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My son and I watched Amazing Grace on DVD this weekend. After the scene where Ioan Gruffudd got up on a table and sang the title song, my son asked "can some people really sing that well?" (um, no, it's all done on computer????). So I wondered who actually sang for Gruffudd's lip sync. Went to imdb.com and found the answer:
The scene where William Wilberforce sings "Amazing Grace" at the card house was actually directly sung from Ioan Gruffudd at that moment. In the last several takes, a playback was used, but it is Ioan singing. Director Michael Apted had no idea whether or not Gruffudd could actually sing. Little did he know, Ioan is an accomplished soloist and choir singer. With a little practice, Ioan performed for the first time on set while the cameras were rolling. All much to the surprise of the cast, crew and director.
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