Celebrities made musicians - The Orange Room

METALLICA

Judging by the quality of the following 'music', this probably doesn't fit in the music section..

I'll start with sports figures..

Why is it so easy for sports stars to transfer into the music industry, following are clips of Tony Parker, Ron Artest, & Shaquille O'neal. All of whom have lackluster music skills and should stick to playing sports.

I'll start it off with Tony Parker's new single (I'm hoping it's just a single), Balances Toi.. His girlfriend, Eva Langoria, is in the video.. Also, I think I saw Kevin Federline in there too.. what's up with that..
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We've also got the very sane Ron Artest who released a full album, and even went touring, at one point he wanted to quit basketball and fully concentrate on his music (Stick to basketball RonRon).

Here's a video of his song, Fever by Ron Artest
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Also, we have Shaq, who's also starred in critically acclaimed movie Kazam..
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How do you feel about sports figures having an easy access to the music world?

I think this speaks volumes about the state of Rap & hip hop music, and the hip hop culture in general. It's enough to be a celebrity, a bad boy, or dating a hot lady to get a free pass to that music genre.

fidelio

it worked for Julio Iglesias...
But for these guys, maybe they should keep their day job.
P.S: the best thing about these clips is Eva Langoria :p

METALLICA

Paris Hilton, famous for being, well, famous, gets a free pass to the music world as well. She released a whole album (usually an indication the celebrity is just TOO talented to release only a single).

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Superman

How about the other way around Meta?! What about singers wanting to be something else! Like actors and actresses too!
Take Mariah Carrey for example, Eminem, 2 Pac, Beyonce, Gwen Stephanie, Ice Cube, etc etc etc...

Alawouz · 07:08 AM

You haven't lived until you've seen the video David Hasselhoff "Hooked On A Feeling". David shows what you can do with a green screen and a couple of props.

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Souss

Italian Supermodel Carla Bruni is an example of a celebrity who successfully started a music career. In 2002 her debut album Quelqu'un m'a dit was released in Europe to great success.

Here is the first track, also titled Quelqu'un m'a dit.
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