Scarlett Johansson: Lost in music

For every success story there are more than a handful of failures, or in celebrity-to-celebrity ratio, one Jennifer Lopez to three Minnie Drivers.

So when news broke that modern screen icon Scarlett Johansson was planning to tread the notoriously rocky road from Hollywood darling to pop star the obvious musing and mutterings about her 'inevitable' demise ensued.

However, not every actress-turned-singer has an already critically acclaimed singer-songwriter in their corner.

The gruff-voiced jazz musician Tom Waits has not only agreed to let Scarlett cover 10 of his hits for her debut album Anywhere I Lay My Head, but he is "pleased" with the results.

Scarlett revealed: "Tom Waits's melodies are so beautiful and his voice is so distinct. I sent him some of my early, early recordings, and he said, 'Go ahead.' I've heard he's very pleased."

As if one musical legend wasn't enough, Scarlett also managed to convince pop supremo and chart chameleon David Bowie to lay down vocals for one of the tracks.