Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor weren’t known for their musical talents when premiered 20 years ago, but the former has been showcasing her vocal range for two decades now in movies like and most recently in Netflix’s , and it was all kicked off with Baz Luhrmann’s bohemian jukebox musical.
While a quartet of established hit makers gave us the chart-topper reimagining of ‘Lady Marmalade,’ the lead actors were entrusted with the bulk of ’s soundtrack.
For Kidman, the vocal performances were a crucial factor to her signing up for the movie. “I wasn't going to do the film unless [Luhrmann] felt that I could do it,” Kidman told ET on the Australia set in April 2000, sitting in one of her character’s future Oscar-winning costumes.
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