Playback singer

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A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen.

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Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar recorded thousands of songs
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Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi performing live on stage in 1954