A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song is a 2011 American teen comedy musical film directed by Damon Santostefano and starring Lucy Hale, Freddie Stroma, Megan Park, Matthew Lintz and Missi Pyle. It is a stand-alone sequel to Another Cinderella Story (2008) and the third installment in A Cinderella Story series. In the film, a teenager dreams of being a singer, but her cruel stepmother and stepsister do everything they can to stop her from succeeding. When a new boy comes to school, she tries to get his attention using her voice. The film was released on DVD and digital on September 6, 2011, and premiered on ABC Family on January 22, 2012. The film was followed by A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016).

Plot

Teenage aspiring singer, Katie Gibbs, is over-worked, bullied, and constantly harassed by her adoptive family, the Van Ravensways — shallow stepmother, Gail, bratty older adoptive sister, Beverly "Bev," and troublemaking adoptive younger brother, Victor. Despite how badly they treat her, Katie does what they want with no complaints in fear that Gail will place her back into foster care, her parents having died prior to the events of the movie.