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Beyoncé's too good for the role
Dec 11, 2006, 8:00 GMT
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Beyoncé Knowles almost didn't get the part in 'Dreamgirls' because her voice was too good.
The singer plays soul diva Deena Jones in the Oscar-tipped movie but almost missed out on the part because her voice is so much more powerful than her character's.
Beyoncé told Vanity Fair magazine: "My usual performance style - the energy and the dancing and my growling - is the complete opposite of Deena. They didn't know if I could be understated, and if I could play the part, basically.
"Vocally, I had to completely hold back, I had to whisper things."
The 25-year-old star insisted on doing her own hair and makeup for the audition to make sure she looked the part but says she was still the most nervous she has ever been.
Beyoncé said: "I was terrified, which worked out great because I was supposed to be 16 and I was nervous and I'd never done a talent show, so it helped."
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oh, please hush child! Just hush up!! Im soooo tired of seeing haters on here reading this stuff!!! If you don't like B then stop looking at articles about here!! Please, OMG! You guys make yourselves look dumb for even being on here looking at this stuff, just to make a comment to say that you don't like Beyonce', well guess what?! No one cares about your opinions!!!
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maxDec 30th, 2006 - 18:46:33
her voice is not all that great to say she is too good to play in a bill condon movie-for any role-this chick is so..........full of herself-she's good-but not great.if she didn't look the way she did-she would not even be that famous or successful.she doesn't have such a great voice that if she didn't have the looks it wouldn't matter.she thinks way to much of herself.
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