
20 Feet from Stardom
Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time.
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
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About 20 Feet from Stardom
- Directors
- Morgan Neville
- Cast
- Darlene Love, Lisa Fischer, Merry Clayton, Judith Hill, Claudia Lennear, Táta Vega
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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