Nicole Kidman's singing terror

Nicole Kidman - who has previously enjoyed chart success - claims she is terrified of singing and had to be "coaxed" into performing a track for her new musical movie 'Nine'.

2 November 2009
Nicole Kidman is terrified of singing.

The 42-year-old star - who has previously released duets with her 'Moulin Rouge!' co-star Ewan McGregor and British singer Robbie Williams - insists she hates performing in front of people and had to be persuaded to sing in new musical movie 'Nine'.

She said: "I was terrified of it. I am not a natural singer in the sense that I don't love getting up in front of a group of people and just belting out a tune. It needs to be coaxed out of me because I want my voice to tell a story and sometimes it doesn't have the capacity to do that."

The actress felt particularly pressured because director Rob Marshall had told her he envisaged her appearing as a "goddess" in the movie.

She told Empire magazine: "When Rob approached me, he told me a role had been written especially. He told me he wanted her to look like a goddess and I was a little overwhelmed by that."

While Nicole was eventually persuaded to record her vocals, she has previously vowed never to sing with her husband, country music star Keith Urban.

She said: "We have our work, but most important is our life together, we don't want to blend the two."

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