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'When Ellen asked me, I couldn't refuse': Sia reveals she recorded cover of Unforgettable for the end credits of Finding Dory after Ellen DeGeneres personally requested her

Published: 01:57 GMT, 21 May 2016 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 21 May 2016

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She's leant her soulful voice to the end credits of one of the year's most anticipated films.

And Sia revealed to E News on Saturday that she couldn't pass up the opportunity to sing a cover of Unforgettable, originally made famous by Nat King Cole for Finding Dory.

The Australian singer and songwriter, who's real name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, explained that she was asked personally by Ellen DeGeneres to perform the closing credits.

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Couldn't refuse: Sia revealed to E News on Saturday that she couldn't pass up the opportunity to sing a cover of Unforgettable, originally made famous by Nat King Cole, in the upcoming movie Finding Dory

The songstress explained: 'Dory's story makes me teary. When Ellen asked me, I couldn't refuse!'

Unforgettable provides an apt tribute to the character in the end credits as Dory, who is voiced by Ellen, has become known for her lack of memory.

Originally, the song was written by Irving Gordon and made famous in the 1950's by Nat King Cole, and again in 1992 it won a Grammy Award, when Natalie Cole turned it into a duet as a tribute to her late father.

Personal request: The Australian singer and songwriter, who's real name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, explained that she was personally asked to record the track by Ellen DeGeneres, who voices the main character

Sequel: Finding Dory follows on from where Finding Nemo ended 13 years ago, and focuses on telling the story of the forgetful fish as she searches for her own parents

Finding Dory follows on from where Finding Nemo ended 13 years ago, and focuses on telling the story of the forgetful fish, Dory.

The film is set six months after the events of Finding Nemo and is set back where Dory was born, at the Marine Biology Institute of California, not on the Great Barrier Reef - where the first movie was set.

Dory's main focus for the film is finding her parents and like most Disney-Pixar films there will no-doubt be some tear-jerking moments and a heart-warming ending.

Strong: The comedian campaigned through her daytime television show, Ellen, for a sequel to the film and in April 2013 it was confirmed that the film would happen

Ellen DeGeneres used her bright and bubbly personality to bring the character alive in the first film, and will no-doubt do the same in the upcoming film.

The comedian campaigned through her daytime television show, Ellen, for a sequel to the film and in April 2013 it was confirmed that the film would happen.

Finding Dory is set for release in June this year.