Got the X Factor? Want to be a Pop Idol? You’ve seen them up there in front of Simon Cowell; you’ve watched divas strut their stuff on West End stages; you’ve rocked out to We Will Rock You; you’ve gone bananas with 20,000 people in the muddy arenas of Glasters. And thought: I could do that. I could become a singer…
Come and air your special something: onstage, in studio, on your own in the spotlight or in front of a 12-piece band. Become a singer and show ‘em what you’ve got, whether it’s that good ol’ swing or the new sound everyone’s been waiting for. Become a singer and unleash the show you’ve always known was inside of you. You might be the shyest person in your train carriage, dreaming on your way to work about spotlights, CDs, a screaming crowd…. but when you become a singer that shy persona can hide behind whatever you want to be. Want to be a stillettoed vamp belting burlesque numbers over the apron while red velvet curtains sway to the sounds of your band? If you make it as a singer, you got it. How about that soulful voice, a piano, a thousand hushed spectators…. become a singer and knock ‘em sideways. Become a singer and you could be a rock god (or goddess) melting faces with the power of your high voltage show. Become a singer and you could be as many personalities as you can imagine.
Think Elvis. Ol’ Blue Eyes. Dean Martin. Robbie Williams. Madonna. Lily Allen. Kylie. Ella. Nina Simone. Pavarotti. Doesn’t matter what the music is – the singer is where it’s at. Whatever your bag – jazz, soul, blues, rock, opera – become a singer and you’re the star at the centre of it. Does anyone remember Ella Fitzgerald’s band? No. It’s the voice that matters and if you’ve got it you can become a singer and put yourself at the heart of the sound.
Sound appealing? If you’ve come as far as this you’ve probably got it already, all you need to know is where to start. Where to start is with the desire to become a singer: whether it’s onstage, in a choir, at your local pub karaoke – doesn’t matter. Like everything else, you can’t become a singer unless you sing – so get out there and do it. Swap that shower head for a microphone and one day you might be swapping the office for a studio; that commute for a limousine. Everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right? Go for it – unleash your dreams. They might not be so far away from reality.
