How To Become A Famous Singer

With the popularity of shows likes American Idol it seems like anyone can become a famous successful singer these days. It may not be quite that easy but there are certainly things you can do to increase your chances of success. Here are the top ten tips on how become a successful singer.

Tip One: Learn from the greats.

Study those who have already achieved stardom. Pick up a copy of their autobiography and learn how they managed to make their way to their top. You can learn a lot by studying the road that other people have taken. And you will also avoid some of the pitfalls that they have encountered.

Tip Two: Get noticed

These days getting noticed is easier than ever. Justin Bieber was discovered on You Tube and so could you. Create a video that is primed to go viral and you might find your self famous quicker than you would guess.

Tip Three: Move to LA

It helps to be were the action is. There is a possibility that you will get noticed in some small town. But your chances of success are greatly enhanced if you are where the action is. You will be able to meet people who can help your career and you are much more likely to get noticed.

Tip Four: Practice, practice, practice

You may only get one chance to shine so you have to be ready. Practice constantly so that when your chance comes around you are at your best. Jimi Hendrix was constantly playing on his guitar. Studies have shown that to become an expert at anything you need to spend at least 10,000 hours doing it. So you better get started.

Tip Five: Network

Becoming famous is as much about whom you know as what you know. You need to meet the right people. This may mean networking online through twitter, facebook etc or by meeting at the right clubs.

Tip Six: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

You don’t need to re invent the wheel. Find someone who has already been successful and imitate their sound. Look at the number of boy bands that came out one after the other. Or the current craze for over the top female singers in crazy outfits.

Tip Seven: Stand Out

Talking of crazy outfits, look at Lady Gaga. It’s hard not too. And that’s what you need to do to. It’s not enough to be talented you have to stand out some how.

Tip Eight: Work very hard

Will Smith credits his success solely to his attitude to work. As he says “When the other guys sleeping, I’m working. When the other guys eating, I’m working. When the other guys watching TV. I’m working.” If you adopt this kind of work ethic you are much more likely to be famous.

Tip Nine: Never give up

Becoming a famous singer will not be easy. There will be many obstacles on your road to success. If you refuse to give up your chance of success increases exponentially.

Tip Ten: Believe in yourself

Rapper 50 Cent said that in order for himself to be a winner, first he had to make himself believe he was a winner. When you are starting out, you will face rejection and setbacks. There will be no external verification that you are great. In order to become great you must first believe that you are great.

The competitiveness of the music industry puts off many aspiring musicians before they even start. Becoming famous in the music industry is certainly a difficult task. The top 5% of musicians account for virtually all music sales. So making it as a musician is certainly tough. However always bear in mind that others have become famous in the music industry and so can you.

The biggest reason why the music industry is so competitive is because there are so few spots available at the top. There can be after all only ten bands or singers in the top ten. Some or many of these spots will already be taken by established artists. That only leaves a very narrow window for new artists to break into. This has to be one of the smallest windows for success for any industry. Even in high status industries such as law, medicine or finance there are for more opportunities for people to reach the top of their profession.

The other reason that there are so few positions at the top is that what a musician produces can be listened to by an unlimited number of people. If I’m a doctor, and even if I’m the best doctor in the world, I can only treat one patient at a time. But a singer like Lady Gaga can record her music once and then have it downloaded by every person on the planet. At the listeners end the situation is reversed. We can only listen to one singer or song at a time and so if we are all listening to the same musician it means there are plenty of musicians that aren’t getting heard at all.

The music industry itself is set up to reward only very few musicians. Record companies actively promote the bands that they think are most likely to be successful to radio stations. These tend to be bands that already have established track records. Radio stations make their money from advertising. And advertisers will only pay if there is a large audience listening. This is why radio stations only want to play hits. If you are unknown trying to get heard on the radio you are going up against advertisers, promoters and the radio station executives. Record stores also can only carry a certain amount of stock on their shelves. With sales predominately moving online these days this is less important. But historically it was very difficult to get your music featured on the shelves.

There is hope however for the aspiring musician and that is in the internet. Firstly with video uploading sites like you tube it is both cheaper and easier to get noticed as a musician. Secondly there is the rise of what is known as the long tail. As already mentioned radio stations can only play so many songs and record stores can stock only so many albums. However the internet has made it possible to house an unlimited amount of stock. There are no costs to delivery. And it is possible to instantly search for a particular band. This has meant that previously obscure musicians are becoming famous. It also means that bands no longer need to reach the masses in order to have a career. You can now be a niche band and still find success in the music industry.

So you’ve always had a strong passion for singing and you think you’ve got what it takes to make it big in the most competitive industry in the world?

No matter how well you sing or how talented you are, you’re not going to make it far if you don’t do the right things when opportunity comes your way. This site will give you all the information you need to become a famous singer but remember that a career in the music industry isn’t for everyone, remember this is a “cut throat” industry and every other singer you meet has the same dream, same desire as you.

In general, when we talk about promoting an artist, there are three main requirements needed to succeed:

Raw Talent

This is the most important attribute that you will need if you’re trying to become famous through singing. After all you are selling you’re ability to sing above all else. I’m not denying that “certain” members of the music industry are not particularly talented in this area and use something called “auto-tune” but they always have something about their voice that sells them.

If you don’t have natural ability, there is a chance you can practice your way to a decent voice by getting lessons and proper voice training. As with everything else, practice makes perfect but you will find it a million times harder than people who can naturally sing well.

Exposure

The second phase of getting anybody famous is exposure. There’s no good having the best voice in the world if you keep it all to yourself and only sing in your rooms. You need to be comfortable showing off your voice and at the end of the day, if you do want to be famous, you need to get used to the attention and the spotlight.

As the saying goes there’s many paths to the summit, and knowing how to become a famous singer is no exception. You could get exposure if you choose to sign for a record deal, the professionals there will be able to guide you to more exposure through promotions and live performances. Recently with the boom of social marketing on the internet, it has been even more common that new artists will upload videos onto youtube and get supporters that way. Just to drop a few names of artists that have made it using this method include Justin Beiber and Taylor Swift.

Personality

The third most important factor is your personality or more specifically how likeable you are. Even if you have talent and enough exposure, you’re still not going to get supporters if you’re not liked and not idolized. If you want tips on what personalities people like, just look at the current famous singers and notice how they act and how they talk around the media.

If you master these three factors, you’ll be at a much greater advantage than 90% of your competition. Focus on these three areas because in simple terms, it is a breakdown of one’s journey to stardom.

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