Nicole Kidman discography | |
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![]() Kidman at the 2009 American Music Awards | |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 4 |
Music videos | 4 |
Other appearances | 10 |
Unreleased tracks | 2 |
Spoken-word albums | 1 |
The discography of Australian and American actress Nicole Kidman consists of one spoken word album, one extended play, four singles, and a number of unreleased tracks and other appearances. [1]
Kidman, who is primarily known for her acting career, entered the music industry in the early 2000s after recording a number of tracks [2] for the soundtrack album to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 motion picture Moulin Rouge! [3] in which she starred. Her duet with Ewan McGregor entitled "Come What May" [4] was released as her debut and the second single of the OST through Interscope [3] [4] on 24 September 2001. [4] The composition became the eighth highest selling single by an Australian artist for that year, [5] being certified Gold by Australian Recording Industry Association, [6] while reaching on the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-seven. [7] In addition to, the song received a nomination at the 59th Golden Globe Awards as the Best Original Song [8] and has been listed as the eighty-fifth within AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs by American Film Institute. [9]
"Somethin' Stupid", a cover version of the Frank and Nancy Sinatra song followed soon. The track recorded as her common duet with English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams was issued on 14 December 2001 by Chrysalis [10] as the lead of his fourth studio album Swing When You're Winning . [11] Kidman's second single topped the official music charts in Italy, [12] New Zealand, [13] Portugal [14] and the UK, [7] as well as scored top ten placings all over Europe, including Australia, [15] Austria, [16] Belgium, [17] Denmark, [18] Germany, [19] Netherlands, [20] Norway [21] and Switzerland. [22] Apart from being certified either Gold [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] in a number of countries, it was classified as the eleventh best selling single of 2002 in Italy, [30] thirtieth in the UK, the fifty-ninth in Australia, [31] and the ninety-third in France, [32] respectively. On 5 April 2002, Kidman released, through Interscope, her third single, a cover of Randy Crawford's "One Day I'll Fly Away". [33] A Tony Philips remix of the track [33] was promoted as the pilot single of a follow-up to the original soundtrack of the same name, Moulin Rouge! Vol. 2 . After that, in 2006, she contributed with her vocal for the OST of Happy Feet on a rendition of Prince's "Kiss". [34] While in 2009, she was featured on the Nine soundtrack ("Unusual Way"). [35]
Most recently, her name has been credited on a track called "What's the Procedure", issued on 14 March 2013 on the compilation I Know Why They Call It Pop: Volume 2 by Rok Lok Records. [36] Among others, Kidman also narrated an audiobook in 2012. [37]
Year | Audiobook | Notes |
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2012 | To the Lighthouse |
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Year | EP | Notes |
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2001 | Somethin' Stupid |
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Year | Single | Top chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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AUS [15] | AUT [16] | FRA [42] | GER [19] | ITA [12] | NLD [20] | NZ [13] | POR [14] | SWI [22] | UK [7] | |||||
2001 | "Come What May" (with Ewan McGregor) [4] | 10 | — | — | 95 | 50 | 65 | — | — | 97 | 27 | Moulin Rouge! (OST) [3] | ||
"Somethin' Stupid" (with Robbie Williams) [10] | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Swing When You're Winning [11] | |||
2002 | "One Day I'll Fly Away" [33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moulin Rouge! Vol. 2 (OST) [43] | ||
2022 | "Say Something" (with Luke Evans) [44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Song for You | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
Year | Song | Notes | |
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2001 | "Sparkling Diamonds"† |
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"Elephant Love Medley"† | |||
"Hindi Sad Diamonds"† | |||
2002 | "The Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular)† |
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"The Show Must Go On"† | |||
2006 | "Kiss/Heartbreak Hotel" (with Hugh Jackman) |
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2009 | "Unusual Way" | ||
2013 | "What's the Procedure" |
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2020 | "Dream a Little Dream" |
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"Changing Lives (Reprise)" (with Meryl Streep, James Corden, and Andrew Rannells) | |||
"It's Not About Me"† | |||
"Zazz" (with Jo Ellen Pellman) | |||
"It's Time to Dance"† | |||
"Wear Your Crown" (with Meryl Streep, Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, and Kerry Washington) | |||
† denotes a song recorded with various artists. |
Year | Song | Notes |
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1999 | "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" |
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2001 | "I Only Have Eyes for You" |
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Year | Song |
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1983 | "Bop Girl" (actress only in Pat Wilson video) [48] |
2001 | "Come What May" |
"Somethin' Stupid" | |
2002 | "One Day I'll Fly Away" (remix version) |