SCARLETT JOHANSSON SIGNS RECORDING DEAL

Scarlett Johansson has signed a deal, according to reports. The 'Black Dahlia' actress is apparently recording her first album -entitled 'Scarlett Sings Tom Waits' - at the moment and is hoping to release the LP next spring. According to insiders her voice is "whispery" and she can "carry a tune nicely". Scarlett is not the first Hollywood star to swap the big screen for a recording studio.Recently, Paris Hilton had international success with her debut single, 'Stars Are Blind', Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff have both had a string of chart hits, while Nicole Kidman has released two successful songs - both were duets, one with her 'Moulin Rouge' co-star Ewan McGregor and the other with Robbie Williams. Other actors who have hit the charts include Bruce Willis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslett and David Hasselhoff - who is currently at number ten in theUK singles chart with a cover of the classic rock song, 'Jump In My Car'. Perhaps the most bizarre - yet critically lauded - attempts to take the music charts by storm came from 'Star Trek' actor Williams Shatner - who teamed up with Ben Folds for a cover of the classic Pulp track, 'Common People' - and Leonard Nimoy, whose infamous 'Bilbo Baggins' has gone on to become a cult hit.