{"id":2152813,"date":"2025-11-12T23:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2152813"},"modified":"2025-11-12T23:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:41:17","slug":"zac-efrons-real-high-school-musical-vocals-leak-and-fans-cant-believe-their-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zac-efrons-real-high-school-musical-vocals-leak-and-fans-cant-believe-their-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac Efron\u2019s Real \u2018High School Musical\u2019 Vocals Leak \u2014 and Fans Can\u2019t Believe Their Ears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nearly 20 years since <i>High School Musical<\/i> turned <b>Zac Efron<\/b> into a world-renowned heartthrob, fans are abuzz over a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/archive_hsm\/status\/1988314938788676062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1988314938788676062%7Ctwgr%5E16701f408f81c211c993ef1bc6d77cf43fcc0edd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Farticle-15284251%2Fzac-efron-fans-disbelief-real-singing-voice-high-school-musical-clip.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:newly surfaced clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">newly surfaced clip<\/a> that claims to reveal his real singing voice \u2014 and it\u2019s definitely not the smooth crooning voice of Troy Bolton that they remember.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The viral video, reportedly leaked from an early cut of the 2006 Disney Channel hit, shows Efron, now 38, sounding a bit pitchy while singing \u201cGet\u2019cha Head in the Game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis sounds a mess,\u201d slammed one fan on X, about the clip which has been viewed more than 6 million times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThank god for drew seeley cause omfg my ears!!!!!!\u201d slammed another fan, referring to Canadian singer <b>Drew Seeley,<\/b> 43, who secretly handled many of the vocals for Efron\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Lumeimages \/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s good reason for the vocal tag team: In a 2024 interview, director <b>Kenny Ortega<\/b> told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/YdU-rB3wuAg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Entertainment Tonight<\/i><\/a>, \u201cThe songs were written before Zac got the role,\u201d adding, \u201cso, although he could sing and he had a lovely voice, it wasn\u2019t the voice that the songs were written for. So he sang everything, and then we dubbed parts of it so that it had greater vocal strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, fans are having fun pretending to be <strong>Simon Cowell<\/strong> \u00e0 la <i>American Idol<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDisney Channel said, \u2018at the end of the day, this is a BUSINESS,\u2019\u201d another person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gimmex72\/status\/1988339551744733373\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:commented;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">commented<\/a>. \u201cAnd they did the absolute right thing with having Drew sing! The movie would have been draggged if they kept Zac\u2019s original vocals (which aren\u2019t terrible, but can not lead off a franchise musical film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/zac-efrons-real-high-school-musical-vocals-leak-and-fans-cant-believe-their-ears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zac Efron\u2019s Real \u2018High School Musical\u2019 Vocals Leak \u2014 and Fans Can\u2019t Believe Their Ears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Zac Efron\u2019s Real \u2018High School Musical\u2019 Vocals Leak \u2014 and Fans Can\u2019t Believe Their Ears<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-loved-173318040.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 20 years since High School Musical turned Zac Efron into a world-renowned heartthrob, fans are abuzz over a newly surfaced clip that claims to reveal his real singing voice \u2014 and it\u2019s definitely not the smooth crooning voice of Troy Bolton that they remember. 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