Music Minute!

The single cover of Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's 'A Whole New World'.

Did you know that music from six animated movies won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in the 1990s?

During the 1990-1999 decade, six tunes from animated films were honored with the Oscar for Best Original Song. These award-winning songs include ‘Beauty & the Beast’ (‘Beauty & the Beast’), ‘A Whole New World’ (‘Aladdin’), Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ (‘The Lion King’), ‘Colors of the Wind’ (‘Pocahontas’), ‘When You Believe’ (‘Prince of Egypt’) and ‘You’ll Be in My Heart’ (‘Tarzan’).

Perhaps the most popular of those Oscar-winning songs was ‘A Whole New World’, which was performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, as it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Watch the video for the tune below:

Now you know!