Debbie Reynolds sang this song, "Am I That Easy To Forget?" to Eddie Fisher, her ex-husband who had deserted her to have an open affair with Elizabeth Taylor. But this song made her hit Billboard top 25, proving that the whole world was behind her! Her daughter, Carrie Fisher was the famous Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movies, episodes 4, 5 and 6. 
Excerpt from Wikipedia: -
"Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds, the second child of Maxine and Raymond Francis Reynolds. Her family moved to Burbank, California in 1939. At age 16, Reynolds won the Miss Burbank Beauty Contest and a motion picture contract with Warner Brothers. That's how she acquired her new first name.
Reynolds regularly appeared in movie musicals, most notably "Singing In The Rain", during the 1950s and chalked up several hit records despite an only intermittent career as a recording artist. Her song "Aba Daba Honeymoon" was a top 3 hit in 1951. She is also remembered for her smash recording of the theme song "Tammy" which earned her a gold record and was the best-selling single by a female vocalist in 1957 and was number one for 5 weeks on the Billboard pop charts. Reynolds also scored two additional top 25 Billboard hits with "A Very Special Love" in 1958 and 1960's "Am I That Easy To Forget", a pop version of a country hit made famous by both songwriter Carl Belew in 1959, Skeeter Davis in 1960, and several years later by Engelbert Humperdinck."
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