Zooey Deschanel sings karaoke during filming in North Carolina

Zooey Deschanel normally does her absolute best in front of the camera, but to end the month of May… she sang her absolute best, and did a damn good job of it.

Check out this video, obtained by TMZ, which shows the ‘New Girl’ star at an art gallery/wine bar in Wilmington, NC two Sundays ago… where we’re told she and some co-workers took over the space for a good ol’ day have rented. old fashioned karaoke sesh.

As you can see, Zooey was at the mic and belted out songs including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “The Weight” and even “We Are the World.” She sang with heart and soul for each one.

Now, in terms of who her friends are here… eyewitnesses tell us that they were actually her colleagues – namely the ones from a movie she’s working on in town called “Merv.” The director of the film, Jessica Swaleis the blonde lady next to ZD.

We’re also told other cast and crew were present for the get-together…incl Charlie Coxwho also stars in this upcoming film.

Anyway…the tunes definitely had Zooey and co. moving and groovy – and it’s kind of funny because she’s known for being quite musical too… something we’ve seen over time.

Zooey even met her partner Jonathan Scott during “Carpool Karaoke” a few years ago – and after hitting some high notes together… they’ve been a couple ever since.

ZD has also put her pipes on display in her films — so yeah, she’s super talented.