To become a singer, you need two things: desire and dedication. It’s impossible to become a singer without wanting it more than anyone else – you only have to watch The X Factor to see that. Who ends up on the podium, singing for a million pound record deal? The guy or gal who wants it bad. You don’t want it bad if you’re not prepared to put the hours in. To dedicate yourself. You’ve got to really want tit – and for that you’ve got to put everything else not just on hold but right out of your life.

So if you want to become a singer, forget any relationship that doesn’t understand that singing comes first. It might be Valentine’s night but you’ve got that big audition in the morning. If you’re serious about wanting to become a singer you’ll be ready to go to any lengths to keep the dream alive – and if that means going to bed on February 14, alone, that’s what you’ll do.

Ask anyone who’s made it how to become a singer and they’ll tell you. Forget normal things like hanging out with friends, going out on the weekends – that’s when you are training to become a singer. When you are going to after-school classes, when you’re putting in applications to schools of music and dance. Unless you’re lucky enough to have Simon Cowell or Louie Walsh hear you sing somewhere, the only way you’re going to become a singer is by going into a recognised drama or music school – that’s where you’ll learn not only how to become a singer, but who to contact, where to go to get yourself heard, what to do in order to become a singer for real.

There’s one other thing you’ve got to do if you want to become a singer. Perform, perform, perform. Wherever you can. If you want to become a singer you need exposure to audiences, to equipment, to gigs and spaces. So get out there and do it. Form a band. Do karaoke. Do anything to get yourself heard. With the experience, the dedication and a little bit of luck, you can turn you dream into reality. If you want to become a singer bad enough – if you live your life to become a singer – it might just happen. It happened for Leona Lewis – why not you?

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