When Emilia Clarke isn’t busy being the Mother of Dragons, she sure makes a super cute elf! The actress delivered a feel-good singalong with her performance of Wham’s “Last Christmas” in this iconic scene in her movie of the same name. The Music Man readers are no doubt wondering, is that really Clarke singing in the scene? And yes, it turns out she’s quite the talent as she actually sang for real for the movie – no overdub needed!
Aside from presenting a super adorable performance in her elf costume, Clarke sings with a sweet voice that’s a great fit for the Christmas tune. While Clarke later said she was very nervous singing on stage for the movie, she really has a natural stage presence that just lights up the room—which is something that many fans commented on below the video.
The scene from Last Christmas proved to be quite popular on YouTube, as six million fans tuned in to watch. Viewers added appreciative comments such as “One of the best all-time Christmas movies. Emilia just melts your heart in this production. Simply magic!” and “This version of ‘Last Christmas’ always made me cry, I love this movie so much.”
Clarke has shared her singing skills before starring in the 2019 Christmas film. She sang a reggae tune, of all things, for Game of Thrones: The Musical. The lyrics were themed around her role as Daenerys Targaryen, the dragon queen, and included some real spicy lines like “I’m a Rastafarian Targaryen, I’ve got some dragons and they’re very scary an’.” The musical was put on for a good cause, as Coldplay organized it for the children’s charity Red Nose Day.
Last Christmas is a 2019 romantic comedy directed by Paul Feig. As The Music Man readers might have guessed from the name, the film was based around the music of Wham! and frontman George Michael, and named after their modern festive classic “Last Christmas.” In the film, Clarke plays Kate, a directionless Christmas store worker who works as an elf and strikes up a romance with Tom, a bike deliveryman who volunteers at a homeless shelter. Clarke confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that it’s really her voice in the film, saying, “I don’t do my own stunts but I do do my own singing.” She also told NPR that it was “incredibly nerve-racking” singing on camera in front of so many people, and that “it took a lot of courage, but I got there.”