History Main / LoveAtFirstNote

-->''''Heads Carolina, tails California"\\

'Cause she had me at "Heads Carolina"''

* In ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'', Bottom has just been transformed into [[JustForPun an ass]] when all of his friends run away from him. Bottom decides to sing a song that isn't about Titania as they've never met, but he happens to be outside her bower. She's under a spell to fall madly in love with the first being she sees once she opens her eyes, and as such is entranced by Bottom and his song.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Small catch to this one - Eric ''only'' heard Ariel (due to complications involved with being half-unconscious, he didn't remember what she looked like), which led him to initially [[spoiler:try to marry the wrong woman, since Ursula had 'captured' Ariel's voice and, with some shapeshifting added, managed to pass herself as the girl who saved him (and it's implied that she {{brainwashed}} him with [[CompellingVoice said voice).]]]]

* A variation in ''Series/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' MiniSeries, where Erik is clearly enthralled by Christine's voice the minute he hears it, but he falls in love with her over the course of their singing lessons.

* The title character of ''Film/TheKiller'' falls for Jenny this way. Then he accidentally blinds her during a shootout, and the plot happens.

->"''So in the requisite What-I-Want-From-This-Movie Song, aside from being less small, she also expresses a desire for One-True-Love or something, and who should be conveniently listening but her One True Love?''"

* ''Theatre/{{Phantom}}'': The Phantom, beneath the Opera House, falls in love after he hears Christine singing above - "this prodigy, who sings to only [him]". Christine also catches Philippe's notice by singing and selling songs in the streets.

* In ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'', almost any man who hears Yuzuki Seo singing falls in love with her. However, her singing voice sounds completely different from her speaking voice, so unless they see her singing, they'd never be able to tell it's her. They assume the singer is someone named Lorelei, and [[LovesMyAlterEgo would never associate her with the rude and insensitive Seo.]] They often get heartbroken when they learn the truth.

* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' has a scene where Snow White, [[FallenPrincess forced into menial work]] by her WickedStepmother, sings to entertain herself during her chores. The Prince hears her singing and cheerfully joins in.
* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' has Aurora waiting for her aunts' birthday surprise and singing about love in the meantime. Prince Phillip also hears her singing, is captivated, and then joins the song.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Small catch to this one - Eric ''only'' heard Ariel (due to complications involved with being half-unconscious, he didn't remember what she looked like), which led him to initially [[spoiler:try to marry the wrong woman, since Ursula had 'captured' Ariel's voice and, with some shapeshifting added, managed to pass herself as the girl who saved him (and it's implied that she {{brainwashed}} him with [[CompellingVoice said voice).]]]]

* Not the first time they've met, but in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', Maria's LoveEpiphany towards Manolo is triggered when she first hears him sing.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'', King Dominick overhears Erika (whom he thinks is Princess Anneliese) singing in her room, then walks back to the audience room with a lovestruck smile on his face.

* ''[[Film/HesAllThat He's All That]]'': The moment Cameron hears Padgett singing.

* In ''Film/SenseAndSensibility'', Colonel Brandon first sees Marianne while she's playing a harpsichord and singing, visibly falling in love with her in that instant.
* In ''Film/LetterFromAnUnknownWoman'', Lisa falls hopelessly in love with Stefan the first time she hears him playing the piano, prompting her to spend the rest of her life trying to win his love.

* Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/{{Thumbelina}}", as well as Creator/DonBluth's [[WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1994}} movie adaptation]] see Thumbelina's one true love hear her singing about finding love.
* {{Subverted|Trope}}, in the correct use of the term, in ''Sirena'', since it's a PerspectiveFlip on the Siren myths.
* Erik of ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' is basically a {{Gender Flip}}ped Siren -- the Persian even calls him "the Siren" several times!
** Also shows up in several adaptations, where Erik is shown falling ''hard'' for Christine the minute he hears her voice. For that matter, adaptations often have ''Raoul'' falling for Christine this way, too, leading to accusations that he's a SatelliteLoveInterest, whereas he's a VictoriousChildhoodFriend in the book.

