Though Piper Perabo reportedly has a fairly good set of pipes, the producers nonetheless brought in a ringer for her role in the 2000 sleeper hit, "Coyote Ugly."

All of the songs Perabo's character performs in the film, about a shy young songwriter who moves to New York to chase her dream and finds it while working at a wild, women-run bar, were performed by country-pop star LeAnn Rimes.

"My real singing voice is low, and LeAnn has this kind of big, belter, soprano voice," Perabo said in an interview with pop-culture website Radio Free Entertainment. "When they finished the film, they felt like my voice isn't really the right type of voice for the character."

The film helped to launch both young artists to stardom. Prior to getting the film's lead role, Perabo's biggest role was a supporting turn in the live-action "The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle" earlier in 2000, which would have provided a bigger boost to her career had anybody bothered to see it.

Rimes had released a few albums by that point, but her success had been limited to the country-music scene.

"Coyote Ugly," and its soundtrack album, were surprise hits, and helped turn Perabo and Rimes into stars.

Perabo can now be seen starring in the USA Network series "Covert Affairs." Rimes's latest album, "Spitfire," was released on June 4.

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