Idina Menzel LEFT and Kristen Bell CRIGHT pose for the camera at the 2014 Academy Awards INTRODUCTION Idina pours her heart into a song for a recording
Dy 2014 Idina Menzel had been performing as a singer and an actress for more than twenty years She'd had roles on Broadway and in major films And now she was about to perform at the Oscars Let It Go a song her character Elsa sings in the movie Frozen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song Idina had to sing the song for an audience that included major stars such as Brad Pitt Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Her performance would be on live television too She was a little nervous Idina Menzel glammed up for the Oscars in 2014
Idina knew the song of course Still she had trained hard so her voice would be up to the task She even practiced the song by performing for fans at a small New York City restaurant A few days earlier she had rehearsed onstage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles California The technology used for the awards show took some getting used to Idina would be performing her song with an orchestra But the orchestra would actually be in a different building A microphone and a monitor helped the songstress and the musicians stay together Idina voiced Elsa in the movie Frozen
Now in chunky platform shoes Idina stood steady on the stage She imagined she was about to sing to her son Walker instead of to an audience of millions As the orchestra played the first notes of the song Idina began singing softly her voice full of emotion When she nailed her last note the captivated crowd stood to applaud Idina belts out let It Go at the Oscars
