Remember when Scarlett Johansson tried to become a music star? Or when Bruce Willis decided to take a break from saving lives in order to produce several Motown themed albums? What about when Macaulay Culkin and his pizza inspired band were booed off stage?

Youd be forgiven if these uninspiring moves from the big screen to the recording booth had passed you by, but these famous actors arent as blessed to erase their spectacular career switch fails from their Wikipedia entry.

Playing the leading role in the latest multi-million blockbuster must leave you with some serious confidence, right? So imagine the level of comedown when a famous film star puts down their script in eager anticipation for five star reviews, only for a critic to describe the A-lister as not a bad singer, but.

From cringeworthy band names to 'super-pop' genres, some of the world's most talented actors and actresses have left the comfort zone of the red carpet and provided a backlog of one-hit disasters that would leave Rebecca Black proud of her Friday efforts. Really. Whether they be child stars or Hollywood veterans, stars of the cinema should resist the temptation of taking to the microphone, because when they do it goes down in flames, and not the CGI-kind either...