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 She also originated the role of Sadie McKibben in "Opal" (1992), and she had a 1997 film role as Aunt Alice in "I Think I Do". Under her own name, beginning in the 1980s, Nixon recorded songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and various classical composers. She was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist, one for her Schönberg album and one for her Copland album. In the 1998 Disney film "Mulan", Nixon was the singing voice of "Grandmother Fa". She then returned to the stage, touring the United States as Fraulein Schneider in "Cabaret" in