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Aladdin: Naomi Scott Is an Amazing Jasmine, but Is That Really Her Singing?

24/05/2019 - 11:15 AM

Naomi Scott is Jasmine in Disney's live-action ALADDIN.

Disney's live-action adaptation of the iconic Aladdin [1] has a lot going for it, including an incredible cast [2] and a magical soundtrack [3]. With each new look [4] at the film promising a plethora of delightful surprises, one thing we couldn't help but wonder is if those angelic vocals are really coming from Jasmine's actress, Namoi Scott.

The short answer — yes. The long answer — hell yes! Scott — who audiences may recognise [5] from 2017's Power Rangers adaptation or even Disney Channel's underrated original movie Lemonade Mouth back in 2011 — does all of her own singing in the film, including a Jasmine-centric new song, "Speechless." The actress is actually an independent artist with two released EPs under her belt, so she definitely knows a thing or two about singing.

And if that weren't impressive enough, Scott also revealed that she was actually singing live for certain segments of the film, while normally actors lip-sync along to a track. "We had the amazing Simon Hayes, who won the Oscar for Les Mis. So I was like, "What a great opportunity to sing live," and he was all about it," she told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live [6]. "So, I'm just singing acapella on my own like a crazy person on set. And the worst part is, you can't really hear yourself . . . I wouldn't want to know what [the crew] were hearing."

We agree with Jimmy, whatever Scott did live on set obviously worked [7]! You can catch Aladdin and all its wonders in theatres now and you'll be able to witness Scott's voice in all its glory for yourself.


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