Phil Collins ever up to that point. Collins also sang German, Italian, Spanish and French versions of the "Tarzan" soundtrack for the respective film versions. The song won Collins an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award both for Best Original Song. Collins performed a song from the Tarzan soundtrack at that year's ceremony and a Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show. Collins was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on 16 June 1999. In 2000, Collins became partially deaf in one ear due to a viral infection. In June 2002, he accepted an invitation to drum for the house
Academy Award for Best Original Song The award category was introduced at the 7th Academy Awards, the ceremony honoring the best in film for 1934. Nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers, and the winners are chosen by the Academy membership as a whole. "There must be a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually presented) of both lyrics and melody, used in the body of the motion picture or as the first music cue in the end credits." The original requirement was only that the nominated song appear in a motion picture during the previous year. This rule was changed