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== [[Advertising]] ==
* One WeightWatchers commercial has Jennifer Hudson singing a duet with herself from her ''[[American Idol]]'' days, in part to show off her changes in weight from then to now.
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In episode 23 of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', the SONG card copies Tomoyo's singing-voice, and in order to capture it, she has to sing a duet with it, to perfection. Naturally, she does so, and it actually ''does'' sound quite beautiful...
* In one episode of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', the Black Beauty Sisters duplicate themselves and sing both of their songs at once.
* The ''[[Lucky Star]]'' ending theme collection album has Konata singing a full version of "Sore ga Ai Deshou", the opening theme from ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Fumoffu]]''. First she imitates the original version and then she invites herself to sing a duet. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYemOkyAliQ "Sugoi ne, atashi?"]
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* In ''[[White Christmas]]'', Rosemary Clooney sings both parts in the "Sisters" number she performs with Vera-Ellen.
 
== [[Live Action TelevisionLiterature]] ==
* In ''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', Agnes gets hired by the Ankh-Morpork Opera House because she can sing in chorus. With herself. Among other prodigious vocal talents.
** 'Prodigious'... Tee hee. [[Stealth Pun|I see what you did there.]]
* In David Eddings's ''[[Polgara The Sorceress]]'', a young Polgara sings not just a duet, but a complete choir, all by herself - using magic to replicate her voice multiple times. The purpose is, effectively, to scare away a herd of ardent admirers that she's outgrown, in a manner both impressive and stylish.
 
== [[LiteratureLive-Action TV]] ==
* In Series 2, Episode 4 (Duets) of ''[[Glee]]'' - Kurt Hummel sings a duet from ''Viktor/Viktoria'' by himself.
** And of course, in season 1, episode 9, Kurt and Rachel have a 'diva-off' to see who will get the solo in Defying Gravity Wicked... even though it is a duet.
*** Although "Defying Gravity" is technically a duet, the other part sings briefly, so not a full duet like most of the other examples on the page.
** Similar to the above, Rachel and Kurt do the duet treatment to "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", which Kurt singing to the Warblers while Rachel sings in an empty auditorium.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', Agnes gets hired by the Ankh-Morpork Opera House because she can sing in chorus. With herself. Among other prodigious vocal talents.
** 'Prodigious'... Tee hee. [[Stealth Pun|I see what you did there.]]
* In David Eddings's ''[[Polgara The Sorceress]]'', a young Polgara sings not just a duet, but a complete choir, all by herself - using magic to replicate her voice multiple times. The purpose is, effectively, to scare away a herd of ardent admirers that she's outgrown, in a manner both impressive and stylish.
 
== [[Music]] ==
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* Aled Jones recorded a cover of "Walking in the Air" from ''[[The Snowman]]''. Over 20 years later, the now-baritone singer recorded new vocals along with his child-tenor vocals, much like the Paisley example.
 
== [[TheaterTheatre]] ==
* "Guido's Song" in ''[[Nine (theatre)|Nine]]'' has the protagonist wishing for, among other things, "another me to travel along with myself/I would even like to be able to sing a duet with myself." He then proceeds to do just that, with moderate success.
* Almost any stage musical in which there's more than one actor playing a single character (usually [[Timeshifted Actor|as a young child and as an adult]]) will invoke this trope at some point:
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* In the ''[[Daria]]'' episode, "Daria!", Quinn sings a duet with herself in the mirror about what she should wear to work. This being Quinn, her reflection tells her to just wear anything, she'll still look great.
** And, like the ''Mary Poppins'' example above, the duet with Quinn and Helen also counts in the "in production" sense, as the two share a voice actress.
* In the Season Two Finale of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', {{spoiler|Princess Cadence}} gets a literal example when {{spoiler|she gets a duet with her evil doppelganger, who is actually the Queen of the Changelings impersonating her.}}
 
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