In 2020, legendary actor and comedian Rob Schneider was joined onstage by his daughter, the singer and songwriter Elle King. The pair proceeded to deliver an impressive father-daughter duet that has captured the hearts of over a million fans around the world, with their sweet familial chemistry shining through as they sing to each other. “I was blown away in so many ways,” commented one fan after watching the video, whilst another described how the performance “brought tears” to their eyes.
Their song of choice was Roy Orbison’s ‘In Dreams,’ a stunning ballad in its original form that Elle and Rob transformed into a powerful jazz-infused duet. When they harmonized, their voices sounded beautiful together, with many fans unable to hide their shock when they heard Schneider’s unexpected vocal talents. His voice has since been compared to Elvis Presley, Chris Isaak, and even Roy Orbison himself, while many agree that his daughter Elle has a smoky vocal sound all of her own.
Another notable side of the reaction to the video was the fact that many people seemed unaware Rob and Elle were actually related! It has since transpired that Elle wanted to keep her father’s identity a bit of a secret so she could make it in the music industry based on her own talents rather than her father’s. To this end she used her mother’s maiden name rather than her father’s surname; “I think that my voice and my music speak for itself”, she told ABC News, “that I am my own person”.
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Having heard Schneider’s voice, however, many are now theorising that Elle must have inherited her incredible voice from her dad. Some Music Man readers might remember this sketch from a 1993 edition of Saturday Night Live, for instance, which shows that even in a humorous context Schneider can really sing. Playing a subway guitarist, in the sketch Schneider sings about being hungry and poor but denies the donations of passers-by because he is an ‘artist’ who doesn’t need their money!
So there you have it – now you know that, not only can Rob Schneider sing, but he also has an incredibly talented daughter who most likely inherited some of her vocal talents from her dad. This is proved by that wonderful Roy Orbison duet the pair did together back in 2020, which shows not only the love and respect they have for each other, but also that when this father-daughter duo combine their talents, they are capable of creating something truly heart-warming and emotive.