02 What To Record Despite what you might think from the charts, it's actually quite unusual for someone to make a living simply singing.
Most singers write or co-write their material. So a manager or label will probably want to hear your ability to write melodies or lyrics.
However good your voice is, sending in a tape of you singing along to a karaoke version of a Whitney Houston tune is extremely unlikely to start you on the road to stardom.
Avoid songs that are the trademarks of someone currently hugely popular. In a few months time it could sound very out of date and unoriginal.
Try taking a song that's a classic and do it in a completely different style. This, if done well, should stamp your identity all over it, and prevent you being compared unfavourably with an established artist.
Sing something which is interesting straightaway. There's no guarantee that the person you send it to will listen to it all the way through.
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