Who provides Robbie Williams singing voice in Better Man film?

The person who supplied the singing voice for Robbie Williams in his musical biopic Higher Man described it as “the weirdest declare to fame”.

Musician Adam Tucker, from King’s Lynn in Norfolk, had at all times been instructed by buddies that he sounded just like the Stoke-on-Trent pop star so despatched recordings to movie producers who have been in search of a sound-a-like.

Between 3 January and 9 January the movie’s soundtrack album was number one in the Official Album Downloads Chart which Mr Tucker described as “loopy”.

“I see individuals like Pink, Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron have all posted about this movie, and I am pondering ‘they’ve all simply heard me sing for 2 and a half hours and they do not know’. However I assume meaning I’ve performed the job proper.” he mentioned.

The singer added: “As a musician I’ve spent years making an attempt to write down songs that get heard… To lastly be within the charts in some capability is clearly like wonderful.

“Thousands and thousands of individuals have heard me sing however solely a small share of them know they’ve really heard me sing.”

Milton Keynes actor Jonno Davies provided the speaking voice and performance capture for Robbie Williams within the movie, who’s represented on display as a CGI chimpanzee.

Whereas Williams sang among the songs on the soundtrack, Mr Tucker estimated “about 90%” of the music heard within the film was him.

Filmmakers wished new variations of the star’s best-known hits so songs may match the power of the massive musical scenes whereas nonetheless sounding just like the hit-maker in his youth.

Mr Tucker estimated he spent about 200 hours re-recording Williams’ songs between the summer time of Might 2023 and August 2024.

Throughout recordings he had cameras skilled on his mouth so artists at New Zealand particular results firm Wētā FX may match the chimpanzee’s mouth actions to his personal.

Engaged on the movie has given the Norfolk musician a brand new appreciation for Williams.

He mentioned: “Among the elements on among the songs I used to be on the point of my voice… He should’ve been 16 when he sung this.

“A few of his songs are actually excessive. I do not suppose individuals give him credit score, he nonetheless sings the songs in the identical key, he does not change the important thing of the songs.”

The opposite problem was the accent, Robbie Williams shouldn’t be from Norfolk.

“I’ve some household from Stoke, so I am well-tuned into that accent. It was these little tweaks within the accent that we spent hours on,” he recalled.

Mr Tucker mentioned his favorite songs to carry out within the movie have been My Means and She’s The One as each have been pivotal emotional scenes.

Within the movie, the latter is finished as a duet with All Saint’s singer Nicole Appleton – her character’s singing voice was supplied by West Finish performer Kayleigh McKnight from Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire.

She beamed: “Figuring out that there is individuals all around the world listening to my voice after they see this movie blows my thoughts.

“There’s one thing sort of enjoyable about it. I used to be sat within the cinema watching it, and nobody knew it was me… I felt like a bit just like the Masked Singer.

“I have been dreaming of a primary within the obtain chart, and now I’ve received one. Perhaps not fairly the way in which I used to be anticipating. I used to be manifesting it clearly, however I simply did not realise it could be within the Robbie Williams biopic.”

A buddy of Ms McKnight invited her to audition for the position – she recorded herself singing She’s The One at residence and a short while later discovered herself in a studio.

Not like Mr Tucker, her recording solely took about two days and filming had already completed.

The singer mentioned: “They did not ask me to sound like Nicole from All Saints, largely as a result of their songs have been so completely different to this model of She’s The One which we have been doing.”

Ms McKnight revealed she has acquired messaged from followers who’ve described her efficiency as shifting and emotional.

“That is my name out to Robbie, when you want a singer for She’s The One on tour. I am out there,” she laughed.

Mr Tucker made an identical supply.