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India Adams died at the age of 93 on Saturday. She was known as the secret singer behind Cyd Charisse in The Band Wago and Joan Crawford in Torch Song.

India Adams, who dubbed Joan Crawford and Cyd Charisse, dies at age 93

India Adams died Saturday at age 93 following a short illness She provided the singing voice for Cyd Charisse in the 1953 musicals The Band Wagon as well as for Joan Crawford in Torch Song In the 1994 documentary That's Entertainment! The star passed away at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles following a short illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter . India's voice is the one singing the tune New Sun In The Sky in the 1953 film The Band Wagon; she dubbed Cyd Charisse, who was playing the main character ballerina Gabrielle Gerard. That same year (1953) India provided the vocals for Joan Crawford's character Broadway star Jenny Stewart in the film Torch Song. Talented: She was known as the secret singer behind Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon and Joan Crawford in Torch Song; pictured in 1965 Another one: That same year (1953) India provided the vocals for Joan Crawford's character Broadway star Jenny Stewart in the film Torch Song India was also the featured singer at Radio City Musical Hall and at the Latin Quarter; she also released her first solo album Comfort Me With Apples in 1959. By 1990, she formed Hollywood's Secret Singing Stars with others who have dubbed stars, including Jo Ann Greer, who dubbed Esther Williams for Jupiter's Darling, Betty Wand for Leslie Caron's Gigi, and Annette Warren for Ava Gardner's Show Boat. India appeared on a panel at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood for Voice Doubles: They Sang The Songs That Made Movies Famous. Her last project was a guest role on the series The Roommates, which stars Bruce Davison and Barry Bostwick; she also sang as recently as last year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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