Backup singers like Darlene Love and Lisa Fischer share their experiences supporting major artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder.
Go deeperDarlene Love and Lisa Fischer share their stories as backup singers in 20 Feet from Stardom. Directed by Morgan Neville, the film features interviews and archival footage that reveal the lives of vocalists who support major artists like Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2013, it won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014. The film grossed nearly $6 million worldwide and was added to the National Film Registry in 2023.
The documentary “20 Feet From Stardom” seeks to rewrite the history of pop music by focusing attention on voices at once marginal and vital.
20 Feet from Stardom was directed by Morgan Neville.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards.
It was released nationwide in the United States on June 14, 2013.
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