Learn How to Sing

Best known for her wide vocal range, Mariah Carey has become a hot topic once again, though it took the pop singer several years to bounce back from her unsuccessful albums and less than favorable movie reviews. Aside from that, her reported “breakdown” didn’t offer much help in the way of associating her name with success. However, Mariah Carey trivia buffs and all of her fans will be pleased to know that her legacy in music has not yet come to an end.  

Any Mariah Carey quiz will likely include questions about how this stage fearing star was discovered. Oddly enough, Carey was actually a working songbird during her high school years; missing several days of school due to the demands of the job. However, it wasn’t until 1988 that she was offered a recording contract by Tommy Mattola, an executive at Columbia Records. Mattola had been given a demo on behalf of Carey by Brenda Starr, an artist that she had been singing backup for. This chance occurrence is what ultimately launched Carey into stardom.

By 1990, Carey had recorded and released her first album. It gained notoriety quickly and this is where most Mariah Carey trivia begins. The album was titled Mariah Carey and, later that year, Carey was awarded two Grammys. She also married Mattola 1993, but the relationship was short lived. The couple divorced in 1998, with various media reports stating that Carey felt that Mattola was too controlling. However, she continued to fulfill her contract with Columbia and had released seven albums under the Columbia name. Though her final album released by Columbia, Rainbow, didn’t garner quite as much publicity as Carey had hoped, and it became one of her lowest selling albums under this label.

In 2001, the songbird signed with Virgin Records. Soon after, she experienced an emotional breakdown that was the talk of the media. She then signed with Island Records in 2002. Her comeback began with the 2005 Best Selling Album, The Emancipation of Mimi, which spawned the successful tour “The Adventures of Mimi”. This album proved that Carey still had the drive to make it back to the top.

In 2008, Carey married Nick Cannon. In 2009, she graced the stage to sing “Hero” for the swearing in of President Barack Obama. She also performed at the Michael Jackson memorial with Trey Lorenz. To this date, Carey holds the record for being the very first female singer to have ever held the top two positions on the Hot 100 simultaneously.    

With the popularity of all the talent shows appearing in the media, the appeal for professional singing has become very high. These vocalists have pristine voices that wail from low to high and just swoon audiences everywhere.

Lucky for you, learning to have a rockstar voice like your idols is a reasonable goal to reach with the proper training. Check out these easy tips to help develop your voice into a toned singing machine.

1. Know what your vocal range is.

You’ve probably heard someone singing that seemed to be straining and sound awful simply because they were singing out of their range. Know what your range is before you attempt a song. This way you can avoid embarrassment and wear on your vocal chords.

2. Pump yourself up before a performance.

If you want to sing with a rockstar voice you have to energize yourself before you perform. Go into the bathroom and pep talk yourself for a couple minutes before you’re ready to go out there and throw down.

3. Don’t smoke.

Smoking can’t do anything beneficial for your voice. Your lungs hold all of the precious air for your voice and when you smoke, you’re ruining your holding tank. If you can, try to stop smoking.

4. Keep your voice low before performances.

It’s easy to get caught up in conversations before a performance and find yourself almost hoarse because you’ve been talking so loud. Close one ear before you talk to someone in a noisy room to realize how loud you actually need to speak without straining.

There is going to be a lot of competition out there among vocalists and you have to do what you can to survive. Put these tips into implementation and stay dedicated to hold your place in the singing scene.