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Encyclopedia > Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose vocals are pre-recorded for use in films. The singer records the song on a soundtrack and the actors or actresses lip sync the song for the cameras. This is a format that is most highly developed in the Indian sub-continent. Although lip sync is also used in films produced in Hollywood and other film centres, making these recordings has not typically been an avenue to fame for singers elsewhere in the way that it has been in India. A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ... ...


Playback singing is a very important part of Indian & Nepali culture; most hit Bollywood and Kollywood films are musicals. Popular playback singers in India enjoy the same star status as famous actors. The songs of a film and the quality of the music, and its music director (composer), lyricist, and singer, have often determined the success of a film. Often soundtrack albums are released before the films are released. For this reason there is sometimes a mismatch between the songs in a film and the songs on its CD, LP or tape. Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... Image:Veerapandi. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ...


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Playback singer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (190 words)
A playback singer is a singer whose song is pre-recorded for use in films.
The singer records the song on a soundtrack and the actors or actresses lip sync the song for the cameras.
Playback singing is a very important part of Indian culture; most hit Bollywood films are musicals.
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