice of Natalie Wood's Maria) a secret from the actress, and Nixon also dubbed Rita Moreno's singing in the