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
West Side Story (soundtrack) contains "beefier orchestration". In her autobiography, "I Could Have Sung All Night", Marni Nixon spoke of singing the role of Maria and of her observations of some of the other singers whose voices were dubbed into the film. According to Nixon, very little of the singing on the soundtrack was contributed by the on-screen top-billing stars of the film; while George Chakiris provided vocals for the character of Bernardo, Nixon claims, even Russ Tamblyn's voice was dubbed over by Tucker Smith because Tamblyn had contractual obligations with MGM Records. (While the film was released by United Artists, the soundtrack album