Emma Stone’s embarrassing TV debut on musical talent show

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Emma Stone's embarrassing screen debut - 13 years before her Oscar win, Emma Stone was a reality TV hopeful

• March 3rd 2017
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She sang 'Bitch' by Meredith Brooks.

THIRTEEN years before she won an Oscar for her singing efforts in the musical La La Land, Emma Stone was already showcasing her musical abilities in her very first on-screen appearance.

The 28-year-old actor — then going by her birth name of Emily made her television debut on the talent competition reality show In Search of the New Partridge Family.

A reboot of sorts of the 70s musical sitcom The Partridge Family, the show was never picked up beyond a pilot, and footage from the sole episode in existence is scarce. But in the clip above, Stone can be seen belting out the 90s Meredith Brooks hit Bitch in true mid-noughties teen pop-rock style.

It’s all very ‘vintage Lindsay Lohan’ and, while she’ll probably cringe at the footage now, at least shows music has been a part of Stone’s career since the very beginning.

Stone earlier this year revealed that she’s been toying with taking her birth name back, after building her acting career as ‘Emma’.

As of Monday, she’s an Oscar winner. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

“Well, I was 16 when I found out at SAG I couldn’t have my own name,” Stone said to W magazine.

“So to ask a 16-year-old to pick a new name is really an interesting process, because I was like, ‘I’m going to be Riley. My name is going to be Riley Stone.’ And so my name was Riley Stone for about six months and I did a guest spot on Malcolm in the Middle and one day they were like, ‘Riley, Riley,’ and I had no idea who they were talking to and they were like, ‘Hey, hey come on we need you on set.’ And I was like, ‘Oh I’m not Riley, I can’t be Riley.’”

Emma Stone's very first TV appearance, back when she was Emily.Source:YouTube

“I had the option of Emily J. Stone and it’s kind of like Michael J. Fox, and I love Michael J. Fox, but I don’t think I could pull off the J,” she said.

“So then I changed it to Emma because you know it’s closer to Emily, but most people call me ‘M,’ that know me well.”

Despite making Emma Stone a household name, the actress would like to be known by her actual name, telling W, “I would love to get her back.”