* In the ''Literature/GalacticMilieu'' series, Paul Remillard met and fell in love with his wife during her opera performances. After her voice started failing (due to the psychological strain of multiple miscarriages), Paul's love for her waned, and he started cheating on her, repeatedly, with numerous women, some of whom were already married.
* In the third set of Literature/{{Dinoverse}} books, Aaron falls for Claire, not at first sight, but because he heard her voice. She's known for being spectacularly beautiful, and for some reason when she hears that he fell for her voice before he ever saw her, she thinks it's more meaningful.

* Downplayed in Creator/CSLewis's ''Literature/TillWeHaveFaces''. As soon as Orual dons a veil for good, a man tries to get a kiss because anyone with a voice that sweet has to be pretty. He's not much put out at refusal, though.
* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'', THE HERO OF THE IMPERIUM, met his long-time {{Love Interest|s}} Amberley Vail when she was undercover as a lounge singer. While he professes not to believe in LoveAtFirstSight, he admits that, a hundred or more years later, he can still remember every moment of that meeting.
* During the Tourney of Harrenhal in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' Lyanna Stark seems to have fallen in love with Prince Rhaegar when she heard him sing during the feast.

* In ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool'', mimicking ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', Ariel is far too shy to speak in front of her crush Eric but one day he hears her singing along in a classroom and is obviously smitten. Unfortunately, he still doesn't know who she is.

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Roger has a short-lived crush on Hayley when he hires her to sing at his nightclub and hears her fabulous voice.

* WesternAnimation/AmericanDad: Roger has a short-lived crush on Hayley when he hires her to sing at his nightclub and hears her fabulous voice.

The vocal counterpart to LoveAtFirstSight. Bob instantly falls in love with Alice when he hears her singing.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride,'' [[ProperLady Victoria]] is getting ready to meet [[ArrangedMarriage her betrothed]], worried that she won't like him, when she hears someone playing the piano. She goes downstairs to discover [[NiceGuy Victor]], in one of the few moments when he's not a NervousWreck, and from the subsequent conversation, it becomes clear that they were {{perfectly arranged|Marriage}}.

* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'': Edward hears Giselle singing off in the distance and immediately rushes off to go find her. After their MeetCute, he joyfully declares that they'll get married the first thing tomorrow morning. The movie goes on to {{deconstruct}} the idea, as it is pointed out how bad an idea it is to enter into a marriage without knowing anything about each other except that they have a nice singing voice. [[spoiler:Edward and Giselle do not end up together in the end, as they both fall in love with other people.]]

* In ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool'', mimicking ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', Ariel is far too shy to speak in front of her crush, Eric, but one day he hears her singing along in a classroom and is obviously smitten. Unfortunately, he still doesn't know who she is.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInThePrincessAndThePauper'', King Dominick overhears Erika (whom he thinks is Princess Anneliese) singing in her room, then walks back to the audience room with a lovestruck smile on his face.

* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Happens a few times, which isn't surprising considering it's a musical show. Most notably, Kurt clearly falls head over heels for Blaine when Blaine sings "Teenage Dream" for him two minutes after they meet. In turn, Blaine will finally have his LoveEpiphany several episodes later when he sees Kurt sing.

* In an episode of WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Roger has a short-lived crush on Hayley when he hires her to sing at his nightclub and hears her fabulous voice.

* In ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'', Bottom has just been transformed into [[JustForPun an ass]] when all of his friends run away from him. Bottom decides to sing a song that isn't about Titania as they've never met, but he happens to be outside her bower. She's under a spell to fall madly in love with the first being she sees once she opens her eyes, and as such is entranced by Bottom and his song.

Brings to mind creatures of Myth/ClassicalMythology like the [[EnthrallingSiren Greek Sirens]], who have a specialized CompellingVoice that instantly makes men unable to resist them. This trope can be compounded with LoveBeforeFirstSight if it is solely the voice that causes the attraction. Compare DuetBonding and LoveTheme.