Did Angela Bassett Sing as Tina Turner?

Angela Bassett portrayed Tina Turner in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do with It, and many viewers wonder whether Bassett sang as Tina Turner on screen. In most scenes, the singing voice used for Tina Turner is a trained session vocalist, while Angela Bassett performs select vocal parts herself and shapes the character's expressive delivery through rigorous coaching, vocal production techniques, and nuanced acting choices. This evergreen profile explains how the film matched voice to image, the distinction between onscreen performance and soundtrack credits, and how the sound team balanced authenticity with audience expectations.