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11 actors with unexpected singing skills

Check out the stars you may not have known could sing as well as act
Tom Hiddleston, Cara Delevingne, Emma Stone

Acting isn’t the only talent these celebrities have up their sleeve, but they’ve kept their vocal skills mostly under wraps for now!

From Hugh Laurie to Cara Delevingne, check out the stars you may not have known could sing as well as act.

Best known for playing Loki in Thor and The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston is also quite the capable singer! Check out his performance at the Wheatland Music Festival here. Image: Jordan Murph

Before Les Miserables, Russell Crowe was polishing off his musical skills in his band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts . Even before that, he was releasing songs under the name ‘Russ le Roq’ in New Zealand – check out this video for a taste of one of his singles. Image: Martin Grimes

Former Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin (right) is all grown up and nowadays, he occasionally plays in a band called The Pizza Underground – a pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band. Image: Matt Biddulph.

Captain America himself, Chris Evans, showed off a glimpse of his vocal talents when he played a musician in the film What’s Your Number?. Image: Jordan Murph

Hugh Laurie – best known for playing Dr. Gregory House on House – is also an accomplished singer and musician with two albums under his belt. Check out his performance of his single ‘Unchain My Heart’ here.

The Hangover‘s Ed Helms is another dark horse in the music scene. He plays guitar and banjo and also sings in a bluegrass band called The Lonesome Trio. Image: Mingle Media TV

Who knew Kristen Bell had such a great set of pipes? The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star blew us away as a Disney princess in Frozen, and it turns out she’s actually grown up with opera training and even started a degree in musical theatre. Image: Alberto E. Rodriguez

Scarlett Johansson isn’t just one of the top-earning actresses in Hollywood – she’s also recorded two albums, one of Tom Waits covers and one in collaboration with singer-songwriter Pete Yorn. Image: Ethan Miller

You may not know that Emma Stone actually got her start on a TV singing competition back in 2004. It was called In Search of the Partridge Family, and you can see snippets of Emma’s performance on YouTube. Image: Getty

Model Cara Delevingne – who stars in the upcoming Pan alongside Hugh Jackman – has also dabbled in a bit of music. Check out her collaboration with Will Heard here. Image: Instagram

Eddie Murphy is a comedic legend, but many people were surprised when he busted out an Oscar-nominated performance as a troubled Motown-era singer in the musical Dreamgirls. That wasn’t even the first time he’s tried his hand at a musical project – Eddie also released two hit singles in the 1980s and has a new album coming out soon. Image: Christopher Polk

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