Is Hugh Jackman Singing in 'Song Sung Blue'? Learn About His Real-Life Musical Career!

Hugh Jackman‘s new movie Song Sung Blue is out on Christmas (December 25)!

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

The duo sing iconic songs from the superstar, but is it actually them singing?

Keep reading to find out more…

Yes, Hugh Jackman is really singing in Song Sung Blue!

And not only that, they sang live!

“We sang live too, because, you know, obviously this is a movie with music, not a musical. So all the performances are somewhere on stage. And it had to feel like they’re really in a pub. I just love it when you laugh in the middle of a song, and obviously we hadn’t recorded, [Craig Brewer, director] was using both, he was cherry picking,” Hugh said in conversation with Kate for Collider, when asked about how recording the songs before the movie even started filming affected their on-set performances. (Find out more about Kate Hudson‘s singing career!)

Hugh Jackman has had a long career in music as well as being a movie actor and stage performer.

“My first job in a musical was Beauty and the Beast. I played Gaston, I was 26, and in my contract, they were paying for me to have a singing lesson because I had never had a singing lesson in my life. I really learned singing on the job,” he told Billboard.

“Having said that, I always thought of myself as an actor, but my breakthrough as an actor happened in the second year of a three-year acting course, and it was while I was singing a song. I was doing ‘Anthem’ from Chess, and my acting teacher kept saying to me, ‘I feel like you’re standing outside your character, you’re just outside.’ I didn’t really know what he meant. But as I started singing that song, it was through song that I understood acting. I really connected with the lyrics. That’s when I understood the power of it, and it’s been such an incredible journey. Oklahoma, Carousel, whatever it is that I’ve done — I’ve always felt connected to it as an actor but somehow felt free through the singing of it.”

In 2019, he went on his first world tour called The Man. The Music. The Show. to perform songs from the album, The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and various Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers.

He also won a Tony in the Lead Actor in a Musical category in 2004 for his role as Peter Allen for The Boy From Oz.

Hugh does not officially have an album, but he does have various songs that charted from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. He is also featured on soundtracks for Happy Feet, Les Misérables, Fly, featuring songs inspired by Eddie the Eagle.

Find out what he said about his co-star’s performance in Song Sung Blue